exploring Germany is a startI don't think he would be delisted.
I think we'd ask him to explore his options
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exploring Germany is a startI don't think he would be delisted.
I think we'd ask him to explore his options
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Unless something else doesthat's what will happen
Injury prone players expose depth that isn't ready for AFL games when they all inevitably get injured again. We've seen the exact same thing play out for 4-5 years in a row now. Enough is enough.In theory getting rid of all the injury prone players like Martin, Marchbank, Cuningham etc means we have to replace them. Easier said than done. If we can replace them with equal or better players so be it.
You don't replace them with draftees because they will be AFL ready outside our premiership window. We also need them to challenge the very top sides for the flag so getting rid of them throws in the towel and puts us through a mini-rebuild which is a bit bigger than we think because we have key best 22 players who are 30 odd and we need to strike while they are up and about.
Thing is we don't need to get rid of these guys. We have enough young players on the list not up to it to make enough list spots. Build the list from the bottom up.
I think we need to be patient, persist with the injury riddled players, delist a few young guys who aren't going to make it, look into trades and draft picks for good players.
It's going to be a good challenge for the list managers. But you don't just delist best 22 players because they are injury prone. You just need one good season out of them. Replace if you can but that's easier said than done, you don't delist and hit the draft in this situation.
C and M are both very good depth players at the very least. They cant however, be kept on the list with huge contracts. Take that away and they become super useful.
Need about an extra 1.5 million in cap space for those replacements but I like itReplace
Martin with Wayward
Marchbank with Battle
Cuningham with Ainsworth
By all reports Hayward isn’t interested - Stengle interesting - being managed by Mrs Betts. Would love that in.I'm not underestimating his ability at all, he's our 3rd best forward by a long way but he's injured 50% of every season... If I was picking between keeping Martin and bringing in a consistent forward who can actually stay on the park each week it's not even a question for me.
Ideally we'd be able to keep him and bring in someone like Hayward or Stengle etc but if its one or the other I'd drive Martin to the airport myself.
Cuningham and Marchbank absolutely must go imo as they aren't as important to our structure and arguably even more injury prone.
Replace
Martin with Wayward
Marchbank with Battle
Cuningham with Ainsworth
that's what will happen
I’d knock on bolton’s door for sure. Got no idea what his contract status is ect tho and if we could get a deal doneI got absolute crickets for my Vlaustin call...
So how's about shai Bolton?
U gotta give to get!
Me either...but we gotta b aggressiveI’d knock on bolton’s door for sure. Got no idea what his contract status is ect tho and if we could get a deal done
Any body of note he was looking at?Nick Austin seen at the Williamstown - Essendon VFL game today.
2028I’d knock on bolton’s door for sure. Got no idea what his contract status is ect tho and if we could get a deal done
Nick Austin seen at the Williamstown - Essendon VFL game today.
Smartt and/or Nyko presumablyAny body of note he was looking at?
Cumberland is an absolute Spud. This place would welcome him, slowly realise that he's not up to it and then turn on him.You could replace Martin and Cuningham with Hayward and Cumberland and not lose too much in output or salary.
Retain one of Marchbank or Durdin and replace the other with a developing FB and again I don’t think we lose a heap in the immediate term.
A second or third quality free agent will be a bit much unless we shed a big player imo.
So a NO from BF!Cumberland is an absolute Spud. This place would welcome him, slowly realise that he's not up to it and then turn on him.
He loves a Joe the goose so much that he pays no attention to his man.
I know it’s early but it seems the twins will go 20-40, give or take a few, I don’t see Austin passing up the chance to get a first round pick before any bid and i think if it was touch and go, we would trade up.I think we take the Campo boys, elevate Boyd and the target FAs, with some extra coin from moving on a number of injury prone players
Cumberland is an absolute Spud. This place would welcome him, slowly realise that he's not up to it and then turn on him.
He loves a Joe the goose so much that he pays no attention to his man.
Wouldn’t go as far as saying he’s a spud. Agree with the sentiment though. He’s just not what this team needs, nor has qualities that this coaching group like.Cumberland is an absolute Spud. This place would welcome him, slowly realise that he's not up to it and then turn on him.
He loves a Joe the goose so much that he pays no attention to his man.
Three Richmond coaches have disagreed with you and refused to play him even though they have been going dismally . He's already been delisted once and re-rookied so is a UFA for life. Fair chance that he'll be delisted again.I disagree.