We need a huge clean out throughout the off season period and starting with the 10+ players on the list that should only be SANFL, VFL, WAFL or NEAFL players at best.
Start with the retirements obviously and thank you Ben Rutten, Jason Porplyzia and Brent Reilly for your service but your careers are all over unfortunately but we've got no use in keeping them say advise the other two follow trucks footsteps.
Then delist the whole heap of spuds on our list starting with L.Thompson, Osborn, Graham, Shaw and Ellis-Yolmen. Once that's finalised try at convince teams that McKernan and Petrenko have worth at their club but we just couldn't find a spot for them in our 22 unfortunately. If that fails then delist them too. Give Lewie Johnston one final crack.
Now it's time to trade and without a doubt if we're going to move forward tell Wright and Douglas that they'll be put on the trade table. Preferably for either a draft pick each or a late first rounder for them both would be quite suffice. But also be out looking to try poach a youngster with height and a decent build about him as either a defender or to back up sauce. This part I'll probably get my head bitten off for but Sam Kerridge (picked at 29), Jarryd Lyons (picked at 61) or Mitch Grigg (picked at 41) are all talented kids on their way up in the game so I suggest trade one of them for the highest pick possible or attempt to get either Wright or Douglas in a trade with them interstate. Now which one? Grigg I rather keep simply cos of his classy ball skills and the fact he's a lefty, so then between the two Victorian lads and both have their pros and cons. Both can definitely hurt going forward and in the guts but I'd probably rather blondey if I'd have to choose but I can only separate them 51-49. Some guys from SA I'm unsure about their contracts currently playing somewhere else that we should lack at are Jack Redden and Justin Clarke (Bris) Rhys Stanley (STK) Jonathan Giles (GWS) Cameron Giles (CARL) Jack Hannath (FRE) or the two Gold Coast lads in Gorringe and Day we need to have a huge play at one. Also take money aside get bloody Frawley to the club, he can play as the second tall behind Talia.
At the draft I've said numerous times we should take Durdin with our top pick simply because he's a great size and an SA boy. But I seen him first hand yesterday for the first time (played on each other a bit in the under 18s elimination final West vs Sturt) and he's a level above juniors but to me he doesn't seem top 10 worthy, I'd gamble our second pick on him but not the first. Another thing we need 3 top 30 picks at the bare minimum so we can up for the Tippett incident. I like the thought of going for Pickett with pick 9 if he's still there but preferably Darcy Moore, then maybe someone like a Hugh Goddard would be good to slot into the backline as a third depending on our first pick and the trade period. Other names I'd like to mention are Gore (Sturt) Bampton (Norwood) Stretch (Glenelg) as all midfield options.
As far as coaching goes I can't see the club keeping Rutten with Milburn as the current defensive coach. But plenty of people on here have mentioned on here getting Bomber Thompson but another few to look at would be Brett Ratten or Dean Laidley, dunno their contract situations again but just a mention wouldn't go astray I thought.
Last thing, keep Sanderson as the coach for feck sake. Yes he's failed to make the 8 two years running but if we don't improve next season then look to give him the axe, he hasn't been given nearly enough of a crack yet to show the brilliance from 2012.
Start with the retirements obviously and thank you Ben Rutten, Jason Porplyzia and Brent Reilly for your service but your careers are all over unfortunately but we've got no use in keeping them say advise the other two follow trucks footsteps.
Then delist the whole heap of spuds on our list starting with L.Thompson, Osborn, Graham, Shaw and Ellis-Yolmen. Once that's finalised try at convince teams that McKernan and Petrenko have worth at their club but we just couldn't find a spot for them in our 22 unfortunately. If that fails then delist them too. Give Lewie Johnston one final crack.
Now it's time to trade and without a doubt if we're going to move forward tell Wright and Douglas that they'll be put on the trade table. Preferably for either a draft pick each or a late first rounder for them both would be quite suffice. But also be out looking to try poach a youngster with height and a decent build about him as either a defender or to back up sauce. This part I'll probably get my head bitten off for but Sam Kerridge (picked at 29), Jarryd Lyons (picked at 61) or Mitch Grigg (picked at 41) are all talented kids on their way up in the game so I suggest trade one of them for the highest pick possible or attempt to get either Wright or Douglas in a trade with them interstate. Now which one? Grigg I rather keep simply cos of his classy ball skills and the fact he's a lefty, so then between the two Victorian lads and both have their pros and cons. Both can definitely hurt going forward and in the guts but I'd probably rather blondey if I'd have to choose but I can only separate them 51-49. Some guys from SA I'm unsure about their contracts currently playing somewhere else that we should lack at are Jack Redden and Justin Clarke (Bris) Rhys Stanley (STK) Jonathan Giles (GWS) Cameron Giles (CARL) Jack Hannath (FRE) or the two Gold Coast lads in Gorringe and Day we need to have a huge play at one. Also take money aside get bloody Frawley to the club, he can play as the second tall behind Talia.
At the draft I've said numerous times we should take Durdin with our top pick simply because he's a great size and an SA boy. But I seen him first hand yesterday for the first time (played on each other a bit in the under 18s elimination final West vs Sturt) and he's a level above juniors but to me he doesn't seem top 10 worthy, I'd gamble our second pick on him but not the first. Another thing we need 3 top 30 picks at the bare minimum so we can up for the Tippett incident. I like the thought of going for Pickett with pick 9 if he's still there but preferably Darcy Moore, then maybe someone like a Hugh Goddard would be good to slot into the backline as a third depending on our first pick and the trade period. Other names I'd like to mention are Gore (Sturt) Bampton (Norwood) Stretch (Glenelg) as all midfield options.
As far as coaching goes I can't see the club keeping Rutten with Milburn as the current defensive coach. But plenty of people on here have mentioned on here getting Bomber Thompson but another few to look at would be Brett Ratten or Dean Laidley, dunno their contract situations again but just a mention wouldn't go astray I thought.
Last thing, keep Sanderson as the coach for feck sake. Yes he's failed to make the 8 two years running but if we don't improve next season then look to give him the axe, he hasn't been given nearly enough of a crack yet to show the brilliance from 2012.
