A 191cm 92kg defensive midfielder in Dunkley is very physically imposing against a 180cm 82kg Rowell... UNTIL you've got a 193cm 94kg midfield shield in Davies providing protection for the likes of the physically smaller Rowell and Anderson. Dimma has mentioned the need for midfield protection for Miller + Anderson for weeks / months and yesterday we got a glimpse into what is possible when that protection is provided.
186cm 87kg Swallow and 186cm 84kg Graham will try their hardest, but they physically can't provide the kind of protection we saw from Davies yesterday. You're not going to get many taggers that are bigger than Dunkley so investing in Davies as our crash and bash midfield shield would be a wise move going forward if we want to beat the absolute best teams in the league on a regular basis. Forget about playing Davies as a third tall forward or ruck, just let him own this position in the midfield because it's extremely important for our best mids to shine on game day.
Touk showed us this year that he's more than capable of hitting the scoreboard and can rotate through the midfield when it's needed so I'm not too concerned about that. Graham also looks like he's capable of playing just about any role you want him to play. Not that I'd do this, but I reckon you could throw him down back on a key forward and he'd try his abolute hardest to do the job and would likely win some contests because he's gifted in terms of his speed + vertical leaping ability. That's just the kind of guy he is. Graham is also really quick so you could potentially throw him on a wing or halfback.
It's not hard to fit Will Graham or Touk Miller into this team IMO. Lombard and Holman are prime candidates to go out for them. We're going to eventually get more injuries as well so there will definitely be opportunities there.
