List Changes 2018

[Professer E]

Yep. Levi must be on thin ice.

[kruddler]

We may still cut Levi loose too.  We seem happy to have retained one, but we might cut more.

I reckon we are done with delistings.

Casboult is safe for another year.

IMO if there was any chance he would be cut, he would've gone before Rowe.

Keeping him around just gives us someone to cut next year. Don't forget we need to cut at least 3 next year as well. We might get a bit of help from some of the old guard retiring, Simpson, Thomas, Kreuzer, Murphy etc.....but perhaps none of them.

[DJC]

True but couldn't we have paid out Casboult? He can't be on that much and since we didn't land Shiel we must have some spare cash?

I'd happily accept not much if it added up to $350K 

We're simply not going to cut contracted players loose unless they muck up.  Besides, SOS made it perfectly clear that Casboult provides a back up ruck option and our ruck stocks are far from robust.

It's bad luck that Rowe couldn't manage one more game; having his name on the locker would have been well deserved recognition of the challenges he overcame in pursuing his AFL career.

[JonHenry]

I reckon we are done with delistings.

Casboult is safe for another year.

IMO if there was any chance he would be cut, he would've gone before Rowe.

Keeping him around just gives us someone to cut next year. Don't forget we need to cut at least 3 next year as well. We might get a bit of help from some of the old guard retiring, Simpson, Docherty, Kreuzer, Murphy etc.....but perhaps none of them.

You’re a pretty astute and careful poster Kruddler.
I think you meant Thomas maybe?

[cookie2]

I'd happily accept not much if it added up to $350K 

We're simply not going to cut contracted players loose unless they muck up.  Besides, SOS made it perfectly clear that Casboult provides a back up ruck option and our ruck stocks are far from robust.

It's bad luck that Rowe couldn't manage one more game; having his name on the locker would have been well deserved recognition of the challenges he overcame in pursuing his AFL career.

You've hit the nail on the head DJC. Levi is a back up ruck for 2019. I did mention that possibility earlier but I hadn't realised SOS had actually stated it.

[sandsmere]

I reckon we are done with delisting

Keeping him around just gives us someone to cut next year. Don't forget we need to cut at least 3 next year as well. We might get a bit of help from some of the old guard retiring, Simpson, Docherty, Kreuzer, Murphy etc.....but perhaps none of them.

if we have trouble finding 3 to cut at the end of the 2019 season, we will have the premiership cup in the cupboard.  ;D

[kruddler]

You’re a pretty astute and careful poster Kruddler.
I think you meant Thomas maybe?

lol....yes, definitely Thomas.

Don't post after you've just got home from an engagement party with free grog.

I'm surprised that was the only mistake.

Thanks.

[Thryleon]

I reckon we are done with delistings.

Casboult is safe for another year.

IMO if there was any chance he would be cut, he would've gone before Rowe.

Keeping him around just gives us someone to cut next year. Don't forget we need to cut at least 3 next year as well. We might get a bit of help from some of the old guard retiring, Simpson, Thomas, Kreuzer, Murphy etc.....but perhaps none of them.

I know what you're getting at but IMHO we have quite a few in the gun for next season but we now start looking at our "rebuild" players.

Pickett
Jack Silvagni
Darcy Lang
Jarrod garlett
David Cunningham
Andrew Phillips
Cameron polson
Matthew kreuzer
Levi casboult
Matthew lobbe
Kade Simpson
Dale thomas

Any of them could go next year dependant on form and fitness.

Levi is on this list unless he goes now, and if he goes now it will be because we have another lined up to play his role.

We might trade other players whom don't appear above.  Keeping Levi just to have one to get rid of is a poor reason to keep him particularly in a team like ours.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I know what you're getting at but IMHO we have quite a few in the gun for next season but we now start looking at our "rebuild" players.

Pickett
Jack Silvagni
Darcy Lang
Jarrod garlett
David Cunningham
Andrew Phillips
Cameron polson
Matthew kreuzer
Levi casboult
Matthew lobbe
Kade Simpson
Dale thomas

Any of them could go next year dependant on form and fitness.

Levi is on this list unless he goes now, and if he goes now it will be because we have another lined up to play his role.

We might trade other players whom don't appear above.  Keeping Levi just to have one to get rid of is a poor reason to keep him particularly in a team like ours.

Dont think Jack is in the gun for obvious reasons........in fact I think he is probably more safe than others and I'd expect to see him Ben and Tom in the same team one day......at worst Jack would be rookied down the track....

[Professer E]

He bloody well should be but isn't for obvious reasons.