aboynamedsue wrote:
Crusader wrote:
The Best 23
B: Cowan Weitering Haynes
HB: Florent Dean Newman
C: Hollands Cripps Cottrell
R: Pittonet Hewett Smith
HF: Hayward Kemp Walsh
F: Ainsworth McKay Williams
I: Carroll Saad O’Keeffe Cerra Moir
That’s not so bad. Way more motion in the front half & enough defenders if Vossy wants to set that high line that he loves.
And, just for good measure…
The Rest 23
B: Boyd L.Young Charleson
HB: Wilson <SSP> L.Camporeale
C: Acres Lord Chesser
R: Reidy Ison B.Camporeale
HF: Binns Duffy Evans
F: Fogarty <SSP> Motlop
I: O’Farrell Monahan <ND> <ND> <CatB>
McGovern, Hollands, White & F.Young all gone.
O’Farrell to the LTI. Take your time lad. We need the spot.
2x mature bookends to trial over summer.
2x mids in the draft with Dean & Ison.
1x Cat. B (indigenous) on the league’s dollar.
Good post. A few random comments:
* Weitering, L.Young & HoF (LTI) are the only key defenders on our list. The other options (Dean, Haynes, Cowan, M.Carroll) are not suited to the body-on-body against 195+cm forwards. Dean might be eventually, but not yet. I hope we target depth in that position in the SSP. I would be going for a mature age player who can provide depth for a couple of years while HoF recovers/develops. Charlie Dean, Sam Frost, Jacob Blight, Ethan Phillips are the types I would invite to training.
Absolutely, a full-grown man required for the defensive post. I think O’Farrell HAS to go on LTI early to open up the spot. It’ll be a bit jarring for him, but his head is 100% screwed on right. A mid season trip to the US would be good for him. Take some big swings and throw a bit of weight on.
I’d add Wade Derksen to your list of candidates. He’s ready to take his shot at either end.
aboynamedsue wrote:
* Give McGovern a one year contract to give us depth in attack. If Kemp goes down again, McGovern wouldn’t be the worst option to have in reserve.
I think we just have to move on. I won’t have any ill will for the bloke. He got injured, then [REDACTED] up. Maybe he was the driving force, maybe the piss poor HP culture swallowed him up. I don’t know. But, he copped a significant whack & got to work making good on his mistake.
We’re going with Kemp, Moir & now Ison in his spot. If he wants to be the dirt-cheap SSP rookie deal back up, he’s welcome to try.
aboynamedsue wrote:
* Cottrell, Kemp, Newman and Smith will be like new recruits for us. I wonder if Newman will be based in defence or the wing?
Bit of both, I’d say. I think the added run will give Vossy the opening to play that aggressive press that he likes. I thought it was good footy over the last few years, but the midfield plodders let us down when the opposition got wise.
aboynamedsue wrote:
* If we have to cut a contracted player, I would rather it be Binns or Boyd than E.Hollands. We obviously don’t know the full story, but I would be very disappointed in the club’s professionalism if we’re moving EH out the door because he’s unpopular with a certain higher profile teammate (as rumoured). Based on on-field performance (which is what matters most ultimately), EH is well ahead of Binns & Boyd in my opinion. Unless EH is in legal trouble again, I really hope we honour his contract. Handcuff him to Boak over the summer.
Maybe… I think I’m leaning to no. I just keep circling around to the fact that we’ve been the wokest, softly-softly mindfulness above all else club in living memory, and he’s still [REDACTED] up. If it’s not the drugs, it’s the drink. If not the drink, it’s something else… If the new regime think he can come around, sure. Make it work.
I’d rather we try and forge what remains.
aboynamedsue wrote:
* White & F.Young are a bit unlucky but unfortunately I think they have to be moved on. If it’s a choice between the two, I’d lean towards keeping F.Young.
I’d love to see them both retained, but it’d require two of Binns, Fogarty or Boyd to be shown the door and all three are a net loss for the type of culture we’re trying to instill.
aboynamedsue wrote:
* I would be cutting my losses with the Irish lads.
The other avenue to retaining both White & Young?
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