What about Brown?
I don't see Young getting back into the side.
Balta, Miller, Trainor you'd say are your best options if fit.
Gibcus has shown no promise since his first year. He might return this year but seriously we have nothing to show he'll be a long term contributor at this stage.
Gray, Blight and Young are just depth, long shots VFL structure etc.
What about Brown i dont classify him as being a kpd if a part of the future is what you are implying then yes i agree.
To me he plays more like a medium sized general defender along the Broad lines.
The three i think we should keep and prioritise is purely based on talent and upside. they were Balta Gibcus and Trainor. Gray is the other based on age and upside.
Miller atm would be in our top two kpds but there is a need to look at where you think our youth can get to.
Imo Gibcus first season was sensational better than anything Trainor has produced in his first. No one questions Trainor being a big part of the backline in the future. Atm im not too worried about Gibcus i know he can play.
You could make a good case to keep Miller just in case Gibcus stays injured then the one to trade atm would be Blight.
Like i said we have an abundance of tall defenders.
We just have too many kpd's and the thinking is which ones do i want us to keep which ones need to go and which ones have a trade value that we could possibly afford to lose.
Atm i think kossie needs to go and Young. I see Balta, Gibcus, Trainor and Gray as a part of the long term, and think Miller in particular has good trade value along with Blight. I think one of the latter would be tradeable given the numbers depth and potential we have.
I have no problem if Miller stays he sure provides great competition for spots and cover/depth.He may prove to be a better option than the four i mentioned. Its just that if we want a decent pick or player swap you have to give up something decent to get it.
I dont envision us challenging until we get a huge number of our list to 80 100 games Millers age in this is also a factor.
This is not me having a go at Ben Miller. I have defended Ben over the years and know the needed consistency most likely will happen
I do see a lot of similarity between him and Liam Jones in the journey travelled.
Mostly here im just looking for peoples thoughts on what they think is the best way to grow the list with 4 or 5 seasons down the track in mind.