2021 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

[Foreign Legion]

Yep. Greg Williams was too slow for AFL and won 2 Brownlows probably should have won a third. height and speed arn't everything. skill levels and determination and hardness at the ball are important

And Terry "The Wallet" Wallace said Sam Mitchell was too slow.[/QUOTE]

If I was picking a "Team" to win a Grand Final then The Diesel would be in my top 3 picked first of any players I have seen.

Genius user of the ball and unbelievable handball skills.

I believe he kicked 6 goals and had 50+ disposals for the Swans one day.

[liz]

There’s another list lodgement deadline tomorrow before the PSD and RD. Maybe Clarke won’t be on that list if he hasn’t been given a new contract. (Footy Wire has him as the only one on our list with a 2021 ending contract)

I think that's primarily to lodge rookie upgrades ahead of the drafts tomorrow. It would be a non-classy way to delist a player who has done nothing wrong - ie to have given him no opportunity during the main DFA periods or the drafts.

[rb4x]

I don't understand how Carlton got away with only drafting one player. I know the AFL refused them a replacement for Jones but I would have thought they needed to take two. Likewise I understood Gold Coast was committed to redrafting Thomson on the Senior list but they did not.

[Auntie.Gerald]

If Anderson and Paddy make their way to our list do we have 45 players with Naismith as intimated by KB moving onto the Long term injury list?

SYDNEY SWANS 2022

B - Fox Rampe Cunningham
HB - Lloyd McCartin Blakey
C - Florent Heeney McInerny
HF - Wicks Franklin Gulden
F - Papley McDonald Hayward
Foll - Hickey Parker Mills

B - Oconnor, Reid, Melican
HB - Gould, Paddy, Oriordan
C - Stephens, Rowbottom, WarnerJnr
HF - Bell, Amartey, Rankin
F - Ronke, McClean, Sheather
Foll - Sinkers, Gus, Roberts
Bench - McAndrew, Taylor, Clarke, Anderson

Long term injury list: Naismith

[Maltopia]

If Anderson and Paddy make their way to our list do we have 45 players with Naismith as intimated by KB moving onto the Long term injury list?

SYDNEY SWANS 2022

B - Fox Rampe Cunningham
HB - Lloyd McCartin Blakey
C - Florent Heeney McInerny
HF - Wicks Franklin Gulden
F - Papley McDonald Hayward
Foll - Hickey Parker Mills

B - Oconnor, Reid, Melican
HB - Gould, Paddy, Oriordan
C - Stephens, Rowbottom, WarnerJnr
HF - Bell, Amartey, Rankin
F - Ronke, McClean, Sheather
Foll - Sinkers, Gus, Roberts
Bench - McAndrew, Taylor, Clarke, Anderson

Long term injury list: Naismith

You listed 41 plus Paddy and Anderson = 43. Missing Ladhams and one other?

[Auntie.Gerald]

SYDNEY SWANS 2022

B - Fox Rampe Cunningham
HB - Lloyd McCartin Blakey
C - Florent Heeney McInerny
HF - Wicks Franklin Gulden
F - Papley McDonald Hayward
Foll - Hickey Parker Mills

Bench:
19. Warner Chad
20. Campbell
21. Ladhams
22. Kennedy


B - Oconnor, Reid, Melican
HB - Gould, Paddy, Oriordan
C - Stephens, Rowbottom, WarnerJnr
HF - Bell, Amartey, Rankin
F - Ronke, McClean, Sheather
Foll - Sinkers, Gus, Roberts
Bench- McAndrew, Taylor, Clarke, Anderson

Long term injury list: Naismith

[Auntie.Gerald]

AFL draft 2021 report card: Grades, every club’s picks, draft order, new players, who your club picked in order

The draft assessed for each club

Two clubs ranked B
One club ranked a neg C (that was us)
All the rest ranked A or A plus

A bit of something for our young guys to chew on and respond in 2022 !!!!

[Auntie.Gerald]

AFL Draft 2021 Chris Doerre Knightmare's Weekly Wrap - Angus Sheldrick announces himself for Western Australia

Review on Roberts and Angus below.
Angus BOG in final game against SA plus nullified the no1 draft pick in another game.

Scouting Notes: 2021 AFL U19 National Championships: South Australia vs. Western Australia - Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central

[707]

We now have the Warner Bros....that's all folks!!!.

and two more in the pipeline!

[The Runner]

Feels like our draft selections are relatively safe picks that we can expect to have an impact early in their tenure. Physically very well developed - not really a lot of long term development types.
Given we're hitting a window of competitiveness and the volatility of this years draft, I think it's the right move.

[Thunder Shaker]

What is the Swans obsessions with mids (4 mids) this draft? Don't we have enough? Or are the ones we have not good enough?

My guess is that Parker and JPK are near the end of their careers and it's a bit of succession planning. This is hinted at by the type of mids drafted.

[lwjoyner]

still dont know whos on our rookie list. Thoght McAndrews was added to main list at last yrs mid season draft. Am ealier post mentioned a swans message re oconnor and wicks being upgraded and where does mclean stand. very confusing.

[Velour&Ruffles]

Yep. Greg Williams was too slow for AFL and won 2 Brownlows probably should have won a third. height and speed arn't everything. skill levels and determination and hardness at the ball are important

And Terry "The Wallet" Wallace said Sam Mitchell was too slow.

Wallace was right. All Mitchell had going for him was brilliant disposal by hand and foot on either side of the body, an incredible ability to read the play, through-the-roof footy IQ, the capacity to run all day and being hard as nails.
Give me 190 cm and speed every time.

[lwjoyner]

I get 38 on main list incl mcllister but doesnt incl wicks occonor or mclean. when will the club clear this up for its supporters. I have asked re wicks and mclean about 3 times but answer is still working on list no time to explain.

[liz]

I get 38 on main list incl mcllister but doesnt incl wicks occonor or mclean. when will the club clear this up for its supporters. I have asked re wicks and mclean about 3 times but answer is still working on list no time to explain.

Unless they were upgraded overnight (in the window that opened at 10pm last night), Wicks, McLean, McAndrew and O'Connor are all on the rookie list (O'Connor as a Cat B).