With the first delisted free agency period opening on Tuesday, the Herald Sun examines the 15 most valuable delisted free agents for 2016 AFL off-season.

I don't expect that the MFC will figure in the race for a DFA as we have a full list of players apart from the three places that need to be kept available for the draft. We would therefore have to delist a contracted player to do so (perhaps with the promise of picking him up again in the rookie draft) - as I've suggested before that's highly unlikely. 

I'm really hoping Grimesy gets another crank somewhere.

Other than that, I'm completely indifferent about it.

not sure if it'a been brought up elsewhere, but we were real heavy into jack hannath who ended up going to fremantle but has since been delisted.

would be interested to see if we are still interested or if we feel like we dodged a bullet

A few years ago we'd drool at the chance to pick up some of them, even trade fir them. Thankfully now we have moved beyond that. 

there are a few pretty handy players in that group, i suspect at least 10 will get new homes which is insane when you consider they've been delisted. 

if we were to go for one i wouldn't mind Barlow but i don't think we'd bother now.

Today is the last day for list lodgement so is there anyone else who MFC may delist today or is that it and we wait and see who they bring in?

I suspect any DFA action for the Dees was flipped on its head with the special and unexpected snaring of Mr J Lewis.  Any thoughts of needing to bring in 'experience' through the DFA is then moot.  De Santo, Barlow, etc no longer required.

i could really only see a fwd/ruck type ( maybe  Hannath) added if he is better than what we can get in the draft.  It will mean one more has to go, as we have to take 3 (including rookie upgrades) in the draft.

There was some talk around of us being interested in Josh Watts in earlier posts.

I wonder if we are still interested?

If he could get his injuries under control he certainly shows a bit and would be well worth looking at as another tall defence option.

We have made less changes to our list than any other AFL club, 6 main list and 2 rookies. 

That is a sign of a much improved list. 

Pies for example have made 13 changes. Might demonstrate where they are at. 

State of play:

We've lost Grimes, Dunn, Terlich, Newton, Matt Jones and Dawes, and gained Lewis, Hibberd and McKenna. Nett loss of three.

With only picks 47, 69 and 84 (to be used on Wagner) I can't see us taking anyone as a DFA or in the PSD.

1 minute ago, mauriesy said:

State of play:

We've lost Grimes, Dunn, Terlich, Newton, Matt Jones and Dawes, and gained Lewis, Hibberd and McKenna. Nett loss of three.

With only picks 47, 69 and 84 (to be used on Wagner) I can't see us taking anyone as a DFA or in the PSD.

Given Wagner has been upgraded, does that mean we will now have a rookie spot to fill?

15 minutes ago, Abe said:

Given Wagner has been upgraded, does that mean we will now have a rookie spot to fill?

Yep. 3 rookie spots with white the only one staying on. Hannath will probably make his way to the rookie draft so there is still a chance 

Where is Mitchell White in all this ? Hasn't been delisted, I would think he gets one more year! Thoughts?

Edited October 31, 20168 yr by picket fence

Currently White remains on the list as a rookie. With Michie and King being delisted and Wagner being upgraded, there are three rookie spots to fill.

Would it be desirable for Maynard and Smith to go from Category B to A, or doesn't it matter?

Edited October 31, 20168 yr by mauriesy

1 hour ago, mauriesy said:

Currently White remains on the list as a rookie. With Michie and King being delisted and Wagner being upgraded, there are three rookie spots to fill.

Would it be desirable for Maynard and Smith to go from Category B to A, or doesn't it matter?

Don't think it matters, I could be wrong but there might even be some advantages to staying as a Cat B rookie. A Cat A, has to wait for a senior list spot (Long Term Injury, nomination, extra spot etc.) while I think a Cat B can go straight in a play seniors without an elevation. At least that's my memory from when Gellong did it with Blicavs. 

There's no reason to transfer them from Cat B to Cat A, and it would actually hurt us. I believe that we're allowed to have three Cat B rookies on our list, so unless we have two more in our sights, there's absolutely no purpose having them take up a Cat A spot.

Giant Jake Barrett delisted. 

I keep wondering about our ruck and tall defence depth. Someone like Litherland or Brown comes to mind to stock up the defence which is extremely thin if T.mac goes down. 

Is Mitch Brown from West Coast any good? We lack key defender depth.

He was pretty decent at one point. bit of a lumberer though

4 hours ago, Bringbackbarassi said:

I keep wondering about our ruck and tall defence depth. Someone like Litherland or Brown comes to mind to stock up the defence which is extremely thin if T.mac goes down. 

I'd prefer Frost and Oscar move in to Tom's one on one role than either of those 2. Then we play another medium type as the third tall. 

Litherland is worth a look because he can play 2 way footy and is young enough to have a future.

Brown I don't see the need for.

3 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

I'd prefer Frost and Oscar move in to Tom's one on one role than either of those 2. Then we play another medium type as the third tall. 

Litherland is worth a look because he can play 2 way footy and is young enough to have a future.

Brown I don't see the need for.

Or even Pedo, Garlo, or even Hoges.

Maybe picking up Petrie wouldn't be so bad an idea?

Edited November 2, 20168 yr by DV8

12 hours ago, Redleg said:

Giant Jake Barrett delisted. 

Don't know enough about this kid, but obviously tough to get a gig in a midfield full of stars... would have thought he is worth a look and worth potentially more than a late pick at 69

Edited November 2, 20168 yr by Demons2riseagain

Barrett has been told he will be picked up by GWS as a rookie.

He has been in great form in the NEAFL this year. Big possession winner, high tackle numbers. Good clearance player.

I would love it if we scooped and used our first rookie pick on him. I think a club will take him as a DFA though. We would have a hard time attracting him when he would be behind all our other inside mids.

It's looking like we are done for changes and most likely will just take 2 draft picks. 

Next year, depending on performance of course, could see a few older players leave/retire like Garland, HL, Pedo, Spencer, maybe Jeffy and even Bernie, bringing the average age down again.  

To me they seem the group that will be looked at for the required list changes that need to be made to get us into a strong draft and to look at FA's and delisted players.