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Perhaps Sloane would drop back to the rookie list just it's not a "rookie" list at all.I had assumed that we are now effectively 37/2/2 and needing to delist/rookie Seeds to be able to take a 2nd pick in the National Draft. This is following our retirement/trades/de-listings and the required upgrade this year of Strachan and Butts who were picked up as Rookies in 2018 (2019-22 4 seasons as rookies).
However, Ben Keays was selected as a rookie in 2019 (2020-22 3 seasons) and I don’t think he has ever been upgraded to the Senior List. He doesn’t feature in any of the national draft rookie upgrade lists. Presumably he needs to be upgraded next year.
Therefore I assume that we are actually 36/3/2 with 2 main list spots & a single rookie list spots for 38/4/2. Demoting Seeds would only make sense if we want to keep the option of 3 selections in the ND (including the PSD) open.
Am I wrong?
I think we already upgraded keays a year or two ago..
I think footywire has him as a rookie. Confused me when I saw itThat’s what I thought, but when and why?
He has gone from an initial 1-yr Rookie contract, to a 2-yr extension to 2022, then a further 2-yr contract extension half-way through that contract to take him to the end of 2024 season.
He was drafted as a Rookie in the 2019 Draft, he was not upgraded at the 2020 draft, nor was he upgraded at the 2021 draft. How else do you go from the Rookie to Senior list if not formally upgraded at the Draft?
I think he’s still a rookie that will be upgraded in the 2023 draft.
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Reid mentioned before the draft last year that Keays was moving to senior listThat’s what I thought, but when and why?
He has gone from an initial 1-yr Rookie contract, to a 2-yr extension to 2022, then a further 2-yr contract extension half-way through that contract to take him to the end of 2024 season.
He was drafted as a Rookie in the 2019 Draft, he was not upgraded at the 2020 draft, nor was he upgraded at the 2021 draft. How else do you go from the Rookie to Senior list if not formally upgraded at the Draft?
I think he’s still a rookie that will be upgraded in the 2023 draft.
Nope if you go back to Hamish's post draft presser he clearly stated that Keays was to be upgraded onto the main list...if you go to youtube or the club website you'll find it.That’s what I thought, but when and why?
He has gone from an initial 1-yr Rookie contract, to a 2-yr extension to 2022, then a further 2-yr contract extension half-way through that contract to take him to the end of 2024 season.
He was drafted as a Rookie in the 2019 Draft, he was not upgraded at the 2020 draft, nor was he upgraded at the 2021 draft. How else do you go from the Rookie to Senior list if not formally upgraded at the Draft?
I think he’s still a rookie that will be upgraded in the 2023 draft.
Draftguru still has Keays as a rookie.I had assumed that we are now effectively 37/2/2 and needing to delist/rookie Seeds to be able to take a 2nd pick in the National Draft. This is following our retirement/trades/de-listings and the required upgrade this year of Strachan and Butts who were picked up as Rookies in 2018 (2019-22 4 seasons as rookies).
However, Ben Keays was selected as a rookie in 2019 (2020-22 3 seasons) and I don’t think he has ever been upgraded to the Senior List. He doesn’t feature in any of the national draft rookie upgrade lists. Presumably he needs to be upgraded next year.
Therefore I assume that we are actually 36/3/2 with 2 main list spots & a single rookie list spots for 38/4/2. Demoting Seeds would only make sense if we want to keep the option of 3 selections in the ND (including the PSD) open.
Am I wrong?
That’s right it came from OgilvieNope if you go back to Hamish's post draft presser he clearly stated that Keays was to be upgraded onto the main list...if you go to youtube or the club website you'll find it.
Ogilvie said he became a little emotional when he called Nankervis after he was selected.
The Bentleigh product was a retirement present to long-time scout Steve McCrystal, who had been with the Crows for 26 years, including the past nine in recruiting, and had “loved Nankervis from a long way out”.
“That was one we were riding pretty hard,” Ogilvie said.
“We get to send Steve off with one of his favourites, which was very pleasing.”
Adelaide redrafted Ben Davis at pick 4 with its only rookie selection on Friday.
The Crows also upgraded midfielder Ben Keays, who was runner-up in their best and fairest this year, to the senior list.
Earlier, the AFL rejected a pick swap between the Crows and Melbourne at pick 36, when Adelaide ended up taking Soligo.
The league was reported to have knocked back the deal because it was selections they had already dealt during this year’s trade period.
Adelaide traded a 2022 third-rounder with Melbourne so it could get back in the order to take Taylor.
Ogilvie said the club needed to add to its midfield but was not sure it was going to be able to do it on Thursday.
“I know everyone says it but we just didn’t think those two boys would get through to us,” he said.
“We always thought Soligo would go to Richmond and we probably thought Zac Taylor would go to Sydney, then when they were both there together, we kept riding it and got back in to make sure we could at least try to get one of them, if not two.
“It just worked out really, really well for us.”
Taylor can play as a small forward or on the ball, while Soligo has lined up at half-back, half-forward and in the middle.
Both won the best-and-fairests at their NAB League clubs this year.
“They’re not just one-position mids, they can play other spots,” Ogilvie said.
“Soligo is just pure football skill, genuine mid, more hard running power.
“Zac has got some speed – his speed’s lateral movement, the ability to get out.”
That’s about as formal as wikepeadiaDraftguru still has Keays as a rookie.
From Amended-AFL-Rules-effective-2-March-2022.pdfWell, I've been looking, and the "Inactive List" doesn't appear in either of the AFL's Rules or Regulations documents online. It seems all we plebs know about it is what's mentioned in the media.
Wonder if this was another example of the ∀FL changing rules on the fly that happens to stiff the AFC....
Earlier, the AFL rejected a pick swap between the Crows and Melbourne at pick 36, when Adelaide ended up taking Soligo.
The league was reported to have knocked back the deal because it was selections they had already dealt during this year’s trade period.
Adelaide traded a 2022 third-rounder with Melbourne so it could get back in the order to take Taylor.
...

You’re right. On their (Draftguru) individual page, Keays is still listed as a rookie but not on the team page.That’s about as formal as wikepeadia
That's the LTI list. I can't find the rules for the Inactive listFrom Amended-AFL-Rules-effective-2-March-2022.pdf
26.4 Duration on Long Term Injury List
...
(b) A Club is unable to transfer an injured Player to its Long Term Injury List, after
2.00pm on the Thursday following Round 18 of the Home and Away Matches in
each year (or after such other time determined by the General Counsel).
Meaning?Looks like we dodged Tarryn Thomas
Ah... I thought they were the same thing.That's the LTI list. I can't find the rules for the Inactive list
Meaning?
North Melbourne young gun Tarryn Thomas is caught up in a police investigation amid allegations of malicious behaviour to a former partner.
Thomas, 22, has found himself under scrutiny over a recent dispute with his ex-girlfriend.
The Herald Sun understands that he has been accused of several instances of intimidatory behaviour, including comments regarding personal photos and videos.
An AFL spokesman said the league’s integrity unit had been made aware of the matter.
A North Melbourne spokesperson said: “The club is aware of a current police investigation involving a player. The player is co-operating with police and the club has reported the matter to the AFL’s Integrity Unit.”
Thomas is on leave until pre-season training begins on December 5.
In a separate issue, it has emerged that Thomas’ car was impounded in July when he was checked at a booze bus site and found not to have a valid licence.
Police confirmed a 22-year-old man was found to have been driving on a suspended licence when the check was made on King St, West Melbourne.
The man was forced to pay $878.50 and his Mercedes-Benz CLA200 was confiscated for 30 days.
If you look at this AFL page - Medical room: The full AFL injury list, R12 (and many other AFL pages) - they refer to inactive lists when (I'd reckon) they're talking about long term injuries.That's the LTI list. I can't find the rules for the Inactive list

Anyone remember detail of the trade proposal knocked back by the AFL?Earlier, the AFL rejected a pick swap between the Crows and Melbourne at pick 36, when Adelaide ended up taking Soligo. The league was reported to have knocked back the deal because it was selections they had already dealt during this year’s trade period.
Adelaide traded a 2022 third-rounder with Melbourne so it could get back in the order to take Taylor.
I wonder if the last brackets could be asked to be applied. If Adelaide and Seed know he's not playing another game, surely the AFL would consider it if we still fit inside the salary cap.From Amended-AFL-Rules-effective-2-March-2022.pdf
26.4 Duration on Long Term Injury List
...
(b) A Club is unable to transfer an injured Player to its Long Term Injury List, after
2.00pm on the Thursday following Round 18 of the Home and Away Matches in
each year (or after such other time determined by the General Counsel).
Probably not (not until the upcoming drafts are done and dusted) - there's also this rule from the doc:I wonder if the last brackets could be asked to be applied. If Adelaide and Seed know he's not playing another game, surely the AFL would consider it if we still fit inside the salary cap.
North Melbourne’s Tarryn Thomas accused of malicious behaviour towards former partner
Tarryn Thomas, one of North Melbourne’s most promising players, is involved in a police investigation amid allegations of malicious behaviour to a former partner.
Players who go on the LTI list must remain there for a minimum of 8 weeks, hence this rule which is basically a sunset clause for LTI listings.From Amended-AFL-Rules-effective-2-March-2022.pdf
26.4 Duration on Long Term Injury List
...
(b) A Club is unable to transfer an injured Player to its Long Term Injury List, after
2.00pm on the Thursday following Round 18 of the Home and Away Matches in
each year (or after such other time determined by the General Counsel).
They're clearly different things. Gibbs wasn't injured, yet we placed him on the Inactive List (and signed Murray as a replacement, in the PSSP).If you look at this AFL page - Medical room: The full AFL injury list, R12 (and many other AFL pages) - they refer to inactive lists when (I'd reckon) they're talking about long term injuries.
Maybe both terms are used interchangeably these days**
THIS page from 2010 also refers to Inactive List with a different cause.