Blamires maybe, if we’re looking for run?
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List Mgmt. 2025 Premiership(s) List Making and Trading
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We wouldn't be. We'd be converting him into a midfielder that takes hitouts.
Look, he probably stays as a key forward, but there's some attraction to him playing a role that gets him near the ball 70% of the time instead of 20% of the time.
And there's some attraction to him being near the ball 20% of the time when that's only one kick from goal ...
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CONTRACTED UNTIL END OF 2026
RE-SIGN 2+ YEARS
Max Michalanney
Jordan Butts
Billy Dowing
Luke Pedlar
Mitchell Hinge
Oscar Ryan
Charlie Edwards
Indy Cotton
RE-SIGN 1 YEAR
Brayden Cook
Rory Laird
Chayce Jones
Finnbar Maley
TRADE/DELIST/RETIRE
Lachlan Sholl
Sam Berry
James Borlase (R)
Tyler Welsh (R)
Zac Taylor
Taylor Walker
RE-SIGN 2+ YEARS
Max Michalanney
Jordan Butts
Billy Dowing
Luke Pedlar
Mitchell Hinge
Oscar Ryan
Charlie Edwards
Indy Cotton
RE-SIGN 1 YEAR
Brayden Cook
Rory Laird
Chayce Jones
Finnbar Maley
TRADE/DELIST/RETIRE
Lachlan Sholl
Sam Berry
James Borlase (R)
Tyler Welsh (R)
Zac Taylor
Taylor Walker
Cook and Jones definitely in the trade/delist category, too
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Pedlar presently wouldn’t warrant 2 years. Hope he turns it around though, but confidence is at Jones levels. Hinge fell apart when it mattered, he needs a good year too.
I'd have Cook & Jones in the Trade/Delist group, with Dowling, Ryan & Edwards in the Re-sign 1 year group. If they haven't established themselves as regular members of the best 22 by the end of 2026 then there's no way they should be getting a 2+ year contract.
Surely the selections this year indicate the club rates Taylor above a lot of the guys you’re resigning?
Unless you think he’ll be steak knives in a Vic trade.
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Where I sit:
Resign 2+ years
Max Michalanney
Billy Dowing (only due to how many others we should delist)
Mitchell Hinge
Charlie Edwards
Indy Cotton (though i think we already have him contracted for 3 years by cat B rules)
Wait and see (so, stuff like how the team develops, how they play and how much do we love the 2026 draft):
Finnbar Maley (dependant on if Ludowyke booms)
Zac Taylor
Luke Pedlar
Rory Laird
Jordan Butts (though more trade, depending on if other clubs are interested in him)
Sam Berry
Oscar Ryan
Delist:
Brayden Cook
Chayce Jones
Lachlan Sholl
James Borlase (R)
Tyler Welsh (R)
Retire
Taylor Walker
Resign 2+ years
Max Michalanney
Billy Dowing (only due to how many others we should delist)
Mitchell Hinge
Charlie Edwards
Indy Cotton (though i think we already have him contracted for 3 years by cat B rules)
Wait and see (so, stuff like how the team develops, how they play and how much do we love the 2026 draft):
Finnbar Maley (dependant on if Ludowyke booms)
Zac Taylor
Luke Pedlar
Rory Laird
Jordan Butts (though more trade, depending on if other clubs are interested in him)
Sam Berry
Oscar Ryan
Delist:
Brayden Cook
Chayce Jones
Lachlan Sholl
James Borlase (R)
Tyler Welsh (R)
Retire
Taylor Walker
Zac Taylor >>> Chayce Jones
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Probably true.
At this stage, I think they're good depth, at least for a year. Cook might struggle considering the amount of forwards we now have, but I'd maybe keep Jones for a year so he could move to the Devils.
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Maybe - though they had a clear option to re-sign Taylor for a longer period and didn't, which makes me think they perhaps are questioning him.
He isn't incredibly versatile - but you might be right.
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FF: Taylor Walker - Darcy Fogarty - Alex Neal Bullen
HF: Josh Rachele - Riley Thilthorpe - Ben Keays
C : Dan Curtin - Jordan Dawson - Callum ah Chee
HB: Isaac Cumming - Mark Keane - Wayne Milera
FB: Max Michalanney - Nick Murray - Josh Worrell
1st R: Riley O'Brien - Sid Draper - Izak Rankine
RES: Luke Pedlar, Jake Soligo, James Peatling, Rory Laird (plus someone)
SANFL
FF: Zac Taylor - Finnbarr Maley - Tyler Welsh
CHF: Brayden Cook - Archie Ludowyke - Mitch Marsh
C: Chayce Jones - Charlie Edwards - Lachie Sholl
CHB: Oscar Ryan - James Borlase - Mitch Hinge
FB: Luke Nankervis - Jordon Butts - Hugh Bond
1ST R: Lachlan McAndrew - Sam Berry - Billy Dowling
RES: Toby Murray
FF: Taylor Walker - Darcy Fogarty - Alex Neal Bullen
HF: Josh Rachele - Riley Thilthorpe - Ben Keays
C : Dan Curtin - Jordan Dawson - Callum ah Chee
HB: Isaac Cumming - Mark Keane - Wayne Milera
FB: Max Michalanney - Nick Murray - Josh Worrell
1st R: Riley O'Brien - Sid Draper - Izak Rankine
RES: Luke Pedlar, Jake Soligo, James Peatling, Rory Laird (plus someone)
SANFL
FF: Zac Taylor - Finnbarr Maley - Tyler Welsh
CHF: Brayden Cook - Archie Ludowyke - Mitch Marsh
C: Chayce Jones - Charlie Edwards - Lachie Sholl
CHB: Oscar Ryan - James Borlase - Mitch Hinge
FB: Luke Nankervis - Jordon Butts - Hugh Bond
1ST R: Lachlan McAndrew - Sam Berry - Billy Dowling
RES: Toby Murray
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Hinge I reckon.
Optimistic Draper starts in the middle.
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Possibly one for the new draft thread but thought it worth mentioning, in light of the choice to draft two forwards (which I don't mind given where we picked), that our NGA product Ivan Wilkinson was the leading goal kicker in the SANFL U18s last season. He's draft eligible in 2026. Apparently more of a third tall size. Mutineer probably knows more.
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Depends on where they plan to play them, I think Marsh is a genuine utility that can play wing or HB, Cal can play anywhere in all honesty, Finnbar we will need to wait and see. I think Butts is gone next year so maybe they plan to develop one of them as a KPD? I didn't originally like the pick of Ludowkye but I am warming up to it.
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I dont know if full-time ruck is the right decision, but sure a little more time could work. Maybe Finnbar can be developed as a KPD, although how is his field kicking? Better than set shot's hopefully. Also I haven't seen much of McAndrew, does he have the ability to go back? Butts should be traded next year IMO.
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My main point is none of them are midfielders. Not that we play many midfielders even when we recruit them. Hopefully next year Curtin, Draper, Edwards and Dowling will finally get a run in the middle given Crouch and Shoey are gone and the penny should have dropped that we get beaten up when Laird goes in there.
We have piled a lot of prime resources into our forward line: (Thilthorpe, Pick 2), Fogarty (12), Rankine (5), Rachele (6), Pedlar (11) and while it is clearly one of our strengths, our main weakness for seven years has been midfield and we haven't answered those questions as yet.
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Aren't Rankine and Rachele two of the answers to our midfield question?
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Hopefully, we have midfield depth, let's hope that the young lads come on, Curtin is a ripper, Dowling I think can be special, Edwards can be the prototype new midfielder, Daws is class, Soligo hopefully has some more growth and then there's Rankine and Rachele. Personally I agree we need to play the prior draftees more, overall I like our list a lot.
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