Thats a 'NO NEALE' from me.
Too old, now getting injured
Too old, now getting injured
List Mgmt. 2026 Trade/Contract Discussion
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Not sure, but imagine Karl Langdon as a father in law?
Also not sure we have a need for Neale now. Has a great pedigree, but we have sufficient traded seniors now, and exponential growth in our juniors this preseason, let's move forward with our youth.
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That's actually pretty clever, especially with the change to the sub rule
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With the way he gets around thats potentially going to be a bumper crop too!
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Bobby Hill granted a leave of absence by the pies. Coming home at the end of the season?
Father son is 100 games not a 150.
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Be a good pickup for the Shockers!
Would be a massive upgrade instead of Brockman.
Would be a massive upgrade on all of our small forwards.
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isn't he on around $1M mark and 4 years?
Lol - no way would I want someone who's just missed two years of football with whatever issues he has. I think it's more like career over if he can't get back on the field.
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Look at our small forward stocks, we can 100% afford to take a chance on a former NS medal winner.
Wouldn't mind Hill at WC at all.
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When the alternative is Owies and Brockman, you are taking Hill every day of the week
Would be cheap too with his time missed
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Just have a Geraldton Street Fight to determine the winner of the list spot
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Not sure why everyone is so quick to write off the Champion/Williams/Long trio from sorting the problem out. I dont really have any issue with our small forward stocks because you got 3 guys ready for a chance.
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For sure we do, its a matter of if they take their chance to replace Cripps and Brockman this year.
The positions will be VERY much up for grabs.
But I can see our smaller forwards made up of Hewett HF rotating mid, Kelly HF, Baker SF, Newton SF, Gross HF.
The next in line will be Long/Owies/Champion/T Williams.
2026 presents an opportunity for several with Cripps & Brockman not going on past 2026 imo.
Owies/Long will need breakout years or they will be relegated to WAFL/Owies and Long/delist.
Our SF/HF stocks are just ok if we kick out Brockman/Cripps/Long/Owies.
Kelly will be delegated to HF and rotating mid when needed but really only has another year or so of serviceable footy.
I have more faith in Yeo playing a HF/SF role away from the midfield than I do Kelly but 2026 will be a massive year for both.
This is why I see our SF stocks as needing another 2 X factor SF options very soon.
That maybe McGlade or another NGA this draft but they are still several years away from full time players.
This is also why I believe we need another high end midfielder in 2026, because the likely hood of every one making a full time mid are 50/50.
Newton/Gross/S Allen/maybe Rodriguez are probably a group that will be HF/SF options going forward as our midfield gets stronger and more quality.
CDT is our newest and bestest small forward
Might need to redraft Mitch Brown to replenish small forward stocks
Not writing them off at all, they just haven't written themselves in yet?
It's great to have that depth though and someone's bound to rise up and grab the chance.
Meanwhile Baker is very adaptable and would be an absolute terrier up front.
You've got Newton and Gross as possibilities.
Yeo might rotate from mid to back with Starcevich, or mid to forward with Kelly or Hewett. We have more options than last year.
Agree with WCE777, more faith in Yeo forward than Kelly. He has more class, and a competitive bull.
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Hopefully the 2026 draft will provide us with some quality bargain NGA small forwards, or pay some other teams back by poaching theirs if available.
I think we’d miss Baker’s tenacity if we moved him forward. He’d give it a crack but it wouldn’t be a good move for either party imo.
Newton should get a good chance this season. Sounds like we’ve really rated him.
Newton should get a good chance this season. Sounds like we’ve really rated him.
