Most impressive list rejuvenation in one off-season?

[DaVillaBlues]

Hawthorn 2004 draft, Roughie, Franklin and Jordan Lewis is by far the best in the modern/draft era.

Pretty hard to top that, aside from Dangerfield, none of the Cats recruits are close to being in the same league as the Hawks 04 draftees.

 

[Borderline]

Freo 15/16

In: Bennell, McCarthy, S Johnson, Hogan

 

[iBeng]

You forgot Xavier Clarke!

Oh jeez how could I forget the crown jewel!

 

[demondavey]

Looking at Geelong:

Ins: Dangerfield, Selwood, Henderson, Zac Smith.

What is the best example of a club transforming its list for the better in one off season? Will anyone top Geelong's efforts this year?

For Geelong to get all those players the trade off will be enormous, 4 established players, not to mention Dangerfield alone, will cost them all of their first rounders + players. Can't see them doing it, it isn't really the Geelong way. Rebuilding for a quick flag perhaps?

 

[BM123]

Hawthorn in 2009

IN
Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide)
Josh Gibson (North Melbourne)
Ben Stratton (National draft, pick 46) (WAFL)
Taylor Duryea (National draft, pick 69)
Luke Breust (2009 rookie draft, pick 47)


OUT:

Josh Kennedy (Sydney)
Ben McGlynn (Sydney)
Stewart Dew (retired)
Trent Croad (retired)
Mark Williams (Essendon)

This wins by a mile for me.

Five gun players for Kennedy and steak knives.

 

[BM123]

Hawthorn could easily steal Henderson away from Geelong if they wanted.

 

[demondavey]

Hawthorn could easily steal Henderson away from Geelong if they wanted.

Massive chance..... Massive

 

[fpm84]

Wtf are they gunna do, play 9 ruckmen?

No, we'll just hope that one of them is fit at any given time.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Looking at Geelong:

Ins: Dangerfield, Selwood, Henderson, Zac Smith.

What is the best example of a club transforming its list for the better in one off season? Will anyone top Geelong's efforts this year?

Cost:

Dangerfield: two 1st rounders
Selwood: 1st-2nd rounder when WC match
Henderson: 1st-2nd rounder
Zac Smith: 2nd rounder

Not gonna happen.

 

[SizeMatters]

Beams, Christensen, Robinson, Dawson, Harris and McGrath? Would be hard to top that? 2 of the new recruits winning BnF and Bundy coming in runner up? Dawson and Harris are 200 gamers and McGrath was best 22 before foot injury.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Hawthorn in 2009

IN
Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide)
Josh Gibson (North Melbourne)
Ben Stratton (National draft, pick 46) (WAFL)
Taylor Duryea (National draft, pick 69)
Luke Breust (2009 rookie draft, pick 47)


OUT:

Josh Kennedy (Sydney)
Ben McGlynn (Sydney)
Stewart Dew (retired)
Trent Croad (retired)
Mark Williams (Essendon)

20 premierships between that lot. Sheesh.

 

[Sttew]

Geelong 2010 - Out: Gary Ablett Jnr

Won premiership next year

 

[gym4life]

Gold Coast win: Ablett, bennell, swallow, prestia, hickey, caddy, Dixon, day, nicholls, lynch and may.

 

[atlaser]

Blitz could keep playing midfield and we could turn Stanley into a wing/midfielder then play Smith as ruck and use Vardy and Clark as forwards/backup rucks and Walker as a backup to the backups if too many get injured. Dawson Simpson can play occasionally when not injured.

Rhys stanley is a ruckman.

 

[atlaser]

You forgot Xavier Clarke!

Hey, people seem to forget that Xman was a pretty good player actually. Just got absolutely wrecked by injuries.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Hawthorn 2004 draft, Roughie, Franklin and Jordan Lewis is by far the best in the modern/draft era.

Pretty hard to top that, aside from Dangerfield, none of the Cats recruits are close to being in the same league as the Hawks 04 draftees.

Geelong '01 draft Ablett Jnr. Bartel, Kelly, Johnson, Max Rooke

'99 draft Joel Corey, Paul Chapman, Cameron Ling, Corey Enright

 

[SgtSchulz]

Port Adelaide 1991:

Troy Bond
Nathan Buckley
Darryl Poole
Stephen Carter
Brett Chalmers
Roger Delaney
Phil McGuinness
Wes Fellowes
Peter Crerar
Danny Hughes
Garry Smallridge
Julian Burton

 

[CrazyKenny]

Carlton in the last few years:

OUT: Kennedy, Waite, Garlett, Betts, other players who can kick goals

IN: Dale Thomas

We win.

 

[Wetdog]

Port Adelaide 1991:

Troy Bond
Nathan Buckley
Darryl Poole
Stephen Carter
Brett Chalmers
Roger Delaney
Phil McGuinness
Wes Fellowes
Peter Crerar
Danny Hughes
Garry Smallridge
Julian Burton

Nathan Buckley and who?

 

[SgtSchulz]

Carlton in the last few years:

OUT: Kennedy, Waite, Garlett, Betts, other players who can kick goals

IN: Dale Thomas

We win.

Fevola

 

[J_Moore]

Hawthorn in 2009

IN
Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide)
Josh Gibson (North Melbourne)
Ben Stratton (National draft, pick 46) (WAFL)
Taylor Duryea (National draft, pick 69)
Luke Breust (2009 rookie draft, pick 47)


OUT:

Josh Kennedy (Sydney)
Ben McGlynn (Sydney)
Stewart Dew (retired)
Trent Croad (retired)
Mark Williams (Essendon)

Good year for us, too.

Kennedy, Mumford, Jetta (all key to the 2012 flag)
McGlynn & Reid (handy contributors in 2012)
Bradshaw & Dennis-Lane (Decent 1-year cameos in 2010).

Transformed us from a side that had just missed finals and looked due for a quick slide down the ladder, into a team that choked itself out of a prelim-final appearance the very next season, then a flag two years after that. Not the Hawks threepeat, for sure, but nothing to sneeze at. A good argument could be made that Kennedy, Mumford and Jetta were probably more key to Sydney's success than any of the 5 Hawks brought in that year.

 

[Boob_Radley]

In 2006 Port managed to get:
Robbie Gray
Justin Westhoff
David Rodan
Travis Boak

Probably our best off-season

One of these names is not like the others.

 

[Bulldog1954]

Danger is obviously a freak - Henderson is handy but let's not pretend Selwood or Smith are going to make a huge difference. They will also almost certainly lose a decent player through trades to bring all 4 in.

 

[footyfan1978]

Looking at Geelong:

Ins: Dangerfield, Selwood, Henderson, Zac Smith.

What is the best example of a club transforming its list for the better in one off season?

At the conclusion of 1985 Swans were 3rd last on the ladder.
1986 Sydney Swans first got Geelong coach Tom Hafey.
Then raided Geelong list of Greg Williams, Bernard Toohey and David Bolton
Champion centreman, classy half backer and pacy winger type.
They then got classy Essendon midfielder Merv Neagle (loved watching this guy play) and Gerard Healy off Melbourne. Healy a few years earlier kicked 77 goals as a forward but by this stage was a ruck rover type. Great long kick.
They also snared quality player from Bulldogs Jim Edmond, Paul Morwood from Saints and ruckman Glenn Coleman from Fitzroy.
At the end of home and away rounds of 1986 they were second on the ladder.
Greg Williams won his first Brownlow that year.
Greg Williams and Gerard Healy were devastating as a duo from centre for Swans.

There will never be an off season of player movements like there was from 1985 to 1986.
Truly was incredible.
In 1987 Swans at one stage had three matches in a row they scored 30 goals or more. Cannot see that ever happening again.

 

[coniglio_number1]

One of these names is not like the others.

Well to be fair rodan is a great dancer