List Mgmt. 2024 List Mismanagement and Trading

[ABAB]

In news that should surprise absolutely no one, we have the worst delivery to our forwards in the league. Can't believe Smithers is our clubhouse leader. Finding better ball users needs to be a priority in the offseason. Dangle big $$$ to NWM please.

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Smith bombs it inside 50 to a 50/50 to either cause a stoppage or us regain possession surrounded by defenders.

 

[Danger in Texas]

If Nicks wants to go all in on the experience thing…

 

[Dangerousfield]

Thanks, hope your right. As you say plenty of football still to be played.

Welsh has really dropped away. There was even a suggestion he could of been pick 1 about 12 months ago.

He's tanking so we have a better draft hand - good lad!

 

[GreyCrow]

If Nicks wants to go all in on the experience thing…

Ready made Geelong player

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Perhaps some Swans fans can shed some light on why Hayward is their whipping boy. 800k/6 years for a whipping boy seems like a bad list strategy to me .


“But, but he South Australian”.

Get a bloody midfielder ffs.

Because their fringe players are best 15 for us.

 

[Firewalker]

Pity, he would’ve been an upgrade on ROB skill wise for this weekend’s game.

 

[Sanders]

Brenton Phillips said yesterday Draper was up their with Rankine who was the most talented junior he had seen from SA

Until the next prospect in his draft year needs to be hyped

 

[Mutineer]

Because their fringe players are best 15 for us.

And a hell of a lot of their top end players are Sydney Swans Academy products that no other AFL clubs were ever going to have draft access to, wherever they were going to be bid on they would be matched. i.e. Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, Errol Gulden, Callum Mills etc/ Decent leg up hey?

Mind you it says a lot about their Swans Academy development program.

 

[Saliba]

IMHO … there are four positions I would be targeting with our recruitment

• Small forward … think Stengel, Cameron, Papley. This style of player
• Mid .. Draper with first pick, LDU? Someone to break free of the contest
• Half back flank … ideally NWM, Issac Cumming. Need a distributor from defence
• Ruck … Need to replace ROB

These should be the targets next two years

 

[Danger in Texas]

IMHO … there are four positions I would be targeting with our recruitment

• Small forward … think Stengel, Cameron, Papley. This style of player
• Mid .. Draper with first pick, LDU? Someone to break free of the contest
• Half back flank … ideally NWM, Issac Cumming. Need a distributor from defence
• Ruck … Need to replace ROB

These should be the targets next two years

I like to look at it from a standpoint of who should be in our team in 2027 (assuming no one leaves, touch wood). Have stuck with guys who have proven to stand up well at AFL level so far (bar Curtin and Welsh, who I’d hope are safe bets to make it)

B: Michalanney, Murray, Worrell
HB: Hinge, Keane, Curtin
C: Nankervis, Dawson, ?
HF: ?, Fogarty, Rachele
F: Keays, Thilthorpe, Welsh
R: ?, Soligo, Rankine
I/C: Pedlar, ?, ?, ?
Sub: ?

What type of players do the ?’s need to be filled with?

• one HBF, preferably with a turn of speed and a good defensive mindset (Ryan?)
• two wings, both skilled, at least one with speed (possibly Dowling/Edwards)
• ruck that is capable of clunking marks and winning the tap effectively
• one athletic medium forward who is good overhead (Hayward-like, although it sounds like he specifically is less likely now)
• one speedy small half forward that is a good pressure player (probably the sub)
• a dynamic midfielder

Keays or Pedlar’s spot could maybe be in danger if you want to add an extra midfielder, too

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I like to look at it from a standpoint of who should be in our team in 2027 (assuming no one leaves, touch wood). Have stuck with guys who have proven to stand up well at AFL level so far (bar Curtin and Welsh, who I’d hope are safe bets to make it)

B: Michalanney, Murray, Worrell
HB: Hinge, Keane, Curtin
C: Nankervis, Dawson, ?
HF: ?, Fogarty, Rachele
F: Keays, Thilthorpe, Welsh
R: ?, Soligo, Rankine
I/C: Pedlar, ?, ?, ?
Sub: ?

What type of players do the ?’s need to be filled with?

• one HBF, preferably with a turn of speed and a good defensive mindset (Ryan?)
• two wings, both skilled, at least one with speed (possibly Dowling/Edwards)
• ruck that is capable of clunking marks and winning the tap effectively
• one athletic medium forward who is good overhead (Hayward-like, although it sounds like he specifically is less likely now)
• one speedy small half forward that is a good pressure player (probably the sub)
• a dynamic midfielder

Keays or Pedlar’s spot could maybe be in danger if you want to add an extra midfielder, too

So we need to play younger guys like Ryan, Dowling, Taylor & Edwards who may fill our missing gaps.

2027... so much will happen, but based on what we currently have...

B: Michaelanny, Murray, Keane
HB: Ryan, Worrell, Milera
C: Edwards, Soligo, Dawson
HF: Rachele, Himmelberg*, Taylor
F: Pedlar, Fogarty, Welsh
R: Thilthorpe, Curtin, Rankine
I: Hinge, Crouch, Nankervis, Cook
E: Dowling

 

[mr.sheen]

IMHO … there are four positions I would be targeting with our recruitment

• Small forward … think Stengel, Cameron, Papley. This style of player
• Mid .. Draper with first pick, LDU? Someone to break free of the contest
• Half back flank … ideally NWM, Issac Cumming. Need a distributor from defence
• Ruck … Need to replace ROB

These should be the targets next two years

Agree, all we need to do is improve our forward line, defense, ruck and mids. Apart from that we are good to go.

 

[whattagun07]

Agree, all we need to do is improve our forward line, defense, ruck and mids. Apart from that we are good to go.

don't forget the coaching panel

 

[Samcro24]

don't forget the coaching panel

And the sub

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

If Nicks wants to go all in on the experience thing…

Back in the mid 90s, Wayne "Flipper" Phillips put his name down for the draft. Described himself in glowing terms

 

[Saliba]

Agree, all we need to do is improve our forward line, defense, ruck and mids. Apart from that we are good to go.

One player in each area may be all we need. Yes, each area needs to be improved … but I don’t think we are far off

 

[jackster83]

don't forget the coaching panel

And our facilities.

 

[mr.sheen]

And our logo

 

[Coopers]

And my Axe

 

[rabidcrow]

Sam Edmund obviously hasn't watched any of Geordie Payne's 2024 football because he's played mid/forward all year for the Tassie Devils and even in the Young Guns game he plyed solely forward kicking 2.3. He's much much more than a half back, Utility would best describe him, when he plays half back he plays with real dare and run and carry...rarely holds on to the footy for long before putting foot to ball.

We were one of the 3 clubs to fly down to Tassie for a meet and greet with the Payne family in the weeks before last year's draft, from memory the Kangas and Hawks the other two. Hence why I posted a while back that I thought he'd be near the top of our MSD shopping list.

Given his form this year was hoping he was our first pick in the MSD. But looks like he has been playing to well


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[Harris1991]

And a hell of a lot of their top end players are Sydney Swans Academy products that no other AFL clubs were ever going to have draft access to, wherever they were going to be bid on they would be matched. i.e. Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, Errol Gulden, Callum Mills etc/ Decent leg up hey?

Mind you it says a lot about their Swans Academy development program.
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The darling club of the AFL. The great "bloods" culture is a myth.

 

[Apsaalooke]

Back in the mid 90s, Wayne "Flipper" Phillips put his name down for the draft. Described himself in glowing terms

I'm pretty sure Peter Plus nominated for the draft too but can't find a reference

 

[Dangerousfield]

One player in each area may be all we need. Yes, each area needs to be improved … but I don’t think we are far off

We're at least six players short of being a good team, that's how many we are currently carrying.

How/where do we find them?

 

[Dangerousfield]

The darling club of the AFL. The great "bloods" culture is a myth.

Do you say that out of jealousy? as it's not a myth according to players who move to the Swans from other clubs.

Did it's bit to make Dawson the player he is.

Wish we'd take a leaf out of their culture book, no Gold Passes at the Swans (please note Nicks)

 

[BigBoSS_Riot]

We're at least six players short of being a good team, that's how many we are currently carrying.

How/where do we find them?

We could start by playing the youth (Dowling, Curtin, Taylor, Ryan) and finding out if they can be some of the missing pieces themselves. We'd still be short a couple (small forward and probably ruck), but it'd at least be a good start.