AFLW - Contracted or uncontracted?

[kruddler]

Would we offer someone like Downie a one year deal to hold a potential KPF position out of the square leaving Vescio and others to be more mobile, or has that ship sailed?

With the picks we have, and the picks we will get from the Harris trade we would either have to delist more players, or forgo a first or 2nd round pick if we re-signed downie.

Not worth it, 18yo kids will be better players nowadays as they have been full time footy players their whole lives rather than converts from other sports

[kruddler]

Winnie Laing has been delisted today.

Probably to make room for all of our early draft picks we now have. 5 inside the 2nd round whih equates to 5 inside the top 20 from the vic pool of players.

Downie
Loynes
Harris
Dalton
Edwards
Laing

6 out
1 in - Dal Pos

So 5 picks to use.

[LP]

Jess Hosking traded to Nthmond.

She only gave the club one day of notice that she wanted a trade! :o

[Baggers]

Winnie Laing has been delisted today.

Probably to make room for all of our early draft picks we now have. 5 inside the 2nd round whih equates to 5 inside the top 20 from the vic pool of players.

Downie
Loynes
Harris
Dalton
Edwards
Laing

6 out
1 in - Dal Pos

So 5 picks to use.

Wrapped to get Jess DP. I recall watching a GWS game and to me she was a real stand out with her endeavour, reading of the play and skills, even Mrs Baggers commented on how good she is.

[Thryleon]

Jess Hosking traded to Nthmond.

She only gave the club one day of notice that she wanted a trade! :o

Do the boys impact the girls at all?

Lockdown is a factor too.  It doesnt bode well. 

[kruddler]

Do the boys impact the girls at all?

Lockdown is a factor too.  It doesnt bode well. 

The girls have had their own seperate issues.

I think the head of womens football resigned, or got sacked recently. Not sure if that has anything to do with anything.

[crashlander]

Jess Hosking traded to Nthmond.

She only gave the club one day of notice that she wanted a trade! :o

Very disappointed, especially after the season she had. But that is that. We got 2 draft picks from it, but ...

[kruddler]

1. Grace Egan (2022)
2. Katie Loynes - delisted
3. Darcy Vescio (2023)
4. Maddie Perspakis (2022)
5. Abbie McKay (2023)
6. Gab Pound (2023)
7. Tayla Harris - traded
8. Vaomua Laloifi (2022)
9. Kerryn Harrington (2022)
10. Mimi Hill (2023)
11. Jess Hosking - traded
12. Lauren Brazzale (2023)
13. Lucy McEvoy (2023)
14. Chloe Dalton - traded
15. Brooke Walker (2023)
16. Breann Moody (2022)
17. Charlotte Hammans (2022)
18. Maddy Guerin (2022)
19. Georgia Gee (2022)
20. Charlotte Wilson (2022)
21. Nicola Stevens (2023)
22. Courtney Jones (2022)
23. Daisy Walker (2023)
24. Winnie Laing - delisted
25. Jess Edwards - delisted
26.
27.
28.
29.
30. Alison Downie - delisted
31. Brooke Vernon (2022)
32. Natalie Plane (2022)
33. Serena Gibbs (2022)

46. Elise O'Dea (2022)

xx. Paige Trudgeon (2022)
xx. Jess Dal Pos (2022 + ?)

delisted/retired/traded
Signed until end of 2021 season
Signed until end of 2022 season
Signed until end of 2023 season

The rest of our girls who were out of contract have all signed on. Most for 2 years, but a couple for 1 more year. 13 in total signed new contracts.

Now we have everyone contracted, and 5 list spots available.
I reckon we'll use 3 picks and maybe pick up a few others in other ways, like delisted free agents, code crossers etc.

[ianh]

Given we have a strong draft hand and given that each year the quality of footballers in the graduating junior cohort keeps going up I doubt we will pick up more than 1 player outside the draft, maybe none.  One experienced player might be worth thinking about. Rocky Cranston might have a point to prove and would be a fairly like for like swap with Harris, whilst the loss we weren't expecting is inside mid Hosking and maybe an experienced hand there would be worth thinking about, but I don't know who there is worth looking at. Alternatively Phoebe Monahan is inside albeit a defender (where Hosking ended up last year) and has a long kick which is handy. AFL site has this article:

https://womens.afl/news/72742/pick-me-t ... ind-a-home

Kaslar is probably not within our age profile, Svarc would offer welcome pace off half back or wing. Forth still only 24 has a wealth of experience and no disgrace to be cut by Adelaide. Any interest in these guys, or anyone else?

[Thryleon]

I think the younger girls are going to be more capable of being tougher harder and faster than the older girls.