Rate Our List

[Geoff]

Below is our 2008 list. Rate how you see each player as being a Long or Short Term Prospect. Lets generate some sensible discussion on our list going forward. We need to be realistic and balanced in our thoughts. What I am interested in is how many we end up with as Long Term Prospects.

Bell - Short Term. - Nearing Retirement
Black - Short Term. - Injuries, Discipline
Bradley - Short Term. - Falls Short of AFL Ability
Browne - Short Term. - Injuries
Campbell - Short Term. - Falls Short of AFL Ability
Carr .J - Long Term.
Carr .M - Short Term. - Nearing Retirement
Crowley - Long Term.
Dodd - Long Term.
Drum - Long Term
Duffield - Short Term - Tradeable
Farmer - Short Term - Nearing Retirement
Foster - Long Term
Gilmore - Short Term - Tradeable
Grover - Long Term
Hasleby - Long Term
Hayden - Long Term
Head - Long Term
Headland - Long Term
Hinkley - Long Term
Ibbotson - Long Term
Johnson .Mark - Short Term - Nearing Retirement
Johnson .Michael - Long Term
Mayne - Long Term
McManus - Short Term - Nearing Retirement
McPharlin - Long Term
Mundy - Short Term - Tradeable
Murphy - Short Term - Falls Short of AFL Ability
O’Brien - Long Term
Palmer - Long Term
Pavlich - Long Term
Peake - Short Term - Falls Short of AFL Ability
Sandilands - Long Term
Schammer - Short Term - Tradeable
Solomon - Long Term
Tarrant - Long Term
Thornton - Short Term - Tradeable
Warnock - Long Term
Webster - Short Term - Injury

Long Term = 22 Short Term = 17

Not a pretty sight !! I deem 17 players either getting towards the end of their days, tradeable or just won't make it.

 

[freocynic]

I think we are paying the price for the Connolly years - not anywhere near enough development of kids on our list. He was a car salesman - not a coach

 

[budge11]

Hi, not trolling, but Soloman a longterm investment? Isn't he nearing 30?

 

[Carl Hooper]

I think we are paying the price for the Connolly years - not anywhere near enough development of kids on our list. He was a car salesman - not a coach

Lol@ the car salesman comment.

 

[Geoff]

Hi, not trolling, but Soloman a longterm investment? Isn't he nearing 30?

Granted. On current form he would hold a position over the rest. Possibly another two years on current game performance.

 

[theGav56]

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Not a pretty sight !! I deem 17 players either getting towards the end of their days, tradeable or just won't make it.

But your perspective is a little unbalanced. Murphy, Campbell and Bradley are all worthy of being on an AFL list at the very least for depth. Gilmore, Thornton, Schammer etc you rate as tradeable, which seems a strange comment. If they are good enough for trading, then some club wants them, and they should be able to find a role at ours.

WC won there recent premierships with numerous players whose position on a list was questionable, but they played a role.

The 22 you have on the keep list replenished with 4 new players over the next few seasons will be fine.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Hi, not trolling, but Soloman a longterm investment? Isn't he nearing 30?

He's just turned 28. His body's in the best shape it's been in since about 2003. He's good to go for another 3-4 years if everything holds up IMO. I'd say that's more "mid-term".

 

[Stronzo]

I don't think we should trade anyone except Murphy, except I don't know what we would get for him.