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GWS redrafting Stringer when they could take Darcy
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2025 Draft Thread
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grassman75
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Eff me, they just bid on him
Two Jake Stringers at GWS, what could go wrong.
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Club just Drafted Will Darcy
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Absolute bargain, we win draft week
Still curious if Greeves gets drafted
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I love that. Shows a lot of respect & faith in Will to pick him despite a bid on the senior list. Famously the final pick in the 2025 draft. Steal.
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Yep do the right things by the Darcy's, no issue with that. Barely any difference between rookie and main list anymore so not really much difference grabbing him now for the main list.
No bid? I'm curious if there's a specific reason or not for doing that other than the reasons you outline.
I think the lines are so blurred these days between senior and rookie lists that it wouldn't really be that significant to be on the rookie list for a while, and as far as I know the rookie list contains (small) salary advantages.
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The metaphorical Bookends perhaps. Taken at opposite ends of the draft, hopefully play opposite ends of the field
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It's a pretty tough 1st draft for Regan. I think he played it very safe with Carmichael which time will tell if it was the right move or not. I think from 10 - 40 the draft was very even and I imagine many recruiters had completely different lists to each other. There's more risky types of players from about 23 onwards who could turn out just as good if not better then players in the 10 - 22 range. Some certainty have higher ceilings then those in the 10 -22 bracket, but it's pretty tough to tell if they make it or not, so I understand. I would've taken the risk on Barker personally over Carmichael if we kept the pick.
I was hoping we did what Hawthorn did though, just keep trading back and if we could into next year. I thought we missed a trick last year not trading our first for North's first. Hynes will be a good player, but I would rather Robey.
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Hats off to our recruitment team for acknowledging that defence was a issue of need, and whilst it may not pay immediate dividends this could be the makings of our future premiership defence to go along with our current players
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Yep I think we save a few dollars putting him on the rookie list rather than main list. For next year it's potentially another free spot on the main list we forego, but we should have enough spots able to be made available with retirements and de-listings we don't think that's an issue.
Yeah there is plenty to play out but I'm just curious why you'd do it given the financial upside of the rookie list, as well as from a list management perspective Bramble and McNeil going into their 3rd rookie year meaning they'd need to be upgraded onto the main list (or cut/rerookied) next year - its a minor point regardless but am interested if Power notes a reason or not in the draft wrap up. I don't see any downside to rookie-ing him other than the 'prestige' angle but might be missing something.
On a similar note can anyone explain why Stringer and Byrnes were cut and re-drafted via the National draft?
He is now guaranteed 2 years as opposed to the one he would've been signed to as a rookie pick.
The biggest benefit is Power & co now have the day off tomorrow and don't have to connect to zoom.
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But you could achieve the same by just giving him an immediate extension right? Or a verbal commitment would be the same for a player with last name Darcy.
You could but I guess it's just that immediate show of faith.
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GWS's media team hit another home run. I really enjoy their content.
Fancy being a Saints supporter and circle jerking to taking another team's father son and thinking you've slapped that team around at the draft the last 3 years.
Well, when you have nothing else going for you..
Well, when you have nothing else going for you..
Hats off to the Port Adelaide recruiters for showing up for the past 2 days to collectively press the 'pass' button when their solitary pick finally came up.
