And Delaney earlier on.I think we went down this pathway with Brown (who was excellent IMO) & Frawley (who was broken down) and here we are, years later, with nothing to show for it.
We need to identify some young(ish) KPD talent and bring it into the club, and develop it. I’m hoping we’ve already done that with Adams and that Joyce continues his gradual improvement until he becomes worthy of a lockdown role.
Brown was pretty damn good really. Frawley was "break glass in emergency" but the glass was already broken.
Someone like Schlong might be handy, and we probably need to draft get another kid, because we don't know what we'll end up with in Adams.
You can't just draft a Goddard or a Clavarino and assume we are set for a key defender.
Profiles of St Kilda’s four selections at the 2017 National Draft
St Kilda’s four selections at the 2017 National Draft were all selected in the back-line of the TAC Cup team of the year. With their first three selections the Saints selected the entire half-back …
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Pick 35 Oscar Clavarino, 196 cm, 85 kg, 22/05/1999, Dandenong Stingrays
Oscar Clavarino is a key defender who displays outstanding leadership, is a strong intercept mark, has good endurance and whilst he was primarily responsible for nullifying an opposition key forward can also be an attacking influence, setting up play from defense.
Shortly after Clavarino was selected by St Kilda Burke tweeted “Great work Saints. Oscar is an outstanding young man that will be captain of the saints by 2024. No pressure though. Welcome big fella.”