People only need to look at the gaping holes in the list to see why Yze is playing both Balta and Bolton primarily as fwds.
The list overall is lacking in age experience and quality especially forwards.
Bolton because the other small fwds MRJ, Clarke, Coulthard, and Campbell have done so little along with Cumberland who has been extremely hit or miss and god forbid Ralphsmith. MRJ Coulthard Ralphsmith and Cumberland it has to be make or break this year.
Trouble is imo Bolton is badly needed in the midfield as well as forward.
Balta because there is only one quality player in Lynch and he is coming off a long term injury and is 31. Koschitzke who at 23 and 48 games in, is still struggling to establish himself despite being at Hawthorn who only had one tall fwd.
The only other KPF on the list is skinny 18 yr old Fawcett who will take time and tall fwd Bauer who may not even be developed there.
I say tall fwd because at 192cm he lacks a bit of height to be classified as a kpp and he also lacks size which would enable him to make up for the lack of height.
That in fact is the entire list of FORWARDS that we have, no wonder he can't wait for Lynch to get back and Balta and Bolton play fwd.
The obvious problem with Balta forward is it only leaves Gibcus still a kid with just 18 games coming off serious injury, Young who is servicable but only really offers a negating solution and Miller who imo is very lucky to even be on the list.
I suppose 32 year old Grimes could play kpd but after his last few seasons he is another i would say should have retired.
In a lot of ways it smacks of damned if you do and damned if you don't.
