Top Up Players: Is Angus Litherland EXACTLY what we need???

[mjp]

So - somehow I found myself with the WC/NM game on in the background last weekend...with all of WC's top-up players running around.

Angus Litherland should be on an AFL list.

He was (ignore the media) the best player on the ground in the WAFL ground final last year.
He has prob played 10-15 AFL games as an 18-19 yo (for Hawthorn).
He is 192cm or thereabouts and runs like a whippet.
He must be around the 27-28 years old...

We need experienced defenders with athleticism. Surely a player like this (EXACTLY like this) would fit in perfectly.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Top Up Players: Is Angus Litherland EXACTLY what we need???

So - somehow I found myself with the WC/NM game on in the background last weekend...with all of WC's top-up players running around.

Angus Litherland should be on an AFL list.

He was (ignore the media) the best player on the ground in the WAFL ground final last year.
He has prob played 10-15 AFL games as an 18-19 yo (for Hawthorn).
He is 192cm or thereabouts and runs like a whippet.
He must be around the 27-28 years old...

We need experienced defenders with athleticism. Surely a player like this (EXACTLY like this) would fit in perfectly.

Sounds very promising.

Why hasn't he found himself in the system at his age MJP?

Second question : is there provision to bring in these guys mid-season still? (for everyone).

[mjp]

Re: Top Up Players: Is Angus Litherland EXACTLY what we need???

Sounds very promising.

Why hasn't he found himself in the system at his age MJP?

Usual story I guess - Hawthorn delisted him after 2-3 seasons...goes back and plates state level footy, gets better...but cards already marked. Just watching him on the weekend he really looked like a player.

[Axe Man]

Re: Top Up Players: Is Angus Litherland EXACTLY what we need???

I didn't realise Angus Dewar = Angus Litherland. Why the name change?

He is 29, turning 30 in October.

He played 25 games for the Hawks between 2014-16 (drafted in 2010), so was 21-23 when he was playing AFL in a strong Hawthorn team.

What role would he play? Is he slightly undersized for a KPD?

[Axe Man]

Re: Top Up Players: Is Angus Litherland EXACTLY what we need???

Second question : is there provision to bring in these guys mid-season still? (for everyone).

Yes.

Clubs have been advised the SSP will take place from Monday January 10 to Wednesday March 9, 2022 while the Mid-Season Rookie Draft is currently scheduled for Wednesday June 1, 2022.

Player eligibility for the SSP and MSRD
A player is eligible for the SSP or MSRD under either of the following:

- A Player must have nominated for the most recent National Draft.
Note: A Player who nominated for, and was not selected during the Draft and who has committed for a further year as a 19-year-old Northern or NGA Academy Player is eligible for selection by their club during the SSP, however is available to all clubs should they nominate for the MSRD.

- Players must have previously been on the list of a Club (not required to nominate for the most recent Draft) refers to the following situations:
A Delisted Player
Note: A Player delisted by a club cannot be reselected in the SSP or MSRD by the same Club in the period immediately following their delisting unless they nominated for the most recent Draft
A Retired Player and/or a Player who has delisted themselves and has not been on an AFL list for one year or more.

AFL club eligibility for the SSP and MSRD
A club is eligible to select a Rookie Player during the SSP or MSRD as follows:

If a club has a rookie list spot available
If a player suffers a year-ending injury or retires, the player can be placed on the Inactive List and be replaced by an SSP or Mid-Season Draft Rookie Player.

[mjp]

Re: Top Up Players: Is Angus Litherland EXACTLY what we need???

I didn't realise Angus Dewar = Angus Litherland. Why the name change?

He is 29, turning 30 in October.

He played 25 games for the Hawks between 2014-16 (drafted in 2010), so was 21-23 when he was playing AFL in a strong Hawthorn team.

What role would he play? Is he slightly undersized for a KPD?

Yeah - sorry. Should have said.

Different father in his life to his birth father I believe...changed it a couple of years ago.

[Mofra]

Re: Top Up Players: Is Angus Litherland EXACTLY what we need???

Can he ruck (jokes)?
For mine, good player doesn't automatically mean good in our system.

We brought in Tim O'Brien to play the role, and by the time Tim's done hopefully a Luke Cleary or Cody Raak type will be ready to go.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Top Up Players: Is Angus Litherland EXACTLY what we need???

Can he ruck (jokes)?
For mine, good player doesn't automatically mean good in our system.

We brought in Tim O'Brien to play the role, and by the time Tim's done hopefully a Luke Cleary or Cody Raak type will be ready to go.

Just saw young Cody with his Nandos. Either I'm really old or he looks like a baby.