	{"id":108372,"date":"2024-12-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=108372"},"modified":"2024-12-11T23:12:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T12:12:16","slug":"cats-claw-in-draft-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/sport\/cats-claw-in-draft-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats claw in draft picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Geelong Cats have secured picks 16 and 37 in the AFLW draft following a mega six-team trade and the departure of midfielder Darcy Moloney.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday last week, Geelong received pick 22 for Moloney before flipping the pick and some other selections to move up the draft order.<\/p>\n<p>Moloney departs the Cats for Sydney following 46 games in the hoops during five seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old averaged 13.5 disposals and close to three tackles a game during the 2024 AFLW season.<\/p>\n<p>Geelong Cats assistant general manager Brett Johnson thanked Moloney for her time in the blue and white.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Darcy\u202fis a quality person who has been a valuable member of our football program and we wish her all the best at the Swans,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We acknowledged Darcy&#8217;s request for a fresh start in Sydney, and we have strengthened our draft hand as a result.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year&#8217;s draft pool is very talented and with the national draft only days away, we will now head in with picks nine, 16 and 37.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Geelong Cats have secured picks 16 and 37 in the AFLW draft following a mega six-team trade and the departure of midfielder Darcy Moloney. 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