Something I've been thinking about is how our defence sets up for 2026. I think we need Mills back in the midfield personally to get the most out of Warner and Heeney as a reliable, defensively minded Josh Dunkley
type, although if we somehow managed to get Marcus Windhager I'd be happy for Mills to stay back. That seems very unlikely to happen so to get Mills into the midfield we'd need to try something else.
I actually think one way to make this happen could be reeeeeaally unpopular amongst some fans, but I'd be very curious about: Errol Gulden to HB. Josh Daicos
and Dayne Zorko
style. Rebounding off HB with Errol and Blakey? Oof. Sign me up. And I think Errol is smart enough that he'd intercept at will (less in the air, more on the ground I mean) and taking the rebounding load off Blakey could be incredibly beneficial. The stats analysts constantly go on about how important rebounding off HB is so seems a no-brainer in that sense to me. Put our most dangerous player where so much of the play evolves from and the wing can be occupied by some combination of McInerney, Jordon, Cleary, Campbell, whomever else.
I really hope the coaching staff have the curiosity to give it a go in the off-season.
PLAYERCARDSTART
5
Josh Dunkley
- Age
- 28
- Ht
- 191cm
- Wt
- 87kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 21.8
- 5star
- K
- 10.4
- 4star
- HB
- 11.3
- 5star
- M
- 4.3
- 4star
- T
- 5.8
- 5star
- CL
- 3.2
- 5star
- D
- 20.7
- 5star
- K
- 7.0
- 3star
- HB
- 13.7
- 5star
- M
- 2.3
- 2star
- T
- 5.3
- 5star
- CL
- 2.7
- 4star
- D
- 14.2
- 4star
- K
- 7.2
- 3star
- HB
- 7.0
- 5star
- M
- 4.8
- 5star
- T
- 4.0
- 5star
- CL
- 1.4
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
I actually think one way to make this happen could be reeeeeaally unpopular amongst some fans, but I'd be very curious about: Errol Gulden to HB. Josh Daicos
PLAYERCARDSTART
7
Josh Daicos
- Age
- 27
- Ht
- 178cm
- Wt
- 77kg
- Pos.
- D/M
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 15.6
- 4star
- K
- 8.3
- 3star
- HB
- 7.3
- 5star
- M
- 3.3
- 3star
- T
- 3.6
- 5star
- MG
- 230.5
- 4star
- D
- 16.2
- 4star
- K
- 9.2
- 4star
- HB
- 7.0
- 4star
- M
- 3.3
- 3star
- T
- 3.5
- 4star
- MG
- 230.5
- 4star
- D
- 13.8
- 4star
- K
- 7.6
- 3star
- HB
- 6.2
- 4star
- M
- 3.2
- 4star
- T
- 4.2
- 5star
PLAYERCARDEND
PLAYERCARDSTART
15
Dayne Zorko
- Age
- 36
- Ht
- 175cm
- Wt
- 77kg
- Pos.
- Def
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 21.4
- 5star
- K
- 13.2
- 5star
- HB
- 8.2
- 5star
- M
- 3.6
- 4star
- T
- 6.0
- 5star
- MG
- 440.5
- 5star
- D
- 14.0
- 3star
- K
- 9.0
- 4star
- HB
- 5.0
- 3star
- M
- 2.0
- 2star
- T
- 5.0
- 5star
- MG
- 291.0
- 4star
- D
- 16.4
- 4star
- K
- 9.8
- 4star
- HB
- 6.6
- 4star
- M
- 5.2
- 5star
- T
- 6.6
- 5star
PLAYERCARDEND
I really hope the coaching staff have the curiosity to give it a go in the off-season.




