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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

Signed a contract last week.

So far we have lost 6 players from primary list, Smith, Dick, Foster, Jamison, 1AW and Tuohy

Vs

Possible 10 inclusions being 4 new players Marchbank, Palmer, Pickett and Smedt plus picks 5, 25, 48, 63, 66 & 70

So that is possibly another 4 delistings without any rookie upgrades.

Who goes?

Whiley and tutt for a start

By my reckoning, those in limbo are...

Graham
Whiley
Rowe
Everitt
DVR
Tutt
Buckley


I think Buckley Everitt and Rowe would be retained, but who knows...

Actually I think Rowe played enough games to trigger another year anyway...?

Without scooping you Rexy

Rowe did reach triggers and has a contract for next year on that basis

I would have thought Everitt is a certainty to go. Not because of talent levels. But he's off contract. And clearly the MC had lost patience by the end of the year with his willingness to commit to team football. I would think Tutt would be next to go. Then probably DVR. I think Jones is a fair chance of being delisted (even with a year to go on his contract). So that makes 4.

But I agree that Whiley and Graham are in the gun. Although with our thin midfield stocks, they've got a better chance of staying.

I think Rowe and Buckley would be safe.

Gorringe, Jaksch and Boekhorst would probably be the next group at risk. (Love to see at least 2 of these really prove themselves next year.)

And then there's the senior group in Thomas, White, Armfield and Casboult, who may be on thin ice at the end of 2017. And Simmo and Wright won't go on forever either.

We've making considerable progress with out list. But it looks like we've still got a fair way to go.

Reckon we should get rid of all of them except Rowe and Buckley

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Going by a quick Friday arvo count, I think we now have 19 first round draft picks on our list. GWS have 16 (I'm not counting underage recruits)

In that case Bolton and co have no excuses...

Tutt, Whiley, DVR & Everitt.

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Surprised Buckley is still out of contract. He was good when fit this year.

I did too.

He's quick and ballsy.

I think he can mature and improve.

Just has to take some of the riskier stuff out of his game but that might be his bag which looks good when it comes off.

Keeper imo.

I think its between Everitt and Graham if we upgrade Sheehan.
I think if we do get a DFA, like Barlow its both gawn.

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Question is if there's room in our 2016 TPP to delist contracted players for 2017 instead of uncontracted.

Ie is Everitt better than Gorringe or Jaksch or Jones or White or Rowe?

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Aboynamedsue, spot on,
Everitt, DVR, Whiley and Tutt.... Gone!!!
Rapt about Marchbank and Pickett, massive potential..
DFA this year,
Ricky Henderson or Xavier Richards..
Pick 5, will Produce a gun mid..
Pick 25, hopefully see above..

Agree ABNS, Not sure I can see anything different. Also add rookies Gowers and Sheehan (he has to be elevated? Can't see it)
Must say that the 66 game rebuild that many were poo pooing is very much on track. Potential wise, there's plenty. If I was a young coach or a discredited CEO trying to prove something, I couldn't have asked for a better set up so far.

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This is an important consideration and will come into play. I wrote something similar in Everitt's thread regarding Gorringe.

The exception, IMO is Buckley who should get a one year deal, maybe with trigger options.

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Yep.

Other than sub standard recruiting and poor development

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