GEELONG will look to secure out-of-contract premiership players David Wojcinksi, Mathew Stokes and Mark Blake after the AFL exchange period ended without any late changes to its list.

Apart from lodging the paperwork for defender Marcus Drum's cross from Fremantle, in exchange for selection 49 in next month's NAB AFL Draft, the Cats had not planned for their involvement in any 11th-hour deals on Friday.

Media speculation suggested Wojcinski and Stokes could be traded to help ease pressure on the club's salary cap, but Geelong football operations manager Neil Balme confirmed that wasn't the case.

West Coast had even declared its interest in small forward Stokes, who was left out of this year's grand final side.

"We weren't trying to trade or anything," Balme said from Etihad Stadium.

North Melbourne's Jesse Smith, who has been offered a new contract by his current club, was one player strongly linked to the Cats and must now make a decision on his own future.

Balme suggested Geelong had considered the injury-plagued defender but that a deal didn't progress from the initial stages.

"There were quite a few things that were always talked about but they were miles away from happening," Balme said.

"There's a lot of kids we were interested in … but nothing was really likely to happen. We've got no amount of money to spend."

Its salary cap constraints also meant that Geelong was unable to counter an offer from the Sydney Swans for rookie-listed ruckman Shane Mumford on Thursday.

Mumford, 23, is understood to have joined the Swans on a four-year contract worth more than $1 million.

Balme said he held no ill-feeling towards the Swans and was grateful that his club had at least received some draft compensation – pick No.28 – in return for a player it poured development efforts into.

After two years as a rookie, Mumford could have walked out on the Cats to take his chances in the national draft.

"This week is very emotional and we don't like losing our players, particularly young kids like that," Balme said.

"We understand how the system works and we were actually pleased in the end that Sydney were prepared to trade for him. They could have waited until the other draft.

"It doesn't mean we're happy that he goes but … we know how it works."

Geelong also strengthened its draft position in Thursday night's blockbuster Shaun Burgoyne trade involving Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Essendon.