Rivers and HMac sign with Geelong

[Ricochet]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/department-of-trades/melbourne-defender-jared-rivers-set-to-join-geelong/story-fn69a32t-1226498564307

JARED Rivers will play for Geelong next year.

The out-of-contract Melbourne defender and the Cats today struck a deal that will see Rivers move down the highway in 2013.

Rivers' management and Geelong are meeting now to formalise a two-year contract, ending an anxious fortnight for the 27-year-old.

Rivers was an unrestricted free agent and was allowed to move to the club of his choice.

That club has long been Geelong, who made it clear they wanted a ready replacement for recently retired full-back Matthew Scarlett.

The Cats' recruitment of Gold Coast youngster Josh Caddy and their ongoing pursuit of North Melbourne ruckman Hamish McIntosh had delayed the Rivers deal.


The league-wide uncertainty over compensation picks also muddied the waters.

Rivers is a good friend of Geelong defender Andrew Mackie - a former schoolmate in South Australia - and knows several players at Simonds Stadium.

Port Adelaide also expressed an interest in Rivers after losing Troy Chaplin to Richmond.


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[Ziplock]

Apparently Hmac has signed as well.

I was tipping the cats to fall out of the 8...

now, I don't know, top 4 chances again? :P

[Ricochet]

haha i just changed it
yeh they have done really well with Caddy, Rivers and Hmac

[Jroo]

haha i just changed it
yeh they have done really well with Caddy, Rivers and Hmac

+ 1 great work from the Cats. They will be great additions into there team

[Justin Bieber]

Pick 36 isn't a great compensation for Hmac...

[Justin Bieber]

The Caddy deal is also done

Gary Ablett Compensation + pick 55 for Caddy.

[Mailman the 2nd]

gg Cats win

[bunyip]

This is incredible news. It appears Geelong's coaches have decided to invest in ready made senior players instead of draft selections. Will some players fall down the pecking order though? Gillies for eg.

[the flying hawk]

WHY! now the cats are top 4 cahnce again :P nah great pick ups

[Ziplock]

I still think this is going to stop the slide, rather than put you up there for a premiership. Scarlett > Rivers for example (although hmac is a big + )

[Purple 77]

Rivers :(

You take care of him you lot........ just as well Geelong have been my second favourite team for a while now lol