Prediction Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP) – who should get picked up?

[Lore]

The Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP) runs from Wednesday January 6, 2021 until sometime prior to the start of the 2021 season.

It's an opportunity to rookie list any players who nominated for the draft but weren't selected, or anyone who has previously been on an AFL list, not including anyone who has signed up to a club academy for 2021 as a 19 year old.

Clubs must have an open spot on the rookie list in order to make use of the SSP rules (a spot can be created by moving a retired or injured player to the inactive list).

So we have a list of delistees here:

Confirmed - 2020 Club delistings and retirees

We'll use this thread as an up to date resource on all AFL retirements and delistings. Please post links to any further list changes and the OP will be updated. Adelaide Bryce Gibbs (ret) Riley Knight (del) Patrick Wilson (del) Ayce Taylor (del) Brisbane Allen Christensen (ret) Sam Skinner...

www.bigfooty.com

And a list of everyone who nominated for the draft in 2020 (although they'd also be eligible if they nominated in previous years):

Resource - Full list of 2020 AFL draft nominated players

Is anyone able to publish the full list of players? It's paywalled, which I think is poor form, given it's not journalism, but an AFL list.

www.bigfooty.com

Obviously anyone who has already been added to a club's list or academy over-agers I mentioned don't count, but I'm not sure where to find a list of those.

Do we know of anyone who has permission to train at clubs yet? Anyone you have your eye on and hope gets picked up?

 

[goodie23]

Already one article: https://www.afl.com.au/news/528890/nine-clubs-14-spots-who-will-get-an-afl-lifeline-for-2021-

Official list of delistees: https://www.afl.com.au/news/retirements-and-delistings

In short: Nine clubs, 14 spots currently. Saints have 3. Melbourne, Richmond, Collingwood have two. Carlton, North, Essendon, Port and Sydney have one. Adelaide may open one up (by placing Gibbs on the inactive list)

St Kilda are gonna be busy, could be like when we signed Marsh and Rowe a couple of years ago. Will almost certainly leave at least one spot for the mid-year draft. Hard to see what we'll do though, could consider giving a cut player like Marsh, Parker or Sav another shot.

 

[Yoda_]

As an Essendon supporter I’d like Maher and then place Irving Mosquito on the inactive list and grab Mitch Duvaal as well. A small defender from SA


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[Apex36]

I’d be over the moon if Collingwood had the good sense to ask Callow to train with them over the summer.

 

[Wrenny]

Does the player choose which club to train at if he has multiple interest from clubs?

 

[The Nostradamus]

I reckon most clubs will just keep spots open for mid season draft instead and bypass SSP

track how players go in the first half of the year as opposed to training and prac match form

 

[Lore]

Does the player choose which club to train at if he has multiple interest from clubs?

It’s a free for all, but there is paperwork that needs to be submitted to get permission to train with a club from the AFL.

 

[Lore]

I reckon most clubs will just keep spots open for mid season draft instead and bypass SSP

track how players go in the first half of the year as opposed to training and prac match form

They could but the draft has an order and the SSP doesn’t, so if you know who you want in late pre-season it’s better to sign them then than wait for round 4 with potentially 17 other clubs having their choice before you do.

 

[goodie23]

I reckon most clubs will just keep spots open for mid season draft instead and bypass SSP

track how players go in the first half of the year as opposed to training and prac match form

They might, but then with the SSP you can get a player in, see how they train and bond with the squad and skip the risk of someone else drafting them.

 

[Mutineer]

Brodie Lake please....

Brodie Lake

afl.draftcentral.com.au

 

[Mofra]

Sounds like one of Tom McDonald

25

Tom Mcdonald

Age

31

Ht

195cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.4

4star

K

9.7

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HB

6.7

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M

5.6

5star

T

1.9

4star

MG

261.8

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.6

1star

MG

135.6

2star

D

13.8

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

or Jono Marsh will get a spot at Carlton (both have been granted permission to train there)

 

[Virgin Dog]

Dogs have another list spot open with the immediate retirement of Sam Lloyd

22

Sam Lloyd

Age

34

Ht

180cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

8.8

3star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.6

4star

G

1.3

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.8

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

14.0

4star

K

8.4

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

4.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

 

[Northernsoul74]

Sounds like one of Tom McDonald

25

Tom Mcdonald

Age

31

Ht

195cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.4

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.7

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.9

4star

MG

261.8

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.6

1star

MG

135.6

2star

D

13.8

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

or Jono Marsh will get a spot at Carlton (both have been granted permission to train there)

Oscar.

 

[Mofra]

Oscar.

Yep, my bad. Cheers

 

[Jeremias]

Yep, my bad. Cheers

Have you seen a permission to train list anywhere?

 

[Mofra]

Have you seen a permission to train list anywhere?

Nothing consolidated, just individual club mentions in different articles.

 

[THE_GUN]

Expect the unexpected with Richmond as we have 2 spots and possibly 3 if Soldo is placed on the inactive list

Alex Rance

Alex Rance

Age

34

Ht

194cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

7.7

5star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

226.9

3star

No current season stats available

D

17.0

5star

K

5.8

3star

HB

11.2

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.6

5star

& Cyril Rioli is a possibility