SSP train on players

[go_the_dockers]

Why wouldn't they delist some of the other ones that aren't up to standard then? It doesnt seem to make sense to have that many spots dedicated to the one list position unless a couple of them are top liners.

In reality you need 4 small forwards in your best 23 plus a few more in the 2nds.

I think we are just getting our numbers up to the right level.

It is worth mentioning that we have not drafted any small forwards in the first round except Sturt, who is now gone. (Most are rookie, late draft or SSP)

FYI - I don't count Reid as a forward.


We delisted one this year - Delean. Sturt did his ACL and is probably done.

Dudley is really the only genuine forward pocket, before this draft and he was only a SSD pick who has limitations.


Switta, Frederick all get up the ground a lot and not known for kicking goals. Switta is 29 and injury prone.

Bolton plays a lot of midfield time, Reid is a midfielder that played forward as we had no one else.

Murray looks a very good chance to come into the best 23.
Sweid is a mid/fwd, more than likely he plays outside mid or forward flank rather than small forward.

kickett and Ryda Luke are just rookie picks. Both need to improve their dedication.

What are your thoughts on Murray?

If we get too many good players some can play wing, or one through the midfield in bursts.

Currently we have too many one dimensional mids, so really us getting so many in one draft is just rebalancing our list.

 

[Reddit Refugee]

VFL forward, and former Sun, Brodie McLaughlin training with the Hawks for an SSP spot.

Former Docker and Box Hill Hawk player, Ethan Stanley, also training with the Hawks.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-supplementary-selection-period-brodie-mclaughlin-to-train-with-hawthorn/news-story/9bb478932670a6cd999de68b54b6e93a

Flynn Pérez too.

 

[freo_leo29]

Why wouldn't they delist some of the other ones that aren't up to standard then? It doesnt seem to make sense to have that many spots dedicated to the one list position unless a couple of them are top liners.

We didn't have any to delist

Delean was the one we had and he got delisted, only other small forward on our list was Duds who has shown promise (Walters retired mid year)

The rest are mid/fwds or medium forwards (I spose Switta is more of a small forward than a mid forward but he is good so we wouldn't delist him)

You add an ACL for Sturt ruling him out of the year and we have basically only just replaced the small forwards lost over the past 3 years (Shoota, Walters, Delean, Emmett, Sturt-Kinda)

Then add in Cooper Simpson has shifted to defense last year after being the only small forward we have drafted in like 3 years (excluding SSP Duds)

Basically, we have had a severe lack of actual small forwards on the list and the club has finally recognised it and tried to course correct. (Walters missing the whole year probably put this front of mind for the list management team TBH)

I think we very clearly had all our eggs in the Kozzy basket too, who got the godfather offer to stay at the Dees which meant the club realised they'd actually have to draft some smalls.

 

[Reddit Refugee]

Jaidyn Stephenson, Mitch Zadow, Balyn O’Brien, and Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier are training with Port Adelaide, competing for two SSP spots.

 

[borderbarry]

I know who Tex Wanganeen is, Nas's cousin but who is Oscar Ainsworth?

 

[MarcMaverick]

I know who Tex Wanganeen is, Nas's cousin but who is Oscar Ainsworth?

MID/FWD 187 cms.