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imo its not just about poor performers but about balancing out the list.i think first and foremost the players most in the gun are those types we have an abundance of.an example is say medium defenders. we have connors, dea, deledio, conca, jakobi, batchelor, orielly, and newman.jakobi is a first yr rookie and has to be safe. deledio conca and batchelor are also safe. a lack of experience in the entire team would suggest newman is safe,but a factor is his age personally id move him out of defense into another role. that would leave connors orielly and dea in the gun. imo 2 of these types are superfluous to needs.personally i would keep dea. connors, has had how many yrs 5. hes not really established himself and has many pulling their hair out. if possible id give orielly another season but age and his background sort of work against him even though hes an experiment.so connors is one up for trade delist imo.if we do get rid of him we do not have to invest in a medium defender we can target another area of structure with his replacement.an area we are really low on numbers in is small defenders.we certainly dont have a lock down small defender. we have just farmer and webberley if we delist them we must look for their replacements well at least one replacement anyway. fortunately we can replace the small defender with a medium sized defender this is the way most clubs have gone anyway.to me both farmer and webberley are players and types we can cover for.another area we are deficient in is medium forwards we have two genuine medium forwards morton and macdonald and i dont have high hopes for either.but there is a case to keep both atm the lack of this type says so. surely we will target this type at the draft.anyway i think people get what im saying list balance age performance contracts all determine who we delist and who we actually draft.
I also reckon Thursty has been ok this year.
Rough on Nason and Webberley for mine. Nason was good last year, and they both have the potential to improve.I'd rather see them on the list than older players who have already shown they are limited and will never be capable of taking the next step such as King, White, Edwards, Morton, Nahas etc...I also reckon Thursty has been ok this year.
I'd keep Tuck for 1 more year, have to realise that we haven't had any injuries to our midfielders this year. Which has been remarkable.Who would play midfield if Martin went down with a knee, Jackson got rubbed out for 4 weeks and Cotchin did a shoulder?No one can replace them, so I think there is merit keeping Tuck if he is happy to play as depth. I'd actually honestly play him as a defender. Good speed, has a great vertical leap, good set of hands and a good head on his shoulders. Isn't a great kick but better than Thursfield and McGuane. Players to be moved on:Will ThursfieldMitch FarmerLuke McGuaneDaniel ConnorsMitch MortonDaniel JacksonBen NasonAngus GrahamTroy TaylorBrad Miller (R)Tom Hislop (R)Edwards, Jackson, Morton maybe McGuane would have varied currency in the trade market. The rest wont be touched.
Think we need to turn over five or six from the senior list. 2011: Astbury, Browne, Dea, Farmer, Griffiths, Jackson, King, Morton, Nahas, Nason, Newman, Taylor, Thursfield, WebberleyTaylor - for sureNason - likelyMoore - unfortunatelyThen it comes down to a selection from between Dea, Farmer, Morton or Webberley for the final short straw (assuming we can organize a trade or two).
Quote from: Muscles on September 04, 2011, 11:26:50 AMThink we need to turn over five or six from the senior list. 2011: Astbury, Browne, Dea, Farmer, Griffiths, Jackson, King, Morton, Nahas, Nason, Newman, Taylor, Thursfield, WebberleyTaylor - for sureNason - likelyMoore - unfortunatelyThen it comes down to a selection from between Dea, Farmer, Morton or Webberley for the final short straw (assuming we can organize a trade or two). Webberley has been performing pretty good as the Sub lately so I would have him above Morton at this stage.
