- Oct 7, 2011
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At the moment we have built a good young list with some good young defenders and a strong midfield.
However, our biggest problem is our forward line - we are missing A-grade key position forwards and therefore cannot complete our spine.
History has shown that you need at least one strong key position forward to consistently challenge for the top 4 and win the premiership.
All the current best tall forwards in the competition were taken in the first round of the Draft (unless by father-son acquisition or scholarships).
- Nick Riewoldt (former pick 1)
- Matthew Pavlich (former pick 4)
- Lance Franklin (former pick 5)
- Jarryd Roughead (former pick 2)
- Jay Schulz (former pick 12)
- Jack Riewoldt (former pick 13)
- Josh Kennedy (former pick 4)
- Tom Hawkins (father-son)
- Travis Cloke (father-son)
- Taylor Walker (NSW scholarship upgrade)
- Jeremy Cameron (GWS pre-draft pick)
So the question is: Does anyone have any ideas about any future draft prospects/trades that could help us in this regard?
Any alternative views on this issue?
However, our biggest problem is our forward line - we are missing A-grade key position forwards and therefore cannot complete our spine.
History has shown that you need at least one strong key position forward to consistently challenge for the top 4 and win the premiership.
All the current best tall forwards in the competition were taken in the first round of the Draft (unless by father-son acquisition or scholarships).
- Nick Riewoldt (former pick 1)
- Matthew Pavlich (former pick 4)
- Lance Franklin (former pick 5)
- Jarryd Roughead (former pick 2)
- Jay Schulz (former pick 12)
- Jack Riewoldt (former pick 13)
- Josh Kennedy (former pick 4)
- Tom Hawkins (father-son)
- Travis Cloke (father-son)
- Taylor Walker (NSW scholarship upgrade)
- Jeremy Cameron (GWS pre-draft pick)
So the question is: Does anyone have any ideas about any future draft prospects/trades that could help us in this regard?
Any alternative views on this issue?