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Is it such a bad thing that 3-4 senior players are looking at moving on? I assume we are talking Daniel, Macrae and others who are on the fringe now. We need to keep refreshing the team. It’s life… Most teams can usually only carry 3-5 older players and even less if the teams not competitive.

This might be pretty close to the mark. Naughton no longer crashes the packs like he used probably due to a fear of accidentally taking JUH out.

I'm not so sure about this. Buku has been good but he doesn't appear to have the wheels or kicking to be a 3rd tall. His style is a 2nd tall but he is undersized. Ideally, we want a 3rd tall to be versatile, quick and/or attacking on top of intercept marking. Buku has the intercept marking but...

Easiest position on the ground. Amazing how many players become guns at half-back after being middling in any other position. Move them out of Half-back and they turn to water again...

Agree with this. He doesn’t fight for it at the ruck contests. I read an article during the week by Bucks where he said that ball players are not the best tacklers because they like to keep their feet whereas contested players are better tacklers because they commit to the contest at the expense...

I’m not having a go at Scott. Good, honest player. I was merely commenting about our depth where last couple years, he was firmly entrenched as best 22. This year (so far), he is behind another 3-4 players just to get a sniff at a spot.

Garcia isn’t in the same class though. I would hope someone better comes along for life after Bont and Libba. Not to say Garcia hasn’t got a role going forward and the things you suggested would help with this.

Massive turnaround from the last couple years where the likes of Scott were best 22.

I’m not sure he’s got the strength or durability to be an AFL mid. I like the way he plays but he can’t seem to get more than a couple games in a row before getting injured. Body just lets hims down. Might need to reinvent as a forward or back pocket or something less taxing.

That Dermie article as well. I think that affected Smith too. Dermie obviously forgot what he himself was like when he was 22.

Excited to get a first look at Croft. With the backline so tall, I wonder if they’ll swing him forward

I assume there’s good money if you play in one of the premier US or European teams? Anyone know how it compares to AFL wages?

I thought Buku was pretty good. Marking was excellent and he beat Walter’s in a few battles. Only played a handful of games so still not the finished product yet. At his size he needs to be versatile like Morris or a dasher like Wood. Based on 2 games evidence, his style is closer to the former...

On the other side of the coin, Sam Power is a far better list manager than McCartney. Him being a general football manager now is probably his calling. Unfortunately he wasn’t in that role at the Bulldogs. Regarding Dalrymple, I hope it was more than just Gowers. If the main example of having...

Wests strengths have been summarised well. I’ll have a go at why I think he’s not a regular in the midfield. Doesn’t have a big tank, doesn’t have a long kick and prone to lapses in concentration. He’s also a small body so his bash and crash style is not sustainable. He’ll be worn out or injured...

We’ve been blessed with guys like Wood and Morris as third talls. I’d love Khamis to get there. Has the tools and is experienced enough now to exert himself. I haven’t seen a lot of Coffield. What I’ve seen is a smart and tidy footballer. Wish he had a touch more pace but might be okay if he is...

Bevo said in an interview that Caleb is a utility type. He offers value in so many positions so it depends on opposition match-ups. Reading between the lines, if Caleb settles in one position, the opposition can plan for him and expose his weaknesses.

Naughton goes back haha 😝

Any concerns with Levi? I thought I read somewhere that Scott wasn’t happy with the way we’ve handled Rhylee.

Wasn’t Buss mentored by Selwood as part of an Auskick programme?

If Darcy goes back, he competes with Buss and Gardener for that 3rd spot. All 3 are so different. Might be matchup dependent.

More the other way around. Daicos is hoping to get some of that social media stardust in his direction.

The best way to stick it up the Purple's and Tom Morris' of the world is to win another premiership (and deny them an interview).

In the Croft article on the club website, he said he was looking forward to working with Naughton and Marra. I thought he’s been told he will be developed as a defender?

I’m pretty sure Croft will pinch hit ruck as well.

He could tread a well worn path of young guns starting at Half back a la Griffen and Boyd.

I think the Tassie thing is overblown. Kids want to leave Tassie, not go there. There’s so much more life opportunities in Melb and Sydney.

Looks to only have a left foot. His handball is shaky as well, most of the ones I saw were fumbly and made the target reach for it. Moves well though and his kicking looks pretty good.

Reviews aren’t always about hiring and firing. It could be operating model, roles and responsibilities, tools and processes, culture and values. In some respect, the timing is good in that we have a fresh set of people onboard and we want to fast track their ability to work together by being...

Both Darcy and Croft are tall enough to ruck and provide backup for English. Not sure if that’s been done before though. Dustin Fletcher was a tall back but never rucked from memory.