List Mgmt. 2025 Premiership(s) List Making and Trading

[spenze]

He will retire mid week

 

[GreyCrow]

Ok thanks I get that and that’s what I would expect. It’s logical. Tex wont be playing 20+ games of AFL again in a season. It may be 15 with most interstate games missed (Melbourne games the possible exception)

But isn’t Tex still more of an asset to the team than Fog is? (Which is scary). Rested up he could play a role in finals. He was our best forward vs Pies and should have kicked at least 3. His influence around the club as our true spiritual leader along with coaching of young guys (if Welsh and Murray were ever going to make it having Tex mentoring is as good as you could ask for)


I reckon Tex will give it one last crack. The allure of the flag is just too great esp if we pick up another couple of first 18 players (more impactful even than the “B grade” level of talent brought in last year with the 3 mature guys). Getting Ah Chee and perhaps Petracca definitely makes us better next year.

I reckon he may play around 15 minor round games in AFL with the other 8 either completely rested or playing SANFL for a few.

That’s my prediction and also preference.

I prefer he retires

 

[Syd Crow]

For every team in the league that all do the same thing?

I would think we'll for some clubs and poorly for itgers.

Given the midfield has been a real issue for us for a few years now, I guess we must be the itgers!

 

[119others]

I prefer he retires

You are confident in Fog to lift his output? If so, I do hope you are right.

 

[GreyCrow]

You are confident in Fog to lift his output? If so, I do hope you are right.

Doesnt matter who lifts

Thats up to the coaches to work out

We cannot have Tex next year and then have all the same hand wringing next September

Cut the cord and move on

 

[Danger_zone]

I think we need someone like Dunkley (ie the defensive big bodymid). Feels like Dawson has taken on that role.

Given how banged up Dawson is now, feels like he doesn’t have many years left in that role

 

[1990crow]

I think we need someone like Dunkley (ie the defensive big bodymid). Feels like Dawson has taken on that role.

Given how banged up Dawson is now, feels like he doesn’t have many years left in that role

Ideally you'd have Dawson on a wing.

 

[hugecannon]

If Tex retires then I can see Dawson playing that role which will hopefully preserve his body better and allow us to utilise him in the middle when we need a lift.

We just need to fill that midfield role with hopefully a combination of Curtin/Rachele/Draper or by recruiting an Oliver or Petracca.

 

[GreyCrow]

I think we need someone like Dunkley (ie the defensive big bodymid). Feels like Dawson has taken on that role.

Given how banged up Dawson is now, feels like he doesn’t have many years left in that role

Which is why IF we manage to snag petracca they can swap between the fp and midfield

 

[1990crow]

Which is why IF we manage to snag petracca they can swap between the fp and midfield

We were short 2 quality midfielders in each final. I'm not sure how this idea helps reduce that problem.

 

[Crowked]

We were short 2 quality midfielders in each final. I'm not sure how this idea helps reduce that problem.

Petracca and Rankine I guess

 

[GreyCrow]

We were short 2 quality midfielders in each final. I'm not sure how this idea helps reduce that problem.

It's not set in stone for each game but to extend both players longevity

 

[1970crow]

Even without the guarantee of being in the AFL side (which no player should have anyways), if Tex wants to go around again I'd be more than happy to have him on the list vs the alternative.

Gunston would have very much been on that kind of thinking this season. Dear and Lewis injured early gave him games and he let his football do the talking from there. Tex is older but you can't predict how the season will play out where having him step straight in will see far less of a loss than whoever else we'd look to. Now we've moved him out of taking the forward ruck (I still dont really get why we did it given the goals he was able to generate from it), if he goes on, I wonder if he should be trying to get lighter to help him move a bit better - although I'm not sure it would help much in his case.

The difference between Tex and Gunner is that Tex controls the ball movement and commands the greatest share of entries. Gunna plays like a 3rd tall, so fits into the system. Tex is the system.

 

[Crow till I die]

The difference between Tex and Gunner is that Tex controls the ball movement and commands the greatest share of entries. Gunna plays like a 3rd tall, so fits into the system. Tex is the system.

And they have completely different body types. Tex is heavy set so as he loses whatspeed he has, it becomes a liability whereas gunston is still really sharp off the mark and is a lighter build

 

[1990crow]

Petracca and Rankine I guess

Rankine needs good inside players to be any good.
Point being getting Petracca and pushing Dawson forward to me just leaves us with 1 legitimate A grade mid.

 

[Eddie Murphy]

The treatment of Tex is exactly the same as Thommo, which I cannot understand. Thommo was first choice stoppage mid playing full minutes in our most important game of the year. Following the final siren it's ‘you’re not in our plans, you can play in the SANFL and we might be able to throw you a farewell game’.

Tex the same. One minute he’s the primary key forward target controlling movement in and to the forward line, following the final siren he’s only worthy of SANFL unless there’s injuries.

I don’t think it’s “you’re no longer best 22”, more “there is a fair chance you won’t be best 22 all year but we still rate you much higher than Burgess and need one of you on the list.”

 

[1970crow]

It’s called respect. Tex has earnt that right to make the decision himself. The club knows Tex will make the decision in the best interest of everyone, not just himself with a selfish decision.

I’m very comfortable allowing Tex to make this decision.

I'm not talking about the decision, it was pretty clear in my post. I'm talking about being the main man in a semi-final, hoping to win into a preliminary and a millisecond after the final siren being injury backup for the following year. How do you go from undroppable and critical to not in the best 22 plans in less than a second.

 

[1990crow]

I don’t think it’s “you’re no longer best 22”, more “there is a fair chance you won’t be best 22 all year but we still rate you much higher than Burgess and need one of you on the list.”

Given Burgess is a complete liability at AFL level I hope Tex plays on then. At least during the home and away season he could contribute to getting wins on the board and another crack at top 4.

 

[MRB37]

I don't believe Tex is going to be a SANFL player more than an AFL player next year if he went on and if he was dropped and we lost a few they'd immediately recall him as the fix.

Nicks couldn't help himself with Smith, it'll be even worse with Tex.

 

[Carn The Texan]

Would be a difficult call for Tex. Last chance at a finals tilt on what you assume is a minimum wage contract with a minimal performance bonus, or call it quits forever. Far as I can tell, all he knows is footy.

 

[bigman]

I’d be more reluctant to keep Tex if we didn’t have a dearth of young key forwards coming through. It’s basically just Ibis.

We could change our structure of course but I’m not sure it’s a Smith situation where we clearly had promising young talent in his role.

 

[TBM]

I’d be more reluctant to keep Tex if we didn’t have a dearth of young key forwards coming through. It’s basically just Ibis.

We could change our structure of course but I’m not sure it’s a Smith situation where we clearly had promising young talent in his role.

Should be looking for a mobile, rangy KPF in trade or draft this year. You see what Brisbane are doing with Ty Gallop and Logan Morris; you see what Hawks can do with Dear / Lewis / Gunston.

If Tex and Burgess go our depth looks thin - Welsh more of a third tall, Murray more a back-up ruck.

 

[Gtowncrow]

We need to building AFL depth, rather than worrying about our SANFL team.

Sack Burgess.
Give Tex a rookie contract on okay dollars to play SANFL and tell him to get welsh and Murray up to afl speed.

If needed for injury or rest/rotations reasons, Tex is excellent coverage.

This scenario...
Keeps Tex employed on more dollars than he might get outside of footy.

Builds the developing forward line under an expert.

Provides the afl team flexibility to rest certain players throughout the season as needed.

Would be a flexible scenario if we get a long term injury in the afl team.

 

[Fud#3]

Sack Burgess.
Give Tex a rookie contract on okay dollars to play SANFL and tell him to get welsh and Murray up to afl speed.

If needed for injury or rest/rotations reasons, Tex is excellent coverage.

This scenario...
Keeps Tex employed on more dollars than he might get outside of footy.

Builds the developing forward line under an expert.

Provides the afl team flexibility to rest certain players throughout the season as needed.

Would be a flexible scenario if we get a long term injury in the afl team.

Can he be our SANFL marque player?

 

[Slim258]

I don’t watch enough SANFL, but Tom Lewis appears to be winning everything this year as an bull inside mid - anyone who watches it regularly, is he worth a punt?