I'm expecting very little to happen. It seems we may have to be patient for another year to have a crack at getting what we want. If Martin is still in our sights 2017, we may have to make do with a rookie ruck man for 2016. A diamond in the rough or just someone to hold the fort in case of injuries.
The Talia replacement is less clear. Do we go with another rookie? Have the recruiters got their eye on someone less likely? Trading for current AFL senior players may be costly and the pool seems to be diminishing.
McCartney made it quite clear that we are not trading in just any one. That tells me they know who they want....and are prepared to be patient in the hope the dominoes fall the right way, if not this year, then next.
It will be interesting to see whether we are playing the long game......