2015 & 2016 Free Agency Discussion

[Matchu]

What are the chances of West Coast chasing a big free agent in the next two years? Here is a current list of the 2015 free agents:

Adelaide
Patrick Dangerfield - Restricted (8 years)
Brodie Martin - Restricted (8 years)
Andy Otten - Restricted (8 years)
Richard Douglas - Unrestricted (10 years)
Brent Reilly - Unrestricted (14 years)
Scott Thompson - Unrestricted (10 years)

Brisbane
Matthew Leuenberger - Restricted (9 years)
Jed Adcock - Unrestricted (12 years)

Carlton
Dennis Armfield - Restricted (8 years)
David Ellard - Restricted (8 years)
Chris Judd - Restricted (8 years)
Matthew Kreuzer - Restricted (8 years)
Andrew Carrazzo - Unrestricted (12 years)

Collingwood
Brent Macaffer - Restricted (9 years)

Essendon
Tom Bellchambers - Restricted (8 years)
Tayte Pears - Restricted (8 years)
Courtenay Dempsey Unrestricted (10 years)
Dustin Fletcher - Unrestricted (23 years)
Brent Stanton - Unrestricted (12 years)
Jason Winderlich - Unrestricted (13 years)

Fremantle
Ryan Crowley - Unrestricted (13 years)
Paul Duffield - Unrestricted (12 years)
Michael Johnson - Unrestricted (11 years)
Luke McPharlin - Unrestricted (14 years)
Matthew Pavlich - Unrestricted (16 years)
Aaron Sandilands - Unrestricted (14 years)

Geelong
Tom Hawkins - Restricted (9 years)
Dawson Simpson - Restricted (8 years)
Jimmy Bartel - Unrestricted (14 years)
Corey Enright - Unrestricted (16 years)
Steve Johnson - Unrestricted (14 years)
James Kelly - Unrestricted (14 years)
Andrew Mackie - Unrestricted (13 years)
Matthew Stokes - Unrestricted (10 years)

Gold Coast
nil

GWS
nil

Hawthorn
Matthew Suckling - Restricted (9 years)
Brendan Whitecross - Restricted (8 years)
Luke Hodge - Unrestricted (14 years)
Sam Mitchell - Unrestricted (14 years)

Melbourne
Colin Garland - Restricted (9 years)
Mark Jamar - Unrestricted (14 years)

North Melbourne
Nathan Grima - Restricted (8 years)
Robbie Tarrant - Restricted (8 years)
Michael Firrito - Unrestricted (13 years)
Brent Harvey - Unrestricted (20 years)
Scott McMahon - Unrestricted (11 years)
Drew Petrie - Unrestricted (15 years)

Port Adelaide
Kane Cornes - Unrestricted (15 years)
Tom Logan - Unrestricted (10 years)

Richmond
Alex Rance - Restricted (8 years)
Nathan Foley - Unrestricted (12 years)
Chris Newman - Unrestricted (15 years)

St Kilda
Sean Dempster - Restricted (8 years)
Adam Schneider - Restricted (8 years)
Jack Steven - Restricted (8 years)
Sam Fisher - Unrestricted (12 years)
Sam Gilbert - Unrestricted (10 years)

Sydney
Heath Grundy - Unrestricted (11 years)
Adam Goodes - Unrestricted (18 years)
Ted Richards - Unrestricted (10 years)

West Coast
Patrick McGinnity - Restricted (8 years)
Scott Selwood - Restricted (8 years)
Sam Butler - Unrestricted (12 years)
Beau Waters - Unrestricted (12 years)

Western Bulldogs
Jarrad Grant - Restricted (8 years)
Easton Wood - Restricted (8 years)
Matthew Boyd - Unrestricted (14 years)
Dale Morris - Unrestricted (11 years)
Robert Murphy - Unrestricted (16 years)

Will they go hard for an All-Australian WA boy like Rance? or should they chase another WA boy in Leuenberger to cover the loss of Cox? or is there someone else that takes your fancy? No? What about the 2016 free agents:

Adelaide
Nathan Van Berlo - Unrestricted (12 years)

Brisbane
Jack Redden - Restricted (8 years)
Daniel Rich - Restricted (8 years)
Daniel Merrett - Unrestricted (14 years)

Carlton
Chris Yarran - Restricted (8 years)
Kade Simpson - Unrestricted (14 years)

Collingwood
Jarryd Blair - Restricted (8 years)
Steele Sidebottom - Restricted (8 years)
Nathan Brown - Unrestricted (10 years)
Scott Pendlebury - Unrestricted (11 years)
Dane Swan - Unrestricted (15 years)
Alan Toovey - Unrestricted (12 years)

Essendon
Cale Hooker - Restricted (9 years)
David Myers - Restricted (9 years)
Heath Hocking - Unrestricted (11 years)
Jobe Watson - Unrestricted (14 years)

Fremantle
Chris Mayne - Restricted (9 years)
Clancee Pearce - Restricted (8 years)

Geelong
Tom Lonergan - Unrestricted (14 years)

Gold Coast
nil

GWS
nil

Hawthorn
nil

Melbourne
Jack Grimes - Restricted (9 years)
Neville Jetta - Restricted (8 years)
Jake Spencer - Restricted (9 years)
Jack Watts - Restricted (8 years)

North Melbourne
Jack Ziebell - Restricted (8 years)
Leigh Adams - Unrestricted (10 years)
Todd Goldstein - Unrestricted (10 years)
Lindsay Thomas - Unrestricted (10 years)
Daniel Wells - Unrestricted (14 years)

Port Adelaide
Hamish Hartlett - Restricted (8 years)
Paul Stewart - Unrestricted (10 years)

Richmond
Tyrone Vickery - Restricted (8 years)
Shane Edwards - Unrestricted (10 years)
Jack Riewoldt - Unrestricted (10 years)

St Kilda
David Armitage - Unrestricted (10 years)
Jarryn Geary - Unrestricted (10 years)
Leigh Montagna- Unrestricted (15 years)

Sydney
Craig Bird - Restricted (9 years)
Daniel Hannebery - Restricted (8 years)
Mike Pyke - Restricted (8 years)
Nick Smith - Unrestricted (10 years)

West Coast
Josh Kennedy - Restricted (9 years)
Chris Masten - Restricted (9 years)
Mitch Brown - Unrestricted (10 years)
Matt Priddis- Unrestricted (11 years)
Matt Rosa - Unrestricted (12 years)
Will Schofield - Unrestricted (10 years)

Western Bulldogs
Will Minson - Unrestricted (15 years)

The obvious names in 2016 are Rich and Yarran given they are WA boys. Maybe I'm way off. What do you guys think?

 

[dajesmac]

I'd probably narrow the list down across both years to the following names:

Pat Dangerfield
Daniel Rich
Chris Yarran
Jack Redden
Cale Hooker
Neville Jetta
David Myers
Alex Rance
Jack Steven
Matt Suckling

Factoring in positional need, age and likelihood (even some I've listed are very remote). The rest are probably irrelevant. The standouts would naturally be Redden or Dangerfield. Rich and Yarran are probably the ones we'd have the best chance at.

 

[lmach]

or should they chase another WA boy in Leuenberger to cover the loss of Cox?

 

[bodazoka]

Pat Dangerfield
Daniel Rich
Chris Yarran
Jack Redden
Cale Hooker
Neville Jetta
David Myers
Alex Rance
Jack Steven
Matt Suckling.

Geez youd love to have any of those names on your list really wouldn't you.

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

Would it be worth perusing rance ? He is a west coast supporter and an upgrade on brown and schofield .
Then use brown or schofield as trade bait !
It would also piss off freo .

 

[RookiePick]

I'd probably narrow the list down across both years to the following names:

Pat Dangerfield
Daniel Rich
Chris Yarran
Jack Redden
Cale Hooker
Neville Jetta
David Myers
Alex Rance
Jack Steven
Matt Suckling

Factoring in positional need, age and likelihood (even some I've listed are very remote). The rest are probably irrelevant. The standouts would naturally be Redden or Dangerfield. Rich and Yarran are probably the ones we'd have the best chance at.

No love for Sidebum?

 

[ziad]

Would it be worth perusing rance ? He is a west coast supporter and an upgrade on brown and schofield .
Then use brown or schofield as trade bait !
It would also piss off freo .

That's good enough reason.

I actually think he is over hyped by the media.

 

[lmach]

Rance is overhyped, yeah, but it'd be funny having he and Emac in the same team after last year.

 

[Vin28]

Give Brown to the tigers for Rance

 

[mick06]

882 a week or so ago some caller was banging on hard that rance and freo was basically a done deal.
sounded quite floggish, reckoned he had family links and all that

 

[jesterwester]

882 a week or so ago some caller was banging on hard that rance and freo was basically a done deal.
sounded quite floggish, reckoned he had family links and all that

His family is in Victoria now with him, as I understand it. Unsure as to his wife though, shes a perth girl.

Why would he come back now?

 

[mick06]

His family is in Victoria now with him, as I understand it. Unsure as to his wife though, shes a perth girl.

Why would he come back now?

Rance is married...to a woman?

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

Give Brown to the tigers for Rance

That's not the point . Get rance as a F/A to replace brown for free . Then trade brown for a pick . Another draft pick 20-30 range to use or trade with would be the point

 

[Eagles Feast]

Free agency is the greatest de-equalisation policy we've had in the last 100 years of footy. Unless you get pick 3 for James Frawley and then try sweep that comment under the rug...

Personally Yarran out of those lists that most fits a need and possibly attainable. Would like to tempt Hannebery and Sidebottom also

 

[eagle eyed]

As much as I would like Rance, I reckon he'll re-sign with the tiges. I'd much prefer us throw cash at a mid/mid rotation so we could improve our most deficient area.

 

[Chris_6678]

Rance will not be leaving the Tigers.

 

[Matchu]

Rance will not be leaving the Tigers.

Are you sure?

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2015-02-10/alex-rance-breaks-contract-silence

 

[Quinz]

I'd love to get Rance, it'd be good having two of the top 5 key defenders in the league.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Are you sure?

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2015-02-10/alex-rance-breaks-contract-silence

It's not as if he really gave anything away in that interview. Typical robotic answer every out of contract player gives before most of them re-sign.

It's not like he said he's exploring all options or looking to the future and the bigger picture or anything.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Would be good to get Rance so we can upgrade Mackenzie.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

882 a week or so ago some caller was banging on hard that rance and freo was basically a done deal.
sounded quite floggish, reckoned he had family links and all that

What a flog to come out and say that if he does have family connections.

 

[RookiePick]

Would be good to get Rance so we can drop him to the twos and get AA for Mackenzie.

I have a cunning plan milord...

 

[BITW]

Chris Judd - Restricted (8 years)

teehee

 

[dajesmac]

No love for Sidebum?

I deemed him unrealistic but then again you could probably lump a few on that list with him as equally so.

 

[LordHaart]

What are the chances of West Coast chasing a big free agent in the next two years? Here is a current list of the 2015 free agents:

Adelaide
Patrick Dangerfield - Restricted (8 years)
Brodie Martin - Restricted (8 years)
Andy Otten - Restricted (8 years)
Richard Douglas - Unrestricted (10 years)
Brent Reilly - Unrestricted (14 years)
Scott Thompson - Unrestricted (10 years)

Brisbane
Matthew Leuenberger - Restricted (9 years)
Jed Adcock - Unrestricted (12 years)

Carlton
Dennis Armfield - Restricted (8 years)
David Ellard - Restricted (8 years)
Chris Judd - Restricted (8 years)
Matthew Kreuzer - Restricted (8 years)
Andrew Carrazzo - Unrestricted (12 years)

Collingwood
Brent Macaffer - Restricted (9 years)

Essendon
Tom Bellchambers - Restricted (8 years)
Tayte Pears - Restricted (8 years)
Courtenay Dempsey Unrestricted (10 years)
Dustin Fletcher - Unrestricted (23 years)
Brent Stanton - Unrestricted (12 years)
Jason Winderlich - Unrestricted (13 years)

Fremantle
Ryan Crowley - Unrestricted (13 years)
Paul Duffield - Unrestricted (12 years)
Michael Johnson - Unrestricted (11 years)
Luke McPharlin - Unrestricted (14 years)
Matthew Pavlich - Unrestricted (16 years)
Aaron Sandilands - Unrestricted (14 years)

Geelong
Tom Hawkins - Restricted (9 years)
Dawson Simpson - Restricted (8 years)
Jimmy Bartel - Unrestricted (14 years)
Corey Enright - Unrestricted (16 years)
Steve Johnson - Unrestricted (14 years)
James Kelly - Unrestricted (14 years)
Andrew Mackie - Unrestricted (13 years)
Matthew Stokes - Unrestricted (10 years)

Gold Coast
nil

GWS
nil

Hawthorn
Matthew Suckling - Restricted (9 years)
Brendan Whitecross - Restricted (8 years)
Luke Hodge - Unrestricted (14 years)
Sam Mitchell - Unrestricted (14 years)

Melbourne
Colin Garland - Restricted (9 years)
Mark Jamar - Unrestricted (14 years)

North Melbourne
Nathan Grima - Restricted (8 years)
Robbie Tarrant - Restricted (8 years)
Michael Firrito - Unrestricted (13 years)
Brent Harvey - Unrestricted (20 years)
Scott McMahon - Unrestricted (11 years)
Drew Petrie - Unrestricted (15 years)

Port Adelaide
Kane Cornes - Unrestricted (15 years)
Tom Logan - Unrestricted (10 years)

Richmond
Alex Rance - Restricted (8 years)
Nathan Foley - Unrestricted (12 years)
Chris Newman - Unrestricted (15 years)

St Kilda
Sean Dempster - Restricted (8 years)
Adam Schneider - Restricted (8 years)
Jack Steven - Restricted (8 years)
Sam Fisher - Unrestricted (12 years)
Sam Gilbert - Unrestricted (10 years)

Sydney
Heath Grundy - Unrestricted (11 years)
Adam Goodes - Unrestricted (18 years)
Ted Richards - Unrestricted (10 years)

West Coast
Patrick McGinnity - Restricted (8 years)
Scott Selwood - Restricted (8 years)
Sam Butler - Unrestricted (12 years)
Beau Waters - Unrestricted (12 years)

Western Bulldogs
Jarrad Grant - Restricted (8 years)
Easton Wood - Restricted (8 years)
Matthew Boyd - Unrestricted (14 years)
Dale Morris - Unrestricted (11 years)
Robert Murphy - Unrestricted (16 years)

Will they go hard for an All-Australian WA boy like Rance? or should they chase another WA boy in Leuenberger to cover the loss of Cox? or is there someone else that takes your fancy? No? What about the 2016 free agents:

Adelaide
Nathan Van Berlo - Unrestricted (12 years)

Brisbane
Jack Redden - Restricted (8 years)
Daniel Rich - Restricted (8 years)
Daniel Merrett - Unrestricted (14 years)

Carlton
Chris Yarran - Restricted (8 years)
Kade Simpson - Unrestricted (14 years)

Collingwood
Jarryd Blair - Restricted (8 years)
Steele Sidebottom - Restricted (8 years)
Nathan Brown - Unrestricted (10 years)
Scott Pendlebury - Unrestricted (11 years)
Dane Swan - Unrestricted (15 years)
Alan Toovey - Unrestricted (12 years)

Essendon
Cale Hooker - Restricted (9 years)
David Myers - Restricted (9 years)
Heath Hocking - Unrestricted (11 years)
Jobe Watson - Unrestricted (14 years)

Fremantle
Chris Mayne - Restricted (9 years)
Clancee Pearce - Restricted (8 years)

Geelong
Tom Lonergan - Unrestricted (14 years)

Gold Coast
nil

GWS
nil

Hawthorn
nil

Melbourne
Jack Grimes - Restricted (9 years)
Neville Jetta - Restricted (8 years)
Jake Spencer - Restricted (9 years)
Jack Watts - Restricted (8 years)

North Melbourne
Jack Ziebell - Restricted (8 years)
Leigh Adams - Unrestricted (10 years)
Todd Goldstein - Unrestricted (10 years)
Lindsay Thomas - Unrestricted (10 years)
Daniel Wells - Unrestricted (14 years)

Port Adelaide
Hamish Hartlett - Restricted (8 years)
Paul Stewart - Unrestricted (10 years)

Richmond
Tyrone Vickery - Restricted (8 years)
Shane Edwards - Unrestricted (10 years)
Jack Riewoldt - Unrestricted (10 years)

St Kilda
David Armitage - Unrestricted (10 years)
Jarryn Geary - Unrestricted (10 years)
Leigh Montagna- Unrestricted (15 years)

Sydney
Craig Bird - Restricted (9 years)
Daniel Hannebery - Restricted (8 years)
Mike Pyke - Restricted (8 years)
Nick Smith - Unrestricted (10 years)

West Coast
Josh Kennedy - Restricted (9 years)
Chris Masten - Restricted (9 years)
Mitch Brown - Unrestricted (10 years)
Matt Priddis- Unrestricted (11 years)
Matt Rosa - Unrestricted (12 years)
Will Schofield - Unrestricted (10 years)

Western Bulldogs
Will Minson - Unrestricted (15 years)

The obvious names in 2016 are Rich and Yarran given they are WA boys. Maybe I'm way off. What do you guys think?

Forgive my JAFNOrance*, but what do the # years mean in this list?

*Read the preseason thread, you'll figure it out.