Reading the article re Longer he's being groomed to be a forward/ruck, and if we acquire Bruce and Delaney as key backs then Stanley will be in direct competition with Longer as that forward/ruck option.
I made it known how I felt about McEvoy's game before he was traded and I'll make it known about Stanley as well (sorry
Stanley_Knifes). I don't think he lasts in our best 22 for too much longer and will be trade bait within the next year or two, if not this trade period.
With the likely acquisition of Longer (
Stanley_Knifes could change his name to Longer_Knifes) and enquiry made by Port, I see an opportunity to trade Stanley while his trade value is at a premium, and moving up the draft order while we are at it.
Port want Polec however are lacking picks in that 20-25 range, and we have those picks in quantity. We could do worse to offer up: Stanley & pick 19 for pick 14. Port pass 19 to Brissy for Polec and effectively turn pick 14 into Polec and Stanley. Not bad going, really.
I suspect pick 14 gets us right in the Crouch, Bontempelli, Sheed, Acres, Salem conversation, while keeping pick 18 for a Dumont or Dunstan type.
Lets just say we do get Longer for 25 (I doubt we will tho), Bruce for 41 and Delaney for 77....
Net loss
McEvoy, Dal Santo & Stanley
Net gain
Savage, Longer, Bruce & Delaney
Draft
3, 14 & 18 for young guns & pick 90 odd to upgrade Curren.
And glory be off Jolly.