Six Cats leaving Geelong, more to come
Ben Jensen 13 September 2018 GEELONG has made six delistings already this week following the loss to the Demons last Friday. Most are not a shock; let go were Cory Gregson, Aaron Black, Stewart Crameri, Timm House, Matthew Hayball and Ryan Gardner. Black joined as a forward from North Melbourne for 2017 but played as a defender in 2018, playing well in three games before a season-ending knee injury (ACL) in his third game. We wonder if he may well be rookie listed but no word so far from the club if that is a consideration.
The other two bigger names to go are Gregson and Crameri. Gregson played 20 games in 2015 his debut season, but injury his in 2016 and he played just 9 games, before sitting out all of 2017. He played most of the first half of this season but again injury struck. Crameri joined the Cats after playing 99 games with Essendon and the Western Bulldogs. He managed three games for the Cats.House, Hayball and Gardner sadly never played an AFL game in the blue and white hoops. House had a number of injuries playing just over 30 VFL games in his time with the Cats, while Hayball and Gardner played around 50 VFL games each.
Others who may end up leaving of their own volition include Dan Menzel, George Horlin-Smith, Lincoln McCarthy, Jackson Thurlow and Jordan Murdoch. Watch this space!
| Player | Age | Games played Geelong | Games played total | Recruited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Gregson | 22 | 39 | 39 | 2014 pick 47 |
| Aaron Black | 27 | 7 | 57 | 2016, traded from North Melbourne |
| Stewart Crameri | 30 | 4 | 103 | 2017, rookie draft, Western Bulldogs |
| Timm House | 23 | - | - | 2016 pick 68, Geelong VFL |
| Matthew Hayball | 21 | - | - | 2015 pick 70; 2017 rookie draft (relisted) |
| Ryan Gardner | 22 | - | - | 2015, pick 59 |
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Ben Jensen
THE CATTERY started out as a labour of love, and remains that, by creator and principal contributor Ben Jensen in mid season 2002. His aim was to make the best 'Unofficial' Geelong Football Club site on the net. A consultant by day and webmaster by night, he created his first website back in 1996 whilst at the time studying Engineering and Science at Deakin University in Geelong.