jimmae wrote:
Out:
Warnock, Carrazzo (ret.), Ellard, Holman, Johnson (r), Wood (r)
Likely to go:
Armfield, Giles, Walsh (r)
Outside chance:
Watson, Dick
To be elevated:
Byrne, Sheehan
To come in:
Rice (2nd round), Silvagni (2nd-3rd round), Bradley (last pick/rookie)
That's 5 spots on the senior list up for grabs, and 4 on the rookie list, with at least 2 senior spots allocated (though not picks necessarily with the incoming system) to F/S picks.
Personally I think all of the mooted names will go except Watson and, if we're super lucky, Giles. Let's assume just Watson, which will give us the following structural needs:
2 ruckman (one senior capable for 2016, one to develop)
1 KPP that can pinch hit in the ruck to develop (speed a must)
6 midfielder/flanker types with the usual emphasis on speed, foot skills and game sense, perhaps targeting a goal scoring small forward or half forward
I think if we have an available 3rd round selection we will use it to pick up a guy playing senior football who is an athletic ruckman that can develop, likely in the 22-24 y.o. bracket. If we can't find one, we'd probably be best suited to redrafting Wood or securing another discarded ruck in the rookie draft rather than outright trading for one (unless a great value deal comes up).
Additionally, we need to secure a guy for the future, someone in the 18-21 bracket. There's plenty of names and that could be at any number of our available selections, but the emphasis must be on finding someone who can lead the ruck division for 6-8 years with quality tap work and a good work rate around the ground to support the midfield.
The rest is rather straight forward: we need smalls, and we need players who could develop into hard running mids. They need to be able to earn a decent amount of unconstested football to open up the congestion our current team seems to create, preferably through foot speed/agility and sharp kicks over 25-40 m. I don't care if they're 175 cms or if they're 196 cms, if they can run <2.85s over 20 m with good early splits and dispose well under game pressure then they're in the mix.
If we net a half forward/forward pocket amongst that, and a KPP that shows natural body work in their ruck rotations, then that's pretty good. Athletic tall with clean kick is a must; smalls with elite or near too elite kicks with elite or near to elite running power is a must.
Rice, Silvagni and Bradley will help with that, but it's an important time coming up for us and we need to put a broom through slow, small types and rucks that 'do a job'.
Nice work Jim.
However.. .if we took all 3 father-sons (Rice 2nd rounder) id spew.
From what i've seen of all 3, would be lucky to take any.
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