Western Bulldogs list chief Jason McCartney and recruiting manager Simon Dalrymple sign new deals

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Now this is an announcement.

THE Herald Sun can reveal the Western Bulldogs have secured list chief Jason McCartney and recruiting manager Simon Dalrymple to new long-term contracts, helping safeguard the respected pair from opposition poaching raids.

McCartney and Dalrymple have played critical roles engineering the club’s remarkable rebuild, helping grow one of the most talented young lists in the AFL since the Dogs’ last finals campaign in 2010.

The Dogs are, on average, the fourth youngest team in the competition this season but have stunned the competition winning 15 games to secure sixth position on the ladder and an elimination final berth against Adelaide on Saturday night.

McCartney arrived at the kennel in 2012 and was behind some of the tough calls to trade out some of the club’s experienced stars, such as Brian Lake and Adam Cooney, for top young talents.

He also landed Stewart Crameri from Essendon for pick No. 26 in 2013 and orchestrated one of the biggest moves of last year’s trade period, acquiring Greater Western Sydney key forward Tom Boyd after the shock resignation of skipper Ryan Griffen.

Shane Biggs (Sydney), Joel Hamling (Geelong) and Koby Stevens (West Coast) were also brought to the club.

McCartney has also focused heavily on retention in that time, locking in many of the Dogs’ best young players to long-term deals.

Dalrymple has overseen the selection of many of the club’s gun youngsters, including Marcus Bontempelli, Jake Stringer, Jackson Macrae, Nathan Hrovat, Mitch Honeychurch, Michael Talia, Caleb Daniel, Mitch Honeychurch and Tory Dickson.

Golden rookie pick-ups include Luke Dahlhaus, Lin Jong and Jason Johannisen.

The club’s father-son academy has also flourished under Dalrymple, having netted clearance king Tom Liberatore, Mitch Wallis, Lachie Hunter and Zaine Cordy.

Dogs’ football chief Graham Lowe said the pair were important and highly valued members of the club’s football department.

“Both Simon and Jason are crucial components of our overall football program and have delivered in their respective areas at a very high level,” Lowe said.

“We look forward to seeing them build on their excellent work for years to come.”

[BulldogBelle]

This is a massive announcement!
l glad we have locked these two away as l am sure there were some other clubs starting to circle.

[Happy Days]

Massive. Well done to the club, congratulations to Simon and Jason, and a hearty piss off to the AFL (and their Gold Coast avatar) for even thinking about trying to poach them.

I'm thinking Twodogs was right, and this was meant to be the last two announcements yesterday?

[Flamethrower]

Great news!!!

Wouldn't surprise me if this was supposed to be the big 5pm announcement yesterday as part of the 8 in 8 day but there was a last minute hitch. Either way it is far more significant than having Wil & Fifi leading the march.

[The Doctor]

I'm liking the early work of the new CEO. Certainly making sure what things need tying up are tied up and pumping out the announcements to get our brand exposed. Great stuff.

[Ozza]

Brilliant news. Jason has been doing a great job, and 'The Genius' (Dalrymple) is kicking goals from everywhere.

[The Underdog]

Awesome awesome news.
Well done to the club.

[G-Mo77]

Great to show stability not on the field but off as well. It would have hurt us losing either of these guys and there was a lot of speculation McCartney was being pursued by plastics.

[LostDoggy]

Is it the CEO who signs them up, or do clubs have a List Management team list manager these days? If not now, probably one day...

[azabob]

This seriously could be the best news for the entire of 2015, and we have had some massive highlights.

Great to see both the guys re-commit to the club. Hearing extended interviews with both of them, both are clearly switched on a know there jobs and most importantly seem to have a very healthy working relationship.

What type of bonus structure would they be on and what would their KPI's be? Would it be around ladder position, player B&F placement, draftee's / recruits playing in X games in year 1,2,3 etc?

[azabob]

Is it the CEO who signs them up, or do clubs have a List Management team list manager these days? If not now, probably one day...

Huh?

I'd assume Graham Lowe would be their boss and would recommend contract extensions etc.

[GVGjr]

I think Peter Gordon and the team should be congratulated on these signings giving us the stability of continuing the partnership of Jason McCartney and Simon Dalrymple. It's a hard job to not only access young players ability to be able to perform in the AFL but to work out which players can also handle the professionalism required with so many of them distracted by some of the options modern life presents the young people.

This sets us up nicely to keep the momentum going.

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I think Peter Gordon and the team should be congratulated on these signings giving us the stability of continuing the partnership of Jason McCartney and Simon Dalrymple. It's a hard job to not only access young players ability to be able to perform in the AFL but to work out which players can also handle the professionalism required with so many of them distracted by some of the options modern life presents the young people.

This sets us up nicely to keep the momentum going.

Critical pieces in place for the coming months (and years) ahead.

[Go_Dogs]

Great news.

[Webby]

This really is good news for the club. There had been whispers about McCartney leaving, whilst Dalrymple is arguably the best recruiter in the game based on the past four to five years performance.

The club's ship seems to be in order of late.. now for a premiership