One position and one position only concerns me in 2016. The crumbing forward.
If we recruited or developed a true crumbing forward who could kick 30-40 goals, we could afford to be more direct and hit our new tall forward line (assuming Dixon comes), knowing if the tall doesn't mark it there is still a good chance of a goal. Neade is too inconsistent at this stage and this is not a role Monfries plays. Wingard and R.Gray should be used predominantly in the midfield. Amon could do it but seems to be considered a midfielder.
We could sign Stokes for nothing and I think he is a real possibility. It would be a one year "moneybag" deal on low wages.
Is there anyone we could recruit for next to nothing who could get us 30-40 goals as a crumbing small forward?
Lol. People are nuts about the "crumbling small forward"
the "if we had a small forward Gray and wingard could spend more time in the midfield" thing is wrong.
Firstly players can only spend so much time in the middle , if they are gonna rest somewhere it should be up forward where they are dangerous.
Secondly ..... Why the hell do people not want players to play where they are most dangerous ? Wingard is electric and dangerous up forward .. Even if we move him into the middle more as time goes on he is always going to be a player who touches are more valuable the closer to goal they are. I would take chads 10 disposals in the f50 over 30 in the back 50 any day ..
You want to know what people classify a crumbling small forward as? A guy not good enough to play in the midfield.
We just happen to have the elite small forward in the league , and an electric small forward in gray. They just happen to be brilliant midfielders too.
As far as holes on our list go ... Having guys who can score from ground ball opportunities in our forward line isn't one of them. The problem has been a tall to contest and draw the ball to a good spot to create better opportunities. We saw how much better they looked when butcher was bringing the ball to ground in good spots...