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Hi All,

Enjoy these discussions each year. See below for moves and substantiated rumours I'm aware of at this stage. I'm sure I've missed plenty of things, particularly retirements at clubs I don't follow as closely, so please throw your 2 cents in. Cheers!

Claremont:
- Francis Watson, Jason Carter and Anthony Treacy are returning to Tigerland. Believe Isaiah Butters has recently signed too.
- They will also be chasing Bailey Banfield if he falls off the Freo list - he is also in discussions with Subiaco.
- Ryan Nyhuis is heading home to the NT.

East Fremantle:
- Corey Chalmers (formerly of West Perth) has signed.
- Dillon O'Reilly has returned.
- Jon Griffin has retired.

East Perth:
Not aware of anything yet?

Peel Thunder:
- Will Schofield has joined.
- Jarvis Pina and Josh Schoenfeld both look like returning.

Perth:
- Obviously some losses here with the WCE WAFL boys (Grey, Fisher, McInnes) reverting back to the Eagles list. Will McInnes rejoin Perth though?
- Will lose Logan McDonald and Nathan O'Driscoll in the AFL Draft.
- Claremont youngsters Jye Clark and Corey Hitchcock set to move across to Lathlain.
- Luke English looks set to return after being delisted by Richmond.
- Kieran Delahunty is heading home.
- Zach Ridley (Colts 2013) is returning.

South Freo:
- Assume Cam McCarthy is on board here?

Subiaco:
- Rhys Waters and Ben Newton have retired.
- Kyal Horsley also likely to hang them up and join Claremont in a coaching role under Ash Prescott who he worked with at Gold Coast.
- Expect Josh Deluca and Jack Mayo to return.
- Claremont youngster Lachlan Davis has joined, along with Lewis Putt (Scarborough Ammos), William Michell (West Perth Colts 2014) and Tom Denton (formerly of East Freo).

Swan Districts:
- Denver Grainger-Barras will be drafted.
- Jesse Palmer (East Point) and Christopher Jones (Emerald) have joined.

West Perth:
- Will be interesting to see what happens with Luke Meadows; believe he feels an obligation to head back to Box Hill where he was supposed to play this year.
- Understand Rudy Riddoch will be welcomed back.
- Brayden Antonio has retired. Believe Laine Rasmussen is weighing up his future.

Great work Lions Den.

Interesting about Horsley. Wonder if he’d consider a playing/coaching role at Claremont?

I think Lourey retired at WP as well

I'll be disappointed but not surprised if Hitchcock leaves Tigerland. This boy can kick a goal and it was very strange that Harris never gave him even a sniff of a league debut

Yep great insight LionsDen....Seems like Harrold and Mills have gone from EF playing list as well....also I heard of two EF youngsters looking to head over to Perth as well....one with league experience, the other with none....more to come no doubt over the coming weeks...

Thanks Lions Den. Good to see we were onto it with Lewis Putt. Is he Ian's boy?

KCEF wrote: Great work Lions Den.

Interesting about Horsley. Wonder if he’d consider a playing/coaching role at Claremont?

I think Lourey retired at WP as well

Wouldn't think Horse will be playing, going down a similar road to Schoey who assisted down at Tigerland before coming back to Subi Colts then onto league, expect something similar for Horse, he's a natural leader and after a short apprenticeship expect he will take over from Wardman.

Freezin wrote: Yep great insight LionsDen....Seems like Harrold and Mills have gone from EF playing list as well....also I heard of two EF youngsters looking to head over to Perth as well....one with league experience, the other with none....more to come no doubt over the coming weeks...

Was one of those Loersch??

EF

Add Josh Schoenfeld
Remove Cameron Loersch (Perth)

No Loersch was not one of them....both younger from memory....still time for them to stay at EF though....not sure Perth would even be interested or even need them....

KCEF wrote:

Freezin wrote: Yep great insight LionsDen....Seems like Harrold and Mills have gone from EF playing list as well....also I heard of two EF youngsters looking to head over to Perth as well....one with league experience, the other with none....more to come no doubt over the coming weeks...

Was one of those Loersch??

EF

Add Josh Schoenfeld
Remove Cameron Loersch (Perth)

Is Loersch heading to Lathlain KCEF?

Loersch deal done. He is on Perth senior list