2. Off-season

Ins: Jeremy Cameron (GWS), Isaac Smith (Hawthorn), Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne), Max Holmes (Draft), Shannon Neale (Draft), Nick Stevens (Draft).

Outs: Gary Ablett (Retired), Nakia Cockatoo (Brisbane), Lachie Fogarty (Carlton), Jacob Kennerley (Delisted), James Parsons (Delisted), Blake Schlensog (Delisted), Harry Taylor (Retired).

Grade: A

Hard to say anything negative about the business Geelong did in the off-season. It is becoming the norm for Geelong to top up their list year-on-year in a bid to contend again.

Geelong Cats Training Session
GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 08: Isaac Smith of the Cats in action during the Geelong Cats AFL training session at GMHBA Stadium on December 08, 2020 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

They added 2019 Coleman Medalist Jeremy Cameron to stand alongside 2020 Coleman medallist Tom Hawkins, while veterans Isaac Smith and Shaun Higgins add outside class.

Gary Ablett and Harry Taylor depart. The little master will be a loss but Higgins will be a solid cover while Taylor may not be as big a loss to such a deep defensive group.