Jack is Back
Premiership Player
- Apr 17, 2013
- 4,449
- 10,174
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
After Trade Season we have 36 players left.
Whether you believe Reidy grabbed his scalpel and worked like a skilled microsurgeon or more like a drunk at the casino at 2 a.m. throwing chips at the roulette board hoping to get lucky, our squad has more holes than a slice of jarlsberg.
What do we have? What do we need? My analysis is based on the 2019 game plan and where players were played, along with their (second option).
TALL DEFENDERS - three required
Talia, Doedee, Hartigan, Butts, (Fogarty)
A bit light on imho. Are we all in Butts or perhaps plan to move The Berg or Billy into defence?
MEDIUM, SMALL DEFENDERS - four required
Brown, Laird, Smith, Kelly, Mackay, McPherson, Sholl, Hamill, (Milera).
We have a Jordan-load of these, Why? Surely Smith and Milera play in the midfield? Unfortunately we have only genuine lockdown small defender = Luke Brown.
OUTSIDE MIDS - two required
Seedsman, Atkins, Davis, (Mackay), (Gallucci), (Sloane), (Jones), (McHenry),(Knight).
We have only used experienced players in this role under The Don. Hopefully a change in game plan will prevent the obvious.
INSIDE MIDS - five required
Sloane, Brouch, Mrouch, Milera, Gibbs, Jones, Poholke, Wilson, (McHenry)
I’m sure the plan was for The Wayne to be a full-time mid this year but injuries to him and others stuffed this up. Unfortunately I think Gibbs is cooked and I would like to see Sloaney spend more time on the outside or forward. Great opportunities for the Kids this year?
RUCK - one required.
ROB...................(Strachan), (Frampton), (The Berg).
If ROB is injured will we simply forfeit?
TALL FORWARDS - two required.
Tex, The FOG, The Berg, Frampton, (Strachan)
Will we play two talls plus a tall/second ruck? A lot of potential but not really likely to put fear into our opposition.
FORWARD/RUCK - one required?
Strachan, (Himmelberg), (Frampton),
Imho a genuine three way shoot-out or will be go all left-field?
MEDIUM/SMALL FORWARDS plus a bit of midfield time - four required
Lynch, Murphy, Gallucci, Stengle, McHenry, McAdam, Knight, (Jones), (Poholke), (Milera).
So what do we need in the draft? Any delisted free agents worth a flutter?
Whether you believe Reidy grabbed his scalpel and worked like a skilled microsurgeon or more like a drunk at the casino at 2 a.m. throwing chips at the roulette board hoping to get lucky, our squad has more holes than a slice of jarlsberg.
What do we have? What do we need? My analysis is based on the 2019 game plan and where players were played, along with their (second option).
TALL DEFENDERS - three required
Talia, Doedee, Hartigan, Butts, (Fogarty)
A bit light on imho. Are we all in Butts or perhaps plan to move The Berg or Billy into defence?
MEDIUM, SMALL DEFENDERS - four required
Brown, Laird, Smith, Kelly, Mackay, McPherson, Sholl, Hamill, (Milera).
We have a Jordan-load of these, Why? Surely Smith and Milera play in the midfield? Unfortunately we have only genuine lockdown small defender = Luke Brown.
OUTSIDE MIDS - two required
Seedsman, Atkins, Davis, (Mackay), (Gallucci), (Sloane), (Jones), (McHenry),(Knight).
We have only used experienced players in this role under The Don. Hopefully a change in game plan will prevent the obvious.
INSIDE MIDS - five required
Sloane, Brouch, Mrouch, Milera, Gibbs, Jones, Poholke, Wilson, (McHenry)
I’m sure the plan was for The Wayne to be a full-time mid this year but injuries to him and others stuffed this up. Unfortunately I think Gibbs is cooked and I would like to see Sloaney spend more time on the outside or forward. Great opportunities for the Kids this year?
RUCK - one required.
ROB...................(Strachan), (Frampton), (The Berg).
If ROB is injured will we simply forfeit?
TALL FORWARDS - two required.
Tex, The FOG, The Berg, Frampton, (Strachan)
Will we play two talls plus a tall/second ruck? A lot of potential but not really likely to put fear into our opposition.
FORWARD/RUCK - one required?
Strachan, (Himmelberg), (Frampton),
Imho a genuine three way shoot-out or will be go all left-field?
MEDIUM/SMALL FORWARDS plus a bit of midfield time - four required
Lynch, Murphy, Gallucci, Stengle, McHenry, McAdam, Knight, (Jones), (Poholke), (Milera).
So what do we need in the draft? Any delisted free agents worth a flutter?