All the players retiring delisting and maybe a bargain if you want to give them another go.
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All the players retiring delisting and maybe a bargain if you want to give them another go.
Hawks starting the clear out.
Ben Stratton and Paul Puopolo
Bellchambers has announced his retirement.
Kade Simpson retiring
Kade also has the glory and honour of retiring with the most losses in AFL/VFL history with 213 (win rate of 36.91%). This year he overtook Kevin Murray (208 losses) and Doug Hawkins (200). Fingers crossed for him that Nathan Jones plays another unsuccessful season, as he currently sits on 198 losses.
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Kade Simpson achieved the impossible. Being a Carlton player that I honestly liked and respected. Well done to him.
Yeah-I do not mind Kade either. Thought from what I saw of blues games he might go another year. Good disposal and not a panic merchant. Good career.
I went to a Carlton v Collingwood game once with friends and Simpson got absolutely murdered by Sharrod Wellingham. Was a huge hit and Simpson was in a bad way. Very brave for a scrawny bloke.
Justin Westhoff retiring
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Port Adelaide tells four players, including Wylie Buzza and Brodie Grundy's brother Riley, they'll be delisted before the end of the home-and-away-season. Plus Jake Patmore and Martin Frederick told they can leave the AFL bubble and stop training because they won't get a game.
Interesting. Do we expect to do something similar with players? Doesn't seem Bevo's style to send guys home.
It is strange to boot players when your still in finals it can upset the playing group, why Port would do that is beyond me unless they weren’t pulling their weight.
Luke is big on team mantra and he has pointed out we are ahappy group and looking to go places so I wouldn’t imagine it happening until after finals.
But in saying this we are in a different climate this year than any other.
I would say they’ve done it so those players can get out of the hub and move on. If the players would prefer to live si to no restrictions then they’re better off knowing now.
Also means the remaining playing group has effectively been told "we want you here and think you can play a part" which could be great for the group mindset. I think the players are pretty realistic and wouldn't take the departure as an insult and if anything not keeping guys there unnecessarily is going to be viewed favourably, especially when you consider they've been away from home and family and friends for months now so why make them continue with the sacrifice when it's for nothing.
Given the time of year and what's at stake you'd want your reduced coaching pool to be focused too.
If these blokes aren't getting a game this year focus your attention on those you might need I guess
North have just let go a whole heap of players.
Unsure what happened to Sam Durdin, he did look ok as a key defender.
https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/814932/...11-roos-depart
It's official, the Daw is closed!
Pittard has fallen from grace quickly. Wood looked like he was going to be a star a few years ago. Ahern was a high draft pick that didn't have much luck with injury. Quite a few players that were pretty good at one time in their careers.
Thought Mason Wood was going to be a player
Very deep cut from North
Surprised that theyve gone quite that deep - thought Ahern and Pittard would have stayed on and probably Hosie/Murphy
There’s still so many bad players left too.
Whoah, not so much an axe taken to Norf's list as a wrecking ball.
Bravo but that's a nice indictment on their recruiting staff over the past handful of years.
In the words of Mick Malloy the Roos went "wooshka!"
Any of them worth a rookie spot with us?
Yeah Norf not messing around at all! What a waste though, their "war chest" brought Pittard, who just got the flick and Polek's overpriced contract which apparently they want off the books. They're now bottoming out completely, I'm not critical of that move by the way, it's what they need to do, the management before it though needs to be held accountable for what they have done. It'll be a long road back and while I hate Norf it'll be tough to crawl out of in the current climate. Hope we don't lose a club out of it.
Attention Goldy...get out while you can!
Pittard was dropped for a few games not adhering to coaches rules/plans so seeing him go doesn’t surprise. In his last few games he’s looked very laconic. Same goes for Wood. It seems very obvious what Shaw has done here. Anyone who he sees as not good enough, lazy, not hard at it, or not willing to play to his game style, will get their papers stamped.
This sends a very clear msg to the rest. Get your act together or get lost.
You might be thinking of Polec, Pittard hasn't played since round 11 (in fact he played 33 games straight since crossing from Port up to round 11, and then delisted!).
North are stuck with Polec unless someone is willing to take some of his large contract off their hands.
I think there will be clubs looking at Mason Wood
Not sure what happened with Durdin who looked to be a decent and versatile player
North have really opened the way to sign some free agents and I'm not sure that is the best way forward for them
They need to go to the draft
I wonder what they will do with Goldy and Brown?