2017 VFL Magpies Off-Season and Recruiting

supercoachcaptain · Post by **supercoachcaptain** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:31 pm

MagpieBat wrote: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...

Magpie Bat - a well educated crusader on VFL matters. Some handy info to add to your vast library of resources. AFL Standalone teams in the VFL operate with a salary cap of $165k.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:09 pm

165k?

Has that amount been reduced in recent years? Because my understanding was that the 250k cap applied across the comp.

supercoachcaptain · Post by **supercoachcaptain** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:27 pm

Actually increased in recent years.

Different figures for different models ie fully aligned,VFL standalone

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:40 pm

Thanks for the intel.

All the more credit then to the club for being able to attract the players that they have over recent years and being able to retain most of them...

John Wren · Post by **John Wren** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:17 pm

^ we'd have less players to pay given a bulk of them are already contracted at the afl level.

in other off season news, our illustrious gm is heading to the neafl as its operations manager. we're on the hunt for a new vfl gm.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:11 pm

Any truth to the rumour that you've already been tapped for the job on the back of your outstanding tenure as Nick's coach, sadly cut short by a palace coup...?

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:31 pm

John Wren · Post by **John Wren** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:12 pm

http://m.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2016 ... r-vfl-pies

we've signed four new players and retained 10 from last season. joining moloney as absentees for next year will be jez taylor, ferg and cal matheson.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:25 am

Cheers, JW. The OP has been updated. Merry Christmas...

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:59 am

John Wren wrote:http://m.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2016-12-22/four-prechristmas-signings-for-vfl-pies

we've signed four new players and retained 10 from last season. joining moloney as absentees for next year will be jez taylor, ferg and cal matheson.

Like the Tahana Signing. Was Highly Rated in his 17th Year but did not come on in the 18th to not get Drafted. Be Intresting to Follow

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 4:16 am

Some familiar faces...

https://twitter.com/CollingwoodFC/statu ... 6116143104

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:20 pm

MagpieBat wrote:Some familiar faces...

https://twitter.com/CollingwoodFC/statu ... 6116143104

I recgonise:

Close
Tardew

That is it.

Presti35 · Post by **Presti35** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:41 am

Any more news guys?

Is the list finalised?

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:12 am

Nope.

If the pattern of the past holds up, the list won't be finalised until after at least the first couple of practice matches.

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:34 pm

MagpieBat wrote:Nope.

If the pattern of the past holds up, the list won't be finalised until after at least the first couple of practice matches.

Last Year I think it was Finalized During the Week before RD 1

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2017 VFL Magpies Off-Season and Recruiting