Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 3

[Kane McGoodwin]

I didn't know Kane was black!

Lol, my views are usually black...& white.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Nah but it seems he likes blowing his own trumpet...

Beats blowing Dutton's trumpet daily.

 

[cleanhands]

Beats blowing Dutton's trumpet daily.

I didn’t know Mutineer w…. ……….. nah I can’t go here

 

[Mutineer]

So we're limiting ourselves to only what we've managed to do before - the vast majority of which has been a failure?

What about other clubs who have succeeded with Cat B's?

There are a lot of kids from African backgrounds who have focused on soccer but are incredible athletes, or tall kids who have focused on basketball and only played footy in the school yard.

There seems little downside in a tall project taking that last cat b spot that isn't being used otherwise.

Am I wrong but aren't clubs only allowed a maximum of 44 players on the list and cat A and Cat B rookies are included in that number?

Just my opinion but I'd much sooner go with ruck prospects that are actively playing the game at least at junior/school footy programs and in recent times.

 

[Mutineer]

Beats blowing Dutton's trumpet daily.

Take it to the Politics threads Mr renewables...

 

[Cap]

I didn't know Kane was black!

this is honestly the most perfect setup post I have ever seen.

 

[MarcusP2]

Am I wrong but aren't clubs only allowed a maximum of 44 players on the list and cat A and Cat B rookies are included in that number?

Just my opinion but I'd much sooner go with ruck prospects that are actively playing the game at least at junior/school footy programs and in recent times.

Cat B are not counted pretty sure.

 

[Cap]

It's not just a BF rumour. It was also reported by Callum Twomey on the AFL website.

To be fair on Callum, he wouldn't know the ins and outs of SA media.

He saw reporter affiliated with a news outlet and took it as fact checked.

I'm sure he won't make the same mistake again.

 

[Golumless]

Am I wrong but aren't clubs only allowed a maximum of 44 players on the list and cat A and Cat B rookies are included in that number?

Just my opinion but I'd much sooner go with ruck prospects that are actively playing the game at least at junior/school footy programs and in recent times.

2 of those 44 slots are exclusively reserved for Cat B players.

 

[spenze]

Think Bicks is right here, we should have had someone younger who actually footballs on the list as a ruck option.

Kinda think it is worthwhile for us to play 2 rucks at SANFL level to get some strength and depth in that position. If we drafted an 18 or 19 year old just play him the last 7-10 mins of the quarters to build him up

 

[Mutineer]

Cat B are not counted pretty sure.

this is from the zero hangar website?

Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed ahead of the 2023 season and running to the 2027 campaign - before Tasmania join the competition - the AFL confirmed a total of 44 players allocated across three categories: Primary list (36-38), Category A Rookie (no more than 6) and Category B Rookie (no more than 2).

 

[Vader]

Am I wrong but aren't clubs only allowed a maximum of 44 players on the list and cat A and Cat B rookies are included in that number?

Just my opinion but I'd much sooner go with ruck prospects that are actively playing the game at least at junior/school footy programs and in recent times.

Clubs are allowed a maximum of 42 players on their Cat A & Senior lists (could be 38/4, 37/5, or 36/6), plus up to 2 Cat B rookies.

We currently have 42 players on our Senior & Cat A rookie lists, and 1 player (Gallagher) on our Cat B rookie list.

FWIW, I agree with you - the chances of a Cat B rookie working out are exponentially higher if they actually have an Australian Rules background (before going off to play another sport professionally).

 

[Vader]

Cat B are not counted pretty sure.

They are counted... but they're additional to the 42 players that clubs are allowed to have on their Senior & Cat A rookie lists.

 

[MarcusP2]

2 of those 44 slots are exclusively reserved for Cat B players.

Yeah this is what I was thinking of. It's basically a list of 42, then a separate Cat B list. Hence all the discussion about Gallagher's contract status being irrelevant to our list position.