Decent chance he's in the AA squad this year imo.
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Alright, calm down Mrs McDonald
Basically every club gives players a % raise
Essendon and west coast are the only 2 who don't do it, west coast may do it now that vozzo has gone to the bombers (he is part of the reason bombers don't)
I'm surprised Essendon get away with not doing it tbh
West coast are a bit like Geelong, able to underpay their players as the options outside of footy in WA are crazy for a west coast player
I think Amiss is ahead of him, but the swans will play finals this year and he will be the main target so he will get a lot of hype.
It will be an interesting year, Lynch if he stays fit and King should be right up there. Hawkins should decline but will kick 45. Cameron will have a strong year.
**adding as others are mentioned I missed.
Top bracket no particular order:
Cameron
Curnow
Allen
Next bracket:
Daniher - I don't view him as top bracket and 11 years in he has had two 60+ seasons (from memory).
Lynch
Hawkins (Declining)
Walker (should decline)
Amiss (will kick 50 + this season.
Could be anything:
Naughton - kicking is a shite show.
JUH - Showed signs of being able to tear games open last season
McDonald - No Buddy, time to shine. Kicks 42-46 this season.
King B - fitness. Ave 2.5 per game last season when fit.
King M - Fitness.
Lewis
I am sure to have missed a pure forward somewhere. Jackson will be more valuable than the lot but will play Fwd/Ruck/Mid so I wasn't sure he should be on this list.
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Just going statically, by the odds? There's no credible existing evidence otherwise. Just hunches and feels.
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Yes! I couldn't think who I had missed. Where would you rank him?
He is an interesting study. He would be in the top tier imo or on the very cusp as we may need a second season at that level.
Last season was his 7th. But you could almost rule out the first two aside from the physical advances he would have made. 2 games in season 1 and 0 in season 2.
It also shows how remarkable Amiss was last season. Essentially is first season and kicks 40.. I think he will be closer to 60 than 50 this season if he plays through the season.
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I agree with your priorities but I'm hopeful we have some of those priorities covered with player development.
I think:
I'm liking the look of Josh Draper or even Ollie Murphy as Luke Ryan's replacement in a couple of years
Ollie Murphy and Hugh Davies should both be good options as Pearce's replacement in a couple of years
Cooper Simpson is a midfielder with pace but we could do with at least one more
We have Emmett and Jack Delean as developing small/mid forwards but a deadset class small forward I agree should be a priority.
Im hoping we get McDonald with a first rounder and our future first but with a second rounder coming back which would leave us two first rounders and two second rounders that could be used to recruit at least one class small forward and outside class midfielder. Id trade the 4 picks and try and turn them into the two earliest picks possible to maximise our chances of recruiting the two players we'd need if we got Macdonald.
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It's very much based on my personal eye test if you like - I've seen him play since he's about 16/17 and he's an absolute jet.
Without Buddy in a side that could possibly be top four the sky is now the limit for McDonald.
I'll admit it's a massive call but I'm comfortable with it even if I might be going a year or two early.
I think Lewis from Hawthorn will kick a few
Lewis and Larkey should be on the above list. Daniher too.
And Hogan.
Plenty of decent players out there
Daniher yes. Hogan I think is under these as he is older and unless he goes big this year all of those on the list have either massive upside or have proven performance.
I don’t see the explosive raw pace over 5-10 years that the likes of Amiss have. Separation is then harder to achieve
So can he clunk pack marks like Hawkins or Naughton? Not sure yet either
He’s a decent set shot for goal in fairness though
For selfish reasons I hope he doesn't.
I liked him too in his draft year but he was out of our reach by the time of the draft.
Then we took Amiss and it looks like paying huge dividends.
If both complement each other then sure it makes sense. But I’d also be wary
due to it not working with Hogan, Tabs, Lobb.
Hogan and Tabs both needed to play FF, the chemistry was never there.
Treacy is that contested power forward, without one your chances in a GF
diminish.
The other side of the coin is that the Dees wanted May and let Hogan go.
We’ve got Jackson, maybe McDonald isn’t the right mix?
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Change thread name to McDonald v Treacy watch
McDonald - 4 touches for a goal tonight
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Bro it's preseason, relax.
Something that we will all remember tomorrow night...
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We'll probably get smacked because we have a lot of b22 players out. We shouldn't even be risking Fyfe out there... just play Ras.
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I actually rate J Amartey above McDonald and I suspect the Swans do as well, so not quite sure what the pumping of the MacDonald tires is all about!
Imagine if Mcdonald already played for Fremantle and was considering leaving. Im sure we would all be saying just how good he can be
Without a doubt. To perform like he has on a side like North whilst getting bashed from pillar to post being the ONLY key forward most of the time is remarkable.
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