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Doesn't seem like a world beater so far, but there's time. At least the Saints got Owens and Windhager.The one the Saints missed out on was Cam Mackenzie.
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Doesn't seem like a world beater so far, but there's time. At least the Saints got Owens and Windhager.The one the Saints missed out on was Cam Mackenzie.
We'll also likely drop Zorko and Lester to pick them back again as DFA.Prior might have saved his list spot too. Is axing Lane, Lyons, Madden and Michael going to be enough to have the picks to match Levi and Marshall?
I suppose we can delist and re-rookie Prior to free up another spot.
Plus maybe one of Tom Gillett, Ryan Gilder or Ty Gallop.Prior might have saved his list spot too. Is axing Lane, Lyons, Madden and Michael going to be enough to have the picks to match Levi and Marshall?
I suppose we can delist and re-rookie Prior to free up another spot.
Looks like we can just fit that in.We'll also likely drop Zorko and Lester to pick them back again as DFA.
Yes, although by the time they realistically get selected we can simply match with the next available pick, so points aren't an issue there.Plus maybe one of Tom Gillett, Ryan Gilder or Ty Gallop.
Does that mean another club can draft them in the meantime?We'll also likely drop Zorko and Lester to pick them back again as DFA.
Lyons, Lane, Madden, Michael would be 4 to delist. They’ll keep Lane on though to rehab the knee. I reckon Dev and Tunstill will look back to the West with Dev being the only one to move. That’s four list spots. L.Ashcroft, Marshall and Gillett and Gilder.
If other clubs offer a truckload of cash and these 2 are willing to sign up with them as DFA, then yes. Not like open draft per se.Does that mean another club can draft them in the meantime?
But aren't they required to nominate for the draft to be taken as a DFA?If other clubs offer a truckload of cash and these 2 are willing to sign up with them as DFA, then yes. Not like open draft per se.
Not sure. I remember players not nominating for ND but only for PSD. So may not need to go through open draft I think.But aren't they required to nominate for the draft to be taken as a DFA?
McLachlan has an 18 month contract I think, the other two are just on 6 months.McLachlan, Beecken and Craven?
Just has the same whiff of the Hugh Greenwood situation a couple of years ago. You can imagine an opportunist like Clarko or even Hardwick jumping on either of them given half the chance.Not sure. I remember players not nominating for ND but only for PSD. So may not need to go through open draft I think.
Pretty sure they go through the rookie draft rather than the national draft. Like Froggy at the start of 2023.Just has the same whiff of the Hugh Greenwood situation a couple of years ago. You can imagine an opportunist like Clarko or even Hardwick jumping on either of them given half the chance.
McLachlan has an 18 month contract I think, the other two are just on 6 months.
Good summary. Honestly wouldn't be surprised if McKenna leaves at the end of this season.Looks like we can just fit that in.
I genuinely hope we retain Jaxon. Have always thought he was a player and the past few weeks, to me, has shown he is certainly up to it. I'd even have him ahead of the likes of Brain and Answerth and well ahead of the likes of Madden, Michael.Prior might have saved his list spot too. Is axing Lane, Lyons, Madden and Michael going to be enough to have the picks to match Levi and Marshall?
I suppose we can delist and re-rookie Prior to free up another spot.
From memory Lester was already contracted and was being moved to the rookie draft for the second year of his contract.Pretty sure they go through the rookie draft rather than the national draft. Like Froggy at the start of 2023.
I genuinely hope we retain Jaxon. Have always thought he was a player and the past few weeks, to me, has shown he is certainly up to it. I'd even have him ahead of the likes of Brain and Answerth and well ahead of the likes of Madden, Michael.
Agree with all except Brain. Brain is starting to find his feet, I'd say he's already better than Prior or Answerth in terms of quick decision making under extreme pressure in D50. He has good awareness and knows when its his turn to go.
I'm excited about taking on Giants with Starcevich, Wilmot and Brain as our defensive smalls, alongside Zorko. Last time we played with Starcevich, Wilmot, Answerth and McKenna - GWS ran rings around us. Will be interesting to see how we go this time.
Was going to attempt to say the same thing. You said it better. I like Prior but I think Brain is/will be much better in terms of reaction time and decision making. Prior plays like an undersized key position player. Great at VFL level, but at AFL, despite giving his all and being strong in the contest, gets found out because of the lack of inches.Agree with all except Brain. Brain is starting to find his feet, I'd say he's already better than Prior or Answerth in terms of quick decision making under extreme pressure in D50. He has good awareness and knows when its his turn to go.
I'm excited about taking on Giants with Starcevich, Wilmot and Brain as our defensive smalls, alongside Zorko. Last time we played with Starcevich, Wilmot, Answerth and McKenna - GWS ran rings around us. Will be interesting to see how we go this time.
I think Brain is really struggling defensively. Just not getting his positioning right. Either too far off his opponent or going for and not executing spoils and pack marks.
The unwritten rule is that they don't, but clubs will break that rule for the right player, like Greenwood. EDIT: Greenwood was taken outside the draft as a delisted free agent, I think because he wasn't out of contract before getting delisted.Does that mean another club can draft them in the meantime?
Yes, but it requires the player actually wanting to move and being willing to relocate. Greenwood left because North offered him a three year deal and the Suns were too cap-strapped to match it. Is anyone going to offer Zorko or Lester a multi-year deal for big dollars?Just has the same whiff of the Hugh Greenwood situation a couple of years ago. You can imagine an opportunist like Clarko or even Hardwick jumping on either of them given half the chance.
Greenwood was supposed to be picked by Gold Coast in the national draft before North swiped him as a DFA.Pretty sure they go through the rookie draft rather than the national draft. Like Froggy at the start of 2023.
These days you can do it as a DFA, no need to stuff around in the draft.The unwritten rule is that they don't, but clubs will break that rule for the right player, like Greenwood. EDIT: Greenwood was taken outside the draft as a delisted free agent, I think because he wasn't out of contract before getting delisted.