once again im happy to be the one who disagrees here.
there is absolutely nothing to suggest jolly cannot get back to real good form.
why cant we take a good mature ruckman one whos good enough to force ivan out of the side if hes fit and playing well.
why cant it be for just one yr .
why cant we take 28plus yr olds its not as if we are overflowing with oldies.
why cant we pay him just above the average afl income which is close to 350k.
why cant we target billy longer while we are at it id even go as far as rookieing another as well. theres nothing wrong with having 4 genuine ruckmen on your list.
was ben hudson a bad choice for collingwood? did he stop kids (yes collingwood actually have yoiung genuine ruckmen on their list) from developing? hell no.
derickx is gone or he damn well should be. stephenson is not up to the standard it leaves just ivan. to properly address list needs for GENUINE 1ST ruckmen we should probably take 3 if possible.
rookie 18 19 yr old junior. your project ruckman for the next 3 or 4 yrs.
longer 21 yr old junior/development. exactly what it says hes a junior but well into development will be ready to take over in 12months time.
maric 27 yr old mature. hes the incumbent but he does struggle with injury and he needs a hand.
jolly 31 yr old veteran . a superb ruckman who is a ready made replacement for ivan he would enable the club to rest the big fella hes good enough to even force ivan out of the side.
for those who want warnock i have no problems but remember ivan turns 28 in jan. warnock turns 27 in january taking warnock would mean we still have to find a very good junior ruckman to cater to the long term.
finally im going to say it one more time.
there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking mature/vets players at no cost in picks. take em as f/a, psd, late nd or rookie. so long as you look after the long term as you go, by useing your better picks on kids in the nd or trading those better picks on 18 - 21 yr olds. ie taylor adams for pick 12 etc.
balance your trade/draft out ie by taking say 5 kids and 4 mature players.
the question im asking myself atm is how do we get adams and longer/lycett to the club.
