Confirmed Shai Bolton, pick 14 & F3 (Rich) traded to Fremantle for picks 10, 11 & 18

[Snuffaluphagus]

You seemed quite big on him when his name was floated as part of the Bolton trade by someone.

What’s the thinking potentially letting him get taken by another club? Or is he just really a plodder?

No, I'm a massive fan and think he'll be very good, I was hoping Reidy would leave

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

You seemed quite big on him when his name was floated as part of the Bolton trade by someone.

What’s the thinking potentially letting him get taken by another club? Or is he just really a plodder?

He takes up a senior list spot is the reality. Of the 7 players we've let go (Corbett, Taberner, Hughes, Kuek, Williams, Emmett, Stanley), Corbett and Williams didn't occupy "real" list spots, and Stanley and Kuek were already on the rookie list. That leaves 4 additions to the senior list (Bolton + 3 draftees) and only 3 senior list delistees if we don't do the Knobel move.

For the 42 "main" list spots, clubs can do 38 Senior List + 4 Cat A Rookie list, 37 + 5 or 36 + 6. Freo pretty much always try to go with 36 + 6, presumably because of the benefits of rookie listing on the salary cap. Doing what we've done with Knobel was the only path available for that.

 

[bc27]

People are sleeping on how good Bolton is going to be over there

I agree.

He’s perfect for Freo. If he can reach anything close to his potential then Freo have one of the best match winners getting around.