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Pretty simple question to answer. What is his best role.
He was the second tall taken in last years draft he was clearly drafted on the back of him being a very good defender and a stand out one at that.
He is currently 195cm and may grow a couple more before he is finished.
Like most young draftees he is a tad on the skinny side. Atm ideally suited to a third tall role down back and will most definately be a very good KPD.
with his ability to play in smaller roles imo he smacks us in the face as taller Grimes option. Play your two kpd,s and your flexible third tall.
If we are trying to replicate the structure of the flag years not that i think it has to be exactly the same anymore i think we need an extra running type then for me its
Astbury - Miller/Young
Rance - Balta/Gibcus
Grimes - Trainor
Broad - Brown/Smillie
Vlastuin - Trezise think we need to do better than Trezise
Houli - Atm its Banks but im hoping for a real impact type like Rioli.
For me our running players leave a lot to be desired and we really need some quality depth in these areas.
Based purely on potential and Attributes for the back half i think we have four that stand out for the tall roles and its one too many but it makes for real competition for spots and it probably means defenders will be tried as forwards.
Been saying list turnover is crucial since this time last year.
We are not going to get that needed turnover and we are not going to have many nd picks. This has been an area they have had all year to come up with a plan to get if not back into the draft then target Out of contract players state league types and F/A's.
Just do away with zones and acadamies. All it does is dilute the draft.
Reward clubs who promote the game thru acadamies with soft cap relief or something along those lines. Atually reward clubs for giving back to grass roots in a way where it does not corrupt the draft.
At the very least the bottom 4 or 6 clubs should have access to every available player in the draft every year. If one of your acadamy kids happens to be rated top 6 and your not a bottom 6 club tough luck.
The whole idea of the ND is to equalise the comp all i see is in particular clubs with great zones mainly northern clubs getting a leg up over every one else.
How do you feel about F/S?
Some out there are adamant this Academy BS is critical but I disagree. I'd F it off right away and only keep F/S on a new eligibility/sliding-scale discount scheme.
