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Reply #15 –
It seems we've lost our first player(s) to the poaching expansion clubs.

Both
Kate Gillespie-Jones
and
Danielle Hardiman

are now North Melbourne players.

Full list of current swaps...
GEELONG CONFIRMED SIGNINGS
Richelle Cranston (Melbourne), forward/midfielder
Melissa Hickey (Melbourne), defender
Erin Hoare (Melbourne), ruck
Anna Teague (Melbourne), defender

NORTH MELBOURNE CONFIRMED SIGNINGS
Daria Bannister (Western Bulldogs), forward
Jenna Bruton (Western Bulldogs), midfielder
Jess Duffin (nee Cameron, Collingwood), forward/defender
Jasmine Garner (Collingwood), forward
Kate Gillespie-Jones (Carlton), defender/ruck
Danielle Hardiman (Carlton), defender
Emma Kearney (Western Bulldogs), midfielder
Tahlia Randall (Brisbane), ruck
Maddison Smith (Clarence, Tasmania), forward
Jaime Stanton (Brisbane), midfielder/half-back

Re: AFLW trade/poaching period begins

Reply #16 –
Thanks for keeping us up to date with this. Much appreciated. Shame about KGJ and DH.

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Reply #17 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
It seems we've lost our first player(s) to the poaching expansion clubs.

Both
Kate Gillespie-Jones
and
Danielle Hardiman

are now North Melbourne players.

Full list of current swaps...
GEELONG CONFIRMED SIGNINGS
Richelle Cranston (Melbourne), forward/midfielder
Melissa Hickey (Melbourne), defender
Erin Hoare (Melbourne), ruck
Anna Teague (Melbourne), defender

NORTH MELBOURNE CONFIRMED SIGNINGS
Daria Bannister (Western Bulldogs), forward
Jenna Bruton (Western Bulldogs), midfielder
Jess Duffin (nee Cameron, Collingwood), forward/defender
Jasmine Garner (Collingwood), forward
Kate Gillespie-Jones (Carlton), defender/ruck
Danielle Hardiman (Carlton), defender
Emma Kearney (Western Bulldogs), midfielder
Tahlia Randall (Brisbane), ruck
Maddison Smith (Clarence, Tasmania), forward
Jaime Stanton (Brisbane), midfielder/half-back

Damn! I rally rate Hardiman. She may not be that quick, but she is a great competitor and was an excellent defender for us in the last 2 years. Gillespie-Jones was also a very solid defender for us.
Nor will they be easy for us to replace.
Live Long and Prosper!

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Reply #18 –
Quote from: crashlander – on
Damn! I rally rate Hardiman. She may not be that quick, but she is a great competitor and was an excellent defender for us in the last 2 years. Gillespie-Jones was also a very solid defender for us.
Nor will they be easy for us to replace.

You can sort of see what is happening, the whole competition is being taken to a new lower less professional level, to make the games more open and scoring higher.

There is some irony that the new teams are focused mostly of defenders, especially given the AFLs criticism of Carlton.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"
 

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Reply #19 –
Quote from: crashlander – on
Damn! I rally rate Hardiman. She may not be that quick, but she is a great competitor and was an excellent defender for us in the last 2 years. Gillespie-Jones was also a very solid defender for us.
Nor will they be easy for us to replace.

Yep.

KGJ was one of the targetted KPF on the infamous whiteboard that got leaked. Turned into a defender. While good size, nothing to really write home about with footy smarts.
Hardiman on the other hand is probably not quite the size of KGJ, but has a better footy brain. Managed to get in the votes a few times last year.

Still, with Davey (hopefully) coming back, we will require one less of them in the team every week.

Better losing from an area we are abundant in rather than say, mids.

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Reply #20 –
All seems very quiet, isn't today D-Day for signings?
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Reply #21 –
Quote from: LP – on
All seems very quiet, isn't today D-Day for signings?

Geelong picked up a couple of our 2017 delisted players, but it would appear that there isn’t much demand for our wooden spooners.

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Reply #22 –
Quote from: Navy Maven – on
Geelong picked up a couple of our 2017 delisted players, but it would appear that there isn’t much demand for our wooden spooners.

Injuries aside, we won't be wooden spooners next season.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Reply #23 –
Quote from: LP – on
Injuries aside, we won't be wooden spooners next season.

We need to get some elite talent in the middle of the ground to avoid that. But I dare say we’d at least be better than Geelong. They’re list thus far is underwhelming at best.

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Reply #24 –
Quote from: Navy Maven – on
Geelong picked up a couple of our 2017 delisted players, but it would appear that there isn’t much demand for our wooden spooners.

Which of our delisted players did they pick up?

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Reply #25 –
Quote from: ianh – on
Which of our delisted players did they pick up?

Jordan Ivey and......Kate Darby (?)

Neither played with us this passed season, although Ivey was recoverring from an ACL i think.

Nothing we should be worried about.

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Reply #27 –
She probably needed a new start. Her time at Collingwood has been a disaster. Especially if she is not the focus, then she might play better.
Live Long and Prosper!

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Reply #28 –
North have done Collingwood a favour here.  Mo hope has been the most overrated footballer since Shane wowoeful.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

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Reply #29 –
Quote from: Navy Maven – on
We need to get some elite talent in the middle of the ground to avoid that. But I dare say we’d at least be better than Geelong. They’re list thus far is underwhelming at best.

Don't worry about them, they get some of those Western District farm girls on-board and end up tougher than our men, and bigger drinkers! :o
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"