Delisted FA discussion: Window 1 - Gillies | Window 2 - closed

[RandB]

I'm not sure how active we'll be in this but posters may wish to share their thoughts and observations in any case as it comes around.
Window 1 opens next Thursday. Window 2 is after the national draft.

Important remaining dates relevant to us:

October 31, 2pm - List Lodgement One.

November 1 - Commencement to Delisted Player Free Agency Period.

November 13, 2pm - End to Delisted Player Free Agency Period.

November 15, 2pm - List Lodgement Two.

November 22 - NAB AFL Draft, Gold Coast Convention Centre.

November 23 - Second Delisted Player Free Agency Period commences.

November 28, 5pm - Second Delisted Player Free Agency Period ends.

November 29, 2pm - List Lodgement Three.

December 11, 11am - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft.

December 11, 11.10am - NAB AFL Rookie Draft.

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Not sure how active we will be but it wouldn't surprise me to see at least one of the players we have delisted get picked up by someone. Petterd to a club in QLD springs to mind.

 

[Svensson]

Not sure how active we will be but it wouldn't surprise me to see at least one of the players we have delisted get picked up by someone. Petterd to a club in QLD springs to mind.

Do you think there are any delisted players that Neeld and the team will look at? I haven't had a thorough look yet at the delisted players. But I have seen a number of names and none of them have really sprung out at me, but I guess that's because they are probably duds or didn't get a chance to show what they had at their old clubs.

 

[tasmanlvr]

Hawthorn are after Bate apparently.

 

[Franky_024]

Not the most promising list of stars available haha

her's a link to the delistings so far:
http://www.afl.com.au/retirements delistings/tabid/13717/default.aspx

Couple of players from Gold Coast that I was surprised got delisted so early

 

[Tulip]

Brendan Lee, Jacob Surjan, Piers Flanagan and Josh Toy all interest me.

 

[Tulip]

Hawthorn are after Bate apparently.

Great news, hope Bater gets a crack.

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Brendan Lee, Jacob Surjan, Piers Flanagan and Josh Toy all interest me.

Has Toy officially been delisted yet?

 

[CM Sean]

Maric got delisted from the Tigers? wow 0_0

 

[slowedawg]

Maric got delisted from the Tigers? wow 0_0

Addam not Ivan.

 

[demon_dynasty13]

Reckon we will be all over Jacob Surjan, but we wont be the only ones.

 

[Animosity]

Petterd gone, having said that, it would have been nice to match bris offer of Maloney,Traded him to bris, shipped off Martin and petterd to bris... May have bundled 3 and gotten the p33 we were after?

 

[CM Sean]

Addam not Ivan.

No, I know. I'm just saying. He didn't last long. LOL

 

[slowedawg]

Petterd gone, having said that, it would have been nice to match bris offer of Maloney,Traded him to bris, shipped off Martin and petterd to bris... May have gotten something decent?

Moloney was done - throwing money at him would have been a massive waste. Brisbane didn't want Petterd or they would've thrown a nothing pick at him. Neeld wanted to clear out what he deemed as trash and he didn't stress too much about what he got back. He's probably backing himself to get something decent @ 53.

I reckon that Melbourne showed their hand a bit too early by being so eager to get rid of players. At least we got rid of the dead wood. I've learnt to not be too optimistic after our draft/trade period, but I like the fact that we're getting rid of players that have stagnated at our club.

Personally I'd like to snag Jacobs in the draft later in the year (considering he's not a delisted FA). In terms of delisted FA there's only a few players I'd think would add to our list (Toy/Flanagan/Gillies), but with list lodgement in a few days there may be more that pop up.

 

[CM Sean]

Can someone explain to me what the "Delisted FA discussion: Nov 1 - Nov 13" is? So it's like... another Free Agency period for all the player's who've been delisted to find new clubs?

 

[RandB]

Can someone explain to me what the "Delisted FA discussion: Nov 1 - Nov 13" is? So it's like... another Free Agency period for all the player's who've been delisted to find new clubs?

Correct.

Any players who delist themselves though are not eligible, only discards.

 

[Captain Jack]

Hawthorn are after Bate apparently.

I suppose his role would be filling their 'Redhead MFC Reject' quota.

 

[autocol]

Hawthorn are after Bate apparently.

I hope he gets a guernsey. Good, honest footballer I reckon. Not good enough to pull a shit team behind him, but I reckon he could be a good contributor in a decent team.

 

[CWaffles]

Looking at it, Toy would be a great pick up..the others probably Lee and Surjan.

 

[CM Sean]

Will be interesting to see if we do anything. Considering how active we just were and have been thus far.

 

[Logger]

Correct.

Any players who delist themselves though are not eligible, only discards.

So how does that work... if they were offered a contract they aren't a Delisted FA?

As far as targets go, we MUST go after this guy:http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/past-player-callum-papertalk-2012.897418/

Callum Papertalk

 

[Viney]

Brendan Lee, Jacob Surjan, Piers Flanagan and Josh Toy all interest me.

Piers Flanagan

With a name like that, he belongs at Melbourne

 

[Crusty Demon]

Is Toy actually available? I thought he had another year to go on his contract? If not, then, yes would definitely want to pick him up. Has some talent. If not Toy, then I'd look at Surjan or Salopek. I know both are injury prone, but both can play a role and add depth to needed areas.

 

[00Stinger]

Surjan or maybe Sherman?

 

[Big Jim 11]

Ben Warren was delisted. This period scares me!