The Rookies of 2010

[mightytiges]

Did they change the rookie rules so you can keep a rookie for a third year without having to redraft him?

Yes. New rule as compensation for GC & GWS being handed all but the cup.

Ta FF.

So IMO Gourdis should remain on our rookie list as he's still unproven at best.

Mind you there' that rumour that's been around for a month or so saying Hislop will be delisted and then rookie listed. A waste of a rookie spot IMO. Either you believe a player on your senior list will make it or not. We did the same with Howat and that was a complete waste of a rookie spot.

If the rumour is true MT I wonder if it has something to do with his injury and the recovery time. I remember when I was speaking to young Tommy about his ops and it sounded it nasty - removing excess bone from his kneecap 

You don't like hearing about any player copping a nasty injury like that but if he hadn't got injured surely he was at high risk of being delisted anyway.

[Infamy]

If Hislop wasn't injured he would also have had much more chance to prove himself also

[tdy]

OK I concede I am taking a tough line and many here think we should keep a number of our rookies with some good reason.  All I point out is we should not repeat the re recruiting and holding on to rookies and peripheral players mistakes of Wallaces era.

It is a weeding exercise as much as a building, growing exercise.  And if your weeding you need many to choose from.