dont get the impatience of people with the big guys.
we are shy 3 or 4 talls on the list as it is yet people want to cut a player who has in the main tracked in the right direction while suffering severe injury lets give him to age 23.
its like post i reckon when he came into the side at the end of the yr he went okay he finally showed a reasonable form and there was a sense of belonging.yep he had a poor one last game.posts problems are nothing but the lack of opportunity imo.
the two talls on the list who should be in the gun are mcguane and derickx everyone else should be safe. the state of the tall list or lack of talls tells me even these two should be retained for good list balance.
the list is categorically 3 or 4 talls shy of what is needed.
if astbury and griffiths are indeed defenders and mcguane is a stop gap we are definately 3 tall forwards shy. think about it it leaves riewoldt elton and vickery who is to play in a pocket as a ruck forward.
if they are forwards we are at least two tall defenders shy of what would be good list balance and management.it leaves just rance, chaplin, grimes and post.
now that angus has finally been moved on and dericks looking very ordinary at age 25 we are at least two ruckmen shy.
the question that needs asking, what is the best balance of numbers foe each area of the ground. its pretty simple and straight forward 12 talls, 6 tall defenders. 6 tall forwards and 3 or 4 ruckmen.
it leaves space for 28 mids/flankers. the formula allows for all over the ground 2 players for each role.
take it further if we are to mirror what we want to do on game say with a stand alone team in the vfl. to actually mirror you will need 3 tall forwards, 3 tall defenders and one or two ruckmen in the vfl side. it leaves 14 positions for mids flankers in the vfl side exactly what we need for the afl side.
imo we are at least 3 talls shy of what we need for long term development.
atm we also lack in a big way genuine mids on the list to cater to both game day and development.
i apologise for being long winded and preaching but we do need to understand the lists needs and what makes for good list balance.
