Smith is the perfect player to bring in. Still fairly young, plays mostly as a small forward but can pinch-hit in the midfield, quick but tough... Watching Richmond this year, and the kind of small forward pressure from Bulldogs the year before, it is very jarring for good teams to be beaten so comprehensively. Imagine implementing a game style like that but with more talented players - SPS, Smith, Pickett, Rayner if we get him, Fisher etc. Get them to an elite fitness base and then use that extreme pressure game-style. All the above players are goal kickers as well.
Just makes me think we don't need to draft a midfielder with our first selection. If Gibbs stays, we get Rockliff and then somehow manage to also grab Kennedy and Smith we've just injected two big-bodied mids and another guy who is capable in there. I can't see us getting both Kennedy and Smith if Gibbs stays though. I can't see us generating enough currency otherwise, as our list is still poor and other clubs won't be trading for any of our fringe players.
We might have to settle for a second rounder for one of them? I'm not convinced Gibbs will stay. Could be a pretty important trade for Adelaide and Carlton if it sets them to where they want to be. Carlton need more young guns - Adelaide need another A-grade mid.