List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion

[Squizz89]

its easy from the cheap seats but i dont understand how hipwood had knee soreness in april and didnt have a scan on that area until september (which was for an entirely unrelated issue)? impossible to know when the acl tear occurred but this seems fairly poor management from the club.

That’s what I was thinking this morning. I mean he’s clearly been playing through soreness. Your knee doesn’t get strapped for no reason. Coupling this, with like I said earlier, the issues we’ve been having getting some of those guys with LTI’s back on the field and up to speed is a bit of a worry.

Edit. Maybe there was a scan but to not pick it up at the time seems odd to say the least.

 

[rye]

On the face of what's been reported I don't believe that could've happened.

Something not right about the story. No club wouldn't scan a very sore knee.

just seems very bizarre, especially with a guy who has had a reco before.

 

[martinson]

just seems very bizarre, especially with a guy who has had a reco before.

We're not having much luck with ACL's or the recovery from them over the last couple of years are we.

 

[Mr Ripper]

just seems very bizarre, especially with a guy who has had a reco before.

Another item for the list of questions to ask at the agm.

 

[braddsey]

if they played hipwood with the knowledge he had a tear in his acl i would suggest the club was straight up negligent and hope that is not what occurred.

Why? There’s grades to everything. If they assess he’s not at significant risk of doing further damage, then play on.
Fans all get stuck into him for underperforming, but we’ve shown we really have no viable alternative. He takes a defender and provides a contest. The hope was probably that he could limp through to the end of the season. Calf injury put a line through that so can come clean now and send him for surgery if they’ve assessed he can’t get back.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Darcy Jones worth a look ? Would love to have his speed

 

[blueiris]

Darcy Jones worth a look ? Would love to have his speed

No chance especially with us spending our cap on 3 injured players

 

[Big Sauce 21]

No chance especially with us spending our cap on 3 injured players

He goes and does that. I want the little dude

 

[braddsey]

Darcy Jones worth a look ? Would love to have his speed

Put a line through him. Just injured his knee.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Put a line through him. Just injured his knee.

Lions curse

 

[haystark]

Darcy Jones worth a look ? Would love to have his speed

Looks like he has done his knee so no thanks

 

[GenericUsername202]

In regards to Hipwood, it seems like our club asks a lot of our players to play through injuries. I bet you if i our season ended last night, half our squad would probably require some sort of surgery. Mcluggage included

 

[Nathan Barley]

Looks like he has done his knee so no thanks

Would be his second ACL as well relevant to the discussion about our ACLs

 

[Bucking Beads]

Darcy Jones worth a look ? Would love to have his speed

We won't be getting him but there's no doubt we need to find some speed across the park.

 

[Sproj]

So I guess next year we could be looking at something like this as our first choice side:
FB: Zorko, Payne, Lester (unless he is retiring?)
HB: Fletcher, Andrews, Ridley
C: WAshcroft, Neale, Berry
HF: LAshcroft, Allen, Lohmann
FF: Rayner, Morris, Bailey
Fol: Draper, Dunkley, McCluggage
Int: Wilmott, Coleman, Annable, Marshall, Reville

Others rotating in and out: Fort, Gallop, McLachlan, McCarthy, Doedee, Smith, Tunstill, ZZ, Cameron

Out: Hipwood (injured), Answerth (injured), Starcevich (traded), Ah Chee (traded), McInerney (retired?), Lester (retired?), Day (retired), McKenna (traded? / retired?)

 

[jfn]

See someone like Mannagh last night and think to myself it would be great to add someone like him. I guess we used to have Linc.

Just feel we’d be better off replacing at least 1 of Charlie, Kai or Cal with someone who can provide that manic pressure

I think his addition to Geelongs forwardline has made a big difference with the rest of their smalls not being overly quick or strong tacklers

Cam can do it sometimes but I’d rather he be used more offensively. I’d like to see him kick 50 goals next year

 

[blueiris]

So I guess next year we could be looking at something like this as our first choice side:
FB: Zorko, Payne, Lester (unless he is retiring?)
HB: Fletcher, Andrews, Ridley
C: WAshcroft, Neale, Berry
HF: Cameron, Allen, Lohmann
FF: Rayner, Morris, Bailey
Fol: Draper, Dunkley, McCluggage
Int: Wilmott, Coleman, Annable, Marshall, Reville

Others rotating in and out: Fort, Gallop, McLachlan, McCarthy, Doedee, Smith, Tunstill, ZZ

Out: Hipwood (injured), Answerth (injured), Starcevich (traded), Ah Chee (traded), McInerney (retired?), Lester (retired?), Day (retired), McKenna (traded? / retired?)

You forgot Lash

 

[Sproj]

You forgot Lash

Fixed

 

[Thomasno]

With Hipwood down for most of next year now we absolutely NEED Draper. Handy when resting forward and athletic enough that he might be able to cover Hipwood’s insane workrate

Trust Dom to deliver

 

[jfn]

Bit of a mini rebuild is needed because of 4 factors.

-Possible trades out.
-Injuries restricting team selection next year.
-Veterans losing form rapidly. (Charlie looks lost, Lester brilliant this year but time catching up fast. Lachie and Oscar struggling to play sore.)
-Need to build cohesion with the possible inclusion of Allen, Draper, Ridley, and ????, I wouldn't be surprised if another big name is considered.

Time for concern but not time to panic.
Hopefully the premiership window remains open for a few years.

 

[BangyBangy]

With Hipwood down for most of next year now we absolutely NEED Draper. Handy when resting forward and athletic enough that he might be able to cover Hipwood’s insane workrate

Trust Dom to deliver

Is he out for most of next year?

It's not an ACL & it's a partial ACL. They stated in the article that it's going to be repaired not a reconstruction.

Might be more of a Lars type recovery time.

Anyone on the board a surgeon? Or better at Chat GPT than me?

Btw, I'm on the Draper wagon no matter what.

 

[BangyBangy]

Bit of a mini rebuild is needed because of 4 factors.

-Possible trades out.
-Injuries restricting team selection next year.
-Veterans losing form rapidly. (Charlie looks lost, Lester brilliant this year but time catching up fast. Lachie and Oscar struggling to play sore.)
-Need to build cohesion with the possible inclusion of Allen, Draper, Ridley, and ????, I wouldn't be surprised if another big name is considered.

Time for concern but not time to panic.
Hopefully the premiership window remains open for a few years.

I don't want to go full 3KZ on your arse, but I actually think Lester is getting better & dare I say it faster every year (wasn't a whippet to begin with to be fair).

I think I saw in one of the articles that we are also chasing Budarick from the Suns.

I know nothing of him other than his name sounds like Baldrick. That's enough for me, I'm in.

 

[Tom14]

Is he out for most of next year?

It's not an ACL & it's a partial ACL. They stated in the article that it's going to be repaired not a reconstruction.

Might be more of a Lars type recovery time.

Anyone on the board a surgeon? Or better at Chat GPT than me?

Btw, I'm on the Draper wagon no matter what.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Is he out for most of next year?

It's not an ACL & it's a partial ACL. They stated in the article that it's going to be repaired not a reconstruction.

Might be more of a Lars type recovery time.

Anyone on the board a surgeon? Or better at Chat GPT than me?

Btw, I'm on the Draper wagon no matter what.

It will be reco, 9ish months

 

[Tom14]

It will be reco, 9ish months

Word used in the club article was repair not reco. Not clear on the difference myself.