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that was stupid bay fc but thank you ❤️❤️
#i will miss malonson#but sam hiatt is my girl#ol reign#seattle reign#sam hiatt#nwsl expansion draft
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Expansion Draft: Protected List Predictions
I haven't seen any protected lists published yet, so below I've listed out who I think each team will/should protect. Other than the +1, they aren't in any particular order. We'll see how close I come soon!
Angel City:
Claire Emslie
Ali Riley
MA Vignola
Alyssa Thompson
Syd Leroux
Angelina Anderson
Amandine Henry
Jun Endo
Giselle Thompson
(+1) Scarlet Camberos
Chicago Red Stars:
Alyssa Naeher
Tatumn Milazzo
Arin Wright
Julia Bianchi
Penelope Hocking
Ava Cook
Jenna Bike
Ally Schlegel
Cari Roccaro
(+1) Jill Aguilera
Houston Dash:
Jane Campbell
Sophie Schmidt
Natalie Jacobs
Katie Lind
Diana Ordoñez
Michelle Alozie
Sarah Puntigam
Nichelle Prince
Andressa Alves
(+1) Joelle Anderson (rights)
Kansas City Current
Gabrielle Robinson
Michelle Cooper
Debinha
Lo'eau LaBonta
Haillie Mace
Elizabeth Ball
Vanessa DiBernardo
Kristen Hamilton
Morgan Gautrat
(+1) Cece Kizer
NJ/NY Gotham FC:
Lynn Williams
Yazmeen Ryan
Jenna Nighswonger
Kristie Mewis
Midge Purce
Kelley O'Hara
Maitana López
Katie Stengel
Esther González
(+1) Nealy Martin
North Carolina Courage:
Kaleigh Kurtz
Ryan Williams
Narumi Miura
Casey Murphy
Denise O'Sullivan
Kerolin
Malia Berkely
Tyler Lussi
Rikako Kobayashi
(+1) Brianna Pinto
OL Reign:
Lauren Barnes
Alana Cook
Sofia Huerta
Jordyn Huitema
Bethany Balcer
Jess Fishlock
Veronica Latsko
Quinn
Claudia Dickey
(+1) Sam Hiatt
Portland Thorns:
Sam Coffey
Bella Bixby
Morgan Weaver
Kelli Hubly
Emily Menges
Hina Sugita
Sophia Smith
Olivia Moultrie
Janine Beckie
(+1) Rocky Rodriguez
Racing Louisville:
Abby Erceg
Katie Lund
Lauren Milliet
Carson Pickett
Savannah DeMelo
Ary Borges
Jaelin Howell
Elli Pikkujämsä
Thembi Kgatlana
(+1) Paige Monaghan
San Diego Wave:
Danny Colaprico
Naomi Girma
Kailen Sheridan
Alex Morgan
Jaedyn Shaw
Rachel Hill
Sofia Jakobssen
Taylor Kornieck
Abby Dahlkemper
(+1) Kristen McNabb
Washington Spirit:
Sam Staab
Gabby Carle
Ashley Hatch
Tara McKeown
Aubrey Kingsbury
Andi Sullivan
Trinity Rodman
Ashley Sanchez
Ouleymata Sarr
(+1) Paige Metayer
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Between the expansion draft, free agency, USWNT documentary, and Meadema documentary I cannot deal both rn and for the foreseeable future
#this is all too much#my little brain cannot comprehend#uswnt#under pressure#meadema#vivianne miedema#beth mead#step by step#arsenal wfc#free agency#nwsl#expansion draft
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Here are the major rules for the Expansion Draft itself. I will be doing a deeper dive on the way that it works and of course keeping everyone as up to date as possible with any further news!
The biggest thing that stands out right now is that they've done away with anything that specifically applies to USWNT players, all of which are up for grabs.
The next thing is that all the free agents are highly likely to wait to commit to teams until AFTER the expansion draft, so that way they can't get drafted. Unless they negotiate a no-trade clause with their club, which seems like it would be very difficult to do considering their club would HAVE to use a spot to protect them.
And finally, the additional player protection is very interesting, and I can't wait to see who the teams protect (and I'm also terrified)
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Apparently you don't need to make trade deals if you don't have players that anyone wants 🤷♀️
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Well guys, now that that chaotic ass final/season has finished….it’s time for the most chaotic off season that the NWSL has ever seen. BUCKLE UP!
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go off utah they already have like what 5 players
honestly utah is striking gold by letting all of the mormons come home
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The RE—CAP Show: Tobin & Christen Contextualize the Expansion Draft
Today's conversation was one of emotional highs and lows as our hosts unpack the drama and trauma of the NWSL Expansion Draft. In this episode, Tobin and Christen discuss the heartbreaking yet hopeful realities of playing in the American sports market. Christen dives into the topic of treating players like human beings, while Tobin gets personal and takes us through her experience with the expansion draft.
Want to hear how this episode's community questions segment got rebranded into Community Questions Gone Wrong? Tune into the latest episode of The RE—CAP Show to get the scoop!
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can someone who understands the nwsl explain to me wtf the draft expansion is im so confused
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For everyone who’s upset that NWSL free-agency has been slow and boring so far, this is exactly why most people are going to choose to wait to sign until after the expansion draft:
Angel City now has to either be okay with another team picking up Giselle or use 1 of their 9 protection spots on a player that hasn’t played a single minute of professional soccer in their life.
#this signing could have waited and they’re dumb as shit for doing it now#all because they’re merchandising department used a clip of an A. Thompson jersey#😂😂😂#angel city fc#uswnt
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congrats elyse
they better treat you right ❤️
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Expansion Draft Step 3: Mock Draft
So here’s how I think it would go (or how it would go if I were in charge of every single team in the league).
Bay selects Sam Hiatt from the Reign
Reign protects Elyse Bennett
Utah selects Sarah Griffith from Chicago
Chicago protects Jenna Bike
Bay selects Ryanne Brown from the Reign
Reign is out of the draft
Utah selects Amanda Kowalski from Chicago
Chicago is out of the draft
Bay selects Kyra Carusa from Wave
Wave protects Sofia Jakobssen
Utah selects Thembi Kgatlana from Louisville
Louisville protects Paige Monaghan
Bay selects Tyler Lussi from North Carolina
North Carolina protects Tess Boade
Utah selects Julia Lester from Louisville
Louisville is out of the draft
Bay selects Rachel Hill from Wave
Wave is out of the draft
Bay selects Katelyn Rowland from North Carolina
Draft is over
I feel pretty comfortable with the first two selections (although Griffith and Bike could be swapped), but then Bay’s second selection is where it really could go anywhere - I think there’s a ton of good forwards available to them from teams that Utah doesn’t get to pick from, so they would probably go for an outside back or maybe a goalkeeper in this round, but that could be Ryanne Brown or Jill Aguilera, or even Laurel Ivory or Maia Pérez. If they were to take Aguilera instead, I would say that Utah probably takes Shae Homes as their second choice and then things generally stay the same from there, and if Bay were to take a goalkeeper from Reign instead of an outside back, they would probably then take Haley Hopkins or maybe Brianna Pinto as their second choice from North Carolina.
Two things worth noting: first, pretty much across the board, if a player that I expect to be the extra protected player doesn’t get that designation, I think they will be taken as the second drafted player. Second, I think the decision not to protect Thembi Kgatlana initially is baffling, unless a) she wanted to leave, or b) the approach was simply to determine protected/unprotected based on how many regular season minutes each player played in 2023 to reduce locker room tensions.
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It's protection list time! Here are all the protection lists from each team who needs to submit one as well as the teams who have protection in the draft!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Even if a team has protection from one expansion side they could still lose TWO players, as there are no rules about expansion teams double dipping (ex. Racing has protection from the Bay but not Utah, so Utah could take two of thier players if they wanted to)
As usual, if you've got any questions feel free to drop them in my inbox and I'll do my best to answer!
#soccer#nwsl#woso#expansion draft#uswnt#north carolina courage#ol reign#racing louisville fc#chicago red stars#san diego wave#utah royals#bay fc
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We quite literally gave away two players for much less than they’re worth. Collective woso isn’t losing their minds right now because it was such a good deal
People need to lower their expectations on what those two players are worth and probably admit we have always overpaid other teams for players. $100k for Paige Nielsen who we got for free in an expansion draft is not a bad deal. $75k for 34 year old amandine Henry who is too slow for NWSL now is a fine deal
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Unrelated to the games tonight but the other day a friend told me that with the upcoming NWSL expansion, the new teams would hold a draft where they can choose players from active rosters and they have no choice but to go? And I swear I remember reading that there's a stipulation in their contracts that gives them the agency to make that decision themselves. So does anyone have any info about what that process is like?
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i just read this article and like was the “wrinkle” not like obvious i thought this was known???
anyways orlando pride sitting there like
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