I have moved into the Harley Reid trade mode. Reckon we go a 1:2 punch by leveraging Harley to Zach Butters as part of a free agency pitch in 2026.
Enter 2027 with Reid, Butters, Lalor and Hotton as the best young midfield in the comp.
Nank will be 33 but by then I reckon Sims can be a more than capable genuine no 2 ruck or go after another ruck in the trade.
I don’t want the Norf model of 5 bottom 3 finishes which is the risk if we keep going hard with top end draft talent.
Let’s not forget, we may enter 2027 without Lynch, Broad, Flossy, KMac, Short or Meatie. Like this group or not, that’s a heap of experience walking out the door, we have to replace some of it with ready made players.
