It's time to get ruthless!
Just going through both GWS and Gold Coast lists and both have excess of just about everything. Young stars not getting games because they are behind the Ablett's, O'Meara's and Prestia's of this word. Imagine a young kid trying to break into that midfield. Or a young forward trying to push Cameron, Patton and Boyd out of the forward line. Most kids just want to play AFL and if they think they might be a better chance at another club then we should be in their ears! And their families ears. Kids that would be getting games for most clubs sitting waiting for their turn. With all the early draft pick both these club have had there is no way they can keep everyone. At the start most kids are happy just to get drafted but once drafted most just want to get a game.
We need to be getting professional, promising them game time and extra coin.
At the end of every season each list needs to make a minimum of 3 changes I think, we need to act early and act strongly and leave no stone unturned.
Forget about the Griggs and Houli's now it's time to target some young talent after missing out on that over the last 4 years. We grab even one of these kids, draft another good kid and maybe pick up a FA and we have turned our list around in one year.
Our list needs the added injection of young talent to be able to catch up to these sides in years to come.
But we need to be able to get our heads around offering these kids more money than what they are probably worth now- because that's what's it's going to take. And hopefully that's what they WILL be worth once they start getting a game.
We need to be Sydney ruthless!!!
