philthie blues
Debutant
despite a turbulant off season and in all likelihood a long and frustrating year, im feeling pretty good about the team we are assembling moving forward.
IMO There are 2 major holes that need to be filled; we need a rebounding half back general (hodge, goddard, drummond type) and a key forward. A fit Jarrad Waite is capable of playing both roles although i think he is best suited to the CHB role. Gibbs could also play the rebounding role although i think he's too good to not be involved in centre bounce clearance work. In summary, for us to be the best team in the comp, we need Waite at CHB.
This leaves the key forward post a biggest deficiency. Im sure behind the scenes, g swan and co are working at landing a key forward. J Roughead would have to be the first choice, with m pavlich another option (his age might be a factor although i beleive he's still got 4-5 really good years left)
forward line including: Henderson, Yarran, Betts, Robinson, resting midfielder (murphy, judd or gibbs) and pavlich/roughead would be balanced and impossible to defend with the amount of quality ball our midfield is capable of producing.
As exciting as Ohalpin is, i dont feel he's premiership player material.
lets throw everything at getting either J Roughead or M Pavlich to carlton. I would be happy to overpay salary and at the trade table to get the deal done as the quality power forward role is our missing link.
comparisons with the bulldogs only strenghten the arguement for a need for a quality power forward. Geelong is an example of a team that acheived success without one but they happen to have 2 of the best small forwards in the history of the modern game (chapman and johson) which will be almost impossible to replicate.
IMO There are 2 major holes that need to be filled; we need a rebounding half back general (hodge, goddard, drummond type) and a key forward. A fit Jarrad Waite is capable of playing both roles although i think he is best suited to the CHB role. Gibbs could also play the rebounding role although i think he's too good to not be involved in centre bounce clearance work. In summary, for us to be the best team in the comp, we need Waite at CHB.
This leaves the key forward post a biggest deficiency. Im sure behind the scenes, g swan and co are working at landing a key forward. J Roughead would have to be the first choice, with m pavlich another option (his age might be a factor although i beleive he's still got 4-5 really good years left)
forward line including: Henderson, Yarran, Betts, Robinson, resting midfielder (murphy, judd or gibbs) and pavlich/roughead would be balanced and impossible to defend with the amount of quality ball our midfield is capable of producing.
As exciting as Ohalpin is, i dont feel he's premiership player material.
lets throw everything at getting either J Roughead or M Pavlich to carlton. I would be happy to overpay salary and at the trade table to get the deal done as the quality power forward role is our missing link.
comparisons with the bulldogs only strenghten the arguement for a need for a quality power forward. Geelong is an example of a team that acheived success without one but they happen to have 2 of the best small forwards in the history of the modern game (chapman and johson) which will be almost impossible to replicate.
"Goddess" 
