l would also like us to hang on to Brown, as he showed good value in the second half of the season. However, l understand he could be used as part of a trade, or bait to land a bigger fish.
If we donāt bring anyone in weāve got the three list spots. One FA/trade in could be offset by those you listed or Long.
Any additional delisting without someone coming in means picks in the 5th round and later. The question then is whether who you get is better than a Hartley, Dea or Brown.
If McKernan resigns on a decent contract as rumoured heāl be upgraded off the rookie list without a doubt, so that is one senior list spot that needs to be factored in (potentially).
Yeah, but lets face it we will if he signs a 2 year contract because it would be a ā ā ā ā move to do otherwise (not to mention poor use of the rookie list).
McKernan was on the senior list in 2016, so he can stay another year on the rookie list
Why? The rookie list is effectively now part of the senior list, with a few quirky rules. People considering the two as separate probably should stop doing so. If the pay, conditions and eligibility to play are the same on the senior and rookie list, why would Smack care? Especially if it improves our drafting on the night.
To be honest, they should just get rid of the rookie list, but keep the rookie draft, and have the rookie draft be where you offer 1 year deals but onto the main list.
Rookie list counts towards the main salary cap, so yes, everything is captured. And you donāt need to be on the senior list, so being best 22 or not is pretty much immaterial. It really just comes down to whether its better for the team to promote him this year or next year.
No real strategic reason, I just think it looks poor giving a guy a new contract who is possibly going to be a starting member of the team and leaving him on the rookie list. Sort of like giving a salesman who crushed it a bonus and additional perks but still leaving him a junior salesman instead of a senior one. But thatās just my view on the optics of it.
Granted that analogy only partially works as work titles donāt require shuffling staff around, but I think it should be pretty easy to get McKernan on the senior list.
Also Iāve always advocated the rookie list (or last few list slots if they got rid of the rookie list like you suggested and which should have been done years ago imo) be used for talented guys who may or may not make it but have plenty of upside (not plodders or dropping players off the main list for backup). These sorts of players tend to be flaky early and have a lot of flaws to iron out so while the rookie list is still around I feel it would be much better for them if they were on it as expectations on them would be kept in check.