Cats give pick 14 for Marshall

Key points

• Geelong has traded pick 14 in this year’s draft and a 2028 third-round selection to St Kilda for ruckman Rowan Marshall. The 30-year-old requested a move after St Kilda recruited Tom De Koning.
• Geelong needed to strengthen its ruck stocks following Rhys Stanley’s retirement.
• Nick Blakey, a 2024 All Australian, is being pursued by five clubs, including Geelong, as he tests the water for a possible trade from Sydney.