looks pretty obvious now that...
1. As we couldnt land Lever, we dont rate any other KPP's on the trade / FA table highly enough atm. Or simply can't attract them.
2. We highly rate at least 2/3 KPP or big bodied players that we believe will still be there at 6 in the draft (Fogarty, Balta, Brander, Stephenson?), and;
3. We dont currently have much excess funds - especially if the plan is to go all out for a Lynch or Patton next year - so can only really afford to pick up a newbie KPP on minimum coin for 2 years, until players like Ben Reid & Goldsack retire.
Would love to know who Hine & the club rates so highly...
Maybe its Fogarty who could be the future prototypical player, ala Fyfe or Dusty, and has only slipped b/c of injury...
Maybe its Balta, as the most athletic big man in the draft, with a high intensity game & loads of potential to become a gun CHB
Maybe its Stephenson, for the same reasons as Fogarty, or
Maybe its Brander, who the club feel would be a bargain at 6, and will nullify the need to recruit a Tom Lynch type, at a high cost.
Fascinating stuff... just hate how long it actually actually takes for the draft to take place.
1. As we couldnt land Lever, we dont rate any other KPP's on the trade / FA table highly enough atm. Or simply can't attract them.
2. We highly rate at least 2/3 KPP or big bodied players that we believe will still be there at 6 in the draft (Fogarty, Balta, Brander, Stephenson?), and;
3. We dont currently have much excess funds - especially if the plan is to go all out for a Lynch or Patton next year - so can only really afford to pick up a newbie KPP on minimum coin for 2 years, until players like Ben Reid & Goldsack retire.
Would love to know who Hine & the club rates so highly...
Maybe its Fogarty who could be the future prototypical player, ala Fyfe or Dusty, and has only slipped b/c of injury...
Maybe its Balta, as the most athletic big man in the draft, with a high intensity game & loads of potential to become a gun CHB
Maybe its Stephenson, for the same reasons as Fogarty, or
Maybe its Brander, who the club feel would be a bargain at 6, and will nullify the need to recruit a Tom Lynch type, at a high cost.
Fascinating stuff... just hate how long it actually actually takes for the draft to take place.

