List Mgmt. 2025 List Management II 📃

[Aphrodite]

 

[Benaly28]

If Jack was staying, itd be Weitering Id trade.

Ummmm I just got transported to the multiverse.

 

[The Bighouse]

Just part of modern zone defensive schemes. I agree that Weiters gets caught out on occasion but he's by a mile the best KPD option we've got and it's up to the team ahead of him to slow the ball movement of the opposition to give him time to impact and get across to assist the others.

He also gets blocked prolifically by opposition players and gets little assistance from his teammates in that regard.

Unfortunately Weiters dragging bottom lip brings him undone.

 

[TheBlueCampaigner]

If Jack was staying, itd be Weitering Id trade.

This is ridiculous. Jack is not in the same universe as Weitering.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

I'm talking about his defending this season. It's been horrible.

Come on... you should know by now the culprit is the midfield we have...

The amount of defending Weiters has had to do, I think it's weighed down on him this year... can't really blame him.

 

[katmanblue]

Somebody tell me when Weiters (one of the most accountable defenders in the game) all of the sudden became Darcy Moore lmao?

Other than Sam Taylor you won't find a single KPD in the comp who's better at clamping an opponent.

Not in 2025

 

[katmanblue]

That stat is flawed. That only accounts for one on one's kicked to a contest. Not how many times his direct opponent has beaten him to the ball.

Or how often his opponent is far enough that it's no longer a one on one.

 

[Opium]

Thats why SOS and Haynes were fantastic for us this year. They have the mobility to go with a Jack Gunston/Jeremy Cameron type.

Exactly. Look at the young forwards coming up. Caddy, Logan Morris, Georgiades.
No way can Weitering keep up or play on these forwards.

 

[sweethoney]

In 2024 his 1-on-1 contest was the best of any defender in the competition with a loss rate of only 7.5%. I'd call that a lock down defender every day of the week...
Our team defence needs to improve.
You'll notice that he's often the last line of defence so he has to guard space to an extent because the kick could go over the back..
Football is not just played as man on man all over the park like the old days. Very different game with zones and tactics.

Whitlock leading up at the ball like that would have beaten any defender in the comp. That's on the ease and space at which they were able to bring the ball through the middle.

Don’t know if you’ve noticed but the whole team has been seriously out of form the entire season

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

Exactly. Look at the young forwards coming up. Caddy, Logan Morris, Georgiades.
No way can Weitering keep up or play on these forwards.

they are all 3rd talls... except maybe the most latter, by default.

 

[Monty1978]

If you can’t see weiters has been down in 2025 , you probably need your eyes checked … I feel maybe his motivation has been down like most of our gun players …he is too good of a player to have multiple down years so I expect a better 2026. as someone said above the only thing I wish he did more was respect his opponent more … he allows them to get a cheapie mark and goal to often.

 

[ctwenty1]

Ummmm I just got transported to the multiverse.

i think yoiu meant shitverse

 

[TheThunderboltKid]

If Jack was staying, itd be Weitering Id trade.

Shane Rogers, is that you?

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Agree he has been lacking here. But I think this has a lot to do with his mentality.

Has seemed frustrated a lot of this season

Kicking goals isn’t the only way to help and inspire your teammates, pressuring the backmen helps the rest of the team further up the field, laying tackles and heaven forbid getting frees from them inspires teammates

 

[Beer n Skittles]

If you can’t see weiters has been down in 2025 , you probably need your eyes checked … I feel maybe his motivation has been down like most of our gun players …he is too good of a player to have multiple down years so I expect a better 2026. as someone said above the only thing I wish he did more was respect his opponent more … he allows them to get a cheapie mark and goal to often.

I think it's just a reaction to 2024 where Weitering did play more accountable & his direct opponent would always then become a decoy. Got to get the balance right.

Wish he wouldn't give up on some contests so early though.

 

[SurreyBlue]

I think it's just a reaction to 2024 where Weitering did play more accountable & his direct opponent would always then become a decoy. Got to get the balance right.

Wish he wouldn't give up on some contests so early though.

This. They haven’t been able to get it right and hence he looks frustrated.
I felt Young was allowed to play that deep defender role last week and it therefore released / allowed Weits to get up the ground and intercept. IMO - this is a trust issue.

 

[Moon]

Here's a photo of Weiters against Port ... Doesn't look overweight to me

MATCH REVIEW: Suns mid banned, Port veteran rubbed out, Crow cited for Daicos strike

The Match Review findings from Saturday's round 23 games are in

www.afl.com.au

 

[Markyd]

With all the talk around Charlie wanting to be traded, would only consider GC. As long as King was part of the decision, not a natural forward but someone who could partner with Weitering in defence.

Like more mobile unpredictable forward line with H as key pillar and guys like Williams, Kemp and Moir as mobile options who can all go through the middle.

 

[skadoosh]

People on this board seem to have bloody short memories

I was going to post a reply to this....and forgot what your post was about...

 

[Blue By Blood]

Don’t know if you’ve noticed but the whole team has been seriously out of form the entire season

Clearly I've noticed..
Hence why I said our team defence needs to improve.
I was saying that the potting of Weitering was unfair because not a single defender in the comp would have been able to defend those entries with the ease of which the ball went end to end. You choosing to neglect that part on purpose to chase likes and not read the whole post? I'd be more interested in you giving your opinion on Weitering and adding to the convo to be honest than you cherry picking a post.

 

[koutashoulda1_1]

In 2024 his 1-on-1 contest was the best of any defender in the competition with a loss rate of only 7.5%. I'd call that a lock down defender every day of the week...
Our team defence needs to improve.
You'll notice that he's often the last line of defence so he has to guard space to an extent because the kick could go over the back..
Football is not just played as man on man all over the park like the old days. Very different game with zones and tactics.

Whitlock leading up at the ball like that would have beaten any defender in the comp. That's on the ease and space at which they were able to bring the ball through the middle.

Totally agree. Weiters covers several forwards week in week out. He is mopping up everyone else's shoddy work, cleaning up ground balls, out marking opponents, often lone hand in defensive 50. When he gets caught it is usually in a piggy in the middle situation where there should've been pressure up the ground, or there should've been a ready handover (e.g. MM to follow a leader out).

 

[DangerousD]

Here's a photo of Weiters against Port ... Doesn't look overweight to me

MATCH REVIEW: Suns mid banned, Port veteran rubbed out, Crow cited for Daicos strike

The Match Review findings from Saturday's round 23 games are in

www.afl.com.au

Thinking someone has bulked up too much isn’t the same as being overweight.

 

[Moon]

Thinking someone has bulked up too much isn’t the same as being overweight.

True ... Weiters doesn't appear to be 'bulked up' too much to me in the above pic ... imo.

I'm not big on scrawny KPDs who easily get bumped aside by the Stringers and Hogans.
Also aware size doesn't always mean strength.

But agree ... Ross Glendinning bulked up too much when n Wayne Carey that affected his agility/speed, so you can definitely overdo it

 

[Just Kreuzing]

NWM has announced he is staying with Saints, what impact does that have on the TDK decision??

 

[Canada]

Interesting news for Blues fans just dropped. Nasiah signs on at Saints for $2M per year. First ever $2M player.
Surely they can’t now pay $3.7M for two players.

 

[muzza99]

Interesting news for Blues fans just dropped. Nasiah signs on at Saints for $2M per year. First ever $2M player.
Surely they can’t now pay $3.7M for two players.

NWM and TDK and the rest little leaguers