2018 AFLW Season - offseason moves

[James North]

In terms of skills - once the girls who haven't had to stop playing or come from other sports come through, it'll be fine.

 

[Pancho Gonzales]

Under the new tier payment rules for 2019 a club can have a max. of 3 players in tier 1. Any thoughts on who we'd pick? I'm thinking Sab, Batesy and I would've said Kashy, but if she's heading back to Vic, I'm not 100% on a 3rd.

 

[jackess]

Under the new tier payment rules for 2019 a club can have a max. of 3 players in tier 1. Any thoughts on who we'd pick? I'm thinking Sab, Batesy and I would've said Kashy, but if she's heading back to Vic, I'm not 100% on a 3rd.

Lutkins?

 

[iBeng]

Does it matter? They will just leave in the 2020 expansion it seems...

 

[Football Pope]

First round of expansion club signings to be announced this week I believe.

Ashmore to North if the word is correct. :/ Not sure on others.

Yep...The Roos have targetted Brisbane’s Victorian players... Ballarat-born speedster Kaitlyn Ashmore....A certain Club President is pretty vocal on this... lobbying the AFL to step in and limit how many players they can take ....Collingwood appears the foundation club set to be most effected by the expansion, Mo Hope, Jasmine Garner, Emma King and Jess Duffin, who is good friends with Kearney, all linked to a move to Arden Street.

 

[jackess]

Yep...The Roos have targetted Brisbane’s Victorian players... Ballarat-born speedster Kaitlyn Ashmore....A certain Club President is pretty vocal on this... lobbying the AFL to step in and limit how many players they can take ....Collingwood appears the foundation club set to be most effected by the expansion, Mo Hope, Jasmine Garner, Emma King and Jess Duffin, who is good friends with Kearney, all linked to a move to Arden Street.

I think these three have been confirmed.

So dodgy that Collingwood can offer Davey a $120,000/year job with the club to join their AFLW team and then Carlton match the offer. I doubt Zielke is on six figures as Swanns PA.

 

[SizeMatters]

Ashmore is a Victorian, originally from Ballarat and played for Melbourne Uni (who have ties with North) for years in the VWFL/VFLW.

Also hearing that Nicole Hildebrand will also head back to Victoria.

There's also a star born and raised Queenslander that could be heading South. I'm not in a position to mention the name yet (was given to me in confidence) but I believe the possible move is due to personal reasons rather than a poaching by any specific club.

Brother plays for Box Hill if I'm correct.

 

[Dalions]

Under the new tier payment rules for 2019 a club can have a max. of 3 players in tier 1. Any thoughts on who we'd pick? I'm thinking Sab, Batesy and I would've said Kashy, but if she's heading back to Vic, I'm not 100% on a 3rd.

Maybe Woosha, but i am sure she will be poached by North as well.

 

[CarloLion]

Not really a surprise tbh. It always going to be a massive struggle convincing players to stay interstate from family and friends when there is almost no salary incentive in the AFLW.
Lets just hope that oft-quoted line about huge numbers of female participants in afl in qld is true...

 

[winged1]

In terms of skills - once the girls who haven't had to stop playing or come from other sports come through, it'll be fine.

I've inherited a side this year but the ones who have 3-4 years under their belt by under 13s are generally OK as long as they have been coached well.

There are plenty of girls at under 11 who are as good as the boys, but the boys seem to generally develop better kicking skills.

But ....not always. My daughter has made a number of rep sides and there was a girl pumping 35m low passes off each foot. Seriously her foot skill level was higher than some of the boys in the state side at the same age. (12s)

So the girls leagues will start seeing higher standards from this year's intake.

 

[Monkey Daniel]

I've inherited a side this year but the ones who have 3-4 years under their belt by under 13s are generally OK as long as they have been coached well.

There are plenty of girls at under 11 who are as good as the boys, but the boys seem to generally develop better kicking skills.

But ....not always. My daughter has made a number of rep sides and there was a girl pumping 35m low passes off each foot. Seriously her foot skill level was higher than some of the boys in the state side at the same age. (12s)

So the girls leagues will start seeing higher standards from this year's intake.

Agree, down here in the GJFL I've seen a handful of U15 and U18 girls games of which the U15 girls appear to have better skills. Senior women's league has also started in Geelong but I'm yet to see a game.

 

[Crawb]

Randall & Stanton signed by North-Tassie.

 

[jackess]

Randall & Stanton signed by North-Tassie.

Both big losses

 

[iBeng]

We are hardly going to know our team in 2020

 

[Lionwest]

Randall is a massive loss, hard to accept Qlders flying the coop.

 

[James North]

Burn it all down.

 

[Dalions]

So each of these 2 clubs can take up to 4 players from every other club???
They could possibly be the 2 power clubs next year if that is the case.

 

[M Malice]

Generally pleased.

 

[iBeng]

http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2018-05-11/aflw-signing-tahlia-randall

North: "The North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos has acquired one of the strongest lists in AFLW history."

Welp if they dont win the next three premierships then something is RIGGED I tell ya!

 

[Lionwest]

So the two new sides could potential fill their entire list with previously listed players and not require any from the draft.

Hard to fathom they can cherry pick from clubs without a draft intake. Seems a double blow for existing clubs.

 

[Lionwest]

Gee not looking forward to when GC enter the comp, Gill will change the rules and half our list will mosey on down the road...generally pleased!!!

 

[Dalions]

Gee not looking forward to when GC enter the comp, Gill will change the rules and half our list will mosey on down the road...generally pleased!!!

With the Gold Coast, they will take their 4 from us, will attempt but fail to lure players from any other clubs and will have to take the rest in the draft... Generally pleased!!!

 

[jackess]

Sounds like the new teams will be able to poach 2 or 3 each from our team pretty easily. Will be interesting to see who they take from the other non-Victorian clubs.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Stanton is a foot soldier really but Randall hurts bad.

 

[cubansombrero]

Yep, I'm happy for Stanton to go to North. She was a huge improver this year but there's not much to differentiate her from Bates, Anderson, Zielke, Exon, Collingwood, etc. Feel like she'll get more opportunities at North (who haven't really recruited too many mids yet apart from Kearney) which will be well deserved given all the effort she's put in.

Randall is a huge loss though.