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SCOTT Welsh's future at Adelaide remains in limbo with the Crows' three-time leading goalkicker still to re-sign with the club.
Welsh has been offered a 'take-it-or-leave-it' one-year contract by Adelaide - understood to be about $80,000 less than he was paid this year - and if he doesn't accept he will be delisted. The Crows yesterday axed Jack Oatey Medallist Hayden Skipworth, second-year key position player Chad Gibson and first-year tall Alan Obst, who join club champion Ben Hart and ruckman Matthew Clarke (retired) in being cut from the squad.
And they warned 27-year-old Welsh would be added to the list if he doesn't re-sign by "the time limit we've given him."
"Welsh is still in negotiations and if he says he doesn't like what he's been offered I suppose at the end of the day we can't do much about that," Crows football operations manager John Reid said.
"We are waiting for Scotty to come back to us now and give us an indication where he sits. We've given him a time limit and we'll hear from him when we hear from him."
Reid said he hoped Welsh, who played just six games this year because of injury, would stay at the club.
If Welsh doesn't re-sign he can nominate for the pre-season draft on December 12.
Reid said Welsh was the only "unknown quantity" on Adelaide's playing list, saying "there won't be any other delistings".
Welsh, who led Adelaide's goalkicking in 2000, 2004 and 2005, has played 108 games for the Crows and kicked 221 goals after 30 goals in 36 games for the Kangaroos from 1996-99. He played in the Roos' 1999 premiership side.
The Crows have offered him a reduced deal because of concerns over his body which has continually let him down.
Skipworth, voted best afield in this year's SANFL grand final where he helped Woodville-West Torrens break a 13-year premiership drought, is the unlucky Adelaide omission.
He was shopped during the five-day trade period and had a medical with the Kangaroos and another Victorian club but a trade agreement could not be reached.
"It wasn't an easy call on Skippy because he's been a good contributor," Reid said.
"We are replenishing our list over a period of time, so it (the decision to cut him) is a combination of the two."
Under-achieving key forward Luke Jericho was retained with Reid saying "we think he's still got something and he'll get an opportunity to show that."
Gibson, who struggled with injury, and Obst both failed to play an AFL game in their time at the club.
ESSENDON has made its first end-of-season cuts, delisting backman Aaron Henneman, forward Joel Reynolds and ruckman Tristan Cartledge.
Rookies Ben Jolley, who made his AFL debut this year, and Tim O'Keefe also have been delisted after two years on the rookie list.
The Bombers, with six picks in the top 47 in the national draft, are expected to announce at least one more delisting.
Veteran on-baller Damien Peverill and much-maligned utility Mark Bolton have signed new one-year contracts to stay at Windy Hill
I don't really want to see this happen but if it does what can we do.
Welsh has been offered a 'take-it-or-leave-it' one-year contract by Adelaide - understood to be about $80,000 less than he was paid this year - and if he doesn't accept he will be delisted. The Crows yesterday axed Jack Oatey Medallist Hayden Skipworth, second-year key position player Chad Gibson and first-year tall Alan Obst, who join club champion Ben Hart and ruckman Matthew Clarke (retired) in being cut from the squad.
And they warned 27-year-old Welsh would be added to the list if he doesn't re-sign by "the time limit we've given him."
"Welsh is still in negotiations and if he says he doesn't like what he's been offered I suppose at the end of the day we can't do much about that," Crows football operations manager John Reid said.
"We are waiting for Scotty to come back to us now and give us an indication where he sits. We've given him a time limit and we'll hear from him when we hear from him."
Reid said he hoped Welsh, who played just six games this year because of injury, would stay at the club.
If Welsh doesn't re-sign he can nominate for the pre-season draft on December 12.
Reid said Welsh was the only "unknown quantity" on Adelaide's playing list, saying "there won't be any other delistings".
Welsh, who led Adelaide's goalkicking in 2000, 2004 and 2005, has played 108 games for the Crows and kicked 221 goals after 30 goals in 36 games for the Kangaroos from 1996-99. He played in the Roos' 1999 premiership side.
The Crows have offered him a reduced deal because of concerns over his body which has continually let him down.
Skipworth, voted best afield in this year's SANFL grand final where he helped Woodville-West Torrens break a 13-year premiership drought, is the unlucky Adelaide omission.
He was shopped during the five-day trade period and had a medical with the Kangaroos and another Victorian club but a trade agreement could not be reached.
"It wasn't an easy call on Skippy because he's been a good contributor," Reid said.
"We are replenishing our list over a period of time, so it (the decision to cut him) is a combination of the two."
Under-achieving key forward Luke Jericho was retained with Reid saying "we think he's still got something and he'll get an opportunity to show that."
Gibson, who struggled with injury, and Obst both failed to play an AFL game in their time at the club.
ESSENDON has made its first end-of-season cuts, delisting backman Aaron Henneman, forward Joel Reynolds and ruckman Tristan Cartledge.
Rookies Ben Jolley, who made his AFL debut this year, and Tim O'Keefe also have been delisted after two years on the rookie list.
The Bombers, with six picks in the top 47 in the national draft, are expected to announce at least one more delisting.
Veteran on-baller Damien Peverill and much-maligned utility Mark Bolton have signed new one-year contracts to stay at Windy Hill
I don't really want to see this happen but if it does what can we do.
