If Port Adelaide weren't in the comp, it would just be Adelaide getting those players "for free". Difference being Port Adelaide actually need more talent, whereas Adelaide... not so much.
Well yeah. This isn't about Port Adelaide, it's just emphasising the inequality in the women's competition as it stands. I quite like Port's list - a lot of the SA talent I've enjoyed watching went there, so hope they do well. In the next couple of seasons I anticipate they'll overtake Adelaide (not this season but perhaps the next or certainly the one after).
Speaking more to the point about the general public's reaction, nobody cared about Adelaide's exclusive access to talent until they won flags, and it'll be the same for Port.
There will be a fair few that head interstate purely off the fact that there's only X amount of list spots in South Australia. I know clubs will also try and convince the top few to move, Young and Goody as good as signed (have been training with Port prior to their Academy commitments). Even if the SA teams signed Window, Brooksby, Grigg, that's five of potentially say 6-8 spots. Brooke Boileau next best, but real even after that.
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they can cry into their premiership cup.Hawks sign Eastern Ranges trio in pre-draft signing period
Versatile speedster Laura Stone, small utility Hayley McLaughlin and ruck Jess Vukic have joined the Hawks during the Expansion U18 Talent Pathway Pre-Signing Period
The watering down of the "uncompromised" draft has started.
Good luck to the Western Bulldogs getting themselves off the bottom of the ladder when the expansion clubs who finished higher than them raid the draft first.
Giving two finals sides draft concessions is certainly a choice when your league has serious parity issues. I assume that North will still get to pick the Tassie girls. Melbourne gets a FD. The way they're stacking Hawthorn and Port with young talent may have ramifications down the road. Compo picks pushing the bad teams' second picks further back. If there's a plan here, it's not obvious what it is.Hawks sign Eastern Ranges trio in pre-draft signing period
Versatile speedster Laura Stone, small utility Hayley McLaughlin and ruck Jess Vukic have joined the Hawks during the Expansion U18 Talent Pathway Pre-Signing Period
The watering down of the "uncompromised" draft has started.
Good luck to the Western Bulldogs getting themselves off the bottom of the ladder when the expansion clubs who finished higher than them raid the draft first.
Pisano declined the offer to go into the draft. She wanted the "draft experience" which is bloody fair enough too. They'd locked in Stone and Vukic early and decided on McLaughlin (who was the obvious choice) in more recent times.
Hard to pick where Pisano ends up, though. She's not exactly the prototype big athletic mid that's gone pick one the last few drafts. Hawks have the second Vic pick right now. I hope she doesn't have to wait long.
Does that mean Kavanagh isn't signing, or you just don't know yet?
Considering the talent that will be out of the "live draft", it would be crazy for her not to be top five. I was thinking the other day that if there was one player who could have the game on their terms for 10 minutes, who is the most damaging? It would be Pisano. She's not neccessarily going to have 15-20 and dominate consistently, but I've seen games where she kicks 3-4 goals in as many minutes and it's lights out for the opposition. Easily could have kicked 50+ goals at Talent League level this year if she'd maintained her early season conversion.
| NAME | SURNAME | STATE | STATE LEAGUE CLUB | COMMUNITY CLUB |
| Grace | Baba | VIC M | Eastern Ranges | Mooroolbark |
| Lilly | Baker | QLD | Brisbane Lions Academy | Maroochydore |
| Zoe | Besanko | VIC C | Dandenong Stingrays | Frankston Dolphins |
| Ashley | Centra | VIC C | Gippsland Power | Sale City |
| Jasmine | Evans | SA | Central District | Salisbury |
| Zipporah | Fish | WA | East Fremantle | |
| Sierra | Grieves | VIC M | Western Jets | Yarraville Seddon Eagles |
| Tara | Harrington | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy | Bond University |
| Havana | Harris | QLD | Gold Coast Suns Academy | Burleigh |
| Sara | Howley | VIC C | Geelong Falcons | Newtown & Chilwell |
| Emma | Juneja | NSW/ACT | Sydney Swans Academy | East Sydney |
| Millie | Lang | VIC C | GWV Rebels | Redan |
| Emma | McDonald | VIC M | Oakleigh Chargers | Ashburton |
| Sophie | McKay | VIC M | Sandringham Dragons | Prahran |
| Georgia | McKee | SA | Central District | Golden Grove |
| Molly | O’Hehir | WA | South Fremantle | South Coogee |
| Lucia | Painter | VIC C | Bendigo Pioneers | White Hills |
| Ashley | Patton | NSW/ACT | GWS Giants Academy | Tuggeranong |
| Tatyana | Perry | NT | Northern Territory Academy | Palmerston |
| India | Rasheed | SA | Sturt | Glenunga |
| Charlotte | Riggs | SA | Central District | Angle Vale |
| Poppy | Scholz | SA | Glenelg | Mitcham |
| Elli | Symonds | VIC C | Dandenong Stingrays | Frankston Dolphins |
| Sienna | Tallariti | VIC M | Oakleigh Chargers | Whitehorse Pioneers |
| Mackenzie | Williams | TAS | Tasmania Devils | North Hobart |
| Claudia | Wright | WA | Claremont | Claremont |
Talented athletic defender who really impressed this year. Still developing some of her game sense but can be offensive and defensive.
Most of the players that moved there came as a surprise to everyone else, so trying to come up with a list of potentials seems pointless.
Given Sydney's track record, you're right that it could equally be somebody with no connection to Sydney that goes up there (if someone does). It's not all speculation, though. Sometimes P4L asks the players where they're nominating or whether they'd be open to a move. Also, KLWT has mentioned that Ham was a mentor for her at the Jets, so a move for her would be considerably less surprising than Ham herself was.
Source?
Official site has been reporting that teams need to delist down to 28 rather than 27.
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Expansion clubs were given 3 extra list spots for season 8
Surprised swans and bombers get to keep the extra list spots after making finals
Won't make much difference. They'll just have to pay more money for someone who probably won't play.
