The Cats are set to lose three key top gearsss as their latest exit has been revealed.
‘s reigning Premiership Geelong will head into 2023 with three of the team’s key personnel no longer at the club.
Foxfooty.com.au has confirmed that Harry Taylor will leave the club after a year as director of medical and conditioning services.
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Start your free trial today His departure follows that of Eddie Betts, who worked part-time at the club this season and was instrumental in the revived the career of small forward Tyson Stengle.
In addition, the club’s long-time director of football, Simon Lloyd is considering a move to North Melbourne to become the club’s new CEO, replacing Ben Amarfio in the role.
Lloyd has held the role of Director of Football since 2018 and was previously the club’s Director of Coaching.
The two departures – and the expected departure of Lloyd – add to an already significant departure on the field with the retirement of captain Joel Selwood.
Selwood has since taken up a part-time role with the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.
Geelong have added a 12th premiership trophy to their cabinet in 2022, comfortably beating Sydney to their second flag under Chris Scott, who arrived at the club in 2011.
Scott’s contract remains until the end of the 2024 season.
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Hawthorn hopes A rival club won’t double-dip All-Australian striker Chad Wingard after he and 2022 trade recruit Cooper Stephens were delisted.
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The Hawks took action by pledging to re-employ the pair, but since they have been officially delisted, they could receive a better contract offer from a rival club and leave Go.
The Hawks will try to get this pair on the rookie roster.
Their delisting gives the club more available roster spots, so they can field more selections in the national draft to match the father-son offer.
Wingard is recovering from a serious Achilles injury suffered late in the 2023 season and will miss most of the 2024 campaign anyway.
Stephens, a first-round pick in 2020, is part of the three-way Tom Mitchell swap in the 2022 trade period, joining the club from Geelong.
The Crows will try to do the same with defender Will Hamill.
Meanwhile, St.. Kilda has delisted Daniel McKenzie and his future remains unclear.
The 27-year-old will train with the club during pre-season and is likely to return for an additional pre-season.
He has been battling a series of calf injuries,, which saw him fly to Germany for specialised treatment.
NOVEMBER 3 – PORT RUCK CONFIRMS HE’S RETIRED Scott Lycett has officially confirmed he has retired, days after he was one of four players delisted at Port Adelaide.
The Power had said Lycett “indicated his intentions” to retire, while the premiership player himself took to social media to post tributes to both Port and West Coast, but no official announcement was made.
Speaking on SEN SA on Friday, Lycett confirmed he had retired from the AFL.
“I’m retired.
I’ll still play footy somewhere but just for fun,” he said.
“The advice of doctors and stuff as well… they’re not quite sure how I’ve been able to keep playing with my knees and stuff like that.
“I’m struggling to get out of cars at the moment with my knees.
Feeling quite sore.
” The ruckman, who won a premiership with West Coast back in 2018 before heading back home to South Australia, confirmed there were multiple clubs interested in adding him to their roster, but he ultimately opted to put his health first You never say never to anything, I suppose,” he said when asked if he could find himself on an AFL list in 2024.
“I had the opportunity to play elsewhere but with my body and where I’m at with my life… I put my happiness and my health first.
“A number of clubs were quite interested… I think I’m satisfied with the call.
“There is no doubt that I was defeated (at the end of his career).
I pushed my body very far and asked a lot of it.
Lycett has confirmed a “reduced” deal played a role in his decision to consider retiring from the AFL.
“Port offered me a deal at one point in the year, but it wasn’t great.
I basically said I’d rather just work at another job,” he conceded.
“If it was money I obviously couldn’t say no to, then who knows?
I probably would have considered it.
There have been a number of SANFL clubs who have been in contact.
I wouldn’t rule it out, but I would certainly have to think long and hard about it.
NOVEMBER 2 – GREAT FANTASIA AT THE BLUES Orazio Fantasia has officially joined Carlton as a delisted free agent, marking his third AFL club.
The 28-year-old spent a season with Michael Voss when the latter was assistant coach at Port Adelaide, with Fantasia scoring 28 goals in 15 games.
Injuries struck Fantasia again in 2023, as the small forward played the first three games of the season before not returning for the remainder of the season.
Fantasia played 99 senior games at AFL level, the majority at Essendon
