2009 AFL Retirements

[westcoastpanther]

The Bulldogs announced today that Malcolm Lynch and Guy O'Keefe have been delisted

Is Stephen Tiller still contracted for another year?

[gadj1976]

Tom Harley will finish up later today

yep, it's official!

[Rik E Boy]

Tommy you bloody legend.

A bloke who went from being a Reserves player at Norwood to a dual premiership player for the best team in the land. Plenty of people might remember Tom as a bloke who was more than lucky to get an AA gig last year, but I'll remember him as a top defender who with Milburn and Scarlett held together a defence that was always under siege when our gun midfield still had L Plates on.

TOMMY HARLEY I SALUTE YOU. I'm so glad he pulled the pin and didn't take the selfish option of playing on just to get to 200 games.

regards,

REB

[stan]

Tommy you bloody legend.

A bloke who went from being a Reserves player at Norwood to a dual premiership player for the best team in the land. Plenty of people might remember Tom as a bloke who was more than lucky to get an AA gig last year, but I'll remember him as a top defender who with Milburn and Scarlett held together a defence that was always under siege when our gun midfield still had L Plates on.

TOMMY HARLEY I SALUTE YOU. I'm so glad he pulled the pin and didn't take the selfish option of playing on just to get to 200 games.

regards,

REB

Two Premierships as captain, not bad not bad at all.
He really has had a great career, yes I said great, did not quite get to 200 games, but had a good strike rate with premierships. Good luck to him and well done.

[blink]

Tommy you bloody legend.

Who is your tip for Geelong's new captain REB?

Scarlett? Ling? Maybe even Selwood?

[ORDoubleBlues]

That's a good call REB.

Sound's like he was always going to in his own mind it was just that Thompson and others were willing to let him chalk up the 200 as Sheedy did with Thompson himself.

[Rik E Boy]

Tommy you bloody legend.

Who is your tip for Geelong's new captain REB?

Scarlett? Ling? Maybe even Selwood?

I reckon Ling, then Selwood. Selwood will get the job eventually but I don't think they'll give it to him as early as next year. Selwood will get VC and he'll be groomed for the role.

regards,

REB

[Booney]

Give it to Selwood now, let him enjoy 5 or 6 years in the role then in his late 20's he can spend time grooming his replacement before spending his last few years enjoying playing without the extra burden of the Captaincy.

[ORDoubleBlues]

Give it to Selwood now, let him enjoy 5 or 6 years in the role then in his late 20's he can spend time grooming his replacement before spending his last few years enjoying playing without the extra burden of the Captaincy.

Agree wholeheartedly Boon.
Why wait because given the style of game he plays, he could be finished at 27 or 28.

[blink]

I think there are pros and cons for both sides of the argument and it will be interesting to see what the Geelong heirachy decide to do.

[magpie in the 80's]

St Kilda delists Begley, Connors, three rookies - AFL.com.au:

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

[magpie in the 80's]

Updated of whats happened so far this year

Adelaide
Robert Shirley
Nick Gill
Greg Gallman
Aaron Kite
Tom Lee

Brisbane Lions
Tim Notting (ret.)
Lachie Henderson (trd.)
Bradd Dalziell (trd.)
Scott Clouston
Scott Harding
Rhan Hooper
Kieran King
Joel Macdonald
Jason Roe
Matthew Tyler
Daniel Dzufer**
Pat Garner**
Daniel Murray**
Adam Spackman**
Joel Tippett**


Carlton
Brendan Fevola (trd.)
Adam Bentick
Jake Edwards
Adam Hartlett
Jordan Bannister
Lachlan Hill**
Darren Pfeiffer**
Luke Stanton**

Collingwood
Martin Clarke (ret.)
Anthony Rocca (ret.)
Chris Bryan
Danny Stanley
Toby Thoolen**
Johnny Bennell**
Kevin Dyas** (ret.)

Essendon
Bryce Carroll**
Thomas German**
Kade Klemke**
Rhys Magin**
Matthew Lloyd (ret.)
Scott Lucas (ret.)
Hayden Skipworth (ret)
Andrew Lovett (trd.)
Jay Nash (trd.)

Fremantle
Andrew Browne (ret.)
Adam Campbell
Daniel Gilmore
Josh Head
Brent Connelly**
Luke Pratt**
Marcus Drum (trd.)
Brett Peake (trd.)

Geelong
Matt Egan
Shane Mumford (trd.)
Kane Tenace
Adam Donohue
Dan McKenna
Scott Simpson
Bryn Weadon**
Tom Harley (ret.)

Hawthorn
Tim Boyle (ret.)
Stuart Dew (ret.)
Robbie Campbell (ret.)
Mark Williams (trd.)
Josh Kennedy (trd.)
Ben McGlynn (trd.)

Melbourne
Russell Robertson
Paul Wheatley (ret.)
Matthew Whelan (ret.)
Brock McLean (trd.)
Simon Buckley
Shane Valenti**

North Melbourne
Adam Simpson (ret.)
Shannon Watt (ret.)
Josh Gibson (trd.)
Daniel Harris
Sam Power
Matt Riggio
Michael Wundke

Port Adelaide
Peter Burgoyne (ret.)
Brendon Lade (ret.)
Toby Thurstans (ret.)
Shaun Burgoyne (trd)
Mitch Farmer (trd.)
Nick Lower
Jonathan Giles
Matthew Martin**
Jesse Laurie**

Richmond
Joel Bowden (ret.)
Kane Johnson (ret.)
Nathan Brown
Mark Coughlan
Jay Schulz (trd.)
Andrew Raines (trd.)

St Kilda
Jarryd Allen (ret.)
Max Hudghton (ret.)
Xavier Clarke (trd.)
Colm Begley
Eljay Connors
Khan Haretuku**
Ross Tungatalum**
Sam McGarry**

Sydney Swans
Leo Barry (ret.)
Jared Crouch (ret.)
Nic Fosdike (ret.)
Tadhg Kennelly (ret.)
Brendan Murphy (ret.)
Michael O'Loughlin (ret.)
Darren Jolly (trd.)
Amon Buchanan (trd.)
Barry Hall (trd.)
Ryan Brabazon
Matthew Laidlaw
Daniel O'Keefe
Tim Schmidt

West Coast
Chad Fletcher
Adam Hunter (ret.)
Tyson Stenglein (ret.)
David Wirrpanda (ret.)
Brent Staker (trd.)
Mark Seaby (trd.)
Jamie McNamara

Western Bulldogs
Scott Welsh (ret.)
Wayde Skipper
Paul O'Shea
Cameron Wight
Malcolm Lynch
Guy O'Keefe
John Shaw**
Henry White**
Chris Ogle**

NOTE: all players delisted unless otherwise specified
ret. = retired
trd = traded
**rookie listed

[magpie in the 80's]

Is Stephen Tiller still contracted for another year?

Still on the bulldogs list at this sage WCP

[Rik E Boy]

Give it to Selwood now, let him enjoy 5 or 6 years in the role then in his late 20's he can spend time grooming his replacement before spending his last few years enjoying playing without the extra burden of the Captaincy.

Nah, it's time for the Pink Pig. Ling has had experience of going through the tough times and Selwood hasn't had that experience yet. Unfortunately due to the nature of this comp the hard times will come and if it happened in 2011 or 2012 I'd prefer a more experienced player at the helm.

regards,

REB

[Pag]

Give it to Selwood now, let him enjoy 5 or 6 years in the role then in his late 20's he can spend time grooming his replacement before spending his last few years enjoying playing without the extra burden of the Captaincy.

Nah, it's time for the Pink Pig. Ling has had experience of going through the tough times and Selwood hasn't had that experience yet. Unfortunately due to the nature of this comp the hard times will come and if it happened in 2011 or 2012 I'd prefer a more experienced player at the helm.

regards,

REB

Lingy for Geelong FC Captain, Geelong Mayor, Aussie PM?

Superstar, genuinely deserves the captaincy if he gets it.

[Rik E Boy]

Ling a superstar? Probably not Pag but more often than not the bloke just keeps on getting the job done. I reckon he's only been beaten about three times in the last three seasons. Judd went well when we played Carlton, Cooney did OK against the Bullies (two weeks after that) and one night Dane Swan racked up a heap of touches. Not bad in three years.

regards,

REB

[OldCooper]

Tim Walsh from Hawthorns rookie list has also been delisted. Former Port Magpie locally, so hopefully heads back there.

[stan]

Carltopn my be interested in looking at Russel Robertson. Personally I reckon at most with the way his body is declining he can only give you 2 -3 years at most, and thats pushing it.

But it could well be an interesting move. Say Kruzer went forward and waite was fit, the 3 of them would actually be a handful, each person would provide something different. Just my opinion, but if Waite gets fit and ready they could well make the 8 next season.

[bloods08]

You can add Bradshaw to that list. He has been treated very poorly. Hope he kicks 100 next year and Fevola proves to be a dud.

[Dutchy]

Carltopn my be interested in looking at Russel Robertson. Personally I reckon at most with the way his body is declining he can only give you 2 -3 years at most, and thats pushing it.
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2-3 weeks more likely...