Will we elevate a rookie player?

[Smokey]

if Simmo goes on the LTI list rather than retire mid season  then we can promote a player off the rookie list (I think thats correct)  should of done the same last season when Kane Johnson retired !

Why?  Who would we have promoted that would've/could've/should've played seniors?

 just gives us the option if required

It doesn't gives us any extra options at all.  Promoting someone for the sake of it is just a complete waste of money.  If a player goes on the LTIL then we do not have to promote anyone.  If a rookie plays well and puts his hand up for selection then we can do that when we intend to pick him, not a moment before.  So I'll ask my question again - when Johnson retired last season which rookie should we have promoted so they could play seniors?

Edit:

I just reread your post and my reply 632, and I may have misconstrued your meaning.  By options, if you mean the opportunity to promote someone if we want to then yes, you are correct.  My answer was more based around the reality of last year's situation and this year's.  In both years we did/do not have any rookies anywhere near ready or worth promoting so I was responding to that scenario - we didn't have extra options because no-one will be able to take advantage of it.  If a player gets injured and can't be replaced from within the current list then the LTIL option will be available anyway but we don't have anyone in that situation.  The only chance we 'might' have had was if Browne was still a rookie and he could have replaced Simmonds - like for like - then we could justify a case for a retiree becoming 'injured', but last year and this year we had/have no-one in that position so that's why I'm saying it gives us no extra options.  Remembering of course, that we get a chance in 2 weeks anyway and the only one remotely close to justifying a call-up is Gourdis so we only need that one spot.

[Go Richo 12]

This club needs an ethnic just like Pods at the Catery.

Gourdis is the man no question about it

Are you forgetting about Nahas? Polak?

polak aint an ethnic he doesnt play like one should never have been rookied in the first place. Sympathy vote

As for Nahas well if he keeps playing like he did saturday he will find himself on the outer quick smart

Polak is ethnic!

[Tigeritis™©®]

who is the smallest?

Robert Hicks it is  

[cub]

What about Justin Bieber - He fills the little turd criteria 

[one-eyed]

Isn't after the break we can automatically elevate another rookie?

If so I think it will be Gourdis

after the mid season break


any or all the rookies can be added without the need for a LTI

Contin and Gourdis look likely

Pretty sure after Round 11 you can only have 1 "nominated rookie" who can then play AFL

Did we find out for sure whether we can promote another rookie after round 11 or after the mid-season break?

[Penelope]

If the claims about Hislop going for surgery and ending his season are true then there is a possible rookie promotion there.

[Infamy]

You'd expect Gourdis to get the nod given he was again listed as having a good game keeping his man to one goal
Now with Hislop on the LTIL O'Reilly could be a surprise elevation later in the season given he's come into Coburg Seniors and been named in the bests already

[Ramps]

Gourdis should be next in line. We need to see if he can play full back.

[wayne]

I guess you go the guys that have been around a while?

If Hislop is on the LTIL then maybe Gourdis and Gilligan. See if they can play, if they can't then they've had enough chances and we can get rid of them.

[mightytiges]

With McGuane going down in comes Gourdis off the rookie list you would guess.

[one-eyed]

Gourdis must have been promoted off the rookie list if he is now being named in the Richmond squad?

[Con65]

Gourdis must have been promoted off the rookie list if he is now being named in the Richmond squad?

He was named an emergency for the Brisbane game 2 weeks ago..

I confirmed at Club80 on Tuesday night that he had been elevated off the rookie list.

[Rodgerramjet]

Why does everyone want Contin and where has the hype come from???   

He's a raw in and under player playing Coburg reserves.

Give him time.

Afuckinmen

[1965]

Why does everyone want Contin and where has the hype come from???   

He's a raw in and under player playing Coburg reserves.

Give him time.

Aeffinmen

Took me a minute to work this one out.

A-effin-men indeeed

 

[one-eyed]

Roberts was one of the two rookies we were allowed to promote at the start of the season given we have no veteran listed players. So only Polly is left there. Gourdis was our allowed midseason rookie promotion I'd presume. Add to that will Foley now join Hislop on the LTIL? That pretty much gives us around 4 or so potential free spots for rookie promotions if a Hicks or O'Reilly play well at Coburg over the next few weeks.