It's the best in terms of top end talent and up and coming kids/promise mainly through Vlastuin (if he gets back in the middle), Lennon (as good a kick as we have on the list, similar skills to Deledio if not as quick, but probably won't be here next year either) and the last two drafts....the middle tier is still the problem it always was (never rated the likes of Hackson or Newman and the top ups were all arse, White had pace but not much else, King bought spirit and heart,Tuck was as good as if not better than Miles, Chaplin was ok for one year, we're still stuck with rubbish like Grigg & Hunt, Edwards has gone backwards again, blokes like B.Ellis & Conca look like busts )...while the ruck division is worse than ever, (Maric at his peak & with Stephenson as back up was the best Halfstep has had.), key defensive stocks are non-existent outside Rance and the key forwards are either shyte, unproven or still years away outside Riewoldt.....it's definitely the best list we've had for years in terms of pace....so weighing everything up, I'd say Halfstep is right , but it's still not a great list though and it's made worse by the fact that he's not even close to/nor capable of getting the best out of it.
