Fremantle list update

[Ricochet]

http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2014-10-01/fremantle-list-update

Fremantle rookies Sam Menegola and Michael Wood have been delisted following the club's first post-season list management review.

They join retirees Kepler Bradley and Scott Gumbleton as players who will not be at the club beyond the 2014 season.

General manager of football operations Chris Bond said list changes were a difficult but necessary part of the industry.

"It's never easy making these decisions, but unfortunately they have to be made," he said.

"On behalf of the Fremantle Football Club, I thank both Sam and Michael for their contributions during their time here.

"They are both fine young men and we wish them all the best for the future."

Menegola began his career as a rookie at Hawthorn's in 2011 before Fremantle picked him up in the 2012 Rookie Draft.

The 22-year-old midfielder spent three seasons at the club but did not manage an AFL debut.

Wood, 20, was taken with pick 16 in the 2014 Rookie Draft. He did not play an AFL game in his only season at the club.

Jacob Ballard has agreed to a one-year extension to his contract, which will see him remain on the club's rookie list for the 2015 season.

Ballard, 20, was selected with pick 47 in the Rookie Draft last year.

The club will continue to review its list during the AFL trade and free agency period in October

[valkorum]

Shame to see them go but probably the right decision has been made on both players.  Menegola has an unbelievable tank but his skills just weren't up to scratch

[elephants]

Shame to see them go but probably the right decision has been made on both players.  Menegola has an unbelievable tank but his skills just weren't up to scratch

Could have been a decent Creepy replacement I thought, unlucky!

[Ricochet]

yeh and been on the rookie list for too long now so had to be upgraded or delisted