i never said don't pick him because of fitness, all i was meaning was that it will stop from playing 22 AFL games in the midfield next season, whereas LDU will play 22 games in the mid and will make a material difference to our side. Plus getting Fogarty who is similar to Rayner except less flashy (but has far greater flexibility). Basically would you rather LDU + Fogarty or Rayner + Cerra.
I get where you are coming from, but we are hamstrung until Brissie pull the trigger.
Regardless of who they pick out of UDL or Rayner we must take who's left. That's why #5 is so hard, if we snag Rayner will the club opt for a flexible type in Fog or go for a pure mid
Similarly if we get UDL do we then take a punt on Fogarty or who is left out of Stephenson, Cerra, Brashaw.
We are not winning a flag in the next 2-3 years, plenty of time to get so miles into Rayner to come through the midfield
The thought of Rayner/UDL & Fogarty leaves me drooling