2019 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

[Mountain Man]

Have we finished our delistings?

[Aaron]

Have we finished our delistings?

Don't think so. status of the following is still not clear: Cody Hirst ,Jack Maibaum;Daniel Menzel;Toby Pink and Sam Wicks

[AnnieH]

Really? In the past 10 years, we've had, 5 top-10 picks. And 2 of those were top-5 players. That's despite playing in finals every year except 1 (2009), including 3 grand finals and winning one. That's a pretty good haul.

2018 pick 10 Nick Blakey
2015 pick 3 Callum Mills
2014 pick "18" (effectively about pick 3 or 4 if ) Isaac Heeney
2011 pick "21" (effectively about pick 10 or 11 IIRC) Tom Mitchell
2009 pick 6 Gary Rohan

Thanks Beerman for the stats.
We were actually discussing the 80s/90s.
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[longmile]

Don't think so. status of the following is still not clear: Cody Hirst ,Jack Maibaum;Daniel Menzel;Toby Pink and Sam Wicks

By what date do we have to finalise our delistings?

Also I hope we're seriously considering Robertson

[Ralph Dawg]

Don't think so. status of the following is still not clear: Cody Hirst ,Jack Maibaum;Daniel Menzel;Toby Pink and Sam Wicks

I think Menzel is looking on shaky ground for another contract. We have a few medium / tall options, all younger and without his injury history.

I suspect it will be between Pink and Maibaum for one KPD position, especially if the intention is for McCartain and / or Reid to play more time in defence.

Wicks had a good year and I hope is offered a rookie spot.

Hirst is interesting. He has improved in his short time at the club. Good turn of speed, can sniff out a goal. Even looked like he bulked up a bit by season's end. Will this be enough, especially with Squizzy's signing? Is it possible he might get a spot before Wicks?

[Beerman]

I think the distinction with our more recent "top 10 picks" is that we didn't actually get to choose a player. We just got to take the one (in each year) that was available to us. Thus we didn't have a "top 10 selection" per se, because there was no active selection to be done.

We did have to decide to match - we could have passed and taken a different player. But I guess the discount and chance to move up the order did make it a fairly obvious decision. Although we did pass on Dunkley...

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Thanks Beerman for the stats.
We were actually discussing the 80s/90s.
xxx

I would like to say I'm not that old, but unfortunately it's not true!

[707]

By what date do we have to finalise our delistings?

Also I hope we're seriously considering Robertson

Think the first list lodgement is 31/10 but not sure what that actually achieves

[Aaron]

By what date do we have to finalise our delistings?

Please check the dates at Key off-season dates - 2019 - sydneyswans.com.au
The next 2 steps is " Friday 1 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences
Monday 11 November- AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Closes, Out of Contract Listed AFLPrimary List Players Draft Nomination Form and Player Request for Removal from List Form Lodged with AFL" So we can sign those delisted players from 1/11 to 11/11. Those who are still out of contract can nominate for draft .

However, the final list will be submitted on "Monday 2 December 2pm - Final AFL Club List Lodgement"

[Jimitron5000]

So first of November we can sign Harley Bennell! I hope we do.

[AnnieH]

Just read this in the paper (yesterday's story)...

"The list cull at Essendon has continued on Thursday with a further four players axed by the club, including former Fremantle ruckman Zac Clarke...."

Has this been bought up before? Apologies if it has.
We need ruckman stocks.

[caj23]

Just read this in the paper (yesterday's story)...

"The list cull at Essendon has continued on Thursday with a further four players axed by the club, including former Fremantle ruckman Zac Clarke...."

Has this been bought up before? Apologies if it has.
We need ruckman stocks.

We've got 3 1st rucks (Naismith, Sinclair, Knoll) a ruck/forward (McClean), and a couple of in match fill ins (Allir & Reid)

I don't think we need anymore, and certainly not one who has shown he is not up to AFL standard in Zac Clarke

[Ludwig]

I would like to say I'm not that old, but unfortunately it's not true!

Oh Yeah! The 80s and 90s.
Been there. Done that. But can't remember a thing.
Totally obliterated from memory.
Like the 20th Century never existed.
Hard enough working out what timezone I'm in.
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