No way would I trade Schuback and Reilly for Ottens. IMHO, I wouldn't go after Ottens unless we could get him for Burton + second round pick. IMO, Hudson and Biglands can be used as ruckman for the next couple of years; they are bash-and-crash types, and Brisbane haven't done too badly with that approach, and they offer more around the ground than Clarke anyway.
We played terrible, there's no doubt about it, but as Wayne said, the team was full of second stringers, first year players and guys that were underdone.
Unlike Wayne though, I thought Stenglein was one of our best. At least he put his body on the line, and he wasn't fully fit.
We desperately lack a goal-kicker. We haven't had a classy, reliable, star forward since Modra. How we can address this I'm not exactly sure. Obviously Watts is our future CHF, but he is a Jon Brown type in that he doesn't kick a hell of a lot of goals. We probably need to draft a talented young forward with an early pick and be patient.
We need to be playing Schuey and Reilly. They are midfielders and - wait for it - have pace, which is something we desperately lack.
We need early draft picks. Maybe we'll be given two first rounders if we continue our form of last night, and we HAVE to trade Burton for one.
Personally, I'll back Parker and Hentschel to become quality tall defenders, and McGregor can be used up forward until Watts settles, and then we can trade Ken for an early pick. Harsh, but its what we need.