Announced Retirements and Delistings & List spots

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cultivating a fine mullet.

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“Port has a type” example 75

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Where a Club includes a Player on its Rookie List, it shall:
(i) in the case of an International Player, enter into a Contract of Service
for a minimum of 2 AFL Football Seasons; or
(ii) in the case any other Player, enter into a Contract of Service for a
minimum of 1 AFL Football Season.

Edit: that’s from http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/AFL%20Rules%20-%202015.pdf

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He did say that but they showed footage of Ben howlett.

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Ah my bad I didn’t see that.

Surely the club would have announced this if it had happened.

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And yet we hang on their every word…

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I’d suggest that ■■■■■■ reporting has been going on for the best part of 2 decades. No doubt the incompetence has stepped up over the past 5 years though.

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Is he definitely promoted? I haven’t seen it confirmed anywhere

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As stated, the fact that he got 2 years he must be.

And in case anyone’s wondering, we drafted him as a regular rookie despite not being from a footy background.

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I thought based on the post from @SplitRound just up above he could be signed for more than 1 year on the rookie list. It does say minimum

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I believe he could be, but also I don’t imagine that they’d bother doing that kind of announcement for keeping someone on the rookie list. Keeping a bloke on the rookie list would be more of a “In other news, Sam Draper has been retained on the rookie list for a further year.” at the bottom of the article announcing the Bird and Howlett delistings.

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ok. well that’s good then! Thanks,

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SK said his son has signed for 2 years and he’s a Cat B Rookie so guessing it’s still entirely possible Draper remains a rookie. Would love to see him on the senior list though.

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Sharrod Wellingham delisted. Another case of an ordinary player coated in premiership glitter getting overs. Collingwood got Grundy with pick 17. Horrible trading by Wc.

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Lavender’s dad has said he’s been signed for 2 years.

I should probably add Cat B “spots” in the OP.

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No. Draper was a regular rookie, the first selection in the 2016 rookie draft. They can only be given 1 year contracts (Cat B rookies can be given multi-year to “lure” them to AFL, and give them some certainty on making the switch). So given he’s been signed for two years, he must have been promoted.

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That was my understanding too, but the only specifics I could find was the thing I quoted above which says a minimum of 1 year, not only 1 year.

Although the draft nomination documentation implies that it’s a single year, with the 2nd and 3rd years at mutual agreement.

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I had to chuckle reading the end of this article about McKenna:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/essendon/essendons-conor-mckenna-pulls-out-of-international-rules-series-after-training-injury/news-story/7557277bc3feb35ab483893665f6ce8d

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Would you take Ben Lennon?

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Port delisted Brett Eddy, Matt White and Jessie Palmer so have about 8 or 9 spots to fill. Will probably take a couple of DFA’s. McKenzie will end up there and they are pretty keen on Lennon and Thomas. Some interest in Jerrett and Mullet but not as much as the others I believe

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