Our first AFLW squad: finalised, 30 + 3 top-ups

Essendon age distribution so far (obviously the left column is going to grow):

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As comparison, games played by the same age groups in our VFLW this year (the extra three columns off to the right are one player each: Heil, Clifford, and CBomb).

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We’re gonna need a lot more poaching to set that up. Desperately need a ruck (or two).

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It’s a tough question.
It will come down to winning 9-10 games in the regular season. In the finals if the group comes up against ALFW side like Lions or a side we haven’t played during regular season, who knows what may happen.
Next season of AFLW is going to have the most lopsided games ever.

When you’re only playing 10 of the other 17 clubs, the “draw” is pretty important!

AFLW the players show more intensity.
I hope the girls do alright…Port have some very very good signings.
Norf & Crows are losing many good players.

Extremely important & can be well manicured for a manipulated finals outcome.

Barba officially cut from the Suns’ train-on list.

Trade period ends 3pm Wednesday. I think NAB League poaching then starts (the AFL might even reveal the rules for doing that).

  • Essendon: 20 signed - 2, 4, 18, 20, 26, 36, 44 - that leaves 3 otherwise
  • Hawthorn: 18 signed - 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 28, 29 (decent upgrades of the last two picks) - that leaves 3 otherwise
  • Port: 21 signed after nicking four Suns - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 - that leaves 3 otherwise
  • Bin Chickens: 23 signed - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 (upgraded the last few picks, but still don’t need 11)
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The delisted free agency period continues until 25 June 2021.

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You lied to us!

Boooooooooooooo.

The Hawks completed a trade for Ashmore on Tuesday, welcoming the 30-year-old as well as Picks 26 and 27 of the Victorian draft whilst giving Picks 23 and 41 to Melbourne and Pick 32 to Richmond as part of a three-way trade.

The picks don’t match what was posted last night, but essentially they’ve eventually got her for free.

They split the Kelly sisters?

EDIT: yes, Grace went to the Saints.

Membership signed up!

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So…

  • Essendon: 20 signed - 2, 4, 17, 19, 25, 35, 43, 53 - that leaves 1 otherwise (#53 is nominally the last pick in the draft - 8 teams have only 3 or 4 sports to fill)
  • Hawthorn: 19 signed - 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 39, 52 - that leaves 2 otherwise
  • Port: 22 signed - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11 - that leaves 1 otherwise
  • Bin Chickens: 23 signed - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13 - that leaves -2 otherwise, GWS will be pleased.

Why do Essendon have the least first round picks?

Assuming because numbers are state based - so there are more Vic clubs that need to draft. Is that right?

BFY, TW.

After announcing that teams that got poached too much would, per a mystery formula, get unspecified compensation… after the last minute they went “■■■■, the Bin Chickens failed to get any big names*, so forget what we announced, we mostly need to give bad poachers extra picks”. As the Hawks similarly failed to attract stars (even without the handicap of being based in Sydney) they had to do the same for them as well**.

*Sorry, Collier.
**The AFL is yet to refute what I wrote above, so consider it 100% true. Especially since they also “randomly” got the draft order to inversely match the level of big name poaching, and didn’t have the decency to make at least the initial picks a fairer 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, and 4-5. You’ll take 5-8, and the Chicken Hawks will get the bonus of picks 9-13, and you’ll like it, Essendon!

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The numbers above are based on state nominations already (you can see teams from different states having some of the same numbers).

Numbers ignoring state nominations are below. Hint: I don’t think we’ll use pick 100.

Adelaide: 40, 75, 78, 96
Brisbane: 41, 58, 76, 94
Carlton: 17, 18, 49, 71, 73
Collingwood: 30, 57, 89, 91
Essendon: 4, 8, 32, 35, 47, 64, 82, 100
Fremantle: 27, 60, 93
Geelong: 33, 42, 56, 67, 85
Gold Coast: 19, 34, 53, 69, 81, 87
GWS: 20, 68, 70, 88
Hawthorn: 2, 6, 9, 10, 22, 25, 26, 72, 98
Melbourne: 45, 50, 80, 95
North Melbourne: 28, 39, 51, 52, 55, 90, 92
Port Adelaide: 3, 7, 23, 31, 46, 63, 99
Richmond: 38, 59, 62, 86
St Kilda: 16, 66, 84
Sydney: 1, 5, 11, 12, 13, 44, 61, 79, 97
West Coast: 14, 15, 24, 36, 43, 48, 65, 77, 83
Western Bulldogs: 21, 29, 37, 74

Players getting cut from various teams, gradually providing a better idea of how many picks will actually be used.

Hawks continue to plunder other VFLW teams, grabbing Tamara Smith from Geelong.

The Delisted Free Agency period is currently open and will run until Wednesday, June 15 with lists to be lodged the following day, and the final draft order is set to be confirmed on Saturday, June 19.