Player Watch 2018 retirements and delistings

[Andrew Birch]

Tom Bell, Rohan Bewick, Marco Paparone, Claye Beams, Jake Barrett all delisted.

Paparone looked like he was going to be a decent player in his 3rd year. Played 22 games averaging 19 possies & 6.4 marks. Not sure whether it was injuries or form for him falling out of favour over the last 2 years. Hopefully he gets another chance at AFL level as de-listed free agent.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Aaron Black, Stewart Crameri, Ryan Gardner, Cory Gregson, Matthew Hayball and Timm House all delisted by Geelong.

 

[Milanista28]

Gregson looked a likely type early days what happened?

 

[Damon_3388]

Paparone looked like he was going to be a decent player in his 3rd year. Played 22 games averaging 19 possies & 6.4 marks. Not sure whether it was injuries or form for him falling out of favour over the last 2 years. Hopefully he gets another chance at AFL level as de-listed free agent.

When you analyse further, that year he was basically playing as a 195cm kick-gathering loose defender, who had (despite getting plenty of ball, and plenty of opposition forward 50 entries) a relatively low number of intercept possessions and 1%ers. I guess (along with the injuries) there was questions over his ability to actually defend as a tall defender.

 

[Damon_3388]

Gregson looked a likely type early days what happened?

Repeated injury, never improved, overhyped because he could perform a gymnastic floor routine.

 

[Ricky Vaughn]

Gregson looked a likely type early days what happened?

2 and a half years of injuries.

 

[The 747]

Repeated injury, never improved, overhyped because he could perform a gymnastic floor routine.

Was actually better in his debut year than any other. Think we are planning only taking only two injury riddled small forwards into 2019.

Why we have them at all is a good question because when I watched us play this year we had Danger, Kelly, Ablett playing those roles.

 

[Damon_3388]

Was actually better in his debut year than any other. Think we are planning only taking only two injury riddled small forwards into 2019.

Why we have them at all is a good question because when I watched us play this year we had Danger, Kelly, Ablett playing those roles.

I think Cockatoo is worth persisting with. Could become a similar player to Jed Anderson (coincidentally, also an Indigenous player from the NT) with fitness and midfield time.

 

[The 747]

I think Cockatoo is worth persisting with. Could become a similar player to Jed Anderson (coincidentally, also an Indigenous player from the NT) with fitness and midfield time.

I think Cockatoo has a lot of potential but he just can't get on the park.

 

[kane249]

I think Cockatoo has a lot of potential but he just can't get on the park.

Would Geelong be better playing him closer to goals and not in the midfield to lessen the load on his hammies?

 

[ROOTA#6]

Would Geelong be better playing him closer to goals and not in the midfield to lessen the load on his hammies?

That would be worse in my opinion as that smaller pressure forward type role would require more explosive acceleration type actions which typically increases your hamstring risk

 

[The 747]

Would Geelong be better playing him closer to goals and not in the midfield to lessen the load on his hammies?

We would be better off letting him get some continuity in his footy in the VFL instead of picking him for AFL whenever he is fit.

 

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Was actually better in his debut year than any other. Think we are planning only taking only two injury riddled small forwards into 2019.

Why we have them at all is a good question because when I watched us play this year we had Danger, Kelly, Ablett playing those roles.

Cause those injured small forwards know how to put pressure on unlike the names mentioned

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[Belnakor]

At some point you have to save the player from themselves.

 

[ashep]

The fact he made it back at all makes him a legend in my eyes. Nothing left to prove.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Alex Johnson can call it day knowing he gave it all he had. Not on the same scale obviously, but a bit like how Jason McCartney played that comeback game then finished up.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Feel for Alex but sydney can’t keep giving up a list spot for him.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Would take a hard headed individual to still want to push forward despite a 6th reco and knock back an off field role.

Feel sorry for the bloke but the Swans have done enough.

Maybe Johnson, Nathan Freeman, Anthony Morabito and a few other hard luck stories can get together and do a ‘Last Chance Saloon’ version of The Recruit?

 

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Can totally understand AJ not wanting an “off field” role at the Swans.

That would have been more mentally challenging watching from the other side of the fence than actually doing the knee rehab.

He will get a spot in a coaching department somewhere with-in days

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Could always keep him on their NEAFL list and see if he can get back late next year, with an eye to possibly re-drafting him.

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

Good decision by the swans. Paying a bloke thousands of $$$ for no output for 5 years already.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Looks like six of the seven 34/35yo's (Burgoyne, Sandilands, Morris, Simpson, Ablett, Hodge) will play on, with only Waite retiring. Unusual.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Looks like six of the seven 34/35yo's (Burgoyne, Sandilands, Morris, Simpson, Ablett, Hodge) will play on, with only Waite retiring. Unusual.

The consensus on the North board is that Waite should have gone on too.

 

[M Malice]

With player management strategies improving every year there's no reason why more and more players shouldn't be able to play on to 33-35 years of age. 33 is the new 30.