PSD and Rookie draft thread

[Lach72]

The corporation down the road have question marks on Darling last year sliding to them, and Tunbridge, draft tampering?
Wooden spoon to top four, my guess is there will be alot of homesick boys
wanting to go home next year.
At least Menegola didnt walk out on Hawthorn.

Yes he did.
He asked to be de-listed

 

[theGav56]

Yes he did.
He asked to be de-listed

Is that walking out? Still not the same as leaving mid-contract.

There seems to be very few qualms about WA boys playing the homesick card, and being given there wish. I must admit I am surprised. At the very least i would have thought clubs would make it difficult to do, or push hard for a reasonable trade (as Lions did with Clark).

 

[tofushark]

He did, he said he wanted to go home instead of be on the rookie list at Hawthorn.

There seems to be opposing views on this. St Kilda was apparently in negotiations to trade for him and then was looking at taking him in the draft subsequently. If homesickness was the sole reason, this wouldn't make sense. Obviously the reason they didn't take him before us could be due to his inclination to return home but nonetheless it doesn't seem so clear cut.

 

[apuchar]

Is that walking out? Still not the same as leaving mid-contract.

There seems to be very few qualms about WA boys playing the homesick card, and being given there wish. I must admit I am surprised. At the very least i would have thought clubs would make it difficult to do, or push hard for a reasonable trade (as Lions did with Clark).

That may depend on how good a club thinks the player is. Hawthorn didn't think he was good enough to upgrade and they may have thought there were plenty of guys out there of that ability that they could replace him with. Can't imagine Hawthorn letting Buddy walk (free agency aside).