So where does that leave Nankervis? Trade bait? (not that we'd get anymore than a 3rd rounder...but even that may help with Mills) or if we do see him as a long term, then we might need to just delist Derickx and cop the remaining year in the cap - I'm starting to think we should do that anyway if we can afford too, he'll be 4-5th in line for the ruck position anyway and we know he'll give us sfa ... and if he's actually playing in seniors.... we're in trouble..... the available list spot may be given to someone who can actually help us or someone who can develop (or fail to develop) into someone who might help us long term.
If we bring in another ruck, Dericzxzzxzx won't play for us again and it really puts in nail in Nankervis as well, since he didn't really show much as a forward or 2nd ruck option, especially when Tippet was struggling.
Dezza and Pike will be gone by the end of next season and Tippets' contract is up for negotiation next season. If the worst thing happens, it's that we bring in someone and lose 3 and another to long term injury. I think that Nankervis will be kept around for at least another season to see if he can break through.
So up to 4-6 ins on the senior list.....so who goes? Jetta, Shaw & maybe Goodes all seem very likely to be gone. Marsh delisted maybe? AJ to rookie list?
Well, Goodes should retire, but his best is still clearly good enough at AFL level and he's a beast come finals. Shaw already announced his retirement.
I don't really know about any of the rookies or reserve players, so can't really comment, but since Marsh is highly rated, I'd imagine that he would be de-listed and picked up again through the rookie draft. AJ shifted to the rookie list for sure, he's not going to play at all in 2016.
As for outs, Jetta is surely gone. He's not negotiating and he's not signed, and his performances are becoming less convincing as the season goes on. As for other players, Rohan and Cunningham will have value if they were traded, although I'd rather keep Cunningham than Rohan, since he's showed more over about the same amount of games. Sure, Rohan had that really bad injury in 2012, but his form peaks and troughs so frequently, you really have no idea what you're going to get from him.
I really struggle to see a good future for players like Robinson, Lloyd, Nankervis and Naismith. Lloyd is already in the team but unless he really develops himself physically in the off season, he's not going to progress.
Outside of Jetta, Rohan and Cunningham, we really struggle to have players that other clubs value highly enough that could possibly be available for trade. I highly doubt that the 2015 trade period is going to be the same as the 2007 one.