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I am happy to give Austin plenty of pats on the back. He is not perfect, but has done very well with the draft capital we have had and the parameters he has been given.
Not sure what you are expecting from this yearās draft, Norfās second rounder will be bloody handy though. In my mind, if our recent recruits do as well as I am expecting, we will need to focus our attention on the next generation of talls before the Tassie compromised years. Defensively, with Dean and OāFarrell, we have the making of our key defence for over a decade. We will, however need, at least depth either mature or a youngster developing for when Weitering declines. Logic says to me it should be an intercepting third tall should we take a youngster. One who could team with Weiters, Dean and HOF. While we have Lewis Young or his ilk as āinsuranceā, we probably donāt need another gun young KPD.
I have more faith than most that Kemp and Skull OāKeeffe will form a highly effective tall forward group with Big H. Regardless, we need to draft a genuine KPF prospect to be ready to assume the no. 1 mantle from Harry in 3 or 4 years. That is perhaps our most pressing need assuming our current youngsters and Cody meet their potential.
The army of Carlton āhatersā out there and indeed many of our own followers, some in here, have failed to see the unobtrusive way the list has been built in recent years. We have ample small and medium role players both defensively and now forward and, output pending, likely on the wings as well. There might be some very red faces on the knockers around here as a number of our kids step up to display the fact, we are now āstackedā in most areas of the ground, with the exact mix still to be determined due to so many options.
Perhaps the largest question long term involves our rucks. Pitto is a serviceable warrior who likely will be challenged by the revised rules. Reidy is a beast and does have skills, but needs to elevate considerably to become a long term staple. I believe he has the raw materials to become a top 10 ruck, some times it is just about opportunity and confidence. Here is hoping. OāKeeffe can still revert to ruck first if needed short term, but I think they are on the right path making him a forward first. Pitto is going to end the coming season as a 30yo, so we either need to draft a young gun, trade or draft some genuine mature depth or look at a high profile trade or possibly free agency for a no. 1 ready to go type. The Saints really screwed us with the ridiculous price tag for TDK. He should unfortunately take a step or two forward with the new rules.
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