2018 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

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  • 707
    Veterans List
    • Aug 2009
    • 6204

    Originally posted by Doctor
    Given that we have had a player retire due to injury but have to leave him on our list, can we replace him as the Hawks can do with Mitchell? I know this is a new rule and I suspect that we can't as KT retired last year but I was just curious.
    I believe we can according to the new rulings, out for season, retirements you can replace. Unless a player really interested us I can't see us adding someone given the squeeze on for best 22 spots.

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    • Mel_C
      Veterans List
      • Jan 2003
      • 4470

      Blakey has been given a 2 year contract extension. Shows the confidence we have in him as he hasn't played a game yet.

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      • caj23
        Senior Player
        • Aug 2003
        • 2462

        Originally posted by Mel_C
        Blakey has been given a 2 year contract extension. Shows the confidence we have in him as he hasn't played a game yet.
        Seems to be standard practice for our first round picks, Ling also given one last year despite showing very little due to injury

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        • 707
          Veterans List
          • Aug 2009
          • 6204

          Originally posted by Mel_C
          Blakey has been given a 2 year contract extension. Shows the confidence we have in him as he hasn't played a game yet.
          Contract expires same time as Buddy so we'll be busy in 2022 re-signing those two for further years :-)

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          • S.S. Bleeder
            Senior Player
            • Sep 2014
            • 2165

            Originally posted by 707
            Contract expires same time as Buddy so we'll be busy in 2022 re-signing those two for further years :-)
            Hmmm. I wonder which one will be our priority.

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            • Nico
              Veterans List
              • Jan 2003
              • 11339

              Buddy will play for free........beer.
              http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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              • S.S. Bleeder
                Senior Player
                • Sep 2014
                • 2165

                Great interview of Ireland here. It sounds like arrival of Heeney and Mills at the same time as Mitchells arrival is probably the reason why we lost him.
                Andrew Ireland reflects on a life in football - AFL.com.au

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                • neilfws
                  Senior Player
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 1826

                  Bit of a puff piece talking up the Cats, but interesting to read about how Rohan is going there:



                  "You can see a real connection between Rohan, Dahlhaus and Hawkins. Gary has real leadership around the forward line. The way he [Rohan] plays he can still provide an option pushing up in defensive midfield pressure and with his speed he is still a threat in attack."
                  Have to say, I will feel very wistful seeing him take the field this year, especially if he goes well for them, even given his form issues with the Swans in later years.

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                  • rb4x
                    Regular in the Side
                    • Dec 2007
                    • 968

                    Asshamed to admit this but I watched a bit of "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" the other night with Shane Crawford reminiscing about his AFL career. He said that back in the 90's he was approached to be captain of Port Adelaide and offered $800k and a KFC franchise as well as the captaincy. He turned it down out of loyalty to his team mates. He said he would have been on $300-$350k at the time. Later in his career he was all set to join Sydney but they won the flag and that was that. That would have been 2005 and I guess that rewarding the players then would have put too much pressure on the salary cap for Sydney too then afford him. Shane is actually a NSW boy who grew up in Finlay. Sydney ended up drafting his brother Justin who later joined Hawthorn. Pity we ended up with the lesser brother.

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                    • KSAS
                      Senior Player
                      • Mar 2018
                      • 1793

                      Originally posted by rb4x
                      Asshamed to admit this but I watched a bit of "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" the other night with Shane Crawford reminiscing about his AFL career. He said that back in the 90's he was approached to be captain of Port Adelaide and offered $800k and a KFC franchise as well as the captaincy. He turned it down out of loyalty to his team mates. He said he would have been on $300-$350k at the time. Later in his career he was all set to join Sydney but they won the flag and that was that. That would have been 2005 and I guess that rewarding the players then would have put too much pressure on the salary cap for Sydney too then afford him. Shane is actually a NSW boy who grew up in Finlay. Sydney ended up drafting his brother Justin who later joined Hawthorn. Pity we ended up with the lesser brother.
                      Hi rb4x, I did post about this in the "past players" thread few days back, here is the link as it did make the sport news:

                      Hawthorn champion Shane Crawford reveals Port Adelaide’s McDonald’s offer

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                      • 707
                        Veterans List
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 6204

                        Nothing much to get excited about in this years Free Agency list, mostly players in their twilight years. Happy for Coniglio to come over to us though

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                        • Melbourne_Blood
                          Senior Player
                          • May 2010
                          • 3312

                          Originally posted by 707
                          Nothing much to get excited about in this years Free Agency list, mostly players in their twilight years. Happy for Coniglio to come over to us though
                          Agree, however it’s almost worth looking at the players in next years pool, as they will be targets too if the trend of recent times continues. A bit more to like in this- https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...yers?year=2020


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                          • bloodspirit
                            Clubman
                            • Apr 2015
                            • 4448

                            Enough is enough. I'm going to pull my finger out and start the 2019 thread this week. Sorry for the tardiness!
                            All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)

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                            • goswannies
                              Senior Player
                              • Sep 2007
                              • 3051

                              Originally posted by bloodspirit
                              Enough is enough. I'm going to pull my finger out and start the 2019 thread this week. Sorry for the tardiness!
                              THANK THE GODS! I thought the Tippett thread was under siege!

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                              • bloodspirit
                                Clubman
                                • Apr 2015
                                • 4448

                                2019 thread now open for business.
                                All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)

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