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List lodgement pre-draft complete - Tanner Smith Delisted

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Seems like a reasonable move. He's behind about 4 other guys for a limited spot and he's yet to prove he can handle an AFL workload without breaking down for half the season.

Another thought is we can definitely rule Simpson out of being redrafted now.
 

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We might have our eye on somebody in particular, say possibly in the PSD. Or the list management committee just might rate this draft highly. Either way, I think some might be a little perplexed by this call. I'm indifferent to this call, honestly.
 
Grimley?

Reckon we have a FA commitment otherwise why bother?

If we expect to retain the player then what we are doing is upgrading our last rookie pick (let's say #120) to national draft pick #72. Unless we have secured a delisted free agent.
 
that was unexpected ... my guess is an upgrade (most likely ballard) ... i do not think there is any delisted FA worth picking up at the expense of smith
 
Not that surprising to me. I thought we should have delisted Smith (instead of Simpson) to free up the 3rd spot we needed to have going into the draft. I know Simpson supposedly didn't meet whatever targets he was supposed to, but if we were going to delist Smith, I wish we had kept Simpson on the main list and had one more crack.
 

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Seems like a reasonable move. He's behind about 4 other guys for a limited spot and he's yet to prove he can handle an AFL workload without breaking down for half the season.

Another thought is we can definitely rule Simpson out of being redrafted now.

Yep Josh will have to prove himself in the WAFL and hope it happens 016 for him .
 
Pick 72 is much better than pick 30ish in the rookie draft. Tanner will be with us next year as well as a better prospect then would've been the case. (That or a delisted free agent) This probably ends all hope for Simpson if he had any hope left at all anyway. Can't see us using a whole rookie draft re-recruiting delistees. (Well and getting an Irish guy)
 
This is becomming more of a Simpson thread than Tanner Smith.

If Tanner makes it to the rookie draft then we pick him up and give him time to develop his body for AFL instead of holding a position on the senior list. Great move by Freo. Now they can either grab a player who they don't want to risk being picked by another club in the rookie draft or upgrade Ballard onto the senior list. At the end of the day Tanner is behind Johnson, McPharlin, Silvagni, Dawson and maybe A. Pearce for a spot in the lineup.
 
This is becomming more of a Simpson thread than Tanner Smith.

If Tanner makes it to the rookie draft then we pick him up and give him time to develop his body for AFL instead of holding a position on the senior list. Great move by Freo. Now they can either grab a player who they don't want to risk being picked by another club in the rookie draft or upgrade Ballard onto the senior list. At the end of the day Tanner is behind Johnson, McPharlin, Silvagni, Dawson and maybe A. Pearce for a spot in the lineup.
Can we even do that? Thought we had to do rookie promotions by the second list lodgement?
 
Was he under contract still?
First 2 picks from 2012 draft I think either on rookie list or gone, lucky tabs looks ok. Jury out on Duffy & Moller tho tabs & Moller were rookies.
 

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That's pretty harsh. Not like we have an abundance of big guys. You would think we are targeting someone in the Preseason draft, maybe Grimley, but why not just go out and get whoever it is under Free agency?
 
Was he under contract still?
First 2 picks from 2012 draft I think either on rookie list or gone, lucky tabs looks ok. Jury out on Duffy & Moller tho tabs & Moller were rookies.

I hope Duffy will get more game time this season. He showed a bit in his limited time at AFL level. As you said Tabs is improving. This drat wasn't the strongest for Freo but it's much harded these days to get a regular game or even just an opportunity for Freo than the old days.
 

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