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This was in the West article about getting Narkle that seems to have been glossed over. If we take them at their word, we are using all 3 picks in the draft and taking Narkle which, correct me if I'm wrong, should confirm one of Emmett, Jones or Knobel is being fully delisted?

Out of contract, he attracted interest from multiple clubs during the trade period. But his strong relationship with Bolton appears to have convinced him to move back to WA in the wake of the Power confirming his delisting on Monday.
Fremantle have only three picks in the draft with selections 14, 30 and 67, and it is understood they will use all of those. That means they will wait until after the draft to add Narkle to their rookie list through the Supplemental Selection Period.
Adding Narkle would give Fremantle six players from the 2016 draft. They chose Sean Darcy, Brennan Cox and Luke Ryan at that draft and will have since added Bolton, Will Brodie and Narkle.
 

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This was in the West article about getting Narkle that seems to have been glossed over. If we take them at their word, we are using all 3 picks in the draft and taking Narkle which, correct me if I'm wrong, should confirm one of Emmett, Jones or Knobel is being fully delisted?
The Knobel hanging out with Pearce a week or so ago on some holiday whilst social media and just my impression gives me a vibe that he is going no where.

Emmett had been mentioned by Walls as a likely delisting and then possible rookie selection. The addition of Narkle as SSP for mine is as an alternative to Emmett.

My prediction:
Emmett - Delisted
Knobel - re-signed
Jones - re-signed
3 ND selections (we will try and upgrade our third pick using our F3 or F4)
1 RD selection
1 SSP Rookie (Narkle)
 
The Knobel hanging out with Pearce a week or so ago on some holiday whilst social media and just my impression gives me a vibe that he is going no where.

Emmett had been mentioned by Walls as a likely delisting and then possible rookie selection. The addition of Narkle as SSP for mine is as an alternative to Emmett.

My prediction:
Emmett - Delisted
Knobel - re-signed
Jones - re-signed
3 ND selections (we will try and upgrade our third pick using our F3 or F4)
1 RD selection
1 SSP Rookie (Narkle)

We only have three spots open atm so we’d need to delist two to get to where you suggest.

We ran with one extra on the list this year because of Corbett’s long term injury. Unless someone has a really long term injury we don’t know about that won’t be possible this year.
 
Are they still playing in Tasmania next year? Bizarre if they are - they’d only have like six or seven home games in Melbourne for their fans to attend.

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ArticleNM Kangaroos President on Tasmania AFL Deal

By Tasmanian TimesPosted on May 5, 2023

Letter – Dr Sonja Hood, President, North Melbourne Football Club, 4 May 2023

A letter from club president Dr Sonja Hood
Dear Members,

In light of the news about the AFL’s confirmed plans to introduce a 19th team in Tasmania, I thought it was an opportune time to pave the way for a discussion about what this means for North Melbourne.

Firstly, it’s really important to acknowledge how thrilled we are for the people of Tasmania following this announcement.

We’ve played home AFL matches in Hobart since 2012, and hosted AFLW matches as the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos in Hobart and Launceston from 2019. Throughout that time we have built up a wonderful connection with the people of Tassie.

In keeping with the spirit of that relationship, it feels good and right that the great footy state of Tasmania now finally has its own AFL team. To all those who played a role in helping this decision come to pass, we offer warm congratulations on a job well done.

In terms of how this decision impacts the relationship our club has with our home away from home, the answer in the short term is very little.

Via our relationship with Spirit of Tasmania, we will forge ahead with our plans to play four AFL games at Blundstone Arena for at least the next three years, and our plan is for the AFLW team to play one match each in Launceston and Hobart in step with that timeframe

Our partnerships with government and the local business community, and our commitment to our members, supporters and talent pathway programs in Tasmania will stay strong well past the expiration of our current match-day agreement.

In terms of the bigger picture, for some time we’ve had an eye on the possibility that our time in Tasmania would eventually come to an end.

Our Board and executive team has already done some work on what an exit strategy might look like, and the timeline the AFL has presented gives us a further three-year runway to plan for what the next phase looks like.

There are a number of key elements to consider – where we play those four Hobart AFL games, our relationship with Spirit of Tasmania and where our Next Generation Academy recruiting and fan development zones will be.

Again, we’ve started some of that work, and we’ll continue engaging with the AFL and other stakeholders on how we can shape a future in the long-term alongside the introduction of the competition’s newest team.

In the meantime, we emphatically affirm our ongoing commitment to our members, supporters and partners in Tasmania, and encourage our fans on the mainland to experience watching the team at our home away from home.

We’re really proud of the role we’ve played in bringing AFL content to the footy-starved population of Tassie and look forward to playing in that beautiful new stadium sometime down the track.

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I'm sorry, but in the era of the unapologetically unequal fixture I remain sceptical of payback AFL style for an apparent advantage like this. Who else can see two trips to Queensland next year, for example, as the even-upper for the privilege of buying North's game?
 
I'm sorry, but in the era of the unapologetically unequal fixture I remain sceptical of payback AFL style for an apparent advantage like this. Who else can see two trips to Queensland next year, for example, as the even-upper for the privilege of buying North's game?

Just as likely to get a game in Tassie anyway, a trip to Darwin or just one game at the MCG tbh.

Whatever happens it won’t benefit us.

If an extra game in Perth wasn’t an extra game I could attend I’d probably rather an extra two games at the MCG than we normally get than an extra game at Optus tbh.
 

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