Chris Scott says the Cats are prepared to be agile in the upcoming NAB AFL Trade and Draft period.

The Cats recent draft and recruiting strategy has been the topic of much industry analysis following the Cats early exit from finals.

The Cats have sought to trade in experienced talent such as Patrick Dangerfield, Scott Selwood, Lachie Henderson, Zach Tuohy and Gary Ablett in recent years.

But with the Cats currently holding pick 11 in the draft before free agency compensation, they have the opportunity to use their highest draft pick since Nakia Cockatoo was drafted with pick 10 in 2014.

And speaking to Gerard Whateley on SEN, Scott said the Cats would look to prioritise their draft position.

“I think there’s going to be a little bit of movement, so our key part is to stay agile and open minded to the possibilities,” Scott added.

“We’re prioritising the draft, there’s a bit more clarity now with the priority picks situation being cleared up, so what looked like falling to pick 13, 14 or 15 is now pick 12, so that’s a really good option for us.

“We’ve got a couple of other things that we’d look at but nothing really firm at the moment.

“The most important thing for us is to stay open minded as to what might happen because if the big fish falls, it does have a flow-on effect.”

Contracted midfielder Tim Kelly is yet to commit to the Cats long-term but Scott said he was confident he’d be playing in the hoops in 2019.

“There’s only two scenarios: He’s either a very good actor, or he’s going to stay,” Scott told SEN’s Whateley.

“I can’t see any scenario in which he leaves Geelong, at least in 2019.”

The 2018 NAB AFL Trade Period runs from October 8 until October 17 with the NAB AFL National Draft running over November 22 and 23.