HATCH MATCH & DESPATCH 2023

[Whispering_Jack 29,176]

With the end of the home and away season approaching the first retirements of 2023 have been announced - Richmond’s Robbie Tarrant, followed by Jack Ziebell of North Melbourne. There will be many more to come so here’s this year’s version of the ins and outs at the AFL Clubs ~



ADELAIDE 

In: James Borlase (re-listed ®) Chris Burgess (Gold Coast Suns) Daniel Curtin (Claremont WA) Charlie Edwards (Sandringham Dragons) Will Hamill (re-listed ®) Oscar Ryan (Murray Bushrangers)

Out: James Borlase (delisted) Tyler Brown (delisted) Tom Doedee (Brisbane) Will Hammill (delisted) Jackson Hateley (delisted) Shane McAdam (Melbourne) Fischer McAsey (retired) Andrew McPherson (delisted) Tariek Newchurch (delisted) Paul Seedsman (retired)

BRISBANE LIONS 

In: Tom Doedee (Adelaide) Luke Lloyd (Sandringham Dragons) Logan Morris (Western Jets) Bruce Reville (Cat B ®) Brandon Ryan (Hawthorn) Reece Torrent (Peel Thunder WA) Zane Zakostelsky (Claremont WA)

Out: Marcus Adams (retired) Nakia Cockatoo (retired) Blake Coleman (delisted) Tom Fullarton (Melbourne) Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) Darryl McDowell White Jr (delisted) Rhys Mathieson (delisted) Daniel Rich (retired)

CARLTON 

In: Matt Carroll (Sandringham Dragons ®) Matt Duffy (Cat B ®) Orazio Fantasia (Port Adelaide) Elijah Hollands (Gold Coast Suns) Ashton Moir (Glenelg SA) Rob Monahan (Cat B ®) Billy Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays)

Out: Ed Curnow (retired) Paddy Dow (St Kilda) Zac Fisher (North Melbourne) Josh Honey (delisted) Lochie O’Brien (delisted) Sam Philip (delisted) Lachie Plowman (retired)

COLLINGWOOD

In: Harry DeMattia (Dandenong Stingrays) Tew Jiath (Gippsland Power) Lachie Schultz (Fremantle)

Out: Taylor Adams (Sydney Swans) Trent Bianco (delisted) Arlo Draper (delisted) Jack Ginnivan (Hawthorn) Will Kelly (delisted) Cooper Murley (delisted) Trey Ruscoe (delisted) Tom Wilson (delisted)

ESSENDON



In: Nate Caddy (Northern Knights) Xavier Duursma (Port Adelaide) Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) Jade Gresham (St Kilda) Luamon Lual (GWV Rebels) Ben McKay (North Melbourne) Archie Roberts (Sandringham Dragons) Vigo Visentini (Sandringham Dragons ®)

Out: Massimo D’Ambrosio (Hawthorn) Alastair Lord (delisted) Can McBride (delisted ®) Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (retired) Rhett Montgomerie (delisted ®) Anthony Munkara (delisted ®) Andrew Phillips (retired) Will Snelling (delisted) James Stewart (delisted) Patrick Voss (delisted) Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (Port Adelaide) 

FREMANTLE

In: Jack Delean (South Adelaide SA) Odin Jones (West Perth WA ®) Oscar McDonald (ex Carlton) Ollie Murphy (Sandringham Dragons) Jeremy Sharp (Gold Coast ®) Cooper Simpson (Dandenong Stingrays)

Out: Eric Benning (delisted) Travis Colyer (delisted) Joel Hambling (Sydney Swans)  Liam Henry (St Kilda) Lachie Schultz (Collingwood) Nathan Wilson (delisted)

GEELONG

In: Mitch Edwards (Peel Thunder WA) Joe Furphy (Cat B ®) Lawson Humphries (Swan Districts WA) Emerson Jeka (Hawthorn ®) Shaun Mannagh (Werribee VFL) Connor O'Sullivan (Murray Bushrangers) Esava Ratugolea (Port Adelaide) George Stevens (GWV Rebels) Oliver Wiltshire (Barwon Heads VIC)

Out: Jonathon Ceglar (retired) Flynn Kroeger (delisted) Sam Menegola (delisted) Esava Ratugolea (Port Adelaide) Osca Ricardi (delisted) Sam Simpson (delisted) Isaac Smith (retired) Cooper Whyte (delisted)

GOLD COAST SUNS

In: Sam Clohesy (Werribee VFL® ) Sam Day (Gold Coast relist) Will Graham (Suns Academy QLD) Jack Mahony (North Melbourne ®) Ethan Read (Suns Academy QLD) Jake Rogers (Suns Academy QLD) Will Rowlands (Norwood SA ®) Jed Walter (Suns Academy QLD)

Out: Jed Anderson (delisted) Connor Blakely (retired) Chris Burgess (Adelaide) Mabior Chol (Hawthorn) Charlie Constable (retired) Elijah Hollands (Carlton) Brodie McLaughlin (delisted) Jeremy Sharp (delisted) Jake Stein (delisted)

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS

In: Phoenix Gothard (Murray Bushrangers) Adam Kennedy (re-listed ®) James Leake (Tasmania Devils) Harvey Thomas (Giants Academy) Nathan Wardius (Cat B ®)

Out: Phil Davis (retired) Cameron Fleeton (delisted) Matt Flynn (West Coast Eagles) Jason Gillbee (delisted ®) Adam Kennedy (delisted) Daniel Lloyd (retired)

HAWTHORN 

In: Mabior Chol (Gold Coast Suns) Massimo D’Ambrosio (Essendon) Calsher Dear (Sandringham Dragons) Jack Ginnivan (Collingwood) Jack Gunston (Brisbane Lions) Will McCabe (Central District SA) Bodie Ryan (Glenelg SA) Cooper Stephens (re-listed ®) Nick Watson (Eastern Ranges) Chad Wingard (Hawthorn relist)

Out: Lachie Bramble (delisted) Tyler Brockman (West Coast Eagles) Fergus Greene (delisted) Emerson Jeka (delisted) Jacob Koschitzke (Richmond) Ned Long (delisted) Max Lynch (retired) Josh Morris (delisted) Fionn O'Hara (delisted ®) Brandon Ryan (Brisbane Lions) Cooper Stephens (delisted) Chad Wingard (delisted)

MELBOURNE 

In: Jack Billings (St Kilda) Kynan Brown (Oakleigh Chargers Cat B ®) Tom Fullarton (Brisbane Lions) Marty Hore (Williamstown VFL ®) Shane McAdam (Adelaide) Jake Melksham (re-listed ®) Koltyn Tholstrup (Subiaco WA) Caleb Windsor (Eastern Ranges)

Out: Luke Dunstan (retired) Brodie Grundy (Sydney Swans) James Harmes (Western Bulldogs) Michael Hibberd (retired) James Jordon (Sydney Swans) Jake Melksham (delisted) Deaykin Smith (delisted ®) Kye Turner (delisted ®)

NORTH MELBOURNE 

In: Wil Dawson (Gippsland Power) Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power) Zac Fisher (Carlton) Taylor Goad (South Adelaide, SA) Riley Hardeman (Swan Districts WA) Colby McKercher (Tasmania Devils) Finnbar Maley (Northern Bullants VFL ®) Bigoa Nyuon (Richmond) Toby Pink (delisted free agent) Dylan Stephens (Sydney Swans)

Out: Aiden Bonar (delisted) Ben Cunnington (retired) Jacob Edwards (delisted) Todd Goldstein (Essendon) Aaron Hall (retired) Daniel Howe (retired) Flynn Perez (delisted) Ben McKay (Essendon) Jack Mahony (delisted) Phoenix Spicer (delisted) Kayne Turner (delisted) Lachie Young (delisted) Jack Ziebell (retired)

PORT ADELAIDE 

In: Esava Ratugolea (Geelong) Ivan Soldo (Richmond) Jordan Sweet (Western Bulldogs) Xavier Welsh (East Perth WA ®) Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (Essendon)

Out: Thomas Anastasopoulos (Geelong Falcons) Nathan Barkla (delisted ®) Riley Bonner (delisted) Lachlan Charleson (GWV Rebels) Trent Dumont (delisted) Xavier Duursma (Essendon) Orazio Fantasia (Carlton) Sam Hayes (delisted) Tom Jonas (retired) Will Lorenz (Oakleigh Chargers) Scott Lycett (retired) Jake Pasini (delisted) Brynn Teakle (delisted ®)

RICHMOND

In: Liam Fawcett (Central District SA) Oliver Hayes Brow (Cat B ®) Jacob Koschitzke (Hawthorn) Kane McAuliffe (North Adelaide SA) Sam Naismith (ex Sydney Swans)

Out: Kaelan Bradtke (delisted ®) Jason Castagna (retired) Trent Cotchin (retired) Bigoa Nyuon (Hawthorn) Jack Riewoldt (retired) Ivan Soldo (Port Adelaide) Robbie Tarrant (retired)

ST KILDA

In: Riley Bonner (Port Adelaide ) Lance Collard (Subiaco WA) Paddy Dow (Carlton) Hugo Garcia (Calder Cannons) Angus Hastie (Geelong Falcons) Liam Henry (Fremantle) Liam O'Connell (Cat B ®) Ari Schoenmaker (Tassie Devils) Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers)

Out: Oscar Adams (delisted) Jack Billings (Melbourne) Jack Bytel (delisted) Nick Coffield (Western Bulldogs) Leo Connolly (delisted) Jade Gresham (Essendon) Tom Highmore (delisted) Dan McKenzie (delisted) Jack Peris (delisted) 

SYDNEY SWANS

In: Taylor Adams (Collingwood) Caiden Cleary (Swans Academy) Will Green (Northern Knights) Brodie Grundy (Melbourne) Joel Hambling (Fremantle) James Jordon (Melbourne) Indhi Kirk (Cat B ®) Sam Reid (re-listed ®)

Out: Ryan Clarke (delisted) Lance Franklin (retired) Will Gould (delisted) Hugo Hall-Kahan (delisted ®) Tom Hickey (retired) Paddy McCartin (retired) Cameron Owen (delisted) Lachlan Rankin (delisted) Marc Sheather (delisted) Patrick Snell (Brisbane Academy) Dylan Stephens (North Melbourne) 

WEST COAST EAGLES 

In: Tyler Brockman (Hawthorn) Matt Flynn (GWS Giants) Clay Hall (Peel Thunder WA) Harvey Johnston (Sandringham Dragons) Coen Livingstone (Cat B ®) Loch Rawlinson (Sturt SA ®) Archer Reid (Gippsland Power) Harley Reid (Bendigo Pioneers)

Out: Greg Clark (delisted) Shannon Hurn (retired) Luke Foley (delisted) Nic Naitanui (retired) Xavier O'Neill (delisted) Sam Petrevski-Seton (delisted) Luke Shuey (retired) Connor West (delisted) Isiah Winder (delisted) 

WESTERN BULLDOGS

In: Nick Coffield (St Kilda) Jordan Croft (Calder Cannons) Taylor Duryea (re-listed ®) Joel Freijah (GWV Rebels) James Harmes (Melbourne) Lachie McNeil (re-listed ®) Aiden O’Driscoll (Perth WA) Ryley Sanders (Sandringham Dragons) Lachlan Smith (Gippsland Power) 

Out: Josh Bruce (retired) Hayden Crozier (delisted) Taylor Duryea (delisted) Mitch Hannan (delisted) Robbie McComb (delisted) Toby McLean (delisted) Lachlan McNeil (delisted) Tim O'Brien (delisted) Cody Raak (delisted) Roarke Smith (delisted) Jordan Sweet (Port Adelaide)

If you know of any other retirements or delistings, please feel free to advise.

[Demonland 70,251]

Just added Buddy - great career.

[Demonstone 21,751]

Shannon Hurn, the only Eagle to play 300 games, has announced his retirement.

This thread deserves to be pinned at the top of the board IMO.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,644]

Max Lynch retiring due to concussion.

Concussion forces 24-year-old Lynch into premature retirement

Good luck to the kid.

 

[Demonstone 21,751]

Luke Shuey is the latest Eagle to announce his retirement.  

Teammates to do a group shoey on Mad Monday as a mark of respect?

I'll ask again @Demonland ... can this thread be pinned?

[Demonstone 21,751]

We can also add Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne) to the list of retirees.  Will play his last game this week.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,644]

Andrew Phillips from Essendon (and formerly Carlton and GWS) has announced he's retiring.

[Whispering_Jack 29,176]

For completeness, former players Fischer McAsey (Adelaide) and Jason Castagna (Richmond) who announced their retirements before the start of the season, have been added to the list.

[Roost it far 7,378]

Hopefully Ben Brown and Tom McDonald are retiring 

[whatwhat say what 22,086]

Just now, Roost it far said:

Hopefully Ben Brown and Tom McDonald are retiring 

There’s an emoji [censored] out there just for folks like you 

[Roost it far 7,378]

Just now, whatwhat say what said:

There’s an emoji [censored] out there just for folks like you 

No disrespect to either but they’re done. Faithful servants both but times up

[Diamond_Jim 12,351]

Natanui said to be contemplating retirement....

West Coast chief executive Trevor Nisbett won’t seek a contract extension beyond next year but expects Adam Simpson to remain as coach of the AFL club.

The long-time Eagles boss also confirmed that cult figure Nic Naitanui could join veterans Shannon Hurn and Luke Shuey in retirement.

The 33-year-old Naitanui, who is contracted for next season, has been sidelined for all of 2023 after managing just eight games last year.

“I’m sure he’s weighing up his future as we speak because it’s a long, long journey back (from his achilles injury) and he knows that,” Nisbett told SEN Radio in Perth.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/ginnivan-in-again-magpies-lose-sidebottom-for-cats-game-because-of-foot-injury-20230809-p5dv42.html

[Demonstone 21,751]

Isaac Smith (Geelong) to retire at the end of this season.  I'm hoping that's Round 24.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,644]

On 8/8/2023 at 5:38 PM, Whispering_Jack said:

For completeness, former players Fischer McAsey (Adelaide) and Jason Castagna (Richmond) who announced their retirements before the start of the season, have been added to the list.

If I didn't know these guys were (now former) footballers, with names like these I would have thought they were protagonists in a US TV crime show with Fischer McAsey being the cop and Castagna part of a New Jersey crime family.

[monoccular 17,313]

6 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

If I didn't know these guys were (now former) footballers, with names like these I would have thought they were protagonists in a US TV crime show with Fischer McAsey being the cop and Castagna part of a New Jersey crime family.

Fisher McAsey sounds like he needs a proctologist. 

[Demonstone 21,751]

Trent Cotchin (Richmond) to finish up at the end of this year.

[Winners at last 5,150]

4 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Trent Cotchin (Richmond) to finish up at the end of this year.

He's a grub.

[layzie 32,786]

No to Smith, no to Cotchin we don't want..... oops sorry I reverted back to 10 years ago in this thread for a second. 

[Demonstone 21,751]

Wise decision by Paddy I would say.

[Sydee 4,184]

6 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Wise decision by Paddy I would say.

Agree it's a wise decision but very unfortunate - could certainly play 

[Demonstone 21,751]

Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) is the latest veteran to announce his departure from AFL.

I never warmed to him but acknowledge that he had an excellent career.

[Demonstone 21,751]

Paul Seedsman (Adelaide) has had to retire due to concussion issues.

No offence to the guy, but I didn't even realise he was still on a list.

[old55 22,775]

Happy to see the back of Smith,  Cunnington and Cotchin. I won't miss them

[Slartibartfast 16,870]

2 minutes ago, old55 said:

Happy to see the back of Smith,  Cunnington and Cotchin. I won't miss them

That's a bit mean spirited Old!

[dazzledavey36 52,728]

On 8/15/2023 at 9:17 AM, Demonstone said:

Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) is the latest veteran to announce his departure from AFL.

I never warmed to him but acknowledge that he had an excellent career.

I'd take him as a rookie pick.