AFL player manager Marty Pask has provided an update on Geelong youngster Charlie Constable and whether he will be on the move this off-season.
The 21-year-old has been starved of senior opportunities at the Cats, playing just 12 games in three years since he was selected with pick No.36 in the 2017 National Draft.
Pask, the Managing Director of Kapital Sports Group, says there’s been “moderate” interest in his client so far as they keep an open mind heading into the trade period.
“We’ve had good dialogue (with Geelong) all year around opportunity and the need for opportunity, Pask told AFL Trade Radio’s The Early Trade.
“The door’s not shut on Charlie returning to Geelong. They’ve got a very open mind in terms of where he may sit in 12 to 18 months down the track.
“But should an opportunity arise now and it’s a good one … then obviously he will look at it.
“From my point of view, I’ve been doing this for a while, what he does at the second-tier competition is nothing short of outstanding.
“I’d like to look at him in the marketplace as a player that you can rely on and count on and to give him an opportunity because he thoroughly deserves it.
“Even when he’s come into the AFL, he has performed. I think we’ll know more in the next couple of weeks, but we’re very open-minded where he sits.”
Port Adelaide champion Kane Cornes asked: “What’s the interest been like in him?”
To which Pask replied: “Moderate.”
“The other complexity we’ve got in this market at the moment is where list sizes sit and how many spots clubs want to take to the draft.”
Pask also hopes to open talks with the Western Bulldogs over a new deal for star defender Caleb Daniel in the coming months.
Daniel comes out of contract next year and is eligible for free agency in 2022.
“We’d be happy to always have an open dialogue with the Western Bulldogs,” Pask said.
“He’s built a really good career – All-Australian, premiership player, best and fairest winner at the club.
“In terms of where that sits, you never shut the door and say, ‘we’ll do it at this time’.
“He’s obviously a free agent, he’s done very well, and he’s a player you’re really proud of because you can only remember when he started there was a lot of knocks on where he fitted at AFL level, what he would be able to do, what position he would be able to play and whether or not there would be AFL interest.
“He’s been a pioneer for the smaller player and people that can use it really well and make good decisions. He’s just been a huge player.
“We’re definitely keen to chat with the Bulldogs whenever they’re happy to take a deep breath after the Grand Final and the trade period.
“I’m sure we’ll start talking in the off-season.”
Daniel has played 134 games since debuting for the Dogs in 2015.