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The AFLW trade period wrapped up last week and clubs have now made their initial cuts to the playing list for 2018.
Carlton have traded out Bella Ayre and Nat Exon to Brisbane in return for Tayla Harris. Exon and Ayre are big losses, but Harris partnering up with Vescio up forward is going to make for some exciting football next season.
We also (sadly) traded Bianca Jakobsson to Melbourne in return for pick 12, which will get us back into the earlier part of the draft after trading our first three picks for Collingwood's B+F winner, Nicola Stevens. Stevens is a massive get for us, she's still young and can either play off half back or run through the middle. Her and Davey are going to be a very versatile and formidable duo next year.
From our 2017 squad, we've delisted: Alison Brown, Hayley Trevean, Kate Darby, Tahni Neston, Jessica Kennedy, Rebecca Privatelli and Jordan Ivey. Privatelli will likely get picked up elsewhere, my bet would be GWS. Sad to see her go. Jordan Ivey is a bit unlucky, probably would have remained on the list but did her ACL in a VFLW match, and with the smaller squads we can't afford to keep any players who won't play for the season. Keep an eye out for her in the 2018 draft though.
We've also added rookie pair Maddison Gay and Kerryn Harrington.
Summary:
In: Tayla Harris, Nicola Stevens, Maddison Gay and Kerryn Harrington
Out: Bianca Jakobsson, Bella Ayre and Nat Exon (traded); Kate Darby, Rebecca Privitelli, Tahni Nestor, Jess Kennedy, Alison Brown, Jordan Ivey and Hayley Trevean (delisted).
Now bring on 2018 
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We will miss Ayres and Exon, but we had to come up with quality for Tayla Harris.
With Harris and Vescio, we have 2 proven goal kickers who can mark the ball well and be dangerous on the ground. It gives our forward line a structure with some real X-Factor.
Our defence looks very solid, with someone to play on just about every type of forward in the game. Stevens can play just about anywhere in defence and should give us drive from defence.
Our midfield is the thing now that needs some improvement. Exon was solid this year, as were most of our mids. However, we lack that lass who can get 30 possessions in the middle. We have quite a good ruck division, but we could really do with really quick midfielder.
Lists are tight with the guys, but they are worse with the girls. It just isn't possible to sit of a couple of girls for a while and develop them, especially if there are injuries (and there are).
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(05-30-2017, 03:15 AM)Navy Maven link Wrote:The AFLW trade period wrapped up last week and clubs have now made their initial cuts to the playing list for 2018.
Carlton have traded out Bella Ayre and Nat Exon to Brisbane in return for Tayla Harris. Exon and Ayre are big losses, but Harris partnering up with Vescio up forward is going to make for some exciting football next season.
We also (sadly) traded Bianca Jakobsson to Melbourne in return for pick 12, which will get us back into the earlier part of the draft after trading our first three picks for Collingwood's B+F winner, Nicola Stevens. Stevens is a massive get for us, she's still young and can either play off half back or run through the middle. Her and Davey are going to be a very versatile and formidable duo next year.
From our 2017 squad, we've delisted: Alison Brown, Hayley Trevean, Kate Darby, Tahni Neston, Jessica Kennedy, Rebecca Privatelli and Jordan Ivey. Privatelli will likely get picked up elsewhere, my bet would be GWS. Sad to see her go. Jordan Ivey is a bit unlucky, probably would have remained on the list but did her ACL in a VFLW match, and with the smaller squads we can't afford to keep any players who won't play for the season. Keep an eye out for her in the 2018 draft though.
We've also added rookie pair Maddison Gay and Kerryn Harrington.
Summary:
In: Tayla Harris, Nicola Stevens, Maddison Gay and Kerryn Harrington
Out: Bianca Jakobsson, Bella Ayre and Nat Exon (traded); Kate Darby, Rebecca Privitelli, Tahni Nestor, Jess Kennedy, Alison Brown, Jordan Ivey and Hayley Trevean (delisted).
Now bring on 2018
I thought Privatelli showed plenty. Bloody tough just needed a bit more fitness.
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(05-30-2017, 05:00 AM)crashlander link Wrote:We will miss Ayres and Exon, but we had to come up with quality for Tayla Harris.
With Harris and Vescio, we have 2 proven goal kickers who can mark the ball well and be dangerous on the ground. It gives our forward line a structure with some real X-Factor.
Our defence looks very solid, with someone to play on just about every type of forward in the game. Stevens can play just about anywhere in defence and should give us drive from defence.
Our midfield is the thing now that needs some improvement. Exon was solid this year, as were most of our mids. However, we lack that lass who can get 30 possessions in the middle. We have quite a good ruck division, but we could really do with really quick midfielder.
Lists are tight with the guys, but they are worse with the girls. It just isn't possible to sit of a couple of girls for a while and develop them, especially if there are injuries (and there are).
It depends.
There are two schools of thought.
The talent pool is limited, so players are worth a premium.
Or, perhaps the talent pool is very large, but no one knows who they are due to limited exposure in the system, and also the quality of young cattle coming through is pretty slim.
Id say its a mixture of both, and irrespective of what happens, its a bit of a chook raffle at this stage. The exposed players may be not much better than those currently not on an WAFL list and the difference might simply have been opportunity. This isnt like the mens, where the talent has been scoured all over the country to see who the best ones are. We have a bunch of converts from other codes and it appears all anyone has looked for is proffessionalism.
Id say its the latter if I was gambler. Most girls havent had the exposure or the opportunity, so finding players might be as simple as asking the coach who missed out on the initial exhibition match, and whom isnt on a list at the moment.
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(05-30-2017, 05:42 AM)cimm1979 link Wrote:I thought Privatelli showed plenty. Bloody tough just needed a bit more fitness.
Yeah agree. Reckon she'll definitely get on a list elsewhere.
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(05-30-2017, 07:33 AM)Navy Maven link Wrote:Yeah agree. Reckon she'll definitely get on a list elsewhere.
My memory is getting a little hazy.
Was she the girl with the thicker thighs that used to run constantly? Reminded me of Simmo.
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(05-30-2017, 10:11 AM)kruddler link Wrote:My memory is getting a little hazy.
Was she the girl with the thicker thighs that used to run constantly? Reminded me of Simmo.
Ha not sure about that.
http://m.carltonfc.com.au/player-profile...privitelli
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(05-30-2017, 01:26 PM)Navy Maven link Wrote:Ha not sure about that.
http://m.carltonfc.com.au/player-profile...privitelli
Ah ok.
This was the girl i was thinking of.
http://www.carltonfc.com.au/player-profi...n-brazzale
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(05-31-2017, 08:31 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Ah ok.
This was the girl i was thinking of.
http://www.carltonfc.com.au/player-profi...n-brazzale
Ahh lol, I can see what you mean. Yeah she's still on the list, good player too.
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Origin over.
Good to see Davey in top form, but a little disappointed with Harris.
Thought Downie would do better against King.
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