Really think we should target genuine mids only in this draft. No more skinny wingman/flanker types. We have enough bits and pieces types like Conners, Dea, Edwards, Grigg, Helbig, Houli, King, MacDonald, Morris, Nahas, Newman, Webberley and White. And none of those can really go into the midfield and make a differnce.
We have Cotch, Lids, Dusty, Foley and hopefully Conca that can be as good as any going around but after that it is made up of those bits and pieces types and Jackson and Tuck. In the perfect world we will never see Jackson ever again!!!
Our list seems to have enough KPP at present in Astbury, Gourdis (who i think will step up this year with a little more gametime),
Griffiths,
Grimes, McGuane, Miller, Moore, Post,
Rance,
Riewoldt and
Vickery. Would rookie another one or two.
In terms of Ruckman we have- Maric, Gus, Browne, Derickx and even Vickery. So just need to rookie one or two.
My side for round 1 would look something like this
Batch(to play as the third tall) Grimes Morris(to play on small forward)
Newman Rance Houli
Nahas Foley Conca
Martin Griffiths Edwards/King after round 1
Vickery Riewoldt Pick 15(mid)
Maric Cotch Lids
Pick 26(mid) Tuck Grigg Conners
So rotating through the middle would be- Cotch, Lids, Foley then Martin, Pick 15, Tuck, Grigg, Conca, Pick 26 and even Newman.
The side is starting to have some real size and class. Still needs a few up gardes but definatelly getting there.