Gram + 1st rounder to Adelaide
Dangerfield to St Kilda
Gilbert to Essendon
Ryder to St Kilda
Raph Clarke to Brisbane
Matt Maguire to St Kilda
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Baker, Blake and Gardiner all retire.
Cahill, McQualter and Eddy delisted.
This would give us 5 picks in the draft and one rookie spot to fill.
First 2 picks - Best mids available. Focus on kicking skills.
3rd pick - Ruckman
4th pick - Best available
Last pick - One of Myles Sewell, James Wall or Matt Little.
Rookie pick - Best available.
Lynch gets no. 8 (He wore it his entire junior career)
Dangerfield gets no. 10
Ryder gets no. 15
Sewell/Wall/Little get no. 19
Maguire gets no. 32
No other number changes for current players. Draftees just take first number available.
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Next years line up -
Dempster - Maguire - Dawson
Dempster would take the best small forward of the oppostion each week. Pure lockdown jobs. Maguire and Dawson would sort out between themselves who takes the deep KPF and who takes the resting ruck. Dawson to play on the more athletic, leading players while Goose wrestles in the square against the likes of Dawes and Jono Brown.
Dal Santo - Gwilt - Ryder
Dal takes Gram's spot across halfback as the 'designated kicker' He would be a much safer option out of defence and reads the play well enough to know when to peel off his man. Would comunicate with Dempster so as not to get dragged deep. Gwilt to continue what he's been doing for 18 months; Clearing the back 50 with his monster left hoof while smashing every CHF in the comp. Espescially Pods
Ryder I would bring in to play as the spare in defence. He is in terrible form right now but offers the versatility that Gilbert can't/won't. I would have him take all the ruckwork in the backhalf, allowing Big Ben to play as a link up player through the middle when we kick out of the backline. Paddy would also get spells on the ball and up forward to keep teams guessing.
Montagna - Hayes - Goddard
Providing Lenny gets back, this would quite possibly be the best centreline in the comp. Set and forget, they know what to do.
Lynch - Riewoldt - Dangerfield
Tom Lynch was drafted as the next Hamill so I'm playing him forward. He would be the option across the forward 50, leading more latteral rather than at the ball. Roo would push up to the wings to provide the option with Big Ben through the middle. Until he gets rotated deep I would almost ban Roo from going inside 50 to force the team to look at other options. Dangerfield would rotate through the middle and up forward along with Armo and Steven. We know what he can do so let's give him a team to work around.
Schneider - Kosi - Milne
Kosi would be given the space inside 50 with NO ROO. He would be told to crash pack to let our two best crumbers, Schneids and Milne, get every chance they can to snag some goals. With Ryder down back and Ben in the middle we have 3 players who could all start in the ruck, 3 who could all play forward and Ryder would have the freedom to go ballchasing in the backline ala his early years
McEvoy - Armitage - Steven
That brings a tear to the eye

McEvoy is showing why he was such an early pick, the same with Armo. In 3-4 years time the phrase "McEvoy to Armitage" will be like "Cox to Kerr" or "Sandilands to Mundy" and everyone outside of the Saints will still call him Stevens, but we wont care. He'll just keep racking up the stats alongside Armo and Danger.
Ray - Fisher - Jones
Farren has been one of our most under-rated pickups under Ross. He plays forward and back, is a solid overhead mark and a decent set shot.
I've got Jones listed on the bench but he would be playing as our tagger. His form on ball has been ok, as long as he can keep hurting teams going the other way he will provide value to this side.
I would have Fisher basically playing the everyman role.
Want to stretch the defence? Throw him forward.
Need to shore up the backline or get a new matchup? Throw him back.
Want to watch one of the best kicks in modern football tear teams apart? Tell him to pass it to Goddard

Seriously though, Fish could play midfield. With the additions of Ryder and Maguire, he would be free to do so.
Ledger/Cripps/Sipposs/Winmar/Crocker/Smith/Peake/Geary/Heyne/Polo/Gamble etc
I would use the sub spot as a reward for the best performed midfielder/flanker from the VFL. Regardless of age every player would get the chance to impress in the senior side. Do enough as the sub one week and get rewarded with a full game the next. Fail to have an impact though, and the next player gets his chance.
This creates healthy competition among all listed players and would also allow us to build a squad of 30 odd players who can play at senior level.
As far as the likes of Walsh, Archer, Simpkin, Johnson and Stanley go, they would be competing with Kosi, Ben, Goose, Dawson etc for a spot. Walsh would be first in line if fit, almost regardless of form. We need to see what he can do.
Any lapses in form/fitness in the seniors and they would be straight in. They are all young and have time on their side. They shouldn't be expected to peak for another 2-3 years, just in time to see Fisher, Kosi and Roo finish up.
Which ever one we get out of Sewell/Wall/Little would be rotated through the team and would get preference come finals time (if there was an injury) because of their mature body and proven record. If they did enough to maintain a spot eg. Matt Little comes in and kicks 6 while Kosi is suspended, then Kosi would have to play in the 2's for a couple of weeks to earn a recall. No need to star, just do enough to prove yourself.
In 2-3 years time when Roo/Kosi/Milne/Fish/Hayes are gone and Dal, Joey and Schneider are close to it, it would help to have that mature body to go along with the likes of Ray, Jones, Goddard in leading the new generation.
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So when do I start?