AFLW AFLW/VFLW 2024 - General Discussion

[VitalDread]

Maybe we could get someone back this time around that isn't over the age of 30

 

[Dogsfan1]

Is actually getting beyond being annoying seriously we look like building something special and it gets ripped apart.

 

[VitalDread]

Is actually getting beyond being annoying seriously we look like building something special and it gets ripped apart.

Esp with the way the AFL is running things

it's becoming a joke how disrespectful its becoming towards players and fans

 

[Bulldogs85]

Is actually getting beyond being annoying seriously we look like building something special and it gets ripped apart.

Ellie and Alice are contracted so the club doesn’t have to trade them

 

[Dogsfan1]

Ellie and Alice are contracted so the club doesn’t have to trade them

Yeah i know thats the good thing

 

[Foxman98]

Ellie and Alice are contracted so the club doesn’t have to trade them

Alice is one i'd trade if someone over paid

 

[Bulldogs85]

Yeah i know thats the good thing

Their is not one thing West Coast could offer for me to even think about trading Ellie

 

[W W Biscuit]

Their is not one thing West Coast could offer for me to even think about trading Ellie

If we were absolutely backed into a corner, I'd be asking for Ella Roberts. But we're not

 

[Testekill]

It'll be absolutely ****ed if we lose Elsa after she has been away with concussion symptoms for so long.

 

[geoffjennings79]

All the traffic regarding top talent has been one-way when it comes to player movement. The majority of our flag side, plus others like Huntington and Newton.

We've never to managed to entice a single top quality player. But lost many.

Swans tried to get Blackburn a few years ago, and from memory it took a few days to confirm she was staying. We've lost Moody, Edmonds is a must-keep, at least until we have a capable alternative ruck. Disappointing to read Brown is a chance to head to GWS. Is/was she friends with Issie?

How many of our current crop of up-and-comers will be lured away eventually as well?

 

[Oliver G]

Have absolutely no concerns regarding Blackburn and Edmonds, I've seen no indication that either is likely to request a trade, both are signed long-term and from all accounts, the list is very tight at the moment. Of course clubs are going to enquire, it's due diligence and with minimal trades expected this year, the media is going to jump on any potential story. The article even mentions that we are expecting both to stay anyway, so I certainly wouldn't be losing any sleep over it. Let's not forget that Caitlin Gould and Zoe Prowse from Adelaide went as far as touring the Whitten Oval last year and we all know how that turned out.

As for Brown I was fully expecting her to be delisted or retire at the end of the year, so I'm surprised to see that she could be on the move. She's missed two complete seasons due to concussion in a rapidly evolving competition and as much as I'd like to retain her, list spots are a premium in the AFLW, and having her take a spot for a third year where she may not even play a game does not really benefit us in any way. If the Giants are interested I'd be asking for Huntington, assuming she's finished her studies in NSW.

This is how I rate our list at the moment...

Signed For 2025 Onwards
Barwick - 2025
Berry - 2026
Blackburn - 2027
Buttifant - 2025
Carruthers - 2025
Edmonds - 2026
Ferres - 2025
Georgostathis - 2026
Gorham - 2026
Hartwig - 2026
Wilcox - 2026

Must Retain
Ahrens
Fitzgerald
Grant
Grigg
Pritchard
Weston-Turner

Like To Retain
Bennetts
Farquharson
Gutknecht
Kimber
McKee
J. Smith
Woodley

Not Sure
Brown
Gavalas
McFarlane
A. Smith
Snell

ACL Long Term Injuries
Borg - unlikley to be available for 2025
Coyne - likely to be available for 2025
Laloifi - unlikley to be available for 2025

2 injury replacement players likely required for season 2025.

 

[MYOB]

Have absolutely no concerns regarding Blackburn and Edmonds, I've seen no indication that either is likely to request a trade, both are signed long-term and from all accounts, the list is very tight at the moment. Of course clubs are going to enquire, it's due diligence and with minimal trades expected this year, the media is going to jump on any potential story. The article even mentions that we are expecting both to stay anyway, so I certainly wouldn't be losing any sleep over it. Let's not forget that Caitlin Gould and Zoe Prowse from Adelaide went as far as touring the Whitten Oval last year and we all know how that turned out.

As for Brown I was fully expecting her to be delisted or retire at the end of the year, so I'm surprised to see that she could be on the move. She's missed two complete seasons due to concussion in a rapidly evolving competition and as much as I'd like to retain her, list spots are a premium in the AFLW, and having her take a spot for a third year where she may not even play a game does not really benefit us in any way. If the Giants are interested I'd be asking for Huntington, assuming she's finished her studies in NSW.

This is how I rate our list at the moment...

Signed For 2025 Onwards
Barwick - 2025
Berry - 2026
Blackburn - 2027
Buttifant - 2025
Carruthers - 2025
Edmonds - 2026
Ferres - 2025
Georgostathis - 2026
Gorham - 2026
Hartwig - 2026
Wilcox - 2026

Must Retain
Ahrens
Fitzgerald
Grant
Grigg
Pritchard
Weston-Turner

Like To Retain
Bennetts
Farquharson
Gutknecht
Kimber
McKee
J. Smith
Woodley

Not Sure
Brown
Gavalas
McFarlane
A. Smith
Snell

ACL Long Term Injuries
Borg - unlikley to be available for 2025
Coyne - likely to be available for 2025
Laloifi - unlikley to be available for 2025

2 injury replacement players likely required for season 2025.

I know Hungtington resigned recently with GWS.

Why do you think Laloifi will not be available next year

 

[Oliver G]

I know Hungtington resigned recently with GWS.

Why do you think Laloifi will not be available next year

Season will start earlier, so will be close to whether she is fit.

 

[MYOB]

Season will start earlier, so will be close to whether she is fit.

Not starting as early as we originally thought. It won't start until Round 23 of the men.

So start two weeks earlier than this year, but finish at the same time.

This year was 11 games over 10 weeks.
Next year will be 12 games over 12 weeks, hence the 2 week earlier start

 

[Oliver G]

Not starting as early as we originally thought. It won't start until Round 23 of the men.

So start two weeks earlier than this year, but finish at the same time.

This year was 11 games over 10 weeks.
Next year will be 12 games over 12 weeks, hence the 2 week earlier start

I don't believe any start date has been confirmed yet, happy to be corrected, but I know clubs were asked about the possibility of starting in R21 of the men's season, which would be around the first week of August.

If that eventuates that would be approx 11 months after Laloifi did her ACL, so it would still be touch and go. I'm certainly hoping she is fit for the season.