Oracle of Delphi
KC Hill
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Craig HillThe Possible Delistings List: Cats and Bulldogs
July 23rd 2008 02:45
Teams are constantly evaluating their lists, and some players only have a month or two to show their club why they should be retained on the list. All the AFL teams will be looked at here, and 5 to 10 players will be listed as possible delistings. Some of these players are expected to, or have already announced they are retiring.
Plenty of players on the possible delistings lists will be back next year with their clubs, some might have career-years in 2009, but all clubs need to move out a few players and right now these are the ones who might be moving.
Geelong
Nathan Ablett
Jason Davenport
Simon Hogan
David Johnson
Kane Tenace
Last year, the Cats didn't really get rid of players, they instead traded fringe players to other clubs. That could also happen this year, maybe with Prismall or Djerrkura, but some delistings will also occur. Ranga Ediriwickrama will join Geelong next year, so the Cats might look to clear out several smaller players as help is on the way in that spot. Delisting an Ablett, that isn't something they want to do at Geelong, but if Nathan Ablett isn't playing it will be difficult to keep him on the list. It would also create an interesting dilemma for other clubs, as they would possibly have the chance to draft him.
Western Bulldogs
Andrew McDougall
Paul O'Shea
Wayde Skipper
Brennan Stack
Peter Street
Cameron Wight
McDougall has announced his retirement. Skipper and Street can't get back into the side, with Hudson and Welsh there now, so one or both of them could move on. Street is a good insurance policy in case Hudson is hurt, so maybe Skipper is more likely to go although he could still be useful if Minson was out. With Cordy on the way, the Bulldogs will have a young replacement for whichever ruckman/tall forward they delist. Stack seems to be behind Lynch on the depth chart, but Lynch is behind Hill and Hill can't cement a spot, so Stack may not be back. Wight's height always kept him around, but the Bulldogs have been getting bigger and Wight may not be needed.
Plenty of players on the possible delistings lists will be back next year with their clubs, some might have career-years in 2009, but all clubs need to move out a few players and right now these are the ones who might be moving.
Geelong
Nathan Ablett
Jason Davenport
Simon Hogan
David Johnson
Kane Tenace
Last year, the Cats didn't really get rid of players, they instead traded fringe players to other clubs. That could also happen this year, maybe with Prismall or Djerrkura, but some delistings will also occur. Ranga Ediriwickrama will join Geelong next year, so the Cats might look to clear out several smaller players as help is on the way in that spot. Delisting an Ablett, that isn't something they want to do at Geelong, but if Nathan Ablett isn't playing it will be difficult to keep him on the list. It would also create an interesting dilemma for other clubs, as they would possibly have the chance to draft him.
Western Bulldogs
Andrew McDougall
Paul O'Shea
Wayde Skipper
Brennan Stack
Peter Street
Cameron Wight
McDougall has announced his retirement. Skipper and Street can't get back into the side, with Hudson and Welsh there now, so one or both of them could move on. Street is a good insurance policy in case Hudson is hurt, so maybe Skipper is more likely to go although he could still be useful if Minson was out. With Cordy on the way, the Bulldogs will have a young replacement for whichever ruckman/tall forward they delist. Stack seems to be behind Lynch on the depth chart, but Lynch is behind Hill and Hill can't cement a spot, so Stack may not be back. Wight's height always kept him around, but the Bulldogs have been getting bigger and Wight may not be needed.
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Comment by Anonymous
the dogs on the other hand hav alot of players that may not b used stack is stil young so he cood b used at the club or elsewhere, but street wight an skipper on the other hand are all near the mid 20's and need to prove they r all of the same type of player wight isnt that bad he gets a game everynow and again but street an skipper need to move on.
oshea is also young so cood b used elsewhere however we havnt seen much of him so who nows?
Comment by Sports Insider
Geelong are loaded, but that does bring in salary cap concerns. They were good last year with list management and by trading out players like Playfair, King, Gardiner and Callan they were able to remove some salary, as they were replaced by lower-paid draft picks. They also didn't have to delist many players as the trades cleared out spots.
Plenty of teams would want Geelong's problem of not having a lot of players that should be delisted. These posts are starting with the top teams, so when the bottom teams get evaluated there will be a lot more names. Half the Fremantle team could be mentioned, as they are already retiring off players and with the oldest list they have many players who could be finished.