Murray MiddletonDelistings
July 29th 2008 14:37
On Saturday afternoon the West Coast Eagles caused a huge upset by beating St.Kilda. Some of the Eagles' best players were those who were seemingly playing for their career. The final five rounds of the season might hold the key to some players - such as Brent Staker, Mark Nicoski and Steven Armstrong - retaining a spot on their club's list. The following is an estimate of the players who will be delisted by their club at the end of the season:
* 'r' denotes those who have, or are expected to, retire.
Adelaide
Rhett Biglands (r)
Trent Hentschel
Luke Jericho
Kris Massie
Ken McGregor
Brisbane
Robert Copeland
Nigel Lappin (r)
Beau McDonald (r)
Wayde Mills
Matthew Moody
Matt Tyler
Carlton
Cain Ackland
Jordan Bannister
Luke Blackwell
Richard Hadley
Ryan Houlihan
Setanta O'hAilpin
Jason Saddington (r)
Collingwood
Ryan Cook
Chris Egan
Brodie Holland
Sam Iles
Ryan Lonie
Simon Prestigiacomo (r)
Anthony Rocca (r)
Alan Toovey
Essendon
Ricky Dyson
Courtney Johns
Jason Johnson (r)
Andrew Lee
Mal Michael
Damien Peverill (r)
Fremantle
Peter Bell (r)
Heath Black (r)
Andrew Browne
Adam Campbell
Matthew Carr (r)
Andrew Foster
Mark Johnson (r)
Shaun McManus (r)
Luke Webster
Geelong
Nathan Ablett
Shannon Byrnes
David Johnson
Kane Tenace
Hawthorn
Shane Crawford (r)
Zac Dawson
Stuart Dew
Beau Dowler
Danny Jacobs (r)
It seems Hawthorn and Geelong have the least players to delist. Geelong may even manage to talk Nathan Ablett into staying at the club. Hawthorn might add Tim Boyle to the list, but will try to secure a trade first. It will be interesting to see the way that they use Stuart Dew for the remainder of the season. He has played well in the matches that he has been available. But he has suffered too many injuries. Fremantle and Collingwood seem certain to turn over almost a quarter of their list. This can often de-stabilise a club. For this reason some fringe players, such as Cook, Stanley, Cox and Dick, may retain their place on the list.
The final eight clubs will be listed on Friday.
* 'r' denotes those who have, or are expected to, retire.
Adelaide
Rhett Biglands (r)
Trent Hentschel
Luke Jericho
Ken McGregor
Brisbane
Robert Copeland
Nigel Lappin (r)
Beau McDonald (r)
Wayde Mills
Matthew Moody
Matt Tyler
Carlton
Cain Ackland
Jordan Bannister
Luke Blackwell
Richard Hadley
Ryan Houlihan
Setanta O'hAilpin
Jason Saddington (r)
Collingwood
Ryan Cook
Chris Egan
Brodie Holland
Sam Iles
Ryan Lonie
Simon Prestigiacomo (r)
Anthony Rocca (r)
Alan Toovey
Essendon
Ricky Dyson
Courtney Johns
Jason Johnson (r)
Andrew Lee
Mal Michael
Damien Peverill (r)
Fremantle
Peter Bell (r)
Heath Black (r)
Andrew Browne
Adam Campbell
Matthew Carr (r)
Andrew Foster
Mark Johnson (r)
Shaun McManus (r)
Luke Webster
Geelong
Nathan Ablett
Shannon Byrnes
David Johnson
Kane Tenace
Hawthorn
Shane Crawford (r)
Zac Dawson
Stuart Dew
Beau Dowler
Danny Jacobs (r)
It seems Hawthorn and Geelong have the least players to delist. Geelong may even manage to talk Nathan Ablett into staying at the club. Hawthorn might add Tim Boyle to the list, but will try to secure a trade first. It will be interesting to see the way that they use Stuart Dew for the remainder of the season. He has played well in the matches that he has been available. But he has suffered too many injuries. Fremantle and Collingwood seem certain to turn over almost a quarter of their list. This can often de-stabilise a club. For this reason some fringe players, such as Cook, Stanley, Cox and Dick, may retain their place on the list.
The final eight clubs will be listed on Friday.
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