2014 Retirements & 2015 Player Movement Discussions

Lee wrote:Interesting.

Jason's away on holiday for 2 weeks.

Doesn't stop the rumours

Another HUGE blow for the Dogs, losing Ryan Williams, who is returning home to Vic...

http://www.cdfc.com.au/club-news/player-movements/

Chris Jansen from Canberra is an IN for the Dogs...

http://www.cdfc.com.au/club-news/recruiting/

Let's hope they get a proof reader before their next announcement.

Maybe the club will recall the release and then send it out again, correctly, like Westies did the other week with the Brad Helbig announcement?

Congratulations to Ryan Williams on a great SANFL career. Probably had his best season last year and leave the Dogs with a very good football resume.

Luke Thompson, Alex Spina and James Battersby delisted by Adelaide Crows this afternoon...

http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/sport/afl/news/2014/10/adelaide-crows-delist-luke-thompson-alex-spina-and-james-battersby/

While Thompson is a Melbourne boy, I'm sure the Eagles will want to have a chat with him, seeing as though he is a Premiership player there and had a great relationship with the club.

No doubt North and Sturt respectively will be hoping Spina and Battersby, who I thought played some very good SANFL footy this year, will return to their former clubs...

Big Phil wrote:Maybe the club will recall the release and then send it out again, correctly, like Westies did the other week with the Brad Helbig announcement?

I missed that one, Phil.

What happened?

(Doesn't make much difference to the mauling the English language took in the Central's announcement, but I agree that most clubs aren't much better).

I haven't seen enough of Spina to comment on him, but I must say I'm very surprised that Battersby has been delisted, after such a short time with the Crows. I think both lads have shown enough in the SANFL and are young enough, to be worth persevering with. I'm quite sure they'll go back into the draft and I'd be very surprised if they don't get another chance somewhere. Obviously If that doesn't happen, Sturt will welcome Battersby back with open arms.

Big Phil wrote:Chris Jansen from Canberra is an IN for the Dogs...

http://www.cdfc.com.au/club-news/recruiting/

Not many of our clubs are good at this stuff but that release is a shocker. What amazes me is that clubs don't appreciate how B grade these things make them look.

Big Phil wrote:Congratulations to Ryan Williams on a great SANFL career. Probably had his best season last year and leave the Dogs with a very good football resume.

I liked the way he played the game Phil, he will be hard to replace for the dogs.

Big Phil wrote:Congratulations to Ryan Williams on a great SANFL career. Probably had his best season last year and leave the Dogs with a very good football resume.

Well done to Ryan, great career for an OK player

Scrunch wrote:

Big Phil wrote:Congratulations to Ryan Williams on a great SANFL career. Probably had his best season last year and leave the Dogs with a very good football resume.

Well done to Ryan, great career for an OK player

surely he was better than a ''OK'' player

bayman wrote:

Scrunch wrote:

Big Phil wrote:Congratulations to Ryan Williams on a great SANFL career. Probably had his best season last year and leave the Dogs with a very good football resume.

Well done to Ryan, great career for an OK player

surely he was better than a ''OK'' player

Yes, lazy posting on my behalf .. Wrote as I'd say it, with OK actually being better than that. Not the star of some of his colleagues during the Dogs golden run, but tough and dependable, so good player for a number of years.

Billy Stretch from Glenelg has been taken by Melbourne under the Father Son rule!

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2014-10-14/stretch-honoured-to-follow-fathers-path

Thanks Ben,I think that was expected and finalised in the recent trading period.

Recruiting is a very interesting process to be involved with.

Working out needs is the easiest part, then it's identifying players, contacting them, making offers, trying to beat the competition from other suitors, fitting them into the salary cap, meeting them, trying to find jobs, working out partners' requirements, etc, etc.

Not quite as easy as "We need 2 star midfielders, a key forward and a ruckman

Very educational, though.

Former Eagles Premiership forward Lee Staple has signed with Sturt...

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/2729/

Lewis Johnston confirmed signing for North, subject to AFL offers, of course...

http://www.nafc.com.au/newsevents?target=latestnews

Tom Sandercock and Stuart Hill confirmed as OUTS as well...

I witnessed said signing of contract by Lewis, at a West Lakes coffee shop late last week, and it was fair to say CEO Greg Edwards looked a very happy man...

Cafe late or cafe latte, Phil?

Lee wrote:Cafe late or cafe latte, Phil?

You know what I meant...

Yes, good pick up for North, he made a huge difference to then before.

Interesting they're talking about less recruiting and more stability.

Several clubs might be heading that way.

Mark Evans has been granted permission to find a new club despite being contracted to Norwood.

Scrunch wrote:Mark Evans has been granted permission to find a new club despite being contracted to Norwood.

Is a very, very good player, IMHO...

Evo, give Roy a call