Thanks for the thread, I was wondering what had happened also. We obviously planned to match the big if someone did bid. To say no clubs rated him is most likely not true. Just not enough to put in a bid as he was committed to the dee's.

Looks a bit like BLUEY and Go dees have signed off without saying thanks to the posters that provided accurate positive answers to their ignorant assertions. Par for the course.

The benefit of a rookie is that the first 100k of their wage is not counted in the salary cap. ( I was yesterday-years-old when I discovered this!)

Assume that the Dees will nominate Kalani in the rookie draft today.

I do think it would have been good to call Kalani White rather than Pass with that pick 56. It would have been a nice position to add him to the main list. Nevertheless no dramas. Let’s give him the handshake today.

9 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

We have 2 spots on the rookie list. One for White the other will be for a train on player. Sinnema will be one of them, I'm sure they will pass on pick 5.

As they passed on pick 4, does that mean we have two senior spots available too?

Maybe a rookie to be uplifted, creating another rookie spot and keeping one senior spot for later use.

We really are turning over the list, as 4 if not 5 players, in Melk, May, Tom, TC and maybe McAdam are looking likely to finish this year and possibly more.

Salem, Viney, Lever and Max are not that far behind.

Edited Thursday at 23:061 day by Redleg

45 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Assume that the Dees will nominate Kalani in the rookie draft today.

I do think it would have been good to call Kalani White rather than Pass with that pick 56. It would have been a nice position to add him to the main list. Nevertheless no dramas. Let’s give him the handshake today.

No rookie him. its a lot different on the books and we have 3 senior, mature ruckmen ahead of him on the list. let him develop, no pressure, then in 2 years we will have a much stronger idea whether he will make it.

11 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

We have 2 spots on the rookie list. One for White the other will be for a train on player. Sinnema will be one of them, I'm sure they will pass on pick 5.

Yeah. I guess it depends if we like someone such as Ollie Greaves or 2 -3 others. It's much better to look at train on players and go to the SSP but you also have the chance that other clubs take the player you are after in the rookie draft.

14 hours ago, Willmoy1947 said:

Looks a bit like BLUEY and Go dees have signed off without saying thanks to the posters that provided accurate positive answers to their ignorant assertions. Par for the course.

Why the aggression? Why the misrepresentation?! You do understand what the 'thumbs up' icons mean? 😯

Rookie pre selection

Edited yesterday at 04:391 day by DeeZee
Mistake

1 minute ago, DeeZee said:

I’m confused, are we not getting Kalani?

we have a

2 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

I’m confused, are we not getting Kalani?

he is automatically added as rookie demon based on the rules that he nominated as F/S and nobody selected him in ND

Took a while but he's finally here. Here's hoping he can be even half of what his dad was.

For the oldies, Rono won't be happy!😃

Proper official now.

Really looking forward to see what this kid can do.

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1933115/afl-draft-white-continues-fathers-legacy

His vision shows that he thinks the game quickly, good hands, nice kick, plus leap. Could be a slow burn but has potential to be a unicorn type?

Big nlokes usually take a bit of time. His dad was a nobody for 3 years, then blossomed , take as long as you need

Welcome k white !

Finally after 55 pages of yearning for Jeff’s boy, Kalani has landed in the Red and Blue, praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. Welcome home young man, really looking forward to watching you develop and reach your full potential at the Dees but don’t take to long.👍😁

Willem Duursma and Killarney both played for Casey for a game or two in 2025.

Killarney probably did more.

6 minutes ago, The Panglossian said:

Willem Duursma and Killarney both played for Casey for a game or two in 2025.

Killarney probably did more.

Yeah nah lol.

Durrsma was far more consistent and dominant then White in the VFL.

Kalani looked a bit lost in his first VFL outing (understandable) until the final quarter where he kicked two goals and took some important marks around the ground.

Definitely showed enough to suggest there's something to work with.

2 hours ago, 640MD said:

Big nlokes usually take a bit of time. His dad was a nobody for 3 years, then blossomed , take as long as you need

Welcome k white !

And wasn't Jeff #1 pick for Freo? 3 years would have p’d the purple mob off seriously then goes to Demons 😮.

Welcome aboard! See you in 2030

12 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Just a little off-topic p.s. to that vid: Chin's sign-off is a very able, confident one. He's got a bit to offer, I think; more than 'Well, being...' Jack and certainly trapped-in-headlights Jake!

Back on topic, welcome, at last, 'Killarney' (🍀😄)

I am not expecting much from this selection. The worry for me is that no other club showed any interest in him. I know he nominated the MFC but if he was showing a lot of promise at junior level there would have been one club to take him. From memory his father was a first round selection.