2025 List Management

[UUaswan]

Agree with you on Francis, but Hamling has been playing very well in defence and was definitely on top of Hogan last week until he injured his hamstring. He is certainly not a forward but his defensive skills are very good.
Losing both McLean and Hamling in the first half may have been part of the reason for the capitulation in the third quarter which may have unbalanced the team

Happy to give Hamling a year as a defender, unfortunately our Match Committee and Reserves side believe he is also a fwd

Wouldnt be upset if he left based on that

[imuninformedtwo]

Rosas played 48games in 5 yrs for a team yet to make finals.
33 goals in his 5 yr VFL Career

Listed as 170 od cm and 70kg
B?en Paton type

My point wasn't to get hung up on Rosas; it was to explore the opportunity to raid other clubs by finding young talent not getting a game and to help with our small forward brigade, which is fundamentally still weak.

As for Paton, I thought he was a strange recruit and he is a crap kick. So if he leaves at the end of the year, all good.

[stellation]

My point wasn't to get hung up on Rosas; it was to explore the opportunity to raid other clubs by finding young talent not getting a game and to help with our small forward brigade, which is fundamentally still weak.

As for Paton, I thought he was a strange recruit and he is a crap kick. So if he leaves at the end of the year, all good.

I think this is fine recruiting logic- particularly when looking at a specialist position like a small forward. Strong, young lists that are developing can have a habit of playing young mids as small forwards to get games into them (every club does this I'm sure, but I feel like it's heightened at a club like Gold Coast or GWS in days of yore).

[BFG]

AFL website - The possibility of major changes to the Swans list is also on the agenda and Cox admitted several of his charges are playing for their futures over the next month.

So it looks like we're going to be active in trade period, whether we can land anyone is a moot point. A list clean out of fringe players not holding 2026 contracts now looks a certainty

Who is playing for their future over the next month?

[UUaswan]

I think this is fine recruiting logic- particularly when looking at a specialist position like a small forward. Strong, young lists that are developing can have a habit of playing young mids as small forwards to get games into them (every club does this I'm sure, but I feel like it's heightened at a club like Gold Coast or GWS in days of yore).

We are full of fringe players, we should target first 15 players.

Don't think we are in need of a 170cm midfielder either

[Thunder Shaker]

AFL website - The possibility of major changes to the Swans list is also on the agenda and Cox admitted several of his charges are playing for their futures over the next month.

So it looks like we're going to be active in trade period, whether we can land anyone is a moot point. A list clean out of fringe players not holding 2026 contracts now looks a certainty

Who is playing for their future over the next month?

Key Quotes: Dean Cox, Round 21 (sydneyswans.com.au) - includes Cox's views on "playing for futures" and Dane Rampe.

The AFL website has this article on Cox's non-committal remarks on Rampe's playing future: Veteran's future unclear as Swans plan for 2026 and beyond. It doesn't add much after reading Cox's remarks in the previous link.

[MattW]

Key Quotes: Dean Cox, Round 21 (sydneyswans.com.au) - includes Cox's views on "playing for futures" and Dane Rampe.

The AFL website has this article on Cox's non-committal remarks on Rampe's playing future: Veteran's future unclear as Swans plan for 2026 and beyond. It doesn't add much after reading Cox's remarks in the previous link.

You can listen to them yourself, in full: https://youtu.be/zRp8JsRDVM4?si=E5LHT0cxcNLsi7ij.

[UUaswan]

Looking at Tilthorpe, same draft as Logan, hasn't done as much as Logan. Both been injured heaps

His first year kicking goals, ironically like almost every other good team in the comp, alongside 2 other talls, with 2 good smalls, similar to usif healthy and selected.

That is why we don't need a KPF but a KPD

[BRS328]

Happy to give Hamling a year as a defender, unfortunately our Match Committee and Reserves side believe he is also a fwd

Wouldnt be upset if he left based on that

Not so sure about that, he has been playing on the backline in the AFL team for the last 3 weeks and has played very well

[UUaswan]

Not so sure about that, he has been playing on the backline in the AFL team for the last 3 weeks and has played very well

I totally agree he has a role as a defender that helps release Blakey.

3 games out of 14. Most have been fwd and the only time he had an impact fwd was when he defended a fwd.

Played mostly in the fwd line in the reserves as well.

I'd happily give him a year but can't go fwd

[Thunder Shaker]

'I want to always be in Sydney': Why re-signed Angus Sheldrick resisted the pull home (afl.com.au)

[lwjoyner]

when will they sign Buller. Need to urgently WC could do with him

[Dow]

when will they sign Buller. Need to urgently WC could do with him

Think we will look at signing Buller if nothing eventuates, love him for 1 more year

[BFG]

Looking at the Premiership table, it's almost certain we finish 10th, usher in pick 9.

Then we get pushed out by FA compo to teams below us, Oscar Allen under the secret AFL recipe probably garner WC pick 2, TDK on megabucks at the Saints will get pick 9 for Carlton. We'll then be holding pick 11.

I've looked at the new points value tables and unlike previously, it's now really difficult to trade early picks for a bag of later picks to use bid matching as clubs have typically done to get tied high draftees.

Maybe we either trade back when our turn comes or we draft a non academy player before having to match King, who despite modest U18 Form is still likely to be our first bid on.

Only 14'ish weeks to go .....

[liz]

Looking at the Premiership table, it's almost certain we finish 10th, usher in pick 9.

Then we get pushed out by FA compo to teams below us, Oscar Allen under the secret AFL recipe probably garner WC pick 2, TDK on megabucks at the Saints will get pick 9 for Carlton. We'll then be holding pick 11.

I've looked at the new points value tables and unlike previously, it's now really difficult to trade early picks for a bag of later picks to use bid matching as clubs have typically done to get tied high draftees.

Maybe we either trade back when our turn comes or we draft a non academy player before having to match King, who despite modest U18 Form is still likely to be our first bid on.

Only 14'ish weeks to go .....

I agree that 10th looks like the most likely finish spot, but don't count out Carlton. As I write, they have a handy lead against Freo. It is only quarter time, Freo have been faster finishers than starters, and Carlton have been faster starters than finishers. So, in all likelihood, Freo will come over the top of them.

But, if they do hang on, they'll be two games behind us on the ladder with very similar percentage. If we work on the basis that we're highly likely to lose our next two (much as I would love us not to), and then beat West Coast in the final round, Carlton could overtake us if they win their last three. It would be a very Carlton thing to do - win when there's no point after - but two out of three games look very winnable for them, while in the other they host GC. If GC are fair dinkum this year they should beat Carlton, even on the road. But I'm not yet totally convinced by them.

If we did happen to finish below Carlton, that would effectively gain us two spots in the draft since it would take out of play the probable FA compo pick for De Koning.