List Mgmt. 2024 GWS Giants List Management - Academy, Free Agent, Trade & Draft
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Really need to be active again in the trade period for some hard mature bodies with some leadership ability.
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Need to trade someone in to replace Preuss
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Or keefe plays on as a back up ruck/ defender only. Not in the forward line.
Or we trade Riccardi for someone who rucks better, I can't think who though.
Or play Himmelberg as the back up ruck.
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Still 9 players whose contracts expire this year, and with decisions pending. With our season ending unfortunately last night, you’d think the club would be announcing any delistings and extensions in the coming weeks? Also any players leaving will also be announcing that soon, unless of course the club they are going to is still playing in the finals
The only positive at the moment is we have pick 14 and likely pick 15 compo for Pez going. so a good position to bring in a couple talented mids in the draft.
Tom Morris on Footy Furnace said the most likely to stay is James Peatling with the contract (offer was reportedly 3 years) to be wrapped up sometime this week.
Interesting if true.
Interesting if true.
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I think JP stays. Cheese to Adelaide and Pez to Hawks. Pez is not 100% gone but money talks. We will need to up our offer by $100k a year. Not sure if we will
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Pez decision will be influenced by his partner (GWS Netballer) Jamie Lee Price.
Fingers crossed she stays with the Giants. He is too important for us and such a great fella for our culture, really hope he stays.
Fingers crossed she stays with the Giants. He is too important for us and such a great fella for our culture, really hope he stays.
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Surely if those two others leave, he stays.
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According to a new thread on the D&T board, Matt Kennedy has been told to look elsewhere (he's OOC next year) by the Blues. Is he someone we could/should look at as an inside mid depth player?
Ex-GWS academy, moved on at a time when we had surplus inside mids, but that's changed. The downside is that he's not overly quick, but the plus side is that he can rest forward and kick goals. Would expect he'd be cheap if Carlton want to move him on.
Otherwise, outside of Macrae and Parker (who are ageing), I'd still be keen for us to throw our hats in the ring for Alex Davies from Gold Coast. Only played 7 games this year, stuck behind Anderson/Rowell/Flanders/Miller so looking for opportunity. 193 cms, good tackler, could form a powerful centre bounce combination with Tom Green going forward.
Ex-GWS academy, moved on at a time when we had surplus inside mids, but that's changed. The downside is that he's not overly quick, but the plus side is that he can rest forward and kick goals. Would expect he'd be cheap if Carlton want to move him on.
Otherwise, outside of Macrae and Parker (who are ageing), I'd still be keen for us to throw our hats in the ring for Alex Davies from Gold Coast. Only played 7 games this year, stuck behind Anderson/Rowell/Flanders/Miller so looking for opportunity. 193 cms, good tackler, could form a powerful centre bounce combination with Tom Green going forward.
Davies has just re-signed with the suns for another 2 years. Personally like Kennedy but like you alluded to lacks pace, and suspect Kingsley wants more speed in the midfield not less.
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I'm really surprised they are moving Kennedy on, he is developing into a really nice player. I'd love him on our list. As always, somewhat dependant on what it costs in salary cap and draft capital
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Yeah, just saw that about Davies re-signing after I'd posted. Damn.
Kennedy's an unusual player to pigeon-hole in my view. Clearly slow, but has other attributes, such as he runs forward into holes well, and can play a linking role, as well as playing forward to mark and kick goals. To me, a role similar to what Cal Ward was playing previously. Can we play Green and Kennedy together? Maybe not - which is probably the issue at Carlton, playing Kennedy and Cripps together. In which case, he's not the best for us. But if Rowston's back is an issue, we have damn little backup to Tom Green ... so Kennedy would be good coverage for him.
I'm not really seeing any mids available out there who have speed and are available - funnily enough, clubs want to hold onto them!
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I think our midfield was just too young to win a flag this year. Kennedy night help.
We can play Callaghan, Kelly as wingers more, have Green, Kennedy, Peatling, Cogs, Kelly, Callaghan, Ward as 7 players rotating through 5 positions, some time as HFF as well. Maybe if all fit one is sub or misses out.
We can play Callaghan, Kelly as wingers more, have Green, Kennedy, Peatling, Cogs, Kelly, Callaghan, Ward as 7 players rotating through 5 positions, some time as HFF as well. Maybe if all fit one is sub or misses out.
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I was disappointed when Kennedy first left us. He has developed into a better player since then and is a brute in the contest. He would be a welcome addition to our list.
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With 50 games now under his belt and turning 22 next year, Finn should hopefully evolve into our version of Cripps or Bont. A big, skilful, line breaking midfielder. We have seen glimpses of it and he’s capable of going to a new level in 2025.
Jamie Lee has signed on with Giants netball until 2026. Hopefully a sign that Pez is going to stay here with her.
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Seems to be falling into place.
Initially it looked more likely that Perryman was the one to go and we'd have a better chance keeping Cumming and Peatling.
Now that Peatling is said to more likely stay and Perryman's partner has signed for 2 years, it could be Cumming the only one leaving.
Initially it looked more likely that Perryman was the one to go and we'd have a better chance keeping Cumming and Peatling.
Now that Peatling is said to more likely stay and Perryman's partner has signed for 2 years, it could be Cumming the only one leaving.
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Looks like Elliott Himmelberg will be going to the Suns.
All but rules him out of coming to the Giants.
All but rules him out of coming to the Giants.
Thought I'd mention, this article from 19/12/2023 has Jamie Lee as signed till 2026 so it's not a recent signing by the looks of things, so not sure whether that changes anything.
Homegrown Hero Earns Last List Spot
The GIANTS have finalised their 2024 list after signing homegrown talent Erin O’Brien. The Hills District junior will join international superstar Jodi-Ann Ward and GIANTS fan-favourite Tilly McDonell to round out the defensive end for the upcoming season. O'Brien has been a training partner...
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Cumming is a good player but quite injury prone. If we can keep Perryman and Peatling as a result of him leaving it will be a pretty good outcome.
