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JON was the top stuff up imho , was earmarked as a speculation rookie by WA clubs and we took him with our first pick .
So I'm assuming this is fact? Is it reported yet or being kept under wraps?
Hugo has done a hammy, not Taj
Should i be so churlish to say hooray to both
Gotta wonder if we took Buddy +/- Roughy if we'd have ended up with dusty at all and subsequently the 3 flagsWell the Hawks did get 4 flags. They ultimately lost Franklin to Sydney on a gazillion dollar contract in that same sort of time frame.
Afl shenanigans propping up the cola love child while the Hawks got stuff all compensation.
How the hell did they leave out Fiora for Pavlich in that list. Did they take pity on us because we already had enough blunders mentioned.
Didn’t we draft an explosive bull of a mid who can break away from packs and get forward???
Would be nice if we could throw him in there from time to time…..
Imo we have two of them with McAuliffe yet to show what he has fully but has shown some great glimpses, he too looks like he has the tools to become a formidable player.
Things are looking bright. Just add Hotton and Cumming and hope Smillie can get over his freakin injuries.
From here on in its about adding depth we still remain in an overall list perspective a little bit light on for mids.
Gunna start by saying Broady is a favorite and been a great servant.
I have to ask though should he have retired this year.
Could have - yes, should have - no. Just my 2c. Doesn't mean he has to play 20+ games in 2026. He might have to transition to depth this year unfortunately.
I ask simply because of where our general defenders are at.
First off Luke Trainor. Future KPD but should be playing third tall until the real size and strength comes. Third tall is potentially a role Broad plays.
Priority one for me is getting games into Trainor in a tall role where he belongs.
Broady should be playing small if he can still run fast enough. Honestly though we are very top heavy if we're going with Miller, Balta, Gibcus, Trainor, Broad, Brown etc
Then there is Broads main role general defender plays one v one well, provides a bit of rebound and can intercept mark.He can play on talls and smalls.
We have a bloke in Tom Brown who is 22 who has just got to 42 games and he is tracking well in that role, would like a bit more offense from him but he is building.
Do we try Brown forward maybe? Bloke has a serious leg on him.
We also have a general defender called Nick Vlastuin who is probably the first defender picked every week.
Thankfully we didn't trade this legend out like someone else suggested LOL
There is only six spots in a back line so obviously our kpd's will be two of Miller, Balta and Gibbo. Vlastuin makes three automatic selections.. Trainor and Brown make 5 if they are to be developed in their best roles.
It still leaves us fitting in highly likely Grlj as a running hb and Banks in the old Short role.
Is Grlj really a HBF or are we just talking about HBF until he's big enough to play inside? I was under the impression he can play as a pacey extractor
For the roles Broady plays for us and given where those coming thru are at and not to forget We do have likely replacements for him in a period of rebuild. I am asking the question should he play in front of those mentioned.
I hate leaving him out of our best 23, but the back half does have its share of experienced players, the main reason why Nathan would get picked.
Imo its time to give Brown Broads role. We need to develop Trainor out of the back half as our y Grimes type third tall who can play kpd but can be effective as a general defender on smaller types if needed.
This is not a disrespectful go at Broady, its good to have him around the place with so many kids. But i keep asking what is best for us and i think playing both Trainor and Brown in the backhalf is the way to go.
