AFLW 2024 - Round 6 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Everyone year we hear players are leaving, players have committed, this team has picked up so many players. Until next Feb comes around and the clearances open again. We won’t know if all this is 100% true or not. A lot can happen over Christmas and new year unless new recruits have already been cleared and players who have committed have put pen to paper it all means nothing!
Where is he going then? All well and good to make that claim, name the club
That old chestnut . Shame , a contract is a contract
They should be getting a few back from long term injuries too. Forleattio and Slater. Cant see them slipping too far
So at this stage the dogs are saying they have recruited Sincock, Dodge, Fitzpatrick, Kelly and now Jack Mapleson. And apparently more big signings to come. They are going to have a gun reserves side!
So we cant mention other clubs now unless we support them? Dont see the issue with what underbelly or anyone said? All hes saying is it cant be sustainable if they have recruits and senior players playing reserves, they wont put up with it and will effect recruting down the track if they hear about it! All good trying to get a flag ASAP, but you also have to think 3-5 years down the track and where the club will be then!
Ohh. Geez good get by them then. Even though coming off a knee 18 months ago will no doubt inject some class
I think it might be a long year down at Hurstbridge. Yes they did get Furlong, but have lost a few including Cloke. And if you say Cloke didnt help them you are dillusional. Simpson got a contract at Coburg and should play a fair bit of footbal there aswell. And when you are annoucing reserves players and 2 veterans as your resignings its not looking great. I feel for them because they have been very competetive since coming up. Hopefully they have some good young kids coming through, but wit no 19s this year, that makes it hard aswell! Good luck to them, i hope they surprise me!
There is a method to the recruiting & that is where possible attract young players to the club, the club needs to build its depth & if you have 30 players capable of playing senior footy come R1 that's better than 23 or 24. Let's also take in that 3 of the 2018 list are at Williamstown next season so the club may not see much of them so the need to recruit. Yes some players will move on through lack of opportunity but that is everywhere in Div 1 footy. Some of the new recruits are no walk up starts so it is a battle for places from player 15 onwards also we need to remember the club had next to no injuries in 2018 & will be hunted this year so that is the logic to improve the list. It is costing no more as its player for player on a similar pay scale simple as that.
Denied already!
