Recruiting AFL Trade & Free Agency IX

[Lore]

Spoiler: 2021 Key Dates

AFL TRADE, DRAFT AND FREE AGENCY DATES 2021

Grand Final
Saturday September 25

Draft Combine – Vic Country
Friday October 1

Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agency Window
Friday October 1 – Friday October 8

Delisted Free Agency Window 1
Wednesday October 3 - Monday October 15

Trade Period (picks and players)
Monday October 4 (9am) – Wednesday October 13 (7.30pm)

Draft Combines (States and Regions)
VM: Saturday October 9 (tbc)
Qld: Sunday October 10
Tas: Monday October 11
SA: Saturday October 16
WA: Sunday October 17
NSW&ACT: tbc
NT: will join SA or Qld

Trade Period (picks only)
Monday October 18 – Monday November 15

List Lodgement 1
Friday October 29

Delisted Free Agency Window 1
Wednesday November 3 (9am) – Tuesday November 9 (5pm)

List Lodgement 2 (Final date for primary list delistings)
Wednesday November 10 (2pm)

Delisted Free Agency Window 2
Thursday November 11 (9am) – Monday November 15 (5pm)

Draft Nominations Due
Wednesday November 17 (3pm)

Pre-Season Commences (First to fourth year players)
Monday November 22

National Draft
Round 1: Wednesday November 24 (7pm)
Round 2–end: Thursday November 25 (7pm)

Rookie Upgrade Period
Thursday November 25 (10pm) - Thursday November 25 (11pm)

Delisted Free Agency Window 3
Thursday November 25 (10pm) - Thursday November 25 (11pm)

Pre-Selected Rookie Nominations Due (Includes Academy, Father/Son)
Friday November 26 (12pm) - Friday November 26 (12.30pm)

Preseason Draft
Friday November 26 (3pm)

Pre-Selected Rookie Notification
Friday November 26 (3.15pm)

Rookie Draft
Friday November 26 (3.20pm)

Final List Lodgement
Monday November 29 (4pm)

Pre-Season Commences (All other players)
Monday December 6

Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP)
December - March (tbc)

Current Contract Status
2021 Draft Watch
Father/Son and NGA
Adrian Dodoro

 

[Megabattimus]

Oh man! It would be pretty funny if we snatched him from under West Coast's nose.

 

[eth-dog]

Oh man! It would be pretty funny if we snatched him from under West Coast's nose.

He was on West Coast's list and they cut him dude...

 

[11kgm]

Couple of weird options

But I guess a midsize defender not we need and a KPF could help

 

[Duckworth]

Couple of weird options

But I guess a midsize defender not we need and a KPF could help

From Foxsports

Alec Waterman (Claremont – WAFL)

Age: 24

Position: General forward (182cm, 88kg)

Average Champion Data ranking points: 111



A second crack at an AFL career looms. Waterman, the son of dual premiership Eagle Chris Waterman, spent two seasons on West Coast’s list, but his stint was ruined by illness. After a few solid seasons for Claremont, Waterman has surged into AFL draft contention in 2020, winning the club’s best and fairest award. This season he kicked 26.13 from 10 games, led the league for average score involvements (6.1) and was clearly the top-ranked general forward by averaging 20 more ranking points than the next best. Several clubs, including WA-based Fremantle, have been keeping an eye on Waterman throughout the season.

Shame he isn't 20cm taller.

 

[11kgm]

From Foxsports


Shame he isn't 20cm taller.

I swear there is a tall forward Waterman floating around?

So he is a midsize forward hopefully he can be Mozzie replacement

 

[owen87]

From Foxsports


Shame he isn't 20cm taller.

Sounds like another Snelling to me

 

[Haychh]

Baker catches the attention of Bombers

Sydney Swans academy graduate Angus Baker is set to train with Essendon in the coming weeks in a bid to secure a spot on the Bombers' list.

www.theage.com.au

Angus Baker??

 

[eth-dog]

Sounds like another Snelling to me

Mitch Wallis-lite

 

[JayJ20]

Alec Waterman also set to train with us

Happy with this one. A powerful mid-sized forward who posted impressive numbers in the WAFL last year.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Hopefully half as good as Zac Clarke

 

[SydneyBomber]

Hopefully half as good as Zac Clarke

Was going to say the same thing, he had 'impressive' wafl numbers too...

 

[boncer34]

Was going to say the same thing, he had 'impressive' wafl numbers too...

So did Tim Kelly

 

[Zach Package]

They both seem like very common sense additions, particularly Baker

 

[owen87]

They both seem like very common sense additions, particularly Baker

Very un-Essendon-like. Maybe we really will see some on-field changes this season. Blue Collar Football indeed!

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Looks like we need to fill our yearly quota of medium, white and slow.

 

[owen87]

white

Do go on.

 

[84859300]

Do we leave a spot open if McKenna wants to come back mid season?

 

[JayJ20]

Do we leave a spot open if McKenna wants to come back mid season?

I'm pretty sure he said in an interview that he'd only come back to a side that's challenging for a premiership. In other words, he's not coming back to us.

 

[eDPS]

Waterman flies out for second AFL shot

Former West Coast midfielder Alec Waterman says his potential AFL lifeline from Essendon came “out of the blue”, as he flew out of Perth today to trial with the Bombers.

thewest.com.au

 

[boncer34]

Waterman flies out for second AFL shot

Former West Coast midfielder Alec Waterman says his potential AFL lifeline from Essendon came “out of the blue”, as he flew out of Perth today to trial with the Bombers.

thewest.com.au

Cliffs for those cheap campaigners that are stuck behind paywall?

 

[Nifft]

Waterman flies out for second AFL shot

Former West Coast midfielder Alec Waterman says his potential AFL lifeline from Essendon came “out of the blue”, as he flew out of Perth today to trial with the Bombers.

thewest.com.au

I knew a couple of people that had had glandular fever and they both told me it took them a couple years to get back to feeling normal. One was my Dad's girlfriend and she was old and pretty unfit, but the other guy competed in downhill mountain bike and he said it was the hardest thing he had to overcome, and he'd had some pretty bad injuries.

 

['51 Bewick]

I had Glandular Fever in my late 20's. I was still involved in long distance running and playing footy so quite fit. It is a hideous virus that leaves you struggling to breath and weak as a kitten. It definitely takes at least a couple of years to completely recover.

 

[Keystone agony]

So in an intra club for Brisbane JoeD has kicked 3 goals in the first quarter matched up on Harris Andrews

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Harris Andrews

Age

27

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

151.7

2star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

94.0

2star

He hasnt missed a beat with training

How do we stuff things up so badly

 

[TheGrizz]

So in an intra club for Brisbane JoeD has kicked 3 goals in the first quarter matched up on Harris Andrews

He hasnt missed a beat with training

How do we stuff things up so badly

We clearly got his body right by the end of last season.

Brisbane will get the credit but the bulk of his recovery was already done.

Joe clearly just wanted a change in scenery, and it has done him a world of good.

 

[The Dustbin]

So in an intra club for Brisbane JoeD has kicked 3 goals in the first quarter matched up on Harris Andrews

He hasnt missed a beat with training

How do we stuff things up so badly

Might have something to do with his actual attitude and application. It was a January intra club practice match FFS.