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The issue is not our defense.
I agree we have bigger problems elsewhere, but the discussion a few weeks ago was 'our defence doesn't need any changes'.
Evidence cited at the time a few weeks ago was us being 'the 3rd best ranked defensive team' halfway through the year.
I was howled down for daring to suggest the jury was well and truly still out about whether our defensive setup was good enough for top 4/top 8.... because we hadn't (at that point) run into many finals bound teams playing finals type football.
Yes we have plenty of dumpster fires to address up forward and in the midfield- but our defensive setup is also far from great.
We have too many of the same kind of guys (wilkie, battle, highmore, coffield) and a fullback who is allergic to playing near his opponent.
Plenty of opportunity for major list and position changes down back too.
Hope it starts this week by dropping howard and sticking joyce at FB.
Then have howard play CHB in the magoos until he earns a CHB spot in the ones ahead of battle.