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Re: Delistings
The AFL site is showing the following:
Jason Akermanis
Jarrad Boumann
Tim Callan (ret.)
Nathan Eagleton (ret.)
Andrejs Everitt (trd)
Jarrod Harbrow (GC)
Brad Johnson (ret.)
Shane Thorne
At the moment it looks like Hahn and Tiller survived.Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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It all depends on how this statement from Dalrympie is read..
Now ahead of the Draft that leaves us with our 4th and two 5th round selections which will be a challenge, but we are working through a process now of targeting players that we think may be available in that range.
One way of reading it is that those are the only selections we'll use which means one live pick and two rookie upgrades. The other way of reading it is that we'll have three live picks. If we have three live picks, then there are still two spots on the list that have to be opened up as currently we only have enough space (assuming Gilbee and Hargrave move onto veterans list) to use one live selection in the National Draft.
There is still another list lodgement to come on the 10th November but it seems strange to announce some now and some later, although we did leave Eagleton's contract until this time last year. You'd think the club would know by now if they wanted to keep players so then it would just be a matter of finding a way to do it financially, satisfying both the player and the salary cap.Comment
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I thought he would be a real gem when he was drafted, Carlton grabbed him at 60 odd which I had as the steal of the draft. Captained SA from memory and was named All Australian as well as SA MVP, good pace, wins enough of his own footy but his skills by foot are elite, he's probably a similiar height and build to Wood (not as explosive). We have a fair array of running half backs but if we could snatch him as a rookie I would be really pleased.Comment
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Whilst I jumped off the Boumann bandwagon fairly early this year (hey, I'm fickle), I don't think he went backwards.
2010: He played 17 senior VFL games and was in the bests twice.
2009: He played 11 senior VFL games and was in the bests once.
His last finals game was poor but he had plenty of mates.
I think the biggest issue might be the fact that his attitude (desire to work hard and be a professional footballer) hasn't really improved since he arrived at the Club. It's a shame because he has physical attributes that we require but it seems he just doesn't have the (mental) capability to put it all together.
That being said, he'd still offer more in defence in 2011 than Mitch Hahn.Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.Comment
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I'm sure glad some folk on here DON'T hate Mitch Hahn, because the way you talk about him I hate to hear what you's say if you didn't like him..It's BLOODY SHAMEFUL the way you talk about a GREAT CLUBMAN like Mitch, but I guess now that Poor Eagleton has retired you need someone to rag on!!!! I HOPE Mitch stays FWIW. I think this new sub rule would suit him to the ground, but that's just MO. I LOVE all my boys ( now I'll just wait for the rubbish to come my way)
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I don't think anyone is bagging Mitch at all but some have come to a realization that he either shouldn't be on the list any more or at least that he will be lucky to be maintained on the list.
We all understand that we have the footballers for a limited period given the physical demands of the game and I'd rather not have any player stick around for one season too many.
We have a number of players getting near the end of their careers and whilst it would be nice to keep them all for a few more years we must be realistic that its not always in the best interest of the club.Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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I love Mitch Hahn, Chris Grant, Scott Wynd and Charlie Sutton but don't think any of them should be on our list next year.I'm sure glad some folk on here DON'T hate Mitch Hahn, because the way you talk about him I hate to hear what you's say if you didn't like him..It's BLOODY SHAMEFUL the way you talk about a GREAT CLUBMAN like Mitch, but I guess now that Poor Eagleton has retired you need someone to rag on!!!! I HOPE Mitch stays FWIW. I think this new sub rule would suit him to the ground, but that's just MO. I LOVE all my boys ( now I'll just wait for the rubbish to come my way)Comment
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He finished 2009 stronger than he finished 2010, and his disposal became far more "safe" towards the end of 2010, simply choosing the short safe option every time. Basically if you can't rebound as a defender you have to play as a pure stopper, and I don't think with Morris & Williams playing we have room for another pure stopper (which is why I think Callan couldn't get a H&A game last year despite good Willy form).
He doesn't defend well enough to be the stopper he needed to be to stay on the list, especially considering he was only ever playing on the 3rd best oppositon tall (Faulks & Markovic were ahead of him in 2010).Western Bulldogs: 2016 PremiersComment
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