List lodgement pre-draft complete - Tanner Smith Delisted

[Nickos66]

http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2014-11-13/list-lodgement-update

The club has delisted defender Tanner Smith but has advised the 20-year-old and his management that it is committed to selecting him in next month’s Rookie Draft.

So we're going in with 4 picks.. Thoughts?

 

[Seppo]

http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2014-11-13/list-lodgement-update



So we're going in with 4 picks.. Thoughts?

4th pick might be to upgrade Ballard or they think they might have a crack at one of the delisted free agents or PSD picks.

 

[estibador]

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.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Wow, didn't see that coming...

 

[Square Peg]

Yeah I can't see the point of delisting Smith to take a 4th round draft pick, must be a delisted FA or an upgrade.

 

[Nickos66]

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.

 

[Wizard]

Can we still sign a delisted FA or do we now need to draft them?

Mitch Brown??

Gotta say this disappoints me a little bit, but if we manage to snaffle him in the R/D then i'm satisfied.

 

[Taylor]

I believe there is a delisted free agent window starting Saturday.

 

[Bluto]

I believe there is a delisted free agent window starting Saturday.

Grimley?

Reckon we have a FA commitment otherwise why bother?

 

[Taylor]

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.

 

[UFO Tatsu]

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

 

[Alfonz]

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.

 

[Harry Reems]

Only played 7 games for Peel this year. Still only 20 and is 196cm.

 

[Taylor]

Only played 7 games for Peel this year. Still only 20 and is 196cm.

Might not make it to the draft..

 

[salim malik]

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 .

 

[Docker82]

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)

 

[jedi mind tricks]

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.

 

[Docker82]

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?

 

[rodney hoo]

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.

 

[Taylor]

Can we even do that? Thought we had to do rookie promotions by the second list lodgement?

I think it's actually the first lodgement on the 31st of October.

 

[Righteo]

Can't see any issues other than the door being closed on Simpson now.

 

[Square Peg]

I think it's actually the first lodgement on the 31st of October.

Good point, so we can eliminate an upgrade as the reason.

 

[Eski3]

The article says we have finalised the list changes ahead of the 2014 draft

I'm assuming that means no DFAs

 

[freodog]

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?

 

[jedi mind tricks]

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.