I had a little crack at our list management and this is what I came up with for the next 2 years
OUT:
Retire: Pavlich, Mzungu, Silvagni, Griffin, Johnson, Dawson
Delist: Hannath & Deluca with possibly Tanner Smith and Nyhuis not being given another contract.
FA: Mayne & Clarke, C.Pearce may all choose to leave.
Possible want outs: Sheridan, Langdon and Ibbo. Suban, Barlow and Deboer may look elsewhere as well
In: McCarthy and draft picks. I don't see us getting Hogan but if we do then our forward half is 100% set for the next 7-10 years. However our forward line is not as dire as people make it out to be.
IMHO Our glaring holes are ruck, KPD and a key lock down small defender. So basically, our back 6 needs a total make over. Our current backline is
FB: Sutcliffe Dawson Spurr
HB: Ibbotson A.Pearce Johnson
Dawson and Johnson will be gone in 2 years. I reckon Collins has been given his chance to cement a spot, give him the rest of the season in A.Pearces spot. If he shows he can make it then that's already a plus for us, if not then we need to draft one quickly. Spurr may decline in form and Sutcliffe is not a lockdown defender and we haven't had a proper back pocket since Roger Hayden. I think Grey needs to be given Sutcliffes spot and Sutcliffe needs to be given a shot up the ground. I think Grey could play this position and play it well. Sheridan/Tucker to be given the rebounding defender position and Hughes to be the third tall.
Our other glaring deficiency is our desperate need to draft a ready made mature age ruck. Sandi has 2-3 years left and we've only got Clarke, Griffin and Hannath to replace him (none of which I see staying on our list in 2 years). We need to draft a mature age ruckman from WAFL/VFL/SANFL as a stop gap while we project one with Sandis few years left. Apeness is another who could pinch hit while our project ruckman comes on. If we can somehow nab a second round pick then I'd use it on a ruckman. We don't need a forward/ruck if we have Apeness, we need a solid, can ruck almost a full game sort to replace sandi. Looking at trading in a fringe, young ruckman from other clubs might be worth a shot too.