Its funny how all the poor stuff is forgotten or forgiven after a few good games. Broad really did struggle but did come home with a wet sail as you say.
Gotta remember april next year Broad will be 32 and the thinking should be of slowly phasing him out if we can.
I still think we need to go in the back half next year with something like this
Vlastuin - Balta - Bauer
Smith/Brown - Gibcus - Oliver/A Clarke. Great in the air backhalf with pace and run and in Smith and Oliver very good kicks though you would not know it this year with Smith.
Travaglia - Taranto - Lindsay
Nankervis - Lalor - Draper. Pace power size run.
Add Hotten and davis to the forward half to go with Lynch Lefau and Gray with possibly Campbell, Mrj or one of the smalls we have.
Broad - Hopper - Prestia whatever cover we need tall , run, ball winning. operating from the bench.
Im hoping like hell we get the early picks that everyone is talking about.
Brown and Bauer need to play forward mate.
Disagree. Brown reminds me a lot of Nick Blakey. Hes had just three seasons and his injury issues but started to get involved a lot more this year. He had 18 games this year and he played a lot of those with injury.
I think we lack patience sometimes. Blakey really came into his own in year four.
He may go forward and play okay but personally i would be persevering with him across h/b.
I want us to draft natural forwards and stop trying to turn players into something they are not.
He would be my choice to take over for Broad. Tall at what ever height he is not 193 but around 190, Can rebound and run is noted for ball use but a lot of time you would not know it. Is good in the air and i think he is a natural defender.
I think his biggest issue is size and strength still. That will come he has improved in this area but he needs to continue to improve.
Also improve his motor and have him work on his pace. He should make a very good running H/B.
Bauer well if we have a genuine tall utility in the club he is it.
He can take a grab he moves over the ground okay but to me seems to lack a yard of pace again something that cannot be improved.
At 192cm is a genuine tall.
To me He plays more like a kpp and needs to improve a lot with his ground work and find a way to get an easy kick and just get more involved, id like to see him also work on his pace off the mark. Biggest gripe is he does not get a lot of ball this has to improve.
So many of our players need to be more involved.
So far we have played him alot in defense as well as forward in the vfl and he has done well. Seniors we have tried him as a forward i think with the right development he would make a good Grimes replacement.
To be honest im not sure where we play him but i would not be locking him out of a defensive role.
