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I agree DGB has things to work on but Stratts was a 21yo when recruited to the hawks having played 3 years at East Perth before coming over. He was 24 yo in year 3 but at 21, hadn't even made an AFL list but persisted in WA, finally mading it after filling out a bit and becoming more confident with his abilities.
Hopefully DGB can do the same over the next 3 years, cement his place in the side and play every game.
If the coaches deem him surplus to requirements, so be it but everyone needs to be backed in while on the list to make the team better, going back to BHH to improve what deficiencies they have been asked to improve and have that opportunity to get back into the AFL side.
Plenty of guys did their apprenticeship and became fine players for it.
All good points, and as you'll see from my posts regarding DGB I'm not saying he won't become an AFL player.
But after three pre-seasons, sure he's got more time, I just can't see him becoming a star key defender. I'm just missing whatever signs others are seeing tbh. I don't even think he's been that good at Box Hill yet.
I loved Stratts, but if we're holding out hope he'll become a medium sized, dour lockdown defender... well gee, we messed up at pick 6.
We really need him to hold down a key position position. Hopefully he does that. I just can't see him being elite in it tbh.
Just my opinion before the tsunami comes at it.