2018 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

[KSAS]

Apologies with my previous post as a link i copied/pasted seemed to have screwed up the thread formatting!

Take Two:

According to the West Australian, Harry Marsh is likely to be rookie listed by West Coast.
I'm not going to attempt to copy/paste the link again, but you can easily search for it under "Harry Marsh West Coast"

[707]

Apologies with my previous post as a link i copied/pasted seemed to have screwed up the thread formatting!

Take Two:

According to the West Australian, Harry Marsh is likely to be rookie listed by West Coast.
I'm not going to attempt to copy/paste the link again, but you can easily search for it under "Harry Marsh West Coast"

They might rookie his brother as well who has a lot more talent but was unsettled during his time at the Pies.

[ugg]

They might rookie his brother as well who has a lot more talent but was unsettled during his time at the Pies.

The article that KSAS was referring to actually says that his brother (Jonathon) is actually moving back to Victoria to play VFL. Which is weird because he asked Collingwood to release him for the final year of his contract because he wanted to head back to Perth.

[swansrob]

The article that KSAS was referring to actually says that his brother (Jonathon) is actually moving back to Victoria to play VFL. Which is weird because he asked Collingwood to release him for the final year of his contract because he wanted to head back to Perth.

I saw an article recently where he says he went back to Perth because he was struggling mentally in Melbourne. Has being doing a lot of work on his mental health in that time and is ready to give AFL another crack - moving to Melbourne to play VFL shows he's serious about it

[liz]

“There’s probably some comparisons": Swans academy prospect likened to Franklin

Blakey (Nick) was interviewed on SEN (yesterday I think) - above is a link to the interview. There's nothing particularly earth shattering revealed in it but Nick handles himself well (fielding questions about his similarities to Buddy, and being asked to comment on the state of football in Sydney and the role of the academies).

[707]

Twomey's latest top 30 ranking (not a phantom draft) are an interesting read. Has slipped Blakey out to 8.

Did like comments on a lot of the players tied to other clubs where most seem as if they'll get bids by other clubs at the right stage. Gold Coast with their raft of top 30 picks could cause some pain in Victoria if they chose to :-)

Nice interview with Blakey, level headed mature answers, plugged the academy, already doing a bit of training at the club, worth a listen.

[Nico]

They might rookie his brother as well who has a lot more talent but was unsettled during his time at the Pies.

Heck of a lot of Marshes in Perth.

[Blood Fever]

Saw Dan Robinson today in a café in Albert Park Melbourne. The older guy he was with was talking to him about footy and I got the pretty strong impression he was trying to recruit him. Not sure what level of footy he was talking about. Hope things work out well for him. Gave his all in every game he played.

[YvonneH]

Saw Dan Robinson today in a café in Albert Park Melbourne. The older guy he was with was talking to him about footy and I got the pretty strong impression he was trying to recruit him. Not sure what level of footy he was talking about. Hope things work out well for him. Gave his all in every game he played.

I wonder how many de-listed or retired players actually stay in Sydney once their playing days are over. I know Rhys Shaw stayed on as an assistant coach for years but eventually went back to Melb and Tom Harley stayed because of his wife's career (I think).

I fully understand why they would go back and this is just a question and not a criticism.

[rb4x]

Dan Robinson, Jordan Foote and Jake Brown are all local boys who were delisted so going to Melbourne would be a new venture for any of them. Happy to wish them all well if they can get on to an AFL list anywhere.

[Blood Fever]

I wonder how many de-listed or retired players actually stay in Sydney once their playing days are over. I know Rhys Shaw stayed on as an assistant coach for years but eventually went back to Melb and Tom Harley stayed because of his wife's career (I think).

I fully understand why they would go back and this is just a question and not a criticism.

Fair question but in this case pretty sure Dan is from Sydney.

[Snork]

I must say that I am pleased with the way our trade and pre season has progressed to date as we have returned to our DNA, trading or signing fringe players who have not had opportunities at other clubs for a variety of reasons including injuries in Thurlows case. This faith has generally repaid us in spades. Fingers crossed we have no injuries prior to round 1!!

I am actually feeling confident of our chances in 2019 as long as we can keep our key players fit and on the park, midfield depth will remain the key and I see the addition of Heeney, Mills and Jones on a full time basis, as well as Clarke and the natural progression of our younger players in Ling (unsighted to date but with big wraps), Florent, Heywood, Stoddart, Ronke, etc. Kennedy, Parker and Bud being fit would also help.

The two Sam's, Reid and Naismith will also add a completely different dimension to our sets up and potency, IF they can stay fit.

And this isn't even allowing for us picking up a new Parker or Goodsey in the draft with our picks around the late 30's and 40.

Go Swans!!

[Bloods05]

I must say that I am pleased with the way our trade and pre season has progressed to date as we have returned to our DNA, trading or signing fringe players who have not had opportunities at other clubs for a variety of reasons including injuries in Thurlows case. This faith has generally repaid us in spades. Fingers crossed we have no injuries prior to round 1!!

Just curious: is that Snork handle a Moomin reference?

[liz]

Fair question but in this case pretty sure Dan is from Sydney.

He must have lived in Sydney for a substantial period of time to qualify for the academy but he also spent at least the final year of his schooling (and maybe more years) at one of the Melbourne private schools. And his profile always listed a club other than the Swans as the club he'd grown up barracking for. (Geelong, I think, but am not sure.)

That suggests he either spent his early childhood in Victoria, or his family was originally from there, or he at least has strong family connections to Victoria.

[Snork]

It is my nickname, Snorkel, since Grade 4 and supporting South Melbourne from Tassie in the early 80's!