PostmanBish
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- Sep 6, 2019
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I think prioritising Heath's development in the 2s this season is going to be paramount for how things can work if we use Paddy in a Mumford-type capacity. We need him to ruck regularly, work with Campbell and Ryder whenever possible, and ensure he can roll forward and be effective.You’d hope Heath might pick up a few games across the season to get a taste and Hayes will be back to support so no reason he can’t get enough weeks off to manage the season.
If he's gone well through the VFL season, and if Round 23 is basically a "dead rubber" with finals locked in it could be worth considering a debut so we can rest whichever ruck needs it most before finals. Give him a taster of the top level (I'm expecting Swans to be finals-bound when we come to t) so he can take that away for his offseason work - hopefully he comes back craving more opportunities in 2023.