2024 List Management

[Blood Fever]

In what way?

They looked a bit flummoxed after we didn't match the bid. I could be fantasising!

[dejavoodoo44]

We should be able to take one or two rookies besides Francis and Hamling. The delisted rookies were Reid, McAndrew, Magor and Arnold, but we did add Hanily during the season. From the main list, as well as delisting Francis and Hamling, we also traded Parker and Konstanty, and delisted Vickery. Then we brought in four players in the draft. So, depending on how many players we run with on each list, there's still a bit of room.

There does appear to be some talent remaining.

https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2024/11/22/stiff-to-miss-players-searching-for-rookie-lifelines/

Plus I suppose a few academy graduates are some sort of chance: Harrison, Andreacchio and Ryan. But I suspect they're more likely to get a VFL contract.

[liz]

Could be as simple as that.

I doubt it. I think we still have two more list spots available after we take Hamling and Francis (or before we take them), plus the flexibility to use those two spots on the senior or rookie list. Or to leave one or both empty and use them in the SSP period or mid-season draft.

The most logical reason for why we picked Bice when we did is that we wanted him and weren’t confident he would be available later.

[UUaswan]

Funny how our team has changed over a decade.

They Bloods way we played is what beats us now, pressure on the ball and keep it out of our hands.

The way we win now is what we were able to stop, possession and precision.

Any update on Longmire ? Reasons he hasn't been sighted, unless I missed it

[dejavoodoo44]

As well as giving Francis and Hamling another go, we also gave another go to former St Kilda defender Ben Paton. More interestingly, we also claimed small defender Blake Leidler. He seems to have plenty of pace and goes well locking down small forwards. I quite like that pick.

https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/blake-leidler/

[Ludwig]

After the Dylan Stephens debacle and screwing up the 2022 draft, I feel our list management team put a lot of thought and hard work into this draft. It didn't quite play out like most of us expected, but there is clearly a theme which was consistent through all of our selections.

We are going all out to make the Swans a quick and hard running ball movement team. I don't know if it will work, but it should be some sort of point of difference. We need to try something to get us out of our Bridesmaid Era.

[Dow]

We are going all out to make the Swans a quick and hard running ball movement team. I don't know if it will work, but it should be some sort of point of difference. We need to try something to get us out of our Bridesmaid Era.[/QUOTE]

I’d love to know where the hard contested ball wining team has gone and The blood culture has all gone ! I guess clubs evolve i hope it pays off

[MattW]

Lovely. Riak is visited by Dean Cox and Brett Kirk: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCohg...Q2MzhhZzd2Ng==.

[Bay View]

I hope there is room to add Ben Edwards to the list somehow. He was brilliant in the reserves this year.

[crackedactor 01]

I posted before the draft that i hoped we pick a KPD, small fwd, gen def & tall inside mid.. That we achieved 3 of the 4, even though not exactly how i envisaged, still leaves me satisfied overall. As with all drafts, time will be the ultimate judge.

There will be the inedible tracking of Riak Andrew v Joel Cochran.

Ned Bowman imo was our most interesting selection, a mid sized X factor forward, which signals a change in our foward dynamics along with Dattoli.

It looked very much a needs by selections & getting who we had in mind despite the rankings consensus. Jonty Faul was strongly rumoured as our first target but wonder if that was a deliberate dummy ploy?

Edit: Gerard Healy was non plussed that we didn't take Matt Whitlock instead of Bowman after the first night. Interesting to see what he'll think overall of our selections, as he was highlighting our recent draft misses in the lead up.

Even though his stats are not great I was impressed with Bowman's highlights.

[Thunder Shaker]

Stars of the future: 10 draft prospects to watch in 2025. Max King (Sydney Academy player) mentioned as a top-10 prospect in 2025.

[Roadrunner]

Even though his stats are not great I was impressed with Bowman's highlights.

Me too. As Ludders and others are saying, it looks like we’re moving very firmly to hard and fast footy- we were certainly quite fast this year but not hard enough- this was a major problem in the GF. Of course the new Bloods are yet to prove themselves at the highest level but moving the ball skilfully with speed is the reason we were minor premiers this year. If we can add an extra level of hardness in our midfield and HF/ HB, I believe a debacle like we experienced will never happen again.

I think our recruiters have done an excellent job with the picks at our disposal. Only question mark is young Cochrane, but it seems they were forced to make a difficult choice and Riak sure looks super exciting!

[KSAS]

Stars of the future: 10 draft prospects to watch in 2025. Max King (Sydney Academy player) mentioned as a top-10 prospect in 2025.

Max King a tall midfielder who can also tske marks up forward. Exactly what we need & probably why we didn't bother drafting a tall mid this year. Looks exciting & under the new rules next year we'll need to at least give up our first rounder if he's a top 10 candidate.

[lwjoyner]

it pains me to say this, but I dont sisprect I will be going to another GF dinner in 2025 and I also think we will struggle to make the 8. still cant beleive the draft picks all small except for riak who has injusy problems. We had a choice with or 2 earlier picks to take 1 or 2 swimgmen in the mould of sam reid, matt whitlock and James Barratt. Whitlock came from the same area of northern vic as reid. Like Reid they have both played key back and forward. I agree that King next year might be a go but if we passed on cochrane and didnt select him at our 3rd pick when Collingwood sprouted thay wanted him what message does that send to academy boys.

[lwjoyner]

I see chris keane is still bragging about us having a good draft even when we did not draft for our immediate needs. Longmire missing from both nights does this mean anything. I think its time to revamp our recruiting team and get some football (not maths) knowledge back.