Demons off season/trade thread

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2016 MELBOURNE LIST
Primary list
1. Brayshaw, Angus
2. Bugg, Tomas
3. Dawes, Chris
4. Dunn, Lynden
5. Frost, Sam
6. Garland, Colin
7. Garlett, Jeff
8. Gawn, Max
9. Grimes, Jack
10. Harmes, James
11. Hogan, Jesse
12. Hulett, Liam
13. Hunt, Jayden
14. Jetta, Neville
15. Jones, Matt
16. Jones, Nathan
17. Kennedy, Ben
18. Kennedy-Harris, Jay
19. Kent, Dean
20. King, Mitch
21. Lumumba, Heritier
22. McDonald, Tom
23. McDonald, Oscar
24. Melksham, Jake
25. Neal-Bullen, Alex
26. Newton, Ben
27. Oliver, Clayton
28. Pedersen, Cameron
29. Petracca, Christian
30. Salem, Christian
31. Spencer, Jake
32. Stretch, Billy
33. Terlich, Dean
34. Trengove, Jack
35. Tyson, Dom
36. vandenBerg, Aaron
37. Vince, Bernie
38. Viney, Jack
39. Watts, Jack
40. Weideman, Sam
Category A rookie list
41. King, Max
42. White, Mitch
43. NAB AFL Rookie Draft selection: No.TBC
44. NAB AFL Rookie Draft selection: No.TBC
Category B rookie list
45. Smith, Joel

ARRIVALS
Trade period: Tomas Bugg (Greater Western Sydney),Ben Kennedy (Collingwood),Jake Melksham (Essendon)
NAB AFL Draft: Liam Hulett (Dandenong Stingrays), Mitch King (Murray Bushrangers), Clayton Oliver (Murray Bushrangers), Sam Weideman (Eastern Ranges)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: TBC
Category B rookie selection: Joel Smith (non-registered three-year player)
Note: James Harmes and Aaron vandenBerg have been elevated from the rookie to primary list

DEPARTURES
Retired: Daniel Cross
Trade period: Jeremy Howe (Collingwood), Jack Fitzpatrick (Hawthorn), Jimmy Toumpas (Port Adelaide)
Delisted: Rohan Bail, Mark Jamar, Jordie McKenzie, Viv Michie, Aidan Riley
Note: The club is intending to redraft Viv Michie via the NAB AFL Rookie Draft

[Big Mac]

tall half back from the rookie draft

seems like a decent choice

[Purple 77]

This guy talks crap, but still, it's a nice thought

http://www.3aw.com.au/news/gold-coast-fighting-losing-battle-to-keep-jaeger-omeara-and-dion-prestia-says-scoop-20151208-gliq73.html

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2019
Jones 27, Melksham 24

2018
Brayshaw 19, Petracca 19, Gawn 23, Garland 26 (UFA),

2017
Dunn 27, Hogan 20, Viney 20, Lumumba 28, Kennedy-Harris20, Salem 19, Vandenberg 23, Neal-Bullen 19, Stretch 18, Kennedy* 21, Bugg* 23, Oliver 18, Weideman 18, King 18, Hulett 18


2016
Trengove 22, Dawes 26, Grimes 25 (RFA), Watts 24 (RFA), Vince 29, Tyson* 21, Kent 21, M Jones 27, Spencer 25 (UFA), T McDonald 22, Terlich 25, Jetta 25, Garlett 25, Frost 21, Newton 22, O McDonald 19, Pedersen 28, King ®19, White ®18, Smith ®20, Hunt 19, Harmes 19, Michie 23,


OUT - 8 : Cross (Ret.), Jamar (Del.), McKenzie (Del.), Riley (Del.), Bail (Del.), Fitzpatrick (Del.), Howe (T), Toumpas (T)

INS - 8 : Melksham, Kennedy, Bugg, Smith ®, Vandenberg (Upgraded), Harmes (Upgraded), Oliver, Weideman, King, Hulett

* = Require confirmation...

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NATHAN Jones has been retained as Melbourne captain for the 2016 season.

It will be the third year Jones has led the club and the second season he has been sole skipper, after sharing the duties with Jack Grimes in 2013.

After being appointed captain for the 2015 season, Jones’ leadership grew as the year progressed.

He showed plenty of courage to play throughout 2015, after he carried a serious neck injury during the season.

Jones had an operation on his neck in the off-season, but is making a strong recovery towards the 2016 season.

The 27-year-old has played 201 matches for Melbourne since making his AFL debut in round 17, 2006 against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG.

He has become one of Melbourne’s finest players of the modern era, notching up his 200th match against Fremantle at Domain Stadium in round 22, 2015.

Jones has won three best and fairest awards for the club â€" all in succession from 2012-14 â€" and also finished second in 2007.

[Purple 77]

Love you Jonesy  8)

Out of those out of contract next year, I will sort them into 3 categories:

Want and/or Keep
Trengove 22
Vince 29
Tyson* 21,
Kent 21,
T McDonald 22,
Garlett 25,
O McDonald 19,
Jetta 25,
Harmes 19,
Frost 21,
Spencer 25 (UFA), (but if we trade for a good ruckman, then delist)
Watts 24 (RFA), 
Newton 22, (I like him, seems to always kick a goal)
Pedersen 28,

Jury still out
Dawes 26,
Grimes 25 (RFA),
Michie 23,
Hunt 19,
King ®19,
White ®18,
Smith ®20, 

Delist
Terlich 25,
M Jones 27,

[Barra13]

Mine is pretty much the same, but I'd have Grimes into the want/keep group for me.