List Mgmt. AFLW List Management, Trades, Draft, Expansion Thread

[Firewalker]

Pick 25 - Olivia Gorman, another Vic Metro player, clearance mid, athletic, looks a neat player from her highlights.

McLay who I liked went the next pick, both from Diamond Creek.

 

[Firewalker]

Looks like the memo was definitely to find more athletic types.

 

[Scorpus]

Women's team has just done a decades worth of men's team first round midfield drafting

 

[radiojake]

why the **** do Gold Coast AFLW side need an academy?

I'm pretty sure QLD produces more women footballers than SA in pure numbers, yeah?

 

[Firewalker]

Women's team has just done a decades worth of men's team first round midfield drafting

BTW if you thought Bown had a dodgy ball drop probs best not to check out Gorman’s tape.

 

[Scorpus]

BTW if you thought Bown had a dodgy ball drop probs best not to check out Gorman’s tape.

Not the best but Bown's overall action is worse IMO

 

[cmndstab]

why the **** do Gold Coast AFLW side need an academy?

I'm pretty sure QLD produces more women footballers than SA in pure numbers, yeah?

Six first-round picks plus Anne Hatchard, not a bad haul.

 

[cmndstab]

Weston-Turner gets through to North with pick 37. Bit of a joke really, but hey, I guess we can't complain after getting Ah Chee in the PSD a month ago.

 

[cmndstab]

I've been busy getting the girls into bed so only just catching up now. Gorman joins the pantheon of inside extractor specialists to join the Crows with a first-round pick. Will we actually play this one in the engine room, this time?

 

[Scorpus]

We've taken indigenous WA player Alicia Blizard, 174cm forward

 

[Firewalker]

We've taken WA forward Alicia Blizard

Our AFLW recruitment department continuing to wage their war of not rating the SANFLW or their development of players.

 

[Firewalker]

Taking Blizard ahead of Mackereth is a choice, seeing they are the same height and play a very similar role up forward.

 

[cmndstab]

So that's two mids, one mid/fwd, and one fwd so far, right?

 

[Firewalker]

SA clubs take WA players… Freo take SA players

 

[cmndstab]

SA clubs take WA players… Freo take SA players

At least we have obvious options for a player swap in the future if needed...

 

[Firewalker]

Taking Blizard ahead of Mackereth is a choice, seeing they are the same height and play a very similar role up forward.

Wonder if the recruitment team will actually come out and explain some picks tonight, especially what they’ve seen from Blizard throughout the year because her ‘highlights’ tape is one of the most underwhelming I’ve seen.

 

[Scorpus]

We've picked Ava Stewart with pick 63, a 180cm key position prospect from WA

 

[Scorpus]

Wonder if the recruitment team will actually come out and explain some picks tonight, especially what they’ve seen from Blizard throughout the year because her ‘highlights’ tape is one of the most underwhelming I’ve seen.

Good ball drop mate, that's what it would have been. Had to balance out the others

 

[Firewalker]

We've picked Ava Stewart with pick 63, a 180cm key position prospect from WA

A ridiculously raw tall defender, with a very dodgy loopy kick.

The last 2 picks honestly smell like someone trying to justify employing their mate as a recruiter in WA. Raw players that will require lots of development and multiple years on the list before being ready - that they probably won’t get.

I can easily justify picking the best available with Bown and even the Waye pick for some athletic abilities but the rest seem like ridiculous raw reaches.

 

[cmndstab]

Last pick in the draft is probably going to be a reach in any event.

Now, to wait another 8+ months to see if any of them are any good

 

[Firewalker]

Last pick in the draft is probably going to be a reach in any event.

Now, to wait another 8+ months to see if any of them are any good

Probably won’t find out if Stewart is any good for 3+ years given her frame and skill level and will probably be off the list by then.

I know I’m a broken record but no one will ever convince me in this AFLW competition selecting not ready bodies like; Blizard, Stewart and Gorman and needing to wait multiple years to get ready for little to no output at AFLW level is better for the team then having strong bodied SANFLW guns like Mel Anderson, Kiana Lee, Zoe Venning or Katelyn Rosenzweig who could be picked and ready to go right away.

 

[Scorpus]

Here's what I'd be hoping our best 21 shapes up as after the draft

B Tonon - S. Allan
HB Newman - Biddell - Randall

R J. Allan - Marinoff - Egan
C N. Kelly - Bown - Jones

HF Rasheed - Ponter - Munyard
F Gould - G. Kelly

I Goodwin - Charlton - Waye - Tarlinton - Ewings*

*pending fitness

Emergencies
Kustermann
Mueller
McKee
Cronin
Boyle-Carr
Gorman
Blizard
Smith
Stewart

I would assume given we have drafted five that Leuzzi will not be retained, otherwise we have exceeded 30 players

 

[Scorpus]

One thing is for sure, we have a lot of half forward/smaller forward types now on the list.

Jones, Ponter, Rasheed, Charlton, Munyard, Ewings, Kustermann, McKee, Waye, Blizard all fit that bill. Basically half the list

 

[Firewalker]

Here's what I'd be hoping our best 21 shapes up as after the draft

B Tonon - S. Allan
HB Newman - Biddell - Randall

R J. Allan - Marinoff - Egan
C N. Kelly - Bown - Jones

HF Rasheed - Ponter - Munyard
F Gould - G. Kelly

I Goodwin - Charlton - Waye - Tarlinton - Ewings*

*pending fitness

Emergencies
Kustermann
Mueller
McKee
Cronin
Boyle-Carr
Gorman
Blizard
Smith
Stewart

I would assume given we have drafted five that Leuzzi will not be retained, otherwise we have exceeded 30 players

Smith getting a list spot over Leuzzi will just about do me and finish me off after the draft tonight.

 

[Scorpus]

Smith getting a list spot over Leuzzi will just about do me and finish me off after the draft tonight.

I'm just guessing tbh, do we know if Smith got re-contracted?