Recruits for Season 2024

You’re spot on The Barton and Columbo! It was Fuller.
Very knowledgeable you 2 guys.
Now back to recruits, re Cam Fleeton congrats to those involved at the club. Good summary hawke. BTW he is as tall as Thommo.
Looks like Zane Williams is going to have to have a knockout preseason or he may be playing lots of Reserves football.

No-one really to replace a Max Beattie as such but we could slot in Kade Herbert or Sam Nicholls or Jay Watson or Swanny.

Headfan wrote:No-one really to replace a Max Beattie as such but we could slot in Kade Herbert or Sam Nicholls or Jay Watson or Swanny.

I'm now thinking Goldy (H/F) will have to replace Beattie without the stints on ball.
With a surfeit of backmen I think Luke McKay will have to play on a wing or maybe Williams.
I just think it would be a waste to play Josh Morris in defence.
We seem to be possibly well served in most areas except on ball
The match simulations and trial games will be very interesting to watch.
I think Kade Herbert will retain his position on one wing.

Some promising recruiting. If Boyd can hold down CHF and Moore can hold down CHB, that would be a real plus. Hopefully we see lots of improvement from the players who will be in their 2nd/3rd/4th seasons. It would be a shame if we lose Beattie. Could really do with that extra bite around the ball that he provides, and I think he'd be much more valuable to us this season than he was last season having had a season of league footy behind him. Will be interesting to see what McKay and Barkla bring to the midfield and if McFarlane is ready to go early in the season, he will be a real boost on the wing or half back with his speed.

F: Buck Ballenden Pearce
HF: Morris Boyd Menzel
C: Herbert Sinor Knight
HB: Fleeton Moore Litster
B: Rowland Thompson Dawkins
R: Brinker-Ritchie Beecken Rowe
I: D'Aloia Mawson Nicholls Williams

Others: McKay, Barkla, Lehmann, Goldsworthy, Comitogianni, Firns, Weckert, Cooke, Lukac, Sladojevic, Bruce, Watson, McFarlane

F: Rowe Ballenden Pearce
HF: Morris Boyd Menzel
C: Herbert Sinor Beeken
HB: McKay Moore Thompson
B: Fleeton Lehmann Williams
R: Brinker-Ritchie D'Aloia Knight
I: Litster, Goldy, Mcfarlane, Barkla, Roland

Others worth considering Lukac and Weckert i've seen enough of the rest
My source tells me we are still talking to a couple of players so you never know and don't be suprised if jacobs puts on the boots at some stage

MichaelScott wrote:F: Rowe Ballenden Pearce
HF: Morris Boyd Menzel
C: Herbert Sinor Beeken
HB: McKay Moore Thompson
B: Fleeton Lehmann Williams
R: Brinker-Ritchie D'Aloia Knight
I: Litster, Goldy, Mcfarlane, Barkla, Roland

Others worth considering Lukac and Weckert i've seen enough of the rest
My source tells me we are still talking to a couple of players so you never know and don't be suprised if jacobs puts on the boots at some stage

I’m wondering who our clubs talking to now we will either know one day or never know I guess

I know that Sturt got him but if we were able to get a player like Will Snelling we would automatically become a contender

I get the impression that the club is doing selective recruiting, and not just taking "anyone" out of desperation. Any comments?

whybother wrote:I get the impression that the club is doing selective recruiting, and not just taking "anyone" out of desperation. Any comments?

I think the clubs progressed to rather than take everybody on its time to target certain types the club needs . But I am totally sure .

whybother wrote:I get the impression that the club is doing selective recruiting, and not just taking "anyone" out of desperation. Any comments?

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Yeah thats why i'm thinking there must be some uncertainty over lehmann

MichaelScott wrote:

whybother wrote:I get the impression that the club is doing selective recruiting, and not just taking "anyone" out of desperation. Any comments?

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Yeah thats why i'm thinking there must be some uncertainty over lehmann

If that’s true I wish they’d done this 12 months ago so we’d have a back up already

Here’s my team
Pearce Boyd Rowe
Menzel Ballenden McKay
Herbert Sinor McFarlane
Morris Moore Thompson
Fleeton Lehmann Beecken
Brinker-Ritchie d’Aloia Knight
Goldy Rowland Nicholls Barkla

According to AFL.com Herbert and Welsh are likely top 10 picks next year

Lehmann McFarlane Phillips are the only ones who played league footy that haven't signed on unless someone else. If so interesting unless Menta is there they're missing a ruckman yes know Luck and he's finished school but height wise it's going to be tough again for them unless someone has come back or training in the reserves

Does anyone know who the overaged ones are for next year yet I'm just interested to see who got the phone call and who didn't get the phone call

Though Weckert but if Slads, Lukac, Cooke play league and Firns or so injured or all injured their is no height left unless someone In reserves we've got though I've seen Ueding ruck he can jump and get up taller than his opponent if he has to

35Eagles wrote:Though Weckert but if Slads, Lukac, Cooke play league and Firns or so injured or all injured their is no height left unless someone In reserves we've got though I've seen Ueding ruck he can jump and get up taller than his opponent if he has to

I think you will find there will be plenty of height in the reserves.
Lukac, Cooke, Sladojevic, Oscar Pearce, Niemann, Jack Wheare, Weckert, Ryan Williams and Liam Ueding also possibly Ryan Bruce and Jack Firns.

Ryan Williams is one of the players that's training for a spot on the list

Wheare won't be playing till mid year or whatever it is due to knee reconstruction

Nor all that u listed can ruck

35Eagles wrote:Nor all that u listed can ruck

Firns has been used in the past

Mickyj wrote:

35Eagles wrote:Nor all that u listed can ruck

Firns has been used in the past

But he's not that good at rucking in my opinion he needs to jump.

35Eagles wrote:

Mickyj wrote:

35Eagles wrote:Nor all that u listed can ruck

Firns has been used in the past

But he's not that good at rucking in my opinion he needs to jump.

Yeah I didn’t say he was good at it