2021 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

[Aaron]

No.

We have done this bit before.

Josh Kennedy is a club legend. Captain. Premiership winner. 3x Bob Skilton Medallist. Multiple Paul Roos Awards for best finals player.

We're not Hawthorn - we don't sell off club legends for perceived list management expedience.

Josh retires a Swan.

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[Mark26]

Josh Kennedy has signed a 1 year deal with the Swans. Does anyone feel that his job with the Swans would just about be complete by the end of this season?

Would it be a smart move by Kennedy to move to a developing team like an Adelaide Crows, Gold Coast Suns, Fremantle Dockers or a North Melbourne to provide experience, teaching, leadership coaching and a strong body. Players like Hodge, Birchill, Sam Mitchell, Jordan Lewis and Daniel Cross have all gone to developing lists and made a great contribution. Kennedy may score a 2 year deal and improved money than what the Swans could afford.

The Swans could aquire a pick in the 50s or 60s to help with some future draft points.

I feel that our centre square midfield game will contain players like Parker, Warner, Rowbottom, Mills and Florent who will be one year older and stronger as a group next season. Stephens would come into consideration as well. Hewitt is there as well.

That part of the ground is well catered for.

Is Kennedy’s job at the Swans complete at the end of this September?

JK has the privilege of going out on his own terms. He's been an incredible player for our club. He stays as long as he wants.

[i'm-uninformed2]

By the way, can we all remember a crucial element of our recruitment strategy - Tom Papley's right foot.

If he hadn't blundered so many opportunities in that final round against Geelong, we'd have skipped ahead of Hawthorn on the ladder.

They would have bid on Campbell, forcing us to take him, and we would have been denied another pick to get at McDonald.

So for being such a bad kick that day, Tommy: all is more than forgiven, we love what you did, and you've now got a great new pal down in the forward 50, you cunning little rat.

[Markwebbos]

What if the Daniher trade had gone through? According to the Hun we would have lost Papley and Logan McDonald would be a Bomber today.

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[Aprilbr]

Great news to just read that Blakey, Warner and Rowbottom have all re-signed. Rowbottom and Blakey till 2024 and 2023 for Warner. Hopefully, more good news to come in the coming weeks with McCartin, Florent etc.

[bloodspirit]

Great news to just read that Blakey, Warner and Rowbottom have all re-signed. Rowbottom and Blakey till 2024 and 2023 for Warner. Hopefully, more good news to come in the coming weeks with McCartin, Florent etc.

Very good news. Where did you see it?

[Mark26]

There is an article in The Age yesterday by Vince Rugari with the details of the contract extensions. I won't try and post the link again for fear of screwing up the thread again. I wish our club would celebrate those contract extensions instead! We still have quite a number of players out of contract at season's end. It will be interesting to see who stays and who goes.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/syd...07-p57h9l.html

[The Runner]

Weird that's no official announcement, but it's in the SMH confirming all 3.

Ronke is really similar to Myers at Geelong. Can find the footy at times (not consistently) and apply pressure, but a dreadful kicking style. You can't carry that in the evolving style of footy.

Hayward is an interesting one. He's contracted until 2024. He can't stay on the list for they long, on a healthy contract, and stay out of the 22.
If he can't get in to the team consistently this year, we'd have to be looking to offload his deal to another club.
He's a great mark, and very quick. But he doesn't get enough of the footy, and his goal kicking has really fallen away the past few seasons.
Would be interesting to see him trialled as a key defender, as he has a lot of Liam Jones about him. And he would be more assuring down there than Melican.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Hayward’s an interesting one.

Between some injuries and having to play in a forward line without much KPP support around him, he’s struggled the past 24months.

My instincts are if you dropped him into a forward line surrounded by Bud, Reid, Logan, Heeney and Papley, he’d do well. But right now, there’s not a spot for him in our mix and he will have to work hard to earn it.

[Aprilbr]

Hayward may be well suited to the faster style of football that we are now playing but as he has been out of the team we do not know.

In terms of re-signings, Stephens, McCartin and Parker (free agent) are priorities for me.

[gloveski]

What if the Daniher trade had gone through? According to the Hun we would have lost Papley and Logan McDonald would be a Bomber today.

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No we would have lost Papley and our first pick from 2019 trade period which was Stephens .


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[The Runner]

I still can't believe Adelaide and North passed on McDonald. There are probably a long set of considerations that got them to that decision (both wanting local players etc).. but, surely, you take the best player? Could be another Buddy draft situation in retrospect.