List Management

[valkorum]

With the clubs out of the finals going through their normal list management strategies.  Keep in mind that each club must make a minimum of 3 changes each season (AFL rules).  Who do you think Fremantle will delist at seasons end, keeping in mind that retirements count as list changes.

Colinn Sylvia has retired so he is already out


My 3 choices
Sylvia - Retired
Deluca - Delisted
Duffy - Delisted as he is behind Walters, Ballantyne and Crozier.

Edit: I completely forgot about Duffield.  I think he may retire which would count as one of the list changes. 

[LF]

McPharlin is surely retiring at the end of the season and even maybe Pavlich

[Ricochet]

Vandeleur hasn't shown much. He could be on the ropes as well

[valkorum]

Vandeleur hasn't shown much. He could be on the ropes as well

Vandeleur is on the rookie list so it wouldn't count as 3 list changes, but you would think he would be shaky on the rookie list.  Ethan Hughes would be a good chance to be upgraded if we can find a senior spot for him.

McPharlin is surely retiring at the end of the season and even maybe Pavlich

It does feel like this is McPharlin's last season.  Pavlich will go around again if we don't win the flag.  If we win the flag I think he will retire.

[RaisyDaisy]

Reports that McPharlins career could be over. Looking very unlikely to recover in time. Ross presser didn't sound good for him

[Ricochet]

So filthy about last night. Can't blame the umps when our skill level was so bad, but there were 5-6 crucial decisions that completely flowered our momentum and 3 of those were direct goals to Hawks. But that's only 10% of the game. Too many times we either dropped marks, missed kicks or coughed up loopy handballs that took too long to get to a teammate.

It wasn't gameplan like some talk about. It was execution. And some of our boys weren't up to it last night.

It's sad for older boys like Pav, McPharlin and Sandi. Looks like McPharlin is definitely done. Losing them will hurt but it won't be as big as what the media are making it out to be. Tabs, APearce, Weller, Langdon, Crozier have all shown they're good enough and have developed a lot this year. Plus boys like Hannath, Apeness and co.

Throw in Bennell who looks like he'll come home to us, and possibly Leuey.

We'll be bigger and better next year

[meow meow]

Tabs, APearce, Weller, Langdon, Crozier have all shown they're good enough

U srs?

[Ricochet]

Tabs, APearce, Weller, Langdon, Crozier have all shown they're good enough

U srs?

100%. Tabs was disgusting last night but he has shown enough

[meow meow]

Tabs, APearce, Weller, Langdon, Crozier have all shown they're good enough

U srs?

100%. Tabs was disgusting last night but he has shown enough

Must have been in the Freo games that I didn't watch :P

[tbagrocks]

Who can you get as a Senior Coach given the one you have MUST leave as his style will not bring success? ???

[meow meow]

No point playing an attacking game when they've got no good forwards taller than Mayne. Freo weren't far off winning last night so the game plan is fine. Simple skill errors are what cost them, not their game style. Worked pretty well for the Swans when Ross was there as an assistant while Paul Roos took all the glory.

[Ricochet]

No point playing an attacking game when they've got no good forwards taller than Mayne. Freo weren't far off winning last night so the game plan is fine. Simple skill errors are what cost them, not their game style. Worked pretty well for the Swans when Ross was there as an assistant while Paul Roos took all the glory.

^

[tbagrocks]

So how many Flags has Ross won? ???  v how many he could've won if he thought more like Bomber? ???

0.0000000000000

Keep backing Ross though! It's working :P

[Holz]

So how many Flags has Ross won? ???  v how many he could've won if he thought more like Bomber? ???

0.0000000000000

Keep backing Ross though! It's working :P

Kinda makes most coaches incompotent if they need to win a flag. He gets then to the final 4. The players need to do the rest. Saints should have beat the pies.

[j959]

So filthy about last night. Can't blame the umps when our skill level was so bad, but there were 5-6 crucial decisions that completely flowered our momentum and 3 of those were direct goals to Hawks. But that's only 10% of the game. Too many times we either dropped marks, missed kicks or coughed up loopy handballs that took too long to get to a teammate.

It wasn't gameplan like some talk about. It was execution. And some of our boys weren't up to it last night.

It's sad for older boys like Pav, McPharlin and Sandi. Looks like McPharlin is definitely done. Losing them will hurt but it won't be as big as what the media are making it out to be. Tabs, APearce, Weller, Langdon, Crozier have all shown they're good enough and have developed a lot this year. Plus boys like Hannath, Apeness and co.

Throw in Bennell who looks like he'll come home to us, and possibly Leuey.

We'll be bigger and better next year

just didn't 'own the moment' ... you guys were close, just poor skills and decision making at crucial points ...
as Ross said in presser, don't give the umpires the chance to make those 50m penalty calls ...

could've won in 2013 too, but poor kicking for goal cost as in most games ...

I think your playing group should make a 'pact' just like Geelong did and pledge not to lose to the Hawks in any final ever, ever again!  ;)

So how many Flags has Ross won? ???  v how many he could've won if he thought more like Bomber? ???

0.0000000000000

Keep backing Ross though! It's working :P

Kinda makes most coaches incompetent if they need to win a flag. He gets then to the final 4. The players need to do the rest. Saints should have beat the pies.

+1