Delisted AFL Players To Draft
When local councils have their annual hard rubbish collection people put things they don't need on their front lawn, and often these items are picked up by other residents before the truck comes to collect it. Now a delisted player may not equal an old couch, but there will be teams who think they can salvage them. One team's trash can turn into another team's treasure.
There will be veterans with a year or two left in them, there are youngsters who may have been given up on too early and there are solid players who can give a team depth.
Clark Keating, Matthew Bishop and Ben Hart all know how to win. Plenty of teams need a ruckmen with finals experience, Keating has plenty of that. Bishop and Hart will need to find a new team outside of South Australia and several Melbourne teams could use an experienced tall defender.
Teams will look at finding a player who is still young and still has potential. Josh Thurgood and Marty Pask will be delisted but may get another chance. Thurgood needs to get bigger, Pask may need to get smaller, but they have both shown some ability. Tristan Cartledge is young and two metres tall, some team will be interested.
AFL teams can also increase their depth with a proven player who still has plenty of years in football ahead of them. Troy Makepeace was 10th on the Kangaroos for disposals in 2006, he should be on another team next season. The Kangaroos had a look at Hayden Skipworth during trade week and they may pick him in one of the drafts. Mark McGough averaged 14 possessions in his 3 games with the Saints in 2006, he may be able to find a third team to play for. Kent Kingsley can kick goals, he won't be doing it with Geelong next season but there are plenty of AFL teams that struggle offensively and Kinglsey would be an inexpensive option.
The deadline for delistings is October 31. More names will be announced during the next week. Collingwood, Geelong, Richmond and Sydney are some teams who have not made their delistings public yet.
There will be veterans with a year or two left in them, there are youngsters who may have been given up on too early and there are solid players who can give a team depth.
Clark Keating, Matthew Bishop and Ben Hart all know how to win. Plenty of teams need a ruckmen with finals experience, Keating has plenty of that. Bishop and Hart will need to find a new team outside of South Australia and several Melbourne teams could use an experienced tall defender.
Teams will look at finding a player who is still young and still has potential. Josh Thurgood and Marty Pask will be delisted but may get another chance. Thurgood needs to get bigger, Pask may need to get smaller, but they have both shown some ability. Tristan Cartledge is young and two metres tall, some team will be interested.
AFL teams can also increase their depth with a proven player who still has plenty of years in football ahead of them. Troy Makepeace was 10th on the Kangaroos for disposals in 2006, he should be on another team next season. The Kangaroos had a look at Hayden Skipworth during trade week and they may pick him in one of the drafts. Mark McGough averaged 14 possessions in his 3 games with the Saints in 2006, he may be able to find a third team to play for. Kent Kingsley can kick goals, he won't be doing it with Geelong next season but there are plenty of AFL teams that struggle offensively and Kinglsey would be an inexpensive option.
The deadline for delistings is October 31. More names will be announced during the next week. Collingwood, Geelong, Richmond and Sydney are some teams who have not made their delistings public yet.
