2017 VFL Magpies Off-Season and Recruiting

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:30 pm

Lazza wrote:I hope Brett Eddy returns.

Rookie listed by Port.

Presti35 · Post by **Presti35** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 3:11 am

I'd also be interested in Anthony Morabito's plans for 2017.

As we all know, he has had 3 reconstructions on the same knee (his left). Has just turned 25 and could have been anything by now if the injuries didn't happen.

I think he's worth a VFL spot anyway.

Anyone know if Michael Still is planning on returning to VP? Also wondering if 24 year old Ryan Pendlebury will come back, with his chance of getting rookie listed by Collingwood all but gone?

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:40 am

If Ryan sticks around, there's a fair chance he gets the captaincy, with Moloney departed and Hellier likely to be out for a while with his ACL (anyone know how that went, by the way...?)

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:55 pm

We've got an offer in front of delisted Hawk and 2014 Liston Trophy winner Alex Woodward:

Paul Amy ‏@PaulAmy375 Dec 1

Class act Alex Woodward weighs up the future. Meets Collingwood VFL today but has plenty of offers to mull over.

https://twitter.com/PaulAmy375/status/8 ... wsrc%5Etfw

Let it be so! Woodward would be a huge get! Fully fit, he is an excellent replacement for (and arguably an upgrade on) the departing Ben Moloney...

Post by **Jezza** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:48 pm

He would be a good recruit for the VFL side if he remains fit.

Only worry is he's succumbed to many serious injuries over the years.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 11:32 pm

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:53 pm

MagpieBat wrote:We've got an offer in front of delisted Hawk and 2014 Liston Trophy winner Alex Woodward:

Paul Amy ‏@PaulAmy375 Dec 1

Class act Alex Woodward weighs up the future. Meets Collingwood VFL today but has plenty of offers to mull over.
https://twitter.com/PaulAmy375/status/8 ... wsrc%5Etfw

Let it be so! Woodward would be a huge get! Fully fit, he is an excellent replacement for (and arguably an upgrade on) the departing Ben Moloney...

We be up against the Rest of the VFL Teams to get him though

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:54 pm

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 11:47 am

We Signed Alex Woodward from Hawks. Hope he can get Thru a Full Season

https://twitter.com/PaulAmy375/status/8 ... 68?lang=en

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 7:09 pm

Post by **Jezza** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:25 pm

Welcome to the club, Alex.

Good pick up.

Presti35 · Post by **Presti35** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 4:29 am

How may spots do we have available?

Are we expecting any more departures? And have we been linked to any other players?

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:20 am

Teams like ours usually have about 20 to 25 players on their VFL list, plus a few development list players (equivalent to rookies). There's a salary cap of about $250k or so that has to go around for all of them.

In terms of who we've been linked to, according to Paul Amy, we're really keen on Norwood key defender Michael Chippendale:

https://twitter.com/PaulAmy375/status/8 ... 9943176192

We have become quite good at holding onto the bulk of our players over the last few years. Whether that changes because of relationships some players may have built with Tapping that they don't have with Rivers remains to be seen, but no news is good news on the existing player front, I guess.

If we can hold the likes of Hellier/Still/Pendlebury/Kelly/Gray/Howe/Smith together, we will have done well and will have plenty of good backup/assistance for the VFL in 2017...

Presti35 · Post by **Presti35** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 6:56 am

MagpieBat wrote:In terms of who we've been linked to, according to Paul Amy, we're really keen on Norwood key defender Michael Chippendale

What a tease.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 5:47 pm

Our VFL team's General Manager is off to pastures greener elsewhere:

https://twitter.com/PaulAmy375/status/8 ... 3978176513

https://twitter.com/PaulAmy375/status/8 ... 5859574784

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2017 VFL Magpies Off-Season and Recruiting