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We can't keep drafting players that can't use the ball. Kick it up and long gets you nowhere - we don't have anyone, minus Reid and Young, that changes the flow of a play, puts it even to the advantage of a forward. I thought we were drafting well, but now I realize we can't change what we do because the cattle can't be developed ( Serong, Brayshaw, Sharp, Driz, Johnson, Erasmus, Walker...great kicks are an exception not the rule) we need to draft some skilled ball users - how many awesome left footers does Sydney have, not including Gulden today. We're seeing what Hawthorn are doing, Geelong and Brisbane, all have many fantastic ball users. Where's our Paul Duffield, Medhurst, Farmer, Mundy, Black...it's called football, find them.
 
We can't keep drafting players that can't use the ball. Kick it up and long gets you nowhere - we don't have anyone, minus Reid and Young, that changes the flow of a play, puts it even to the advantage of a forward. I thought we were drafting well, but now I realize we can't change what we do because the cattle can't be developed ( Serong, Brayshaw, Sharp, Driz, Johnson, Erasmus, Walker...great kicks are an exception not the rule) we need to draft some skilled ball users - how many awesome left footers does Sydney have, not including Gulden today. We're seeing what Hawthorn are doing, Geelong and Brisbane, all have many fantastic ball users. Where's our Paul Duffield, Medhurst, Farmer, Mundy, Black...it's called football, find them.
I think the only ones that managed to hit a target inside 50 were Drizz x 3 and Johnson & Raz. Plus Reid. But we already know he is good.
 
Following on my first post above, it's interesting to watch a small, fast, firey, very good ball user play his second game - Christian Moraes He was taken a few picks after Charlie Nichols. I truely hope Charlie turns out great, bcos I can't see what position/need he fills in the next few years other than project player. IMO we're already too tall forward and definitely too tall back, with players playing ineffectual positions (Ryan and Jackson when Darcy returns) limiting our speed and ball movement. And if Bergman doesn't sign, I hope we throw the sink at him - his speed, defending and most importantly, kicking, are bloody fantastic.
 

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