SHE SAiiiid too I’m sure

The key word being "viable" colourman. I agree.

Would love to have had something sneaky happening in the background to get Darcy from Freo, given we didn't try to lure Meek, and the other was Marshall from the Saints. That would enable us to play TDK as the 2nd tall if our KPF's were injured and SOS as the 3rd tall.

Grundy was always going to be too expensive, or cost us TDK. Need bonafide back up in the ruck to step in if needed (Mirkov, Lemmey O'Keefe are nowhere near ready) .

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Lol so our President who was the CEO of PWC (you know that tiny accounting firm) and Cook who is probably the best CEO in the comp both just oversaw long term deals to Cripps, Harry and Charlie and now they’re saying Austin needs help? Hard to believe this one

Well... when you put it that way...

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In your opinion…

And, after 3 National Drafts (not 2), who are our tall/medium forward backups??

Caminiti starred in a practice match, is 6 or 7 years younger than Jack, Charlie & Harry, and ended up at the Saints and is doing very well on a minimum contract.

I guess you missed the point on how HOK arrived on the list, which is the exactly the point being made…

And you didn’t address the Binns/Campo twins question… we already have enough turnover merchants on the list

And what happens if Pittonet or TDK get hurt?

Two years for LOB, how many years for Philp (based on what exactly?) and Young?

One quality tall defender, what happens if Weiters goes down?

Paying overs for players trade wise, massive contracts handed out, some poor trades… other clubs have found it a pleasurable experience trading with us which isn’t really a good thing

Agree the list is in better shape than when SOS left, and to an extent, some gaps have been addressed.

And we should be doing better on field than what we are, which is a coaching issue.

However after 3 National drafts/trade periods, the list still has gaps, and the salary cap is a mess. And that’s Austin’s responsibility. Unfortunately he’s learning on the job

Need some real changes at years end to improve our depth

We need some more run through the middle, another small X factor forward and a KPD. Importantly we need some run and players who use the ball well

IMO names like Philp Fogarty Honey Cuningham Dow Marchbank Fisher O’Brien need to go as they aren’t taking us any further

Ed will probably retire and there must be question marks over Mirkov Kemp Carroll & Martin

Yep. That's what I said.

Why don't you try enjoying the ride instead of wallowing with the rest of the negative Nancy's? There is no perfect list. THere's always opportunities for every team to improve. We're currently 3rd on the ladder and Sam Walsh hasn't played a game. Life's pretty good.

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Hey….

remember when we recruited Alex Fasolo…?


kindest regards tommi

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You've gotta work it hard, to be Fasolo man...!

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Agree with most, if not all, of these. I’ve got as many as nine changes on the cards.

Fisher & O’Brien will survive because they’re contracted.

The trouble we’ve got is that there’s not a lot of cash to splash around. So it becomes a question of whether you could replace the player’s output for a comparable price. The price for most of these guys is the entry level.

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Just look at Collingwood - Players like Noble, McReary, Johnson, Murphy etc. don't cost much but add great depth.

It all comes down to recruiting. No pressure Austin.

Traveller not only the recruiting but the system they develop under too. And the character of the player. Do they roll their hands up and want to win at all cost, or just plod along and dont really have the professionalism required of a winner.

Something we have been lacking. But we have it right with our recent recruitement. Hollands and Cowan will keep on going even if they are tired. I think Cowan looks a bit tired but really cracked in, in the second half. That is what we want.

Dow, Plowman, Cunningham, Martin, O'Brien to name a few are too timid, and dont have mongrel.

I've said before that I believe we lack real depth on our list. Our top end is very good but we fall away after that. At the end of the year we need to make some changes.

Watching games at the weekend I saw many players who's careers have turned around by being tried in different roles. I would hope Voss and Co do similar with a number of players we have on our list that are struggling to be regualr players

Names like Rioli McPherson Wood have been real success stories by chnaging roles


Could Josh Honey be a running defender? Has the attributes
Plowman as a wing ala Acres. Has the size and fitness and played there as a junior
O'Brien off HB so he can run straight and use his kicking
Kemp as a mid. That what he was recruited as
Cottrell as a defensive HF

Like we did with Jones and have a bit with McGovern turing an average player into a vital best 22 from players already on your list can be gold.

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What have we got to lose by trying to move some pieces to create some more depth.

Concerning signs to some extent so far.

Dow, Fogarty, Plowman, Akuei all look gone at the end of the year.
Marchbank, Philp and Cuningham yet to fire a shot and out of contract too.
Ed out of contract, still playing very good footy. Durdin only kept out of the side due to Weitering/Young playing great footy.
Honey and Kemp haven't shown anything to justify another year.

McGovern and TDK are both decisions largely out of our hands also.

How do you keep the list in contention with the TPP situation already a bit precarious? The only one who's shown anything to justify the *relevant* extension is Curnow.

I'd be pretty disappointed if we re-signed all bar the top 4 listed at this point, but it appears likely.

Article by Jake Niall nailed it in my opinion

We lack run, leg speed and depth. I would add skill/smart footballer to that list

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blu ... 5d0ln.html

leg speed and run ,i am a just normal worker and i have been saying this for years ,yet sos recruits are all slow. need speed in defence priority saad and ???????

Williams (injured)

after him, Boyd (injured)

after him, Cottrell (injured)

after him Cincotta, or that's what I would have thought.

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With a fit list our defence is fantastic and has run. I was excited in the pre season watching Doc, Williams, Saad, McGovern all fit and running out of defence. It looked awesome. Boyd makes it better as well

It's the midfield that's the real issue. With Kennedy Hewett Walsh injured early we then play Ed Curnow? Been a good player but slow as a wet week and can't kick over a jam tin. We added Acres, who is a good addition but he isn't quick either. Why isn't Carroll playing? With a fit list Docherty & Williams could easily play time on ball. That helps

Cottrell Cuningham Philp Martin are the types we need but none are best 22 yet and can't get on the partk

You can see why we are playing Cowan & Hollnds from Day one. They are the future and their type is needed. Binns will play soon

At years end we need to address run through the middle and X factor up forward. IMO our best 22 is good enough but we fall away badly after that and injuries are killing us

This side isn't slow at all

B: Boyd Young McGovern
HB: Williams Weitering Saad
C: Acres Cripps Hollands
HF: Owies McKay Durdin
F: Motlop Curnow Martin
Foll: Pittonet Walsh Docherty
Int: TDK Cerra Kennedy Cuningham Fisher
Em: Philp Cottrell Binns Cowan