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2024 - List Management
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Doesn't count to our list numbers, but people might like to know we're keeping him.
So long Matty and Noah. Both had some ability, both flash in the pans. Or Flashes in the pan (???)
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As we stand we have
27 on main list - Inc uncontracted Dow & McIntosh
7 on Rookie List
2 Cat B - Colina uncontracted but will be & OHB
27 on main list - Inc uncontracted Dow & McIntosh
7 on Rookie List
2 Cat B - Colina uncontracted but will be & OHB
There are still another 2 (?) List Lodgement periods after this closes on October 31. When all player contracts expire.
More delistments can follow. TPP estimates go in to the afl to ensure room in Salary Cap prior to the Draft.
More delistments can follow the Draft for rookie draft another List Lodgement prior to the psd.
So there could possibly be more delistments
More delistments can follow. TPP estimates go in to the afl to ensure room in Salary Cap prior to the Draft.
More delistments can follow the Draft for rookie draft another List Lodgement prior to the psd.
So there could possibly be more delistments
I reckon that last sentence will depend on whether we're trading up, taking a de-listed player, or demoting someone to rookie list (like Dow or McIntosh).
Can someone tell me where the fast forward button is? Would like to skip 2-3 weeks if possible. The anticipation is killing me.
does that mean 9-11 spots on the main list but one too many on the rookie list? (so we need to either delist a rookie or promote a rookie, leaving 6 rookies, and 28 on main list with with 8-10 spots available?)
If list sizes remain as per below we would have Max 8 spots
| Minimum 37 players all up on list |
| Maximum 44 players all up on list inc 2 Cat B |
| Minimum 36 & max 38 on main list |
| 4-6 Cat A Rookies |
| 2 Cat B Rookies |
I think we will upgrade Seth Campbell - Contracted to 2026 (along with Lefau) all other rookies are contracted till 2025
Aah, that makes sense (I thought it was a 44 with the Cat B rookies not counted.)
Most of us have called for a couple more underachieving mids that could be gone before end of October and Dow is one of them
5 years since he was drafted. I would have thought that’s plenty of time to see if he was up to afl standard.
Part of the List Management problem keeping players too long. Another example is Ben Miller, on the list for 7 years. and the jury is still out. He was always going to be a project players, forward, back, ruck..finally settled in the backline and showing some signs.
But 7 years!! Cumberland for 5 years! Then people wonder why we have so many holes in our list.
That’s one area where our List Management can and needs to improve. Keeping players for 5-7 years to see if they will eventually play at afl level. That’s just b.s. That’s an average of half a afl career if they’re lucky, just to see if they can play.
So it looks like we have a few issues that need addressing urgently.
1. Talent identification. Either we’ve got duds evaluating young players and use the incorrect matrix to identify talent or
2. Nurturing and improving the development of young players and/or
3. If 1. And 2. fail or have shortcomings, we tend to overrated a players ability to improve and keep them too long.
The 3 need to work in conjunction. A failure by any of them can set back the list. The whole strategy fails. A quicker turnover of players is a prerequisite, not just crossing your fingers and hoping they’ll come good. All of a sudden 5 or 6 years have gone by hoping.
That’s a big fail.
I’m certainly not a Blair hater, but tell me who’s responsibility it falls down to…
Respected, smart, good operator. But he has failed us over the last few years. He’s no genius. That’s obvious to anyone who wants to look at our list. If anyone argues that point, clearly they have little idea. The proof is there before your eyes. It’s not an opinion.
As I said, time to reset and reload
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