CatToTheFuture
Brownlow Medallist
- Aug 18, 2018
- 26,032
- 41,850
- AFL Club
- Geelong
Already flagged retirement
GARY ABLETT
HARRY TAYLOR
Free to good home:
ZACH GUTHRIE
LACHIE HENDERSON
BEN JARVIS
JACOB KENNERLEY
JAMES PARSONS
SAM SIMPSON
JAKE TARCA
Some may disagree on Kennerley but I wasn't awestruck by his preseason game. Wasn't the worst but the yardstick would have to be pick 30 in the draft because that's where clubs will start passing.
Senior list reduction of 5 required so there's 9 out which makes way for 3 first round draftees and maybe a lifeline to another clubs delisted player.
Some clubs will feel a lot more pain than others and that's where I feel opportunity could strike. We have Stanley and Fort OOC. Both can only play ruck realistically. With 35 players can you afford both? Maybe go to one then cover any injury with Sav and Jenkins tag teaming? Not ideal but it allows you pick up either a promising kid delisted by another side or a pick 30 in the draft. Also consider that other clubs might look at their ruck stocks and think the same. Is Braden Preuss going to be cut loose? Would you consider cutting both fort and Stanley for him?
Also the squeeze is cash not specific spots I think so if that's the case consider that Hawkins currently takes up a million a year and is OOC. He would be in a similar cash position to CS. Does he follow the coaches lead and accept say 300k in the shorter term so we can draft a couple of extra kids?
GARY ABLETT
HARRY TAYLOR
Free to good home:
ZACH GUTHRIE
LACHIE HENDERSON
BEN JARVIS
JACOB KENNERLEY
JAMES PARSONS
SAM SIMPSON
JAKE TARCA
Some may disagree on Kennerley but I wasn't awestruck by his preseason game. Wasn't the worst but the yardstick would have to be pick 30 in the draft because that's where clubs will start passing.
Senior list reduction of 5 required so there's 9 out which makes way for 3 first round draftees and maybe a lifeline to another clubs delisted player.
Some clubs will feel a lot more pain than others and that's where I feel opportunity could strike. We have Stanley and Fort OOC. Both can only play ruck realistically. With 35 players can you afford both? Maybe go to one then cover any injury with Sav and Jenkins tag teaming? Not ideal but it allows you pick up either a promising kid delisted by another side or a pick 30 in the draft. Also consider that other clubs might look at their ruck stocks and think the same. Is Braden Preuss going to be cut loose? Would you consider cutting both fort and Stanley for him?
Also the squeeze is cash not specific spots I think so if that's the case consider that Hawkins currently takes up a million a year and is OOC. He would be in a similar cash position to CS. Does he follow the coaches lead and accept say 300k in the shorter term so we can draft a couple of extra kids?