Paladin does make a couple of valid points, about the rookie upgrade situation.
- Neither of the media releases explicitly states that the player will be upgraded to the senior list.
- There are precedents, albeit at other clubs (not Adelaide), for rookies to be given multi-year contracts while remaining on the rookie list.
That said, I still believe that both players will be upgraded, even if it means making only 2 "live" selections in the draft.
While it is not explicitly stated that they will be upgraded, it is implied. The club has never given a rookie a multi-year contract without upgrading them. As the Laird media release shows, the club does not always announce these things at the time - Laird's contract was announced in August, with confirmation of the upgrade coming in October.
The club made these decisions early - July for Kelly, August for ROB. Compare that with Ramsey, who hasn't yet been announced as being retained - he just wasn't on the list of delisted players.
You can play semantics all you like with the wording of those media releases, but at the end of the day it's almost certain that both players will be upgraded to the senior list.