2011 Drafting, Trading, List Management Thread

[Notorious_29]

So with the Morabito back out and running on the track, are we going to be able to upgrade a rookie prior to round 1? Do we have a spot available or not.

 

[valkorum]

So with the Morabito back out and running on the track, are we going to be able to upgrade a rookie prior to round 1? Do we have a spot available or not.

My understanding is that we will not be able to upgrade a rookie prior to round 1 due to having 2 nominated veterans (Pav & Grover). You are able to upgrade if you have less than 2 nominated veterans

2 nominated veterans = 0 rookie upgrades available
1 nominated veteran = 1 rookie upgrade available
0 nominated veterans = 2 rookie upgrades available

The only rookie upgrades we can make will be for LTI's and I certainly dont wish for any of them this year - we had enough last year.

 

[IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN]

Was there some obscure rule created a year or two ago where a team can have one nominated rookie, and then another one half way through the season?

 

[valkorum]

Was there some obscure rule created a year or two ago where a team can have one nominated rookie, and then another one half way through the season?

I am not sure but I do remember (vaguely) hearing something about it. I remember the AFLPA was pushing to have the rookie list abolished and have senior squads of 46 (instead of 38 and 8 rookies) but I think that didnt go through and they got a significant pay rise for rookies instead.

 

[Dormammu]

Has Grover been officially nominated as a Vet? I realise he's eligible, but if we don't have any pressures on our salary cap (and I wouldn't have thought he'd be on big coin), then wouldn't it make sense to keep a spot open for a Spurr or Neal?

 

[valkorum]

I am pretty sure that Grover has been nominated as a Vet

 

[DockerA]

Has Grover been officially nominated as a Vet? I realise he's eligible, but if we don't have any pressures on our salary cap (and I wouldn't have thought he'd be on big coin), then wouldn't it make sense to keep a spot open for a Spurr or Neal?

Neal is on the main list already. Hopefully a rookie spot won't open up until round 11 as it will mean no serious injuries!

 

[theGav56]

These are the Rookies in some kind of order that I think they might get an opportunity, based on pure fantasy of course. But the top 3 should be ready to go (assuming Roberts gets his fitness base up after injury). Menegola must be close to ready also. That is four handy depth players form permitting if we are unfortunate enough to get an injury.

Roberts
Spurr
Pearce
Menegola
Schloithe
King

I like this list a lot.

 

[Nickos66]

It's a pretty impressive rookie list, that's for sure. It's interesting to think that we might not even need to elevate any of them and most of them should feature in the bests column for their WAFL side each weekend.

 

[Dormammu]

Neal is on the main list already. Hopefully a rookie spot won't open up until round 11 as it will mean no serious injuries!

Oops, good point.

 

[ImperialPurple]

With the news of the three contract extensions:

2012
McPhee
Ibbotson
Crichton
Roberton
McPharlin
Faulks
Griffin
Michie
Mellington
van Berlo
Walters
Crowley
Grover (Vet - outside list)


2013
Broughton
Anthony
Clarke
Mayne
Bradley
Mzungu
Pitt
Morabito
Johnson
Silvagni
Lower
Sheridan
Crozier
Forster
Sutcliffe


2014
Pavlich (Vet - outside list)
Mundy
Duffield
Ballantyne
Sandilands
Barlow
Fyfe
Dawson
de Boer
Neale
Suban


2015
Hill


Rookies
Roberts
Spurr
Schloithe
Menegola
Wilson-King
Pearce

 

[Palmervich]

With the news of the three contract extensions:

2012
Suban
McPhee
Ibbotson
Crichton
Roberton
McPharlin
Faulks
Griffin
Michie
Mellington
van Berlo
Walters
Crowley
Grover (Vet - outside list)

Suban is actually contracted to the end of 2014, signed a two year extension at the end of 2011.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Suban is actually contracted to the end of 2014, signed a two year extension at the end of 2011.

ok will fix. thanks.