List Mgmt. Contracts, trades, draft - 2021 offseason edition

[Keys]

So the 2021 season is officially done and dusted.

It’s time now to fully turn our attention to the off season and what we can do through the trade period/draft to chase down Melbourne in 2022.

List and personnel changes have already been made and I’ll update this OP as and when any further changes are made.

As it stands these are our official list changes :

Out -
• Venables (R) - retired
• Vardy - retired
• Hutchings (R) - delisted
• Ah Chee (R) - delisted
• Ainsworth - delisted
• Johnson - delisted
• Collins (R) - delisted
• Brander - cluster*
• Cameron - retired/delisted not that it was officially acknowledged by the club
• Sheppard - retired

Inactive listed -
• Cole
• Chesser

In -
• Petrevski-Seton - traded for pick 52
• Chesser - Pick 14
• Hough - Pick 31
• Bazzo - Pick 37
• Williams (Jack) - Pick 57
• Clark - Pick 62
• Dixon - SSP
• Joyce - SSP
• Strnadica - SSP
• Naish - SSP

Players on main list - 37 (Including 2 inactive)
Players on rookie list - 7

Future trade picks :
In - Port Adelaide future 2nd
Out - Future 4th

Assistant Coaches :
• Out - Graham, Hickmott
• In - Schofield (Strategy and Stoppage), Knights (Midfield), Wiley (WAFL coach), Brennan (development)

Link to contract status of all players -

The Contracts Thread

Updated (20/3/24) the status of all contracts for people’s reference : Overall List - 44 Players : Main List(37), Rookie List(5), Cat B(2) Contracted until the end of 2027 (2) : Tom Barrass (8/10/95) - Signed a 5 year extension (2023,2024,2025,2026,2027) on an existing contract set to...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[southcoast]

A little update on Shep.

Eagles provide update on battling defender — Zero Hanger

The 30-year old faces an uncertain future following several concussions.

apple.news

In short,

Still struggling with symptoms.
One step forward one step back progress (?)
Club will leave decision to Shep.
Expect decision to take a while.
Consulting widely to get best medical advice.
On light duties - not resumed full training and unlikely to do so,for some time.

 

[swingdog]

A little update on Shep.

Eagles provide update on battling defender — Zero Hanger

The 30-year old faces an uncertain future following several concussions.

apple.news

In short,

Still struggling with symptoms.
One step forward one step back progress (?)
Club will leave decision to Shep.
Expect decision to take a while.
Consulting widely to get best medical advice.
On light duties - not resumed full training and unlikely to do so,for some time.

Yep, my prognosis of the next 18 months is looking good.

 

[Obeanie1]

Get Shep off our list already, I want both Browne & Dittmar.
Weren't drafted, but definitely have a-grade written all over them.

IMO we will take one more player preseason and then defer the Sheppard decision until mid season. If still not good he can be put on the LTI or inactive list and we use a mid season pick.

 

[shooshka]

What are the knocks on him (apart from being injury prone)?

Genuine question as I can’t remember him from his draft year and obviously didn’t see any of him while he was at Brisbane.

No idea about him as a player - it's just his injury history and progression that makes him a very west coast selection

Starred in his underage U18 year, projected top-30 talent, leadership qualities
missed the majority of his final U18 year with injury, slid down draft boards
Injured since being drafted (was probably taken a bit earlier than expected in 2018, funnily enough Brisbane took him after we matched Cameron).

 

[Monocle]

Would Jack Avery be a consideration if Shep retires ?

Doubt it as Sheps role can, IMO, be covered by either of Rotham or Bazzo.

 

[shooshka]

Every club's full AFL list after November 29 deadline

After the trade and draft periods, there's been plenty of additions to your club's list. Check it out

www.afl.com.au

Confirmation (if we needed it... well I suppose we did as the club hasn't said anything) that Cameron has been delisted or retired.

We knew it due to the available draft picks - but an announcement from the club really should have been forthcoming.

 

[JackOutback]

Get Shep off our list already

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Every club's full AFL list after November 29 deadline

After the trade and draft periods, there's been plenty of additions to your club's list. Check it out

www.afl.com.au

Confirmation (if we needed it... well I suppose we did as the club hasn't said anything) that Cameron has been delisted or retired.

We knew it due to the available draft picks - but an announcement from the club really should have been forthcoming.

From the Ryan Burrows school of “let’s just pretend none of this happened”

 

[Off Tap]

Back injuries are concerning on people so young.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

A couple of guys I played juniors with looked likely to get picked up by AFL clubs but succumbed to back injuries associated with their hammies in their mid-teens.

I hear back injuries now and go yikes.

 

[2006_Eagles]

Just upset we haven't invited a low possession half back flanker to come train with us. Guess we can always just pick Will Collins up again.

That's coz we drafted one in the first round

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

Welcome to the Den: Tom Joyce

Tom Joyce has been selected as pick 40 in the 2018 AFL Draft.

www.lions.com.au

For anyone that wants to see a bit of Tom Joyce, from memory the vision is from him playing for WA as a underager as he missed the entire u18 year with injuries. He also went on to have many injuries at the Lions.

On Dittmar, he had back injuries prior to this year and he played the entire year so looks like he might be hopefully past them.

 

[Cornelius Roy]

Depends on the type of injury. A lot of youngsters have back issues due to growth.

Doctor says he needs a backiotomy

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

My daughter has inherited my blunt and practical sense. I told her about Sheppard and she said he now has another role - start making father sons/daughter prospects

what can I say, the interest in drafting is in the blood

 

[EdCurnowRules]

reason

I had high hopes for Kurt Mutimer and that guy Simon whatshisface from the Giants who kept breaking his knees

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I had high hopes for Kurt Mutimer and that guy Simon whatshisface from the Giants who kept breaking his knees ☹

At least Tunbridge could tackle!

That one time.

 

[Wce17]

At least Tunbridge could tackle!

That one time.

Twice actually. Got a couple of weeks break for a sling tackle

 

[BBQ Mania]

I wouldn't necessarily draw a line through someone because they have had a back injury, depending on what it is of course. One of the boys I coach in Athletics missed the entire 2020 winter season with a stress fracture in his back, he spent (from memory) 22 weeks on the sidelines. He resumed full competition in Athletics around Christmas 2020, worked really hard and qualified for the Athletics Nationals at Olympic Park in Sydney in April this year and was able to compete and did really well.

He Played the full footy season this year with no issues, and is doing Aths again this summer with no issues. He was told by his physio once cleared to compete that he does not expect any further issues in the future.

 

[southcoast]

I blame Tunbridge and Naitanui for our shift from tackling to corralling.

Naitanui, in particular, started the rot with that tackle on Amon (? IIRC)

As a side note Malthouse is still salty about NNs suspension. Couldn’t believe he got week/s for a ‘fair tackle’.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Personally I think Dittmah is just a tad vanilla for a midfielder, same as Browne apparently, going by Monocle's description.

But it's a low risk high reward option and they are both surely waaaay better candidates than Joyce.

Old mate had long enough to get his body right and break into AFL level for Brisbane.

Although flip side is that I'm sure our WAFL team would fair much better with some big bodied depth playing like Joyce, than kids in Dittmah and Browne.

 

[Winky]

Personally I think Dittmah is just a tad vanilla for a midfielder, same as Browne apparently, going by Monocle's description.

But it's a low risk high reward option and they are both surely waaaay better candidates than Joyce.

Old mate had long enough to get his body right and break into AFL level for Brisbane.

Although flip side is that I'm sure our WAFL team would fair much better with some big bodied depth playing like Joyce, than kids in Dittmah and Browne.

He had a hip operation initially I think which was causing him the problem in his draft year. Given the Lion’s medical success you would think that worked but then he did an ankle and I’m told there was also another non injury problem which would have caused him to miss some time. He was considered a very high pick but for the hip problem so he may well be a good get

 

[Matera92]

My daughter has inherited my blunt and practical sense. I told her about Sheppard and she said he now has another role - start my making father sons/daughter prospects

what can I say, the interest in drafting is in the blood

We could do with a couple of top order batsmen for the Aussie side as well.

 

[dajesmac]

I’m low key keen on seeing Foley crack a consistent game as a silver lining of the Sheppard situation. I’m a big fan.

 

[JoshWoodenSpoon]

He had a hip operation initially I think which was causing him the problem in his draft year. Given the Lion’s medical success you would think that worked but then he did an ankle and I’m told there was also another non injury problem which would have caused him to miss some time. He was considered a very high pick but for the hip problem so he may well be a good get

Yeah it was a leg burn which did him in more recently.

 

[eagles rule]

At least Tunbridge could tackle!

That one time.

Kicked a great goal too ..

That one time .

 

[Rowan18]

I’m low key keen on seeing Foley crack a consistent game as a silver lining of the Sheppard situation. I’m a big fan.

I was not impressed with Foley heading into this year but was amazed at how much he improved. He played like a 50 game player.