Brennan, Beckmans delisted

[Triple B]

Beat me to it Liz

Can u shed any light on whether 2 more need to go or not??

[liz]

Don't think so, because MOL and Leapin' don't count towards the 35 we need to be down to by COB tomorrow.

What I am less sure about is whether they've changed the rules re the number of rookies you could retain. It used to be a maximum of 3 but it is highly probable that they've changed this.

[Robbo]

Brennan seems like a pretty classy character. Good stuff.

[UglyDuckling]

Im al little confused the herald sun has reported that we have

SYDNEY FOOTBALL CLUB
DELETIONS
Brennan, Luke ? Delisted
Davis, Nick ? Delisted
Everitt, Peter ? Retired
Faulks, Peter ? Delisted
Mathews, Ben ? Retired
Thornton, Kristin ? Delisted

ADDITIONS
O?Dwyer, Matthew ? Rookie List Promotion
Shaw, Rhyce ? Exchanged from Collingwood
Smith, Nick ? Rookie List Promotion

Can anyone tell me whats going on this seems contrary to previous reports Brennan, Davis, Everitt and Mathews seems right but whats with Thornton and Faulks

This is the article
Finalised lists: Roos dump Brown | Herald Sun

[UglyDuckling]

Ok so what i can deduce since the list deadline was 2pm yesterday

We have dropped from the senior list
Brennan, Luke ? Delisted
Davis, Nick ? Delisted
Everitt, Peter ? Retired
Faulks, Peter ? Delisted
Mathews, Ben ? Retired
Thornton, Kristin ? Delisted

Dropped from the rookie list
Beckmans, Matthew
Bruce, Aaron
Terlich, Dean

Retained on the rookie list
Murphy, Brendan
Orreal, Jake

And Promoted
O?Dwyer, Matthew
Smith, Nick

Traded in
Shaw, Rhyce

So that leaves ???????????? spots on the list
This page helps

Official Website of the Australian Football League > NEWS ARTICLE > 2009 club lists

As a sub text i was working today in a bar and i saw Patty V and K Jack walk past they stopped and looked considered coming in for a beer then decided not to i shouold have made them come in, a little dissapointed in myself.
They looked in good shape doing some shopping in melbourne before pre seaon next month

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Thornton Surely not!

[Nico]

So what happened to the Canadian and the Irishman Coney who we were supposed to have pinched off Brisbane?

[Nico]

From the AFL website we have 3 ND selections and 7 rookie selections. Does this suggest we are going to load up on youth as the rookie list has had a fair old cleanout?

It looks to me like we might be going to stock pile some juniors with the height we so badly need, given our plethora of midfielders.

[sharp9]

Thornton was "in the best 22" IIRC quote from Roos when he did his knee....ergo, put your house on him being re drafted...maybe Faulks too to the rookie list.

[shaun..]

Whats the go with Nick Smith?
Promoted
Delisted

[gossipcom]

I'd be going by the AFL one over the News Ltd one. That isn't to say that the Swans won't pick up either Smith or Thornton again.

[Rob-bloods]

Without thinking about draftees, elevated rookies etc this creates a list that is very interesting looking to the next 3 years or so, when with Gold Coast and West Sydney there will be slim picking in drafts

I have tried to categorise the squad based on where they are, where they will be in a few seasons, not looking too far ahead, i.e 3 years only


Safe for now but gone in a year or so - Kirk, Hall, O'Loughlin, Kennelly

Safe and should be there for 3 years - Goodes, Ryan O'Keefe, C Bolton, Richards, Malceski, McVeigh, Mattner, J Bolton, Jolly

Seemingly safe but need to improve - Buchanan, Ablett, Bevan, Roberts-Thomson, Shaw

On the rise, young and only going to get better - Bird, Jack, Veszpremi, Moore

On the fringe, gone after next year - Barry, Crouch

Almost passed it, make or break after injury - Fosdike

On the fringe, make or break next season - Brabazon, Thornton, Laidlaw, Schmidt, Daniel O'Keefe, White, Faulks, Barlow, Meredith, Smith, O'Dwyer, Playfair, Grundy, Bruce

On the fringe, still in development - Currie, Murphy, Orreal

Totally unknown quantity - Mike Pyke


You can throw a few around a bit, e.g. Malceski could still be on the improve, Bevan had a great year so maybe he doesnt 'need' to improve to hold his place? If Fossy does come back after injury he would be in the safe, 3 more years category. Who knows when Tadhg may go?

Assuming the development players come through (or at least two of them) we need to find 5-ish quality players from the following category within the next season, maybe two

Brabazon, Thornton, Laidlaw, Schmidt, Daniel O'Keefe, White, Faulks, Barlow, Meredith, Smith, O'Dwyer, Playfair, Grundy, Bruce

For various reasons they havent been able to gain or cement a senior place. The Swans have shown alot of faith in them going forward but 2009 could be there last chance to show that they are going to be AFL footballers, who could play 100-200 games

Great effort, but disagree on Meredith and Playfair. If fit (maybe that is the question) Playfair will be in starting 22 and Meredith is just 19, by our standards a high-ish draft pick, rated a good disposer, got injured in his first season, hardly a Grundy or Schmidt?

Barlow too would surely be on safer ground than most of those, unless he has lost all that promise? What is the story there with Barlow, any inside goss on where he is at?

[BSA5]

I'd be going by the AFL one over the News Ltd one. That isn't to say that the Swans won't pick up either Smith or Thornton again.

But the AFL website says Smith has been promoted here.

AFL + News Ltd > Just AFL.

[alison.z]

http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/tabid/7106/Default.aspx?newsid=69515

Official changes from the website ...

[sharp9]

I thought we had a good scholarship player ready to draft (Nathan Something?)...obviously not as the other scholarship elevations are listed in the AFL list.

Also we have Pyke and Coney(?) as international rookies so that leaves just 3 Senior and 3 Rookie picks.