	{"id":76939,"date":"2021-07-15T04:32:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=76939"},"modified":"2021-07-14T12:05:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T02:05:41","slug":"will-cats-lose-opportunity-starved-trio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/sport\/will-cats-lose-opportunity-starved-trio\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Cats lose opportunity-starved trio?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JORDAN Clark, Charlie Constable and Quinton Narkle may need to leave Geelong to further their AFL careers.<\/p>\n<p>Clark \u2013 who is contracted until the end of 2022 \u2013 continues to be linked with a move home to Western Australia, while Constable and Narkle are both coming out of contract at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats trio were all overlooked for Saturday\u2019s match against Carlton with Shaun Higgins, Max Holmes, Mark O\u2019Connor and Esava Ratugolea getting the nod at selection.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on SEN Breakfast, Sam Edmund and David King discussed whether the opportunity-starved youngsters will be at Geelong next season.<\/p>\n<p>Edmund: \u201cDo you think one, two or three will leave? Or will they all stay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King: \u201cI think there will be a couple that leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re not getting opportunity \u2013 what\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you can\u2019t satisfy the club that you\u2019re a good enough AFL player to represent them in a time of opportunity, then you leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ve become pretty used to that, haven\u2019t we?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark, 20, has played seven senior games this year and hasn\u2019t been seen at the elite level since Round 9.<\/p>\n<p>Constable, 22, has made just three AFL appearances in 2021, taking his career games tally to 12 in almost four years, while 23-year-old Narkle has played eight matches this season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211;<strong> BY ALEX ZAIA\/ SEN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JORDAN Clark, Charlie Constable and Quinton Narkle may need to leave Geelong to further their AFL careers. 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