AFLW #2: Libby Birch - North trade R1P(19) and receive Birch+R2P(35) - Welcome Libby!

[giantroo]

Kangaroos welcome two-time All-Australian and premiership defender

Libby Birch arrives at Arden St following a trade with Melbourne

www.nmfc.com.au

 

[The Nostradamus]

Defence is set with birch and ferg

 

[giantroo]

 

[Mav]

great get.

 

[DEVO]

The Great Wall of Arden Street is reinforced.

It will be interesting to see how she will fit in.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

If they make it impossible for us to improve through the draft, we absolutely should use those late picks for great trades like this.

 

[Horace]

Hopefully with the return of Vicki Wall (after she has been reprogrammed from her recent Gaelic and Rugby stints), plus "our girl" Libby, will help us take one further step next year.

An interesting side issue. Both Libby and Emma Kearney write regularly for the Age. I wonder what will happen with those roles now that they are (again) teammates?

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Hopefully with the return of Vicki Wall (after she has been reprogrammed from her recent Gaelic and Rugby stints), plus "our girl" Libby, will help us take one further step next year.

An interesting side issue. Both Libby and Emma Kearney write regularly for the Age. I wonder what will happen with those roles now that they are (again) teammates?

I don’t think the Age/Fairfax/Nine ethics committee meets very often so they should be fine.

 

[DEVO]

If they make it impossible for us to improve through the draft, we absolutely should use those late picks for great trades like this.

Agree, but bargains can be found in the draft, but it can be a little harder to spot them in women's game because of some of unique rules within the draft.

We picked up Gatt with pick 28 (2022), Wright with 32 (2019) and Ferguson with 51 (2021).

 

[Colbys Boots]

If they make it impossible for us to improve through the draft, we absolutely should use those late picks for great trades like this.

Yes for sure, although my understanding is we have to make a minimum of 2 selections at the draft.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Welcome Libs!

Awesome pick up

 

[kool kangas]

Shouldnt the thread title read ..RD2 P(19)? lm confused..

 

[The Nostradamus]

Shouldnt the thread title read ..RD2 P(19)? lm confused..

No that’s a round 1 pick
First round goes to 20 due to compo picks for players leaving last period

 

[Hearts to hearts]

For some reason that’s our R1 pick, Collingwood had two before our first one. Ongoing mystery.

 

[The Nostradamus]

For some reason that’s our R1 pick, Collingwood had two before our first one. Ongoing mystery.

compo for losing molloy to swans in extra expansion raid period this year

 

[DEVO]

For some reason that’s our R1 pick, Collingwood had two before our first one. Ongoing mystery.

It was announced a couple of months ago that some clubs will receive compensation picks for players lost to the four most recent expansion clubs before the start of the Season 7 in late 2022.

WHAT COMPENSATION?​

Club	Player lost	New club	Band	Draft round
Adelaide	Ashleigh Saint	Port Adelaide	Four	End of Second Round (40)
Brisbane	Emily Bates	Hawthorn	One	Mid First Round (11/12)
	Greta Bodey	Hawthorn	Three	Mid Second Round (32)
Carlton	Lucy McEvoy	Sydney	Two	End of First Round (21)
Collingwood	Chloe Molloy	Sydney	One	Mid First Round (11/12)
Fremantle	Janelle Cuthbertson	Port Adelaide	Five	Mid Third Round (51/52)
North Melbourne	Brooke Brown	Essendon	Five	Mid Third Round (51/52)

 

[Hearts to hearts]

It was announced a couple of months ago that some clubs will receive compensation picks for players lost to the four most recent expansion clubs before the start of the Season 7 in late 2022.

Oh thank you, I’d forgotten. Not great compensation for Molloy or Bates

 

[Twinkletoes]

Libby was on The Run Home on SEN yesterday giantroo and it’s well worth a listen.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

 

[shinboner magic]

Doing trades in aflw is really in favour of the buying club.
That’s highway robbery

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[giantroo]

 

[kool kangas]

Seeing as number #9 is taken surely you would think she takes #18 now that its available as its what her number was at the Doggies..

 

[The Nostradamus]

I reckon she takes jumper number 2 or 10

 

[The Nostradamus]

I reckon she takes jumper number 2 or 10

And yep jumper number 2