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Nasher   33,617

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Jeez you mods here are quick. Every time I go to update the list thanks to a new departure, someone's already done it!

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is it just me, or have there been an extraordinary number of big name retirees this year?

Mark Ricciuto, Chris Johnson, Chris Scott, Michael Voss, Anthony Koutoufides, Matthew Lappin, James Clement, James Hird, Troy Cook, Shane Parker, Ben Dixon, Richie Vandenberg, Glenn Archer, Jonathan Hay, Clint Bizzell, Nathan Brown, Byron Pickett, Josh Mahoney, Michael Wilson, Darryl Wakelin, Darren Gaspar, Ray Hall, Kent Kingsley, Trent Knobel, Fraser Gehrig, Aaron Hamill, Andrew Thompson, Brett Voss, Rowan Jones, Josh Wooden, Luke Darcy, Brett Montgomery, Matthew Robbins,

ok i know there are a lot of average players retiring also but there is a lot of cream in that is, is it more than normal?


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Pick 3 in the PSD?

Could it be possible to recruit Shane Valenti with this pick?

Anything's possible. I'm fairly confident Valenti won't be drafted though.

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Dappa Dan   2,188

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Anything's possible. I'm fairly confident Valenti won't be drafted though.

Why do you say that?

It's a weak draft year... Do you know something we don't?

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No, don't know anything out of the ordinary, but it's not that common for midfielders to be plucked out of the VFL. The odds are stacked against him.

That said though, at the rate we're going we're going to have 8+ vacancies on our list and no picks before the 50s. We might not have any choice but to draft one or two "senior" players like Valenti.

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Mmm. I see...

From what I've seen, yes the guy is tiny... but he's a class act in so many ways. Really a cut above his team-mates... and he's in and under, unlike CJ.

I think it may have worked in his favour NOT being recruited at an early age. Had he been signed at 18 I reckon he would REALLY have gone by the wayside. Being mature now, and being hungry... If he was ever to be recruited it would be now.


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45HG   1,559

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Why is Michael Voss listed as retired this year?

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titan_uranus   25,211

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Why is Michael Voss listed as retired this year?

Because he still had a year to go on his contract when he retired last year so technically he was still on the Brisbane list for this year.

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