2005 AFL Delistings Analysis
It has been a year since the following players were delisted, some found new teams, one player won the AFL Grand Final, and many were not heard from again.
If there is one name on the list that stands out it is Steven Armstrong. Delisted by Melbourne and then less than a year after that he played for the Eagles in the AFL Grand Final. At the time it wasn't a bad move by Melbourne, Armstrong first played for them in 2002 and had not established himself as a regular player there. While being delisted is usually not the best career move, for Armstrong his delisting was very beneficial.
Montgomery had won with Port and was not part of the youth policy they needed to turn the Power back on. They delisted him and that made room for players like Pearce and Symes to get experience. Montgomery left a team on the decline, and joined his old team whose fortunes were going up. Montgomery helped in that, including his performance in the finals. This was a delisting that was a win for all involved.
The Saints delisting Guerra is something that may not have happened under their new coach. While West Coast found a player in Armstrong, they also released Aaron Edwards who might have helped them up forward, Edwards kicked 100 goals in the VFL. The Eagles also delisted Kasey Green, he was a useful player for the Kangaroos in 2006.
The list of delistings is only for players who were delisted by clubs up to October 31 last year. Retired players, and traded players, are not included.
ADELAIDE
Josh Krueger, Jacob Schuback, Matthew Smith, Rowan Andrews (rookie), Ryan Nye (rookie)
BRISBANE
Tom Logan, Dylan McLaren, Leigh Ryswyk, Llane Spaanderman, Travis Baird (rookie)
CARLTON
David Clarke, Brett Johnson, Digby Morrell, Karl Norman, Nick Becker (rookie), Sam Pleming (rookie)
COLLINGWOOD
Tom Davidson, David King, Matthew Lokan, Billy Morrison, Brayden Shaw, Andrew Williams, Shane Woewodin, Zane Leonard (rookie)
ESSENDON
Mark Alvey, Marc Bullen, Damian Cupido, Ben Haynes, Sam Hunt, Ty Zantuck, Ryan Bain (rookie), Ben Jolley (rookie), Adrian Wilson (rookie)
FREMANTLE
Andrew Siegert, Dylan Smith, Toby Stribling, Dion Woods, Paul Duffield (rookie)
GEELONG
David Haynes, Will Slade, Luke Buckland (rookie), Jarrod Garth (rookie)
HAWTHORN
Steven Greene, Ben Kane, Bo Nixon, Doug Scott, Kristan Height (rookie), Ruory Kirkby (rookie), Thomas Willday (rookie)
KANGAROOS
John Baird, Shane Harvey, Lance Picioane, Kris Shore, Ashley Watson, Josh Thewlis (rookie)
MELBOURNE
Steven Armstrong, Chris Heffernan, Cameron Hunter, Luke Williams, Brendan Vanschaik (rookie)
PORT ADELAIDE
Stuart Cochrane, Stephen Gilham, Luke Peel, Brett Montgomery, Dale Ellis (rookie), Robert Forster-Knight (rookie)
RICHMOND
Kyle Archibald, Alex Gilmour, Rory Hilton, Shane Morrison
ST KILDA
Brent Guerra, Dylan Pfitzner, Nick Stone, Luke Mullins (rookie)
SYDNEY
Ben Fixter, Jarrad Sundqvist, Guy Campbell (rookie), Ed Clarke (rookie), Andrew Hayes (rookie), Nick Potter (rookie)
WEST COAST
Zac Beeck, Kasey Green, Jeremy Humm, Aaron Edwards (rookie), Michael Embley (rookie)
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Iszac Thompson, Rowan Nayna (delisted)
Official delistings for 2006 will be announced sometime after the October 31 deadline this year. An analysis of those events will be posted soon after, but it might take a year or more to see if teams did the right thing or if they gave away a promising player.
Hayden Skipworth, Troy Makepeace, Matthew Bishop, Clark Keating, Aaron Henneman, Josh Thurgood, Mark McGough and Allan Murray are some of the players who have been delisted so far.
If there is one name on the list that stands out it is Steven Armstrong. Delisted by Melbourne and then less than a year after that he played for the Eagles in the AFL Grand Final. At the time it wasn't a bad move by Melbourne, Armstrong first played for them in 2002 and had not established himself as a regular player there. While being delisted is usually not the best career move, for Armstrong his delisting was very beneficial.
Montgomery had won with Port and was not part of the youth policy they needed to turn the Power back on. They delisted him and that made room for players like Pearce and Symes to get experience. Montgomery left a team on the decline, and joined his old team whose fortunes were going up. Montgomery helped in that, including his performance in the finals. This was a delisting that was a win for all involved.
The Saints delisting Guerra is something that may not have happened under their new coach. While West Coast found a player in Armstrong, they also released Aaron Edwards who might have helped them up forward, Edwards kicked 100 goals in the VFL. The Eagles also delisted Kasey Green, he was a useful player for the Kangaroos in 2006.
The list of delistings is only for players who were delisted by clubs up to October 31 last year. Retired players, and traded players, are not included.
ADELAIDE
Josh Krueger, Jacob Schuback, Matthew Smith, Rowan Andrews (rookie), Ryan Nye (rookie)
BRISBANE
Tom Logan, Dylan McLaren, Leigh Ryswyk, Llane Spaanderman, Travis Baird (rookie)
CARLTON
David Clarke, Brett Johnson, Digby Morrell, Karl Norman, Nick Becker (rookie), Sam Pleming (rookie)
COLLINGWOOD
Tom Davidson, David King, Matthew Lokan, Billy Morrison, Brayden Shaw, Andrew Williams, Shane Woewodin, Zane Leonard (rookie)
ESSENDON
Mark Alvey, Marc Bullen, Damian Cupido, Ben Haynes, Sam Hunt, Ty Zantuck, Ryan Bain (rookie), Ben Jolley (rookie), Adrian Wilson (rookie)
FREMANTLE
Andrew Siegert, Dylan Smith, Toby Stribling, Dion Woods, Paul Duffield (rookie)
GEELONG
David Haynes, Will Slade, Luke Buckland (rookie), Jarrod Garth (rookie)
HAWTHORN
Steven Greene, Ben Kane, Bo Nixon, Doug Scott, Kristan Height (rookie), Ruory Kirkby (rookie), Thomas Willday (rookie)
KANGAROOS
John Baird, Shane Harvey, Lance Picioane, Kris Shore, Ashley Watson, Josh Thewlis (rookie)
MELBOURNE
Steven Armstrong, Chris Heffernan, Cameron Hunter, Luke Williams, Brendan Vanschaik (rookie)
PORT ADELAIDE
Stuart Cochrane, Stephen Gilham, Luke Peel, Brett Montgomery, Dale Ellis (rookie), Robert Forster-Knight (rookie)
RICHMOND
Kyle Archibald, Alex Gilmour, Rory Hilton, Shane Morrison
ST KILDA
Brent Guerra, Dylan Pfitzner, Nick Stone, Luke Mullins (rookie)
SYDNEY
Ben Fixter, Jarrad Sundqvist, Guy Campbell (rookie), Ed Clarke (rookie), Andrew Hayes (rookie), Nick Potter (rookie)
WEST COAST
Zac Beeck, Kasey Green, Jeremy Humm, Aaron Edwards (rookie), Michael Embley (rookie)
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Iszac Thompson, Rowan Nayna (delisted)
Official delistings for 2006 will be announced sometime after the October 31 deadline this year. An analysis of those events will be posted soon after, but it might take a year or more to see if teams did the right thing or if they gave away a promising player.
Hayden Skipworth, Troy Makepeace, Matthew Bishop, Clark Keating, Aaron Henneman, Josh Thurgood, Mark McGough and Allan Murray are some of the players who have been delisted so far.
