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I'm not following. Given how late the picks are, it's highly unlikely we'll be picking up future stars. Why risk clogging up the list for one year more than is necessary by using the last pick in the National Draft, rather than the Rookie Draft?
If brisbane, essendon and gc are forced to burn through all their picks to match early bids, it is possible for all our picks to shift atleast 6-7 spots, if not more.

It means there will be less teams ahead of our immediate picks , meaning we will have access to more talent at our picks.

As to the using of our last pick, it's a combined of collingwood having a good track record with late picks and national draft picks usually have a higher ceiling than a rookie who has been in the system for some time.
 
I mean... We're dangling Markov and Johnson hoping someone picks them up, right?

There's no rational reason to move them from our senior list to our rookie list otherwise. It doesn't create any additional senior list spots, because we're just going from 4 on the rookie list and 38 on the senior list to 36 on the senior list and 6 on the rookie list with this move.

So logically the only reason is to hope they actually get picked up by another team.
 
We have re-signed Long according to Cleary.
But delisted Markov and Johnson and wil rookie them if available. so leaves another list spot avail
Don't think it does - unless someone grabs Oleg.

It'll just be moving to the the salary cap saving of 36 and 6.

After adding Membrey. We'll have 3 spots for the draft and that's it.
 
Tend to agree.

Murphy was lightning striking. He suddenly became one of the best in the league in terms of judgement and timing to go with being one of the best in terms of commitment to the contest. And Markov was the fastest ever recorded player for a fair few years.

Reef is the one who could possibly develop, but it's a long shot.

Tend to agree.

Murphy was lightning striking. He suddenly became one of the best in the league in terms of judgement and timing to go with being one of the best in terms of commitment to the contest. And Markov was the fastest ever recorded player for a fair few years.

Reef is the one who could possibly develop, but it's a long shot.
I should also add that even though I’m “calling time” so to speak on half a dozen guys at least 12 months out from their end I will be barracking for the story. Premiership teams tend to be built on players coming from nowhere the two I mentioned in 2023, Stengle and SDK in 2022 and Morris and Lohman this year immediately spring to mind so I think we need at least two to bob up to be at the pointy end in 2025. I just think it’s more likely to come from Parker, Smit, Allan, HDM or Markov again than the others who are super fringe list retainees.

I agree that Reef’s the one as a defender because it’s possible that he has that mix of time in the system, talent and opportunity that came together for Murphy to exhibit what you identified he had in him.
 

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Let me see if I have this right,
With ash and markov gone - thats 2 spots opened on our main list
senior at 36 (including the 3 picks)

Rookie list - smit, sully, dean, long
 
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I mean... We're dangling Markov and Johnson hoping someone picks them up, right?

There's no rational reason to move them from our senior list to our rookie list otherwise. It doesn't create any additional senior list spots, because we're just going from 4 on the rookie list and 38 on the senior list to 36 on the senior list and 6 on the rookie list with this move.

So logically the only reason is to hope they actually get picked up by another team.
Never say never, but I can’t remember many cases where a player being re rookied are picked up by another club. Aside from when Hugh Greenwood got picked up by North. I’d be very surprised if Ash or Oleg got picked up by anybody else.
 

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So we don’t care that Ash is contracted?

Little bit surprised about Leggy

I suppose in the last two seasons it was either Noble or Markov.
Now that we have Houston, Oleg is surplus to requirements.
Ash is a shadow of the player we drafted unfortunately, he seems totally devoid of confidence.
 
Jen2310 with 36 on the senior list, we should get 2 more picks in the national draft correct ?
30 + 2 recruits + membrey = 32. 3 in the draft. 35 players. Probably means we can pick up one more player in DFA or taje 4 in the draft.
Given if we do re-rookie ash and markov, we are at 6 rookies
 


So we don’t care that Ash is contracted?

Little bit surprised about Leggy

It’s not the first time and won’t be the last that a contracted player has been delisted with the intention of re-drafting them as a rookie.
 

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