Playing list as it stands...

Primary list: 39
Rookie list: 6
Cat B Rookie: 1

36. Josh Honey 17/10/01 (2019 RD#3)
34. Sam Philp 4/8/01 (2019 ND#20)
39. Fraser Phillips 15/5/01 (2019 RD#18)
17. Brodie Kemp 1/5/01 (2019 ND#17)
33. Sam Ramsay 21/3/01 (2019 ND#47)
38. Finbar O'Dwyer 24/7/00 (2018 ND#66)
18. Sam Walsh 2/7/00 (2018 ND#1)
37. Ben Silvagni 7/5/00 (2018 ND#70)
46. Matthew Cottrell 29/2/00 (2019 PRP)
13. Liam Stocker 23/1/00 (2018 ND#19)
02. Paddy Dow 16/10/99 (2017 ND#3)
04. Loch O’Brien 18/9/99 (2017 ND#10)
12. Tom DeKoning 16/7/99 (2017 ND#30)
31. Tom Williamson 12/12/98 (2016 ND#61)
25. Zac Fisher 15/6/98 (2016 ND#27)
26. Harrison Macreadie 11/4/98 (2016 ND#47)
29. Cameron Polson 11/3/98 (2016 ND#59)
05. Sam Petrevski-Seton 19/2/98 (2016 ND#6)
43. Will Setterfield 5/2/98 (2016 ND#5 GWS, 2018 Tr.P)
10. Harry McKay 24/12/97 (2015 ND#10)
01. Jack Silvagni 17/12/97 (2015 ND F/S #53)
23. Jacob Weitering 23/11/97 (2015 ND#1)
07. Matthew Kennedy 6/4/97 (2015 ND#13 GWS, 2017 Tr.P)
28. David Cuningham 30/3/97 (2015 ND#23)
44. Matthew Owies 19/3/97 (2018 Cat B Rookie)
30. Charlie Curnow 3/2/97 (2015 ND#12)
22. Caleb Marchbank 7/12/96 (2014 ND#6 GWS, 2016 Tr.P)
47. Callum Moore 3/9/96 (2016 RD#12 Rich, 2020 PSRS)
45. Hugh Goddard 24/8/96 (2014 ND#21 St.K, 2018 RD#1)
27. Marc Pittonet 3/6/96 (2014 ND#50, 2019 Tr.P)
16. Darcy Lang 21/11/95 (2013 ND#11 Geel, 2017 Tr.P)
40. Michael Gibbons 15/5/95 (2019 PRP)
09. Patrick Cripps 18/3/95 (2013 ND#13)
21. Jack Martin 29/1/95 (2012 MD#1 GCS, 2019 PSD#1)
11. Mitch McGovern 11/10/94 (2014 ND#43 Ade, 2018 Tr.P)
20. Lachie Plowman 11//9/94 (2012 ND#3 GWS, 2015 Tr.P)
15. Sam Docherty 17/10/93 (2011 ND#12 Bris, 2013 Tr.P)
32. Jack Newnes 24/2/93 (2011 ND#37 StK, 2019 DFA)
24. Nic Newman 15/1/93 (2015 RD#35 Syd, 2018 Tr.P)
14. Liam Jones 24/2/91 (2008 ND#32 WB, 2014 Tr.P)
41. Levi Casboult 15/3/90 (2009 RD#44, 2012 ND #89)
35. Edward Curnow 7/11/89 (2010 RD#18, 2013 ND#89)
08. Matthew Kreuzer 13/5/89 (2007 ND PP #1)
03. Marc Murphy 19/7/87 (2005 ND PP #1)
19. Eddie Betts 26/11/86 (2004 PSD#3, 2019 Tr.P)
06. Kade Simpson 5/5/84 (2002 ND #45)

Bugg??
Wouldn't he make it 4

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yeah nah

Hard to see Lobbe, Garlett and Lang getting contract extentions & hard to see anyone else chopped. Although few players will be on notice for next season.


Three players through trades and three players through the draft would do it I reckon.

I agree about Lobbe & Garlett - but I think Lang will be with us next year (he is contracted for another year anyway, I think?). I don’t think Kerr & Schumacher are contracted for next year at this stage, so either or both of them could be in trouble. If it’s a choice between the two, I reckon Kerr will be the one to go (particularly if Casboult is staying).

Finbar, Macreadie & Polson are extremely fortunate to be contracted for next, IMO.

From the rookie list, LeBois is almost certainly gone; Gibbons probably gets promoted to the primary list; and Goddard, DeLuca, Cottrell & Owies I would keep on the rookie list.

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

I'd rather Thomas get a rookie spot than Deluca. He's a trier but he doesn't have enough AFL qualities

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Me too, but that’s not going to happen.

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

Yep.

For mine Deluca is in the too small body group with Fisher (keeper, if he can get back to 2018 form) and OBrien (I expect OBrien to change body shape by 2021-2 keeper).

Thomas gives us Thomas. Play him if he's in top form or leads and develops in the reserves.

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Retired

1.Pickett
2. Fasolo
3. Thomas (captain & development coach)

Delist

4. Lobbe
5. Garlett
6. Lang

Rookie

1. Gibbons (rerookie)
LeBois drop
2. Cottrell rookie (takes LeBois' spot)
3. Goddard rookie or vice captain of our VFL stand alone team
4. Thomas rookie (takes Buggs spot)
5. DeLuca (not fussed)

Trade Possible for:

7. Casboult for pick (I want to keep him. Have him ahead of Kreuzer)
8. Fisher for pick (no fussed)
9. Kerr for pick (not fussed)

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I truly don’t understand the ‘trade Fisher’ push. Really is quite disturbing.

Agree... No chance..

His form has dropped off this year, but who knows if that's due to form, injury or role.
Didn't see him dropped did we?
Players don't lose talent... despite form going up and down.
His smarts /decision making is generally elite...his skills not far behind
He's a keeper

Go Blues

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Greg Lee

This is a critical off-season and pre-season for us if we really want to start motoring up the ladder.

Starts with trades and free agency. We need a dangerous small forward and another established quality mid. We’ve all heard the names now we just need to cross our fingers we get a couple over the line. Over to SOS.

Then, probably more importantly, we’ve got to nail the pre-season, especially our youngsters. We need consistent performances from some of our younger mids (Dow, Stocker, Fisher, Cunners and O’Brien). I’m not expecting miracles from them but they need to improve their endurance and other specific deficiencies. Dow needs to work of field kicking, O’Brien on strength and competitiveness and Cunners on managing his body so he can play 15-20 games next year. If a couple of these guys really step up then we might be able to weather missing Cogs or a decline in some of our older mids (hope neither of these things happen). Harry needs to get his goal kicking sorted. Find a consistent routine that works. Otherwise he’ll be limited to a playing up the ground. Over to AR and the coaching staff

Cunners , Williamson, Macreadie and Doc hopefully get to play art least 10 games otherwise end 2020 for some it may be the end of the road.
Not sure what to do with Kerr, Schumacher & Polson too so many players on our list have not produced much or contributed to the team.
We can’t carry so many at infinitum.

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Go Blue Boys

Lang will. Not much point sending him off for surgery and then delisting him.

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Thomas isn't going to be here.
Get used to it.
DeLuca was one of the few that stood up against Geelong.

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Good under age player.
Gets caught too often at this level and has to dish off before he's ready.
Attacks the footy from the wrong side of the contest too often for a one-sided player.
He didn't get dropped because we haven't got the depth yet. If we recruit a couple of mids, he will play in the twos most of the year.

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Agree. He would have absolutely zero currency at the trade table.

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We will revisit this post in a years time champ.

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Run and skills - that’s all I ask from SOS

Gee we're going to have a lot of good players in the 21-23 age range next year.

Weird to see Crippa near the upper end of the age scale. Didn't realise Lang was younger than him, thought he was 25 or 26.

Get some A grade talent born between 94-96 and we're on our way.