Retirements and Delistings

[Squids]

Brett Peake has quit the Saints and is returning home to Perth.
Will play for East Fremantle unless he is drafted again

Ross Lyon did bring him to the Saints. I think he would have learnt his lesson.

[Rik E Boy]

Josh Fraser (gold coast) gone today apparently. 200 games but probably will be remembered as one of the worst ever #1 picks.

THE worst #1 EVER!

Anthony Banik says hello. At least Fraser got to 200.

regards,

REB

[bloods08]

Brett Peake, Dean Polo, Sam Crocker and Daniel Archer have been culled by the saints.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

[Brodlach]

Gone from Richmond

Moore and Miller retired
Connors, Webberly,Browne, MacDonald delisted

Rookies cut, Addam Maric, Turner and Wright

[RustyCage]

Lions veteran Amon Buchanan has announced his retirement, ending a career that has spanned 10 seasons

[Media Park]

284-games, 3-premierships, Matthew Scarlett retires.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-ne ... 6468219347

What a legend.

[Rik E Boy]

Thanks for the memories Scarlo. Around ten years ago our young team was trying to learn how to win games. The amount of three goal losses we had over the period was very frustrating to say the least as we just didn't have that killer instinct to get over the line. They say that you build premiership sides from the backline and Geelong did this with Matty Scarlett and Tom Harley.

When our skinny midfield was getting chopped up by our bigger bodied opponents time and time again it was these blokes (and sometimes Cameron Mooney) who fought contest after contest and who forged the heart of what turned out to be a formidable back six. Scarlo in his prime was almost unbeatable as Matty Lloyd and other scalps would attest. Barry Hall was another forward who struggled to come to grips with the great man.

As long as I have Blue Hoops in the house I'll always remember Matty Scarlett. Scarlo will go down as the third best Cat of all time after Senior and Polly.

regards,

REB

[coyote ugly]

Scarlo was at the end it was there for all to see on Saturday night. Well done for bowing out on top. A great career.

[brod]

Not yet a delisting...but will be as Josh Caddy has quit the Gold Coast and wants to return to his native Victoria

[Jim05]

Not yet a delisting...but will be as Josh Caddy has quit the Gold Coast and wants to return to his native Victoria

Essendon had a real crack at him last year but missed out.
Reckon we will have another go at him but believe Carlton are also interrested

[bloods08]

Have updated the opening post which includes todays unfortunate death of Port Adelaide's John McCarthy.

[Punk Rooster]

Josh Fraser (gold coast) gone today apparently. 200 games but probably will be remembered as one of the worst ever #1 picks.

THE worst #1 EVER!

Two very silly statements

Anthony Banik says hello. At least Fraser got to 200.

regards,

REB

1986 - Martin Leslie (Brisbane Bears)
1987 - Richard Lounder (Richmond)
1988 - Alex McDonald (Hawthorn)
1989 - Anthony Banik (Richmond)
1990 - Stephen Hooper (Geelong)
1991 - John Hutton (Brisbane)
1992 - Drew Banfield (West Coast)
1993 - Darren Gaspar (Sydney)
1994 - Jeff White (Fremantle)
1995 - Clive Waterhouse (Fremantle)
1996 - Michael Gardiner (West Coast)
1997 - Travis Johnstone (Melbourne)
1998 - Des Headland (Brisbane Lions)
1999 - Josh Fraser (Collingwood)
2000 - Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
2001 - Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
2002 - Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
2003 - Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
2004 - Brett Deledio (Richmond)
2005 - Marc Murphy (Carlton)
2006 - Bryce Gibbs (Carlton)
2007 - Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton)
2008 - Jack Watts (Melbourne)

Those in RED- Spuds compared to Fraser
Those in ORANGE- On par with the AVERAGE MAN
Those in GREEN- Make Fraser look like a spud
WATTS is too early to call.
Josh played some very handy games for Collingwood- probably not quite big enough to be a (damaging) ruckman, not big-bodied enough to be a tall forward, not quite nimble enough to be a tall, athletic mid-fielder.

[GWW]

Bit unfair on Leslie.

Won 2 B & F with the Bears.

[Punk Rooster]

Bit unfair on Leslie.

Won 2 B & F with the Bears.

yeah, I was almost going to put an * next to Leslie- he can feel hard done by, but in the context of comparing players across their career, he was "low impact".
You could blame it on the fact that early drafts were different, in that they recruited matrue age, ready to go players.

[ORDoubleBlues]

Josh Fraser (gold coast) gone today apparently. 200 games but probably will be remembered as one of the worst ever #1 picks.

THE worst #1 EVER!

Interesting one as seem to remember he was considered the clear cut no.1 pick by most at the time but got the impression that he was a pick for his time and the game changed quite significantly over the next 4-5 years to the point where he was rendered a solid player rather than a star. Obviously Pavlich the standout at 4 behind the solid Hasleby and dud Fiora.

[dee man]

Josh Fraser (gold coast) gone today apparently. 200 games but probably will be remembered as one of the worst ever #1 picks.

THE worst #1 EVER!

Two very silly statements

Anthony Banik says hello. At least Fraser got to 200.

regards,

REB

1986 - Martin Leslie (Brisbane Bears)
1987 - Richard Lounder (Richmond)
1988 - Alex McDonald (Hawthorn)
1989 - Anthony Banik (Richmond)
1990 - Stephen Hooper (Geelong)
1991 - John Hutton (Brisbane)
1992 - Drew Banfield (West Coast)
1993 - Darren Gaspar (Sydney)
1994 - Jeff White (Fremantle)
1995 - Clive Waterhouse (Fremantle)
1996 - Michael Gardiner (West Coast)
1997 - Travis Johnstone (Melbourne)
1998 - Des Headland (Brisbane Lions)
1999 - Josh Fraser (Collingwood)
2000 - Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
2001 - Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
2002 - Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
2003 - Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
2004 - Brett Deledio (Richmond)
2005 - Marc Murphy (Carlton)
2006 - Bryce Gibbs (Carlton)
2007 - Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton)
2008 - Jack Watts (Melbourne)

Those in RED- Spuds compared to Fraser
Those in ORANGE- On par with the AVERAGE MAN
Those in GREEN- Make Fraser look like a spud
WATTS is too early to call.
Josh played some very handy games for Collingwood- probably not quite big enough to be a (damaging) ruckman, not big-bodied enough to be a tall forward, not quite nimble enough to be a tall, athletic mid-fielder.

is north melbourne the only team to never have a number one draft pck?

[bloods08]

Adelaide, Port and Essendon as well

[Jim05]

Chance Bateman has retired

[Strawb]

Wojo may retire from the cats

[MatteeG]

Would have thought Clive was a better player than Fraser Punky?

Very hit and miss but his best >>> Fraser's.