2024 List Management Thread

[Bornadog]

Re: 2024 List Management Thread

Bont, Adz, Libba, Jack, Gags, Garcia, Sanders, Harmes etc… Bianco and his 22 touches in the VFL when guys like Jack & Sanders have been going at 40+.

With Gags & Friejah showing our recruiters can pick good kids outside the pointy end of the draft, please let them earn their money and try to grab another one.

I am with you. Find a kid to replace a kid (O'Driscoll) no more discards at this stage

[bulldogtragic]

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I am with you. Find a kid to replace a kid (O'Driscoll) no more discards at this stage

Exactly. We aren’t topping up for a flag, nor is he addressing a genuine need. It makes zero sense to me. To the point where I’d start openly questioning whether the list and draft opportunities are being managed optimally.

[Sedat]

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I don't understand this at all. We have so many bargain bin wingmen on the list already so why on earth would we actively chase another. What is Bianco's point of difference from a Baker, Poulter, Bramble, Williams, Harmes, all of whom have played wing this year already? List spots are precious commodities.

Imagine for a second if Jones and/or Keath sustain any injury that leaves them out for 3-4 weeks or longer. Gardner has major limitations and is out long-term anyway. That leaves JOD, Khamis and an uncapped Busslinger as key defensive cover, that's it. We just have to use this pick for the best available key defender IMO.

[Testekill]

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Functionally Gardner is out for the rest of the year and Keath & Jones are near the end, we should be looking at a key defender in the MSD. I would go with an overager who missed out on being drafted last year but is playing well in the Coates league. We're in a position where our list is pretty healthy so we can afford to look towards the future and Bianco isn't the future.

[GVGjr]

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I'm open to a few options but even though Bianco was often used as a smaller defender in his draft year I don't see the versatility in him now. No real problems with the way he plays but if we couldn't find a home for Sullivan I'm not sure Bianco offers a point of difference there.

My preference would be a player that was overlooked at the National Draft last year but who is performing well this year but I don't think we had any player left on our shopping list at the last draft. It was either O'Driscoll with the last pick or we would have kept the spot open.
My reasoning for this is Power had indicated we would take 3 players at the National Draft but we ended up taking 5.

[GVGjr]

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Functionally Gardner is out for the rest of the year and Keath & Jones are near the end, we should be looking at a key defender in the MSD. I would go with an overager who missed out on being drafted last year but is playing well in the Coates league. We're in a position where our list is pretty healthy so we can afford to look towards the future and Bianco isn't the future.

It's a fair point but Coffield will offer some help albeit not a genuine KPD. How quickly a KPD could adjust this year is questionable though.

[bulldogtragic]

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Functionally Gardner is out for the rest of the year and Keath & Jones are near the end, we should be looking at a key defender in the MSD. I would go with an overager who missed out on being drafted last year but is playing well in the Coates league. We're in a position where our list is pretty healthy so we can afford to look towards the future and Bianco isn't the future.

Yep. I’d use two picks. KPD and small forward to replace AOD who we said was recruited for that role.

[Happy Days]

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If there was an AFL quality KPD on a state league list then they wouldn’t be on a state league list, ya know?

I’m not against the idea of drafting a key position player in the MSD but we can’t pretend that we’ll get one who is actually capable of playing quality games this season.

[G-Mo77]

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Bont, Adz, Libba, Jack, Gags, Garcia, Sanders, Harmes etc? Bianco and his 22 touches in the VFL when guys like Jack & Sanders have been going at 40+.

With Gags & Friejah showing our recruiters can pick good kids outside the pointy end of the draft, please let them earn their money and try to grab another one.

We're in complete agreeance and I think we both discussed that Bianco was the likely one we would draft rather than our recruiters "earning their money" as you put it. I'd rather take a very long shot than take a short term and short sited approach like they would be doing if they selected Bianco.

[G-Mo77]

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If there was an AFL quality KPD on a state league list then they wouldn’t be on a state league list, ya know?

I’m not against the idea of drafting a key position player in the MSD but we can’t pretend that we’ll get one who is actually capable of playing quality games this season.

Jacob Blight would be a target from all reports but think he'll get gobbled up pretty early.

[Axe Man]

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If there was an AFL quality KPD on a state league list then they wouldn’t be on a state league list, ya know?

I’m not against the idea of drafting a key position player in the MSD but we can’t pretend that we’ll get one who is actually capable of playing quality games this season.

Agree. Any KPD we draft is going to be behind all of Khamis, Buss & Coffield who are already outside of the team.

Also agree with others that we should target someone with a longer term view as I don't see any current desperate needs for this season.

[mighty_west]

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Maybe he is. Still, getting into our midfield is even harder so he'd need to be a step above

I guess he'd be midfield depth but maybe the Power's at be think he could add something different? who knows, that said i don't mind him as a player, but i'm also not sure we need him, i'm also in the let's find a tall defender camp, surely there has to be another Sam Collins type out there running around.

[jeemak]

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I'd avoid a winger and aim at a lock down small/ medium defender and a small forward.

Agree that finding a competent KPD is going to be difficult.

[hujsh]

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I'd avoid a winger and aim at a lock down small/ medium defender and a small forward.

Agree that finding a competent KPD is going to be difficult.

The definitely feels like a spot we have no one in right now. Maybe we try something like Jones there in a Harbrow type move one day but aside from Doc no one comes to mind that's really suited to that role. This is also exactly the kind of place you find that type of player too.

[ledge]

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What about a back pocket tagger style ? I think we have a few small forwards.