Would like us to try a midfield of Stocker, Dow, Fisher, Cripps, Williams, Cerra, Kemp, Hewett, Walsh, Setterfield, Carroll, Silvagni, Kennedy and, if it’s not too late, SPS.

Lewis Young as our main ruck for the rest of the year till Pittonet gets back. Not TDK.

Would like us to try a midfield of Stocker, Dow, Fisher, Cripps, Williams, Cerra, Kemp, Hewett, Walsh, Setterfield, Carroll, Silvagni, Kennedy and, if it’s not too late, SPS.

Lewis Young as our main ruck for the rest of the year till Pittonet gets back. Not TDK.

Did you see Young in the ruck last week? TDK looked like Simon Madden by comparison.
I'd take JSOS over Young every time. At least he shows some aggression.

TDK either jumps over the other bloke and wins the tap, or he gets comprehensively beaten, wasn't much middle ground.
I agree that Young's aggression wasn't quite there, but his size at least made Darcy think about his tactics/having to do more than just run straight through TDK, and I don't think Freo had the same ascendency from the center bounce once they moved him in there.

He's not fantastic, but at the very least - we've got the midfield group that justneeds a guy to simply break even here.

Given that Parks is now also injured, and McGovern is always going to struggle with his body... and McDonald has back issues... Which leave the only mid-sized defender on our list as Plowman... I'd like to see Kemp spend the next month in defence in the VFL.

I would def try JSOS in McGovern's defensive interceptor role.
He has the footy smarts to get into the right positions, he is hard and brave and will stand in the way of a big leading forward, he is a strong mark, and he can deliver by hand or foot to the right spot in a way that sets up the next play.
And, he has some sort of defensive pedigree .
He is a perfect swingman who can play forward most of the time, do some time in the middle (think Jobe Watson as well as his ruck role), but also go back to fill in gap (eg. when McGovern is injured) or as a change-up tactic during a game.

SOJ is doing fine as a forward/2nd ruck. I wouldn’t be moving him back. I reckon Docherty will play that intercept role in the absence of McGovern and Marchbank. When/if OMac returns, he could potentially play an anchor role which would allow Weitering or Young (or Plowman?) to zone off a bit more.

Setterfield in the middle. Walsh / Fisher as the offensive wing, Docherty as the defensive wing. Stocker at half back in Doc's spot.

Like the Williams half forward suggestion too.

In a similar vein, Boyd as a small forward. Fast, pressure is good and hopefully will then give him the confidence to use his skills.

I did like how much space Fisher seemed to have last week, yes against a team near the bottom, but I feel his role in the side could be as a wingman, and not as a half forward.

Bring Doc to the other wing and Williams in Docs spot and all of a sudden Im not too worried about our wings anymore.

Lots to like about our current depth.

I do love the suggestion, but would prefer at least one tall marking wingman like an Andrew walker or Jarrod Waite....Marchbank is who the club had their eyes on 3 preseasons back before his injuries.