Past #33: Ed Vickers-Willis - delisted at end of 2020 season - won't be offered a new contract - 21 NM games - thanks EVW

[Rusty Buckets]

So we're stuck with MacMillan for another season ... Terrific.

 

[giantroo]

I believe we'll find out more tomorrow.

Should find out more today.

So has it been confirmed? Really hoping the rumours aren’t true. Surely if they are true he hasn’t pulled the pin straight away...

I had him pencilled in as a future captain. So much potential and has such natural football IQ.

What’s the go if he does pull the pin? Do we get an extra list spot? Or because it’s past the list lodgement date we won’t?

Has it actually been confirmed?

Nothing on twitter

 

[Hojuman]

Life just sometimes isn't fair. Sure we've all had a dose of that.

J. Smith
T. Curran
EVW

Sure there are others l've forgotten even buggers like Menzel & Walker.

 

[year of the roo]

Life just sometimes isn't fair. Sure we've all had a dose of that.

J. Smith
T. Curran
EVW

Sure there are others l've forgotten even buggers like Menzel & Walker.

B.Grima was a certainty to make it if his body had held up IMO.

 

[King Hansen]

Sucks
Recover fast Ed

 

[The Warlord]

Poor bugger. Just no luck.

 

[blackshadow]

He's copped a shitty deal. I hope he can make it back.

 

[Jasemon]

Curious as to how these leaks occur, moreso from who. Not doubting that this news will be confirmed soon (if indeed it’s the case) but I’m guessing we really do have some inner scrotums on here dishing out latest and greatest. Either way, if true this is such sad news. Always seemed such a big part of our future.

 

[Egga]

Life just sometimes isn't fair. Sure we've all had a dose of that.

J. Smith
T. Curran
EVW

Sure there are others l've forgotten even buggers like Menzel & Walker.

K. Harper

 

[Pykie]

So has it been confirmed? Really hoping the rumours aren’t true. Surely if they are true he hasn’t pulled the pin straight away...

I had him pencilled in as a future captain. So much potential and has such natural football IQ.

What’s the go if he does pull the pin? Do we get an extra list spot? Or because it’s past the list lodgement date we won’t?

Docherty did his knee straight after the draft last year and Carlton were able to replace him in the SSP period.


This was from early December last year:




That is a worse case scenario if he didn't retire.

If he retires, final list lodgements aren't until after the draft, we would have another list spot for the draft. I'm sure the club will want an answer on that before the draft. If he retires instantly, I think we would probably sign Walker as a delisted free agent before the draft.

 

[Wild Bill]

Terrible news - I wonder is it worth giving Thompson a call?

Backline is really thin.

 

[year of the roo]

K. Harper

Injuries certainly didn't help but his main issues were above the shoulders.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Terrible news - I wonder is it worth giving Thompson a call?

Backline is really thin.

We’ll just take Josh Walker now as a dfa and still have 4 picks in the draft

 

[Rusty Buckets]

We’ll just take Josh Walker now as a dfa and still have 4 picks in the draft

Is Walker the next Glen Jakovich or something? Do we want to build towards something sustainable or just keep papering over the cracks with these C graders?

 

[The Nostradamus]

Is Walker the next Glen Jakovich or something? Do we want to build towards something sustainable or just keep papering over the cracks with these C graders?

He’s a solid player to bridge the gap between Tarrant and Durdin etc

 

[Rusty Buckets]

He’s a solid player to bridge the gap between Tarrant and Durdin etc

Let's just back McKay in for christ sakes. We need to be realistic as to where the list is at. The stop-gap measures and short-sightedness of Scott/Joyce is the reason we're still a middling team.

 

[Horace]

What rotten luck for EVW. I hope he recovers well and has plenty of support around him. I can't imagine the thoughts that must be going through his head at the moment but he must be wondering why me?

I hate hearing news of any player doing an ACL. Such a long hard recovery. Most players never come back quite the same and every time they go out to train or play there must be that scary thought of doing it again in the back of their heads.

And here's a bit of old fashioned farming style way of maybe strengthening his knees if he does to decide to have another go at getting back. Send him bush, put him on an older style tractor, with a heavy clutch and brakes and getting him doing all sorts of tractor work. As a kid I used to have fairly ordinary knees but years of ploughing, cutting hay, spreading super, grading farm tracks, all that sort of stuff, strengthened my knees to a considerable degree. Better than all the physio they do these days!

 

[toepoker]

Absolutely terrible news but from a list management perspective November is way better than 20 minutes into Round 1

 

[Snake_Baker]

Has anything been confirmed yet?

 

[Flawed Genius]

Has anything been confirmed yet?

Negatory

We're all still going off TAO's mail which of course there is little reason to suspect is inaccurate

But nothing official from club

 

[New_Roo]

Let's just back McKay in for christ sakes. We need to be realistic as to where the list is at. The stop-gap measures and short-sightedness of Scott/Joyce is the reason we're still a middling team.

If Mckay is good enough he has the opportunity to keep walker out. Surely extra competition is better and him earning the spot rather than throwing him in as there is no one left


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[Snake_Baker]

Negatory

We're all still going off TAO's mail which of course there is little reason to suspect is inaccurate

But nothing official from club

I see, well, knowing how the resident neurotics love to run full steam ahead with the slightest hint of bad news, I think I'll sit and wait.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Let's just back McKay in for christ sakes. We need to be realistic as to where the list is at. The stop-gap measures and short-sightedness of Scott/Joyce is the reason we're still a middling team.

Let’s not just gift McKay games by having no competition for him and instead make him work for it and force his way in past Josh Walker

 

[roos_tt29]

Has anything been confirmed yet?

Nothing on Twitter as yet - not many rumours there, but got some good people in the know here.

Terrible news though

My wife has done 2 in the last 2 years and it's such a tough journey back from 1 let alone multiple...

 

[jezaroo]

Shizehousen, poor guy. Another unfilled talent