Deadline today for dead players

[Troy G]

The deadline for any club changes to long-term injury lists for the 2003 season was today, Thursday August 7. Any player on the long-term injury list from today is not eligible for selection at AFL or state league level for the remainder of this premiership season.


CLUB INJURED PLAYER REPLACEMENT

ADELAIDE Andrew Crowell Hayden Skipworth


CARLTON Scott Freeborn Laurence Angwin
Brett Ratten Jonathon McCormick
Adrian Hickmott Sean O?Keefe

COLLINGWOOD
Tarkyn Lockyer Nick Maxwell




ESSENDON Jordon Bannister Ben Haynes
Joel Reynolds Ken Hall
Adam Ramanauskas Courtney Johns




FREMANTLE Greg Edgcumbe Luke Webster




MELBOURNE Troy Broadbridge Nathan Carroll



ST KILDA Barry Brooks Jordan Barham




SYDNEY Josh Thewlis James Meiklejohn
Amon Buchanan Heath James


WCE Paul Johnson Zachary Beeck




W/BULLDOGS Mark Alvey Matthew Boyd

[Xie Shan]

No Doyle?

[desredandwhite]

The club are obviously confident that he's a decent chance of returning.

Thewlis and Monty for Meiklejohn and Jamesy is a good bet at this stage, I think.

[midaro]

So Heath James can't play?

[Charlie]

RIP Josh Thewlis and Amon Buchanan!

[desredandwhite]

Originally posted by midaro
So Heath James can't play?

No, you misread it just like me!!

Josh Thewlis is on the LTI list, James Meiklejohn is his replacement. Amon Buchanon is on the LTI list, his replacement is Heath James.

[Steve]

Re: Deadline today for dead players

Originally posted by Troy G

SYDNEY Josh Thewlis James Meiklejohn
Amon Buchanan Heath James

As Meiklejohn replaced Doyle, it would seem as though the above should be either:

a) Thewlis for Doyle (with Meiklejohn staying on)
b) Doyle for Meiklejohn and then;
Thewlis for Meiklejohn

The bottom line being that Doyle, Meiklejohn and James are all eligible.

[CureTheSane]

Surely it would be of benefit to put Seymour on the long term list at this stage.

I hope he gets back, but even if he was injury free at the moment, the chances of him getting fit and game ready for the finals is remote, let alone proving himself worthy of a place in the team......

[BAM_BAM]

at training Doyle said he'd be playing next week

[liz]

Originally posted by CureTheSane
Surely it would be of benefit to put Seymour on the long term list at this stage.

I hope he gets back, but even if he was injury free at the moment, the chances of him getting fit and game ready for the finals is remote, let alone proving himself worthy of a place in the team......

Except that they don't need to. If they wanted to promote another rookie they just had to put Ball on the LTIL. The fact that they haven't indicates they don't feel another rookie will be able to force their way into the senior team. From reports of form in the ressies you'd think only McGlone might have been an outside chance but with Fixter still possibly to return and Ablett (and even Frosty) on the sidelines and all capable of playing in the midfield they obviously don't think its warranted.

On the other hand, if Seymour is fit and we lose Barry, Bolton (C) or Schaubs then he might be an option to bring in.