Pretty sure the idea is
Lalor
Smillie
McAuliffe
Cumming
Hotton
with old heads
Taranto
Hopper.
For me Grlj starts on a hbf.
Campbell and Retschko if he shines in preseason the wings. Would have loved to add Hunter Holmes into this mix.
Vlastuin. Balta. Miller. Trainor. Brown. Banks.
Back line looks pretty full And you'd likely have gibcus and broad best 23.
Smillie...
Grlj looks better fit wing /mid/Hff short term
For various reasons i Would not have thought any of Balta, Trainor, Brown or Banks are locks for the backline.
Grlj best position to start his career is simply H/B. In time i think they have an eye on a mid role.
Im not sold on Banks and dislike parts of his game a fair bit. Brown needs to become more productive and find a bit of toughness..
Balta is coming of not just a horror year this year but was pretty ordinary the year before. Think second ruck and utility is the go with him. Its time to stop pandering to the older players and actually start playing younger blokes in roles we know they play best in.
I think to accomodate favorites Trainor could play wing again, who knows the thinking there. All of Balta, Miller Gibcus and Trainor will not play in defence. One will eithr miss altogether or find themselves in a different role. With the ruck changes and Balta's ability to play different roles he is an ideal choice for the second ruck role and can swing either forward or back providing great flexability.
we actually have several players with great attributes for the wing roles who would be a better fit than Trainor.
One who may surprise for a wing spot is NR-T. His outside game and run is quite good he also has shown an ability to get contested ball as a mid and could be described as a genuine utility.
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