I reckon that on current form White is a better fit for the side than Bellchambers is and that irrespective of who we trade, White would be excellent cover (not that I think he'll need to accept a position on a list as cover as Freo and Dogs will probably be looking very closely, I reckon that he has well and truly passed anything Sam Reid has done and that he may just be a best 22 player now).
I think there needs to be more focus on what Bellchambers can be before we trade him. Remember that he is still a young ruck. The structural issue resolves itself if over the course of this coming preseason Bellchambers develops at about the same rate as he did during the last and the result is that he can have more of an impact as a ruck (as opposed to just being a really good mark). It took Hille quite some time before he developed the endurance and aggression in his game that took him to the level of the game's elite rucks.
As soon as it happens we can get back to using Ryder forward and more match-up related selection of the two rucks (as opposed to being forced into playing Bellchambers as a forward because he isn't good enough to play in the ruck). When we finally get a combination of a hard leading forwardline which includes Ryder more than it doesn't we'll have more freedom to include Gumby and use Crameri as a flanker to strike a combination that helps every one to perform better.
I think there needs to be more focus on what Bellchambers can be before we trade him. Remember that he is still a young ruck. The structural issue resolves itself if over the course of this coming preseason Bellchambers develops at about the same rate as he did during the last and the result is that he can have more of an impact as a ruck (as opposed to just being a really good mark). It took Hille quite some time before he developed the endurance and aggression in his game that took him to the level of the game's elite rucks.
As soon as it happens we can get back to using Ryder forward and more match-up related selection of the two rucks (as opposed to being forced into playing Bellchambers as a forward because he isn't good enough to play in the ruck). When we finally get a combination of a hard leading forwardline which includes Ryder more than it doesn't we'll have more freedom to include Gumby and use Crameri as a flanker to strike a combination that helps every one to perform better.

