From our club wesite:

Unfortunately in April this year Pickett suffered a foot injury keeping him sidelined for six months, however with another pre-season under his belt and his rehab complete, he’ll be ready to hit the track next season.

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Based on recent form and of course how deep injuries cut Thomas is not best 22 imo.

I hope I'm wrong that he will continue to play lame.
He has proven natural talent.

No speed when fit. That's the current issue for mine.
I don't doubt his courage.

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Music to my ear.

I was having a chat with many folk about Pickett and comparing him bla bla:

Quicker than Yarran
More wiring and zippy than Garlett
More elusive than Bettsy
Speed's out of trouble and creates goals in space. Doesn't need the tricks.

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If McKay is ready to be best 22 next year, I'd be rapt. But given he missed this season with injury, I'm not so sure.

I agree. I reckon he'll play a lot of footy for us over the next 3 years.

Which spells trouble for Graham and Whiley.

and Buckley Thomas Sumner and Lamb

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Not sure he'll be competing with Buckley or Sumner, given their pace. Different roles.

Perhaps I'm not seeing something, but if we're not playing someone with a monster forward I can see Weiters, Plow, CM, Dockery, Simmo, Bucks in defence and Rowe forward a fair amount of time.
Agree on Palmer, spells the death knell for Whiley and Graham. Palmer, with all his faults, will be better than ordinary depth.

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I'm just looking at the number of deck chairs we have and the quality of Palmer will bump one off, and Palmer will make up a part of a group of imports who will push those peripherals out.

AFL Quality vs VFL quality

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Fair enough.

I like your style Bill and Rowe up forward can't do as much damage as on the back line
Rowie has really done well with limited ability and if plays within his limitations is ok

The problem is when he makes a clanger it's a real doosy ie punch it into opposition goal square rather than the boundary line or fluffing chest mark etc played a good season overall last year but match against Essendon* DIABOLICAL

Ha...agree Frank...actually we have a running gag at the games that it must be in his contract...once he does something good (contested mark, out body and spoil etc) he has to have a huge clanger within 2 possessions....

He seems to be very committed to his contract

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Messi MKII?

The snippets of him we have seen are very exciting ... I reckon we have picked up a gem.

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Based on potential, and my wish..
Simpson Weitering Plowman
Docherty Marchbank Brodie (pick5)
Kerridge Cripps Pickett
Wright McKay Smedts
SOJ CCurnow Battle (pick25)
Phillips Murphy ECurnow
From; Gibbs Cuningham Byrne Kreuzer
Emgs; Casboult Buckley Sumner Lamb
DFA; Richards or Towers..
Goodbye to the rest and thanks for your service....

Cunningham, Gibbs surely are in the 18 at this stage

Barlow will be our Dfa and should play with palmer

Totally agree about Gibbs and Cuningham.

Geez I hope we land DFA Barlow for 2 years whilst the next 2 drafts find their feet and are given time to develop.
I can't see the need other than depth for Towers and Richards if we have Battle Curnow and SOS (dangerous forwardline)

Reality is every one of the 22 are important.
I am one of the few with reservations about Sumner.
I look forward for him to have a huge preseason under his belt and see if that makes the difference between him being depth or 1st22.

I think a settled back 6 is what we are after with Simmo warming a spot for the next small backman. Byrne will be the BP or HBF.

I prefer to recruit Brodie for midfield development and support for Cripps on the inside.
Then add a FA to the midfield again next year along with our first draft pick, and that should give us a powerful inside and fast outside midfield.

Battle would be good as a permanent bona fide forward.
Kreuzer ahead of Casboult is the big decision. Kreuzer is more mobile. Either of those 2 would be the 3rd tall not FF or CHF.

I have high hopes for Boekhurst and think he's more important than Sumner Lamb

The success of a 66 game reset is looking highly likely.

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I'm with you brother

....surely sumner is priming himself for a big pre season. Can't afford to have him playing cameos in the fwd line.

.....boekhurst started 2016 really well until he had the wrist issue. Like sumner priming himself for a big pre season. We need both to be fit, fast, durable and capable of 20-25 possesions a game

Simmo Marchbank Plowman
Docherty Rowe Sheehan
C Curnow Cripps E Curnow
Smedts Caboult Weitering
Silvagni McKay Pickett
Phillips Gibbs Murphy
Palmer Wright Sumner Cuningham
Byrne in when fit
Only one ruck

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I'd like to see

FB Buckley Marchbank Plowman
HB Simpson Weitering Docherty
C Boekhurst Cripps Pickett
HF Sumner Casboult SOJ
FF Curnow McKay Murphy
Ruck Kreuzer Gibbs E Curnow
Int Cunningham Pick 5 Jaksch Wright