List Mgmt. 2024 List Management discussion

[braddsey]

Off field and culture issues aside any chance we end up like Melbourne after they won the flag?

They haven't got back there because of a lack of a key forward. The off field issues aside we are not to different:

• strong defence
• strong midfield
• forwards:

Pickett - Cameron
Fritsch - Lohman
Neal bullen/Melscham - Ah Chee
McDonald - Hipwood
Luke Jackson - Smith/Fort

They had brown and McDonald and Jackson none of them outstanding on their own but the sum of the parts where more then the individual. Not too dissimilar to our key forwards take brown and replace him with a younger player they fall away take out Jo and replace him with a younger player....

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What about Rayner and Bailey

• Morris (admittedly 2nd year, but can take a grab, kick a goal, and good use)
• Linc (coming off an ACL)

 

[T Rick]

Fogarty has signed on with the Crows until 2031 apparently.

 

[Nunez]

Blessing in disguise - fitting both he and Darcy into our team would have been challenging.

 

[Elixuh]

Fogarty has signed on with the Crows until 2031 apparently.

We could have given you everything fog, everything.

 

[wantok]

Problem is he's predominantly a ruck and what we need is a forward who can relief ruck.

I think you just described Henry Smith.



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[Johnny Bananas]

wantok I'd describe Smith as a ruck who can play forward. I have no problem giving him first crack at replacing Joe, but I figure once Big O retires, Smith will become our #1 ruck unless he's spectacular up forward.

 

[Saucery]

I must admit I do find it laughable that after so many years of the medja telling us that 'Flaky Joe' would never win us a flag to now 'we can't replace him' that they think our whole future rests on one player, one position. No Joe no Lions? No way. The kids are all right.

 

[Saucery]

Thomas Scully delisted, worth a rookie spot? 19yo 203cm forward?

 

[bungalow_bill]

Thomas Scully delisted, worth a rookie spot? 19yo 203cm forward?

Did Port Adelaide make the right call delisting teenage key forward while keeping Travis Boak?

“I was a little bit surprised because he at different stages showed a little bit at SANFL level.”

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[Section 5]

Thomas Scully delisted, worth a rookie spot? 19yo 203cm forward?

Somewhere maybe but not the Lions this year

 

[Maverick]

The talk of the town has been that we had a key forward free agent on the hook for the end of 2025.

When I scrolled through the list of FA’s I could only find Fogarty and Allen.

Given Fogarty has re signed…was it him and he’s had a change of mind?

If it’s Allen, I am very surprised given he’s co-captain.

Any thoughts on who we had (or still have) in our sights?

 

[Saucery]

Somewhere maybe but not the Lions this year

A 19 yo is never this year, but 203 cm forward is always worth another look.

 

[BigCat2]

A 19 yo is never this year, but 203 cm forward is always worth another look.

A tall is usually given many years (5-7) on an AFL list to prove that they can't play before being discarded. If this guy at his height gets cut after 2 years, that says a lot.

Also we need mature depth in case of injury. If we want a promising ruck/forward, we already have that in Henry Smith.