Given West Coast is going to go through a list cull would they want Conca?
I wouldn't think so, they feel they lack pace in the midfield.
I reckon they might have a go at Menadue if he is available.
Hmm they have eked out all they can from a lot of players and are in desperate need of big inside mids outside classy mids and small fwds. they have every other area covered.
It wont happen but you could cull 15 or so and not blink, and it may be too late but they could or should have traded one of McKenzie or Schofield.
in the gun in order imo
Priddis - retired.
Mitchell - retired.
Petrie - retired.
Butler - retired
Le Cras - should retire but wont.
Hill - what a soft prick.
Jetta - like a lot of ours hes had one good yr in about 8 and hes still living on it.besides has a pea heart smaller than B Ellis.
Giles - superfluous to needs with Lycett and Naitanui coming back from injury. they need a junior not an aged hack.
Masten - is the most overrated poorly skilled lazy player in the comp.
Trade
McKenzie or Schofield. At their age of 28 29 may not get a lot for them.
Thats 10 it wont happen Simpson loves aged hacks. You could name probably 5 others as well.
Theres a also a few rookies on top of that.
what amazes me is they have needed big inside junior mids for yrs and they went with runts when players like P Cripps, Blakeley, and Powell-Pepper all west aussies were available to them.
they have to go backwards to go forwards that was obvious at the end of 2015 but they kept topping up with old players and ignored the nd to a large degree.
Their best 22 next yr is quite decent outside of mids.In fact their spine is as good as anyones.
If it was me in charge id be going with something like this.And id be targeting someone like Cripps and our own Shai bolton.Imagine just 3 sliding door moments Cripps, Powell-pepper, Blakeley and they traded for Bolton also a west aussie.
FB: Hurn - Barass - Yeo
HB:Sheppard - McGovern - Nelson
R: Naitanui - Blakeley - Duggan
C: Shuey - Cripps - Gaff
HF: Lamb - Darling - Rioli
FF: Bolton - Kennedy - Karpany
INT: Powell Pepper - Sheed - Partington - Venables.
As stated this is what id try to do with them big inside ball winning mids and some small fwds to compliment the the talls in lamb, Kennedy and Darling.
I really dont think thats a slow side its about the balance of speed, size, height and ball winning ability. You can see just how shallow their midfield is with priddis and Mitchell gone and the naming of three badly needed mids that they dont have.
Gunna get the pee taken but hey just my thoughts on an opposition club.
