Continuing the discussion from List build - where are we going in the next 10,000 posts? - #10049 by unieeq.
Previous discussions:
No where
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There will be ~9 auto delists in coming months. I’d say;-
Shiel
Smartt
Setters (maybe rookie?)
Davey
Menzie
Laul
Hobbs
McMahon
Goldy
Then there’s others who might attract interest from other clubs and we possibly trade like;-
Tsatas, Parish, Perkins, Langford, Redman,
Jones even Merrett at the right price..
There will be plenty of turnover that’s for sure!
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Im no draft expert, but I’ll be ropeable if we pass on Josh Lindsay. He’ll no doubt get selected by the Hawks if we pass - a very Hawthorn style selection (elite kick).
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OUT: Smartt, Shiel, Lav, Davey, Menzie, Goldy, Draper
+2 or 3 of Tstatas, Hobbs, Gresham Perkins, Jones, Langford
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Punchable face?
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Herald Sun
BOMBERS PLAYERS IN LIMBO
Essendon faces an unprecedented list crunch that has put as many as eight players in limbo after bringing in four mid-season draftees this season.
The Bombers have 48 players on their list and have four first and second-round draft picks with another likely to come in if they secure free agency compensation for Sam Draper.
It means the Dons have not been able to give answers to many of their current listed players about their futures.
The Bombers have tabled Draper a four year deal with a trigger for a fifth but Adelaide and Brisbane have submitted more lucrative offers.
The Herald Sun understands the Dons have offered contracts to back-up rucks Nick Bryan and Vigo Visentini, but Draper’s decision affects both of those players.
Sam Draper is assessing his options. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images.
Players who are yet to be offered deals include Will Setterfield, Jayden Laverde, Jaxon Prior, Matt Guelfi, Dylan Shiel, Todd Goldstein, Alwyn Davey Jnr and Luamon Lual.
Mid-season draftee Archer May was signed with an 18-month contract while Lachlan Blakiston, Oskar Smartt and Liam McMahon are out of contract this season but have all shown plenty in their time on field.
Blakiston has been told he is likely to get a new deal, while McMahon has kicked four goals in three AFL games.
Davey would seem less likely to be offered a new deal with the Dons set to bring in two new NGA players in Adam Sweid and Hussien El Achkar.
The Dons believe Harley Reid will re-sign at West Coast, but have two top ten picks given they secured Melbourne’s first-rounder.
Clubs have varied views on Sweid and El Achkar, but they are likely to drop somewhere between the early 20s and pick 40.
Lachlan Blakiston. Picture: James Wiltshire/AFL Photos via Getty Images.
Liam McMahon. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images.
The Dons could still trade up to ensure they take another pick in the teens or 20s before matching bids and are aware clubs will be keen to secure their top 10 picks for academy points.
So all options are still open as they tell managers they will have more clarity in offering deals in coming weeks.
Essendon is keen to keep top-ten pick Elijah Tsatas, who is contracted to next season, even though he is open to the possibility of playing elsewhere to get more game time.
They believe he still has huge upside but he could not get into the AFL side at a time when the list was decimated with injuries because the midfield was largely intact.
Then when the midfielders started dropping like flies he suffered a hamstring injury that will likely end his season.
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Textbook posturing by the club 
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I think it’s gonna get ugly when Trade/delisting period comes around between supporters, both on here and social media.
Half the supporters want the list gutted. The other half are loyal to their favourite players, and don’t want them to leave.
Honestly, this is the most important off season for List management in 25 years. Because it tells us the direction the club has decided to go in….. which is why it’s gonna get nasty. Everything rides on that decision. Everyone has their own opinion.
personally, I will be filthy if we haven’t cleaned out atleast half of the senior players. It will tell me, we haven’t learnt ■■■■.
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Honestly outside of Merrett and blokes we have drafted in the last 2 years, what player actually deserves loyalty given the on-field results?
Literally everyone should be on the trade table if it improves our position.
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I was copping it from Some people because I thought Laverde should be delisted.
there are some supporters who are like little children who are loyal to their favourite players.
My only loyalty is for this club to win a premiership. I couldn’t give a f*ck about players or administrators.
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My take hurry up and decide Draper
LOL. None of this matters anymore. They can all leave. People want to start again anyway.
Durham & Caldwell are untouchable and justifiably
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I’m with you, but half the senior players cleaned out is probably a bit ambitious.
I don’t think any club has ever done a cull that dramatic.
I’d say I’ll be looking for some changes but personally don’t need the bar set that high to feel slightly more enthused.
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Ridley,McKay,Redman,Merret keep
Rest of the senior players can go
Caldwell, Durham, Martin?
Untouchables Durham,Caldwell,Martin
Was referring to older senior players like Parish,Langford etc can go
Fair
Has any other Club not won a final for 20+ years, in the AFL era?
Desperate times = Desperate measures
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