Even if they update Melican mid-year, which I assume they will, if they start playing AJ does that mean there won't be any way the other rookies can play?Originally Posted by liz
Even if they update Melican mid-year, which I assume they will, if they start playing AJ does that mean there won't be any way the other rookies can play?
If our game is built around pressure on the man then don't see AA coming in yet unless he has got fitter and learnt how to play close to his man while he has been back in the Ressies - he'll get there soon with more game time
Thanks Liz, I'm surprised that a club can elevate a rookie mid-season if they already have a senior list of 40. But as I said before I find this part of the AFL Rules ambiguous. The sections relevant to nominated rookies are 10.16 in regard to before the season commences (which is where it refers to the need to have list space) and 10.17 in regard to mid-season (and I now see that the list size is not mentioned in this section). However the need for cap space is made clear - see below.
10.17 Nominated Rookies � Mid Season
(a) Clubs may nominate Rookies
(i) A Club may nominate one Player from its Rookie List as being available for selection by the Club for Home and Away and Finals Series Matches at any time after the conclusion of Round 11 before 2.00pm on the Tuesday after the last round of Home and Away Matches by lodging with the AFL the form prescribed in Schedule 1 as Form 36.
(ii) This right of a Club to nominate a Rookie Player under this Rule is subject to the Club demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Investigations Manager that it can accommodate within its Total Player Payments Football Payments which must be paid to the Rookie Player as prescribed in Rule 10.17(b).
(b) Payments and Total Player Payments
(i) A Rookie Player nominated by a Club under this Rule 10.17 must be paid pro-rata no less than the amounts payable to a 1st year, third round draft choice selection for the period of time they are nominated.
(ii) Any amount paid to a Rookie Player nominated under this Rule in excess of the base payment payable to a 1st year, third round draft choice selection shall be included in the Club�s Total Player Payments.
I don't think we should compare Sinclair against Tippett based on one game's performance. I do think Sinclair has improved this year, but he's still mediocre in all aspects of his game. When he get the ball, everything slows down and grinds to a halt. Tippett has been in generally poor form since his hamstring injury last year, but he's easily our best ruckman when in form. We were getting crushed in the clearances in the first half when Sinclair spent most of his time in the ruck, was winning the hitouts, but the Saints were sharking them consistently. Hitouts is a meaningless stat.
We are out of step with the rest of the league in playing 2 lumbering ruckmen. Tippett is more than enough to devote to the position. He is quite capable of getting 35 hitouts and kicking a couple of goals a game on his own and by all right, that's what his output ought to be. It's not that far fetched, because he was producing that in the first half of last season.
The way I see it, Sinclair goes out for Aliir. We gain a dynamic strong marking, rebounding tall defender, move a good midfielder, like Mills into the midfield and lose a player that doesn't add much of anything to the side. This one change would be the most positive move we can make to improve the team.
melican reg and smith are more than enough lockdown tight defenders
we need ramps alir to intercept
as great as ramps is he is far better when he isnt playing tight on a defender
Melican has given us the luxury to have 2 guys intecepting and running off in ramps and alir
like the fwd line all finally playing together tippo buddy reid
we need to play ramps and alir together with reg and melican so they can play with more freedom
No K Jack this week, ruled out by Longmire last night, needs more conditioning, seems no NEAFL run either.
Out Cunningham, In Florent
Those 2 don't go together. Still not recovered i reckon.
I would suggest he just needs a few more hard sessions. No point risking him through the NEAFL if he is ready.
If we did have a game next week in the NEAFL, which we don't, I suspect he ma have gotten half a game. As this is not an option I expect to see him against the Bulldogs in a fortnight
Allir of last year is a gun and he will get back at some stage. Defence was excellent last week as a unit. Mills was outstanding and his quick penetrating kicking is a big asset coming out of the backline. Leave him there again this season. Florent or Dawson for Cunningham. Probably Florentine because he is quicker.
Titus O'Rielly's view of Friday night game.......GOLD! :
"Sydney v Hawthorn (SCG) 7.50pm
It�s been awhile since this wasn�t a top eight clash. Instead, this year we get 12th taking on 17th.
For Sydney, it�s 12th with a bullet, as they are now playing somewhere near what we all expected pre-season.
If they can get a win here, they�ll be flying with a spectacular record of 4-6! That could be enough to clinch a finals spot this season. If the AFL had its way, everyone would get the chance to play finals each year.
I think this wildcard thing is nonsense. Why don�t the AFL just let the Pies pay to be in the finals? In fact, paying to play in the finals would be the purist AFL policy ever. More teams, more cash.
Hawthorn still have Jaeger O'Meara�s return listed as �indefinite� but to be fair, there was no prior history of him having injury problems, so you can�t criticise the Hawks� list management for not seeing this coming.
Plus, they didn�t give up much to get him either, so no harm was done.
Hawthorn�s biggest structural problem this year is sending only Tom Mitchell out to play.
The onballer is playing against his old side this week, and he is probably hoping his new teammates decided to join him out on the ground this time. Currently, Mitchell is the council worker you see digging the ditch while 17 people �supervise� him.
Sydney to win this one." Like I said....Gold!
Great work...specially re O'Meara.Titus O'Rielly's view of Friday night game.......GOLD! :
"Sydney v Hawthorn (SCG) 7.50pm
It�s been awhile since this wasn�t a top eight clash. Instead, this year we get 12th taking on 17th.
For Sydney, it�s 12th with a bullet, as they are now playing somewhere near what we all expected pre-season.
If they can get a win here, they�ll be flying with a spectacular record of 4-6! That could be enough to clinch a finals spot this season. If the AFL had its way, everyone would get the chance to play finals each year.
I think this wildcard thing is nonsense. Why don�t the AFL just let the Pies pay to be in the finals? In fact, paying to play in the finals would be the purist AFL policy ever. More teams, more cash.
Hawthorn still have Jaeger O'Meara�s return listed as �indefinite� but to be fair, there was no prior history of him having injury problems, so you can�t criticise the Hawks� list management for not seeing this coming.
Plus, they didn�t give up much to get him either, so no harm was done.
Hawthorn�s biggest structural problem this year is sending only Tom Mitchell out to play.
The onballer is playing against his old side this week, and he is probably hoping his new teammates decided to join him out on the ground this time. Currently, Mitchell is the council worker you see digging the ditch while 17 people �supervise� him.
Sydney to win this one." Like I said....Gold!
Hawthorn have upgraded a rookie - pick 49 in last year's draft. Apparently an inside mid to 'help' Mitchell
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