based purely on strengths weakness and performances i think people are being lenient.
at seasons end
retirees
cousins,
simmonds.
delistees based on strengths weakness and over all performance.
graham
king
mcmahon
white
polak.
to me these blokes are certs.
delistees fighting for their lives at least 3 of these have to go this yr.they are all players you would not blink if they did go.some may well finally establish themselves but atm all are expendable.
jackson
mcguane
polo
thomson
tuck
tambling
roberts.
nahas
thus far thats 15 players and all are 22 yrs of age or over. two or 3 may have some trade value.
then we have younger players who probably deserve a little more time but in some cases dont look likely and in others just have to take the next step as they have shown a bit at times.
browne
collins
connors
edwards
farmer
rance
webberley
hislop
all are under 22. but in some cases age does not excuse the lack of performance or deficiency.im hopeful of at least 4 making it fingers crossed.
to me this is realistic and paints a true picture of the work that needs to be done.
it will take time patience and lots of smarts and plain old common sense to turn it around over a 3 to 5yr time frame.
cousins and simmonds fair enough
our ruck stocks are so weak Graham might get another go due to his size... ie. hawthorns trouble now
white is a fighter but lacks talent so he is 50/50 but rather young still
so the purpose of the reply is for what. dont tell me you think only cousins and simmonds are definates to go.
i named 7 with another 8 who have to go sooner or later. 3 of whom we must turn over for a total of 10 minimum. all players were 22 or over and been in the system for a minimum 4 yrs. sorry apart from king whos a 26 yr old.
i dont get this here people are saying be patient give the kids time but it isnt the kids people are after its under performing senior players who heve regularly been the lynchpins to bottom 4 finishes over a long period of time.
on white sheesh hes deplorable and is in his 6th season turns 23 this yr. angus graham the one who is almost totally devoid of talent he is the exception to my rule of giving players a decent amount of time to prove themselves. he should have been delisted after 2 seasons. as for our lack of ruck stocks there are many many better options out there than graham and none would cost to much.
why would we want to hang onto a player we know is not good enough, at the least take a kid and see what he offers up rather than allow a dud to continue to clog up the list.
if it were up to me i would be looking to utilise 7 nd picks. i would be looking to trade into a ruckman, a big bodied experienced tall forward and ditto down back. i would do this if possible thru the psd and player for player trades.
i would also be looking at 3 rookie selections. so decisions will have to be made on gourdis gilligan polak and roberts.our selections should go something like this. 4 27 28 45 62 78 etc.psd plus rookies.
