It's been a part of the Geelong modus operandi for a number of years to be arguably the most shrewd operators at the trade table.
One of the reasons for the Cats' continual success this has been the ability to maximise their draft capital through the player movement period.
Whether it's acquiring Brownlow contender Bailey Smith for essentially a late first-round pick or picking up Tyson Stengle - a future All-Australian - for nothing, Geelong know how to find a bargain.
Now that St Kilda ruckman Rowan Marshall has requested a trade to 'Sleepy Hollow', it will be interesting to see what it takes to get the deal done.
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Marshall will be 30 years old by the time season 2026 starts but is contracted at the Saints for the next two seasons.
This is the type of deal that the Cats usually get over the line with a favourable deal but an ominous warning from St Kilda coach Ross Lyon suggests discussions might not be straightforward.
While on Footy Classified earlier this year - ironically referencing Geelong coach Chris Scott - Lyon said the following about contracted players:
"Unless the free agency rules are changed, I would think contracted players are at your club unless you decide otherwise," Lyon said in August.
"And as (Cats coach) Chris Scott said to me, (Tim) Kelly wanted to go home, he had children under duress, and they needed family support, but we weren't trading him.
"They kept him for another 12 months and got two first round picks and got (Jeremy) Cameron through the door.
"He said to me, Ross, if you're a club and you trade your contracted players, put your shingle up and say we're not a very good club.
"So everyone wants to model Geelong, and on this front, I'll be modelling Geelong."
Lyon's choice words will no doubt already be a consideration with the Cats, who appear to desperately want Marshall to sustain a flag tilt in 2026.
While Rhys Stanley, Mark Blicavs and Sam De Koning had decent moments playing ruck throughout the 2025 season, the trio were among the Cats' worst players in the grand final defeat to Brisbane.
Marshall appears to be literally the perfect player to improve Geelong's ruck division, with his ability to influence the game around the ground stronger than his actual ruck tap-work.
Will Geelong and St Kilda amicably come to a fair deal on a Marshall trade? Or will the Saints demand extra compensation for a contracted player than a rival club desperately needs?
It's going to be an interesting player movement period.