I think Saints, Melbourne and Geelong are stacked for KPP.
Saints: Bruce and McCartin seem to be gettable. They also have Battle, Rowan Marshall, and Oscar Clavarino.
Melbourne: Weideman seems to be quite low on the pecking order with Tom McDonald, Cam Pederson and Jesse Hogan ahead of him. Tom McDonald would be a very nice get, as he can play both ends of the ground. However, he could be expensive. He’s a RFA, and we have done well with ex-Melbourne players. I think Tom might be keen on leaving too. He doesn’t really have a place in the Demon’s team, and might want stability. He probably would want the same money from Melbourne that they paid Lever, as he has more runs on the board. Weideman would be cheap, but he would need to show some signs this year.
Geelong: Wylie Buzza seems to be lower down the pecking order, and I really liked what he showed last year. I wouldn’t be completely against recruiting him. He might struggle to get a game over Rataguelia (I tried) and Hawkins.
Obviously, Tom Lynch would be super nice. But the question beckons, if you could have Tom Lynch(1.3 mil) or Tom McDonald (700) and Josh Bruce(550-600), who would you choose?
Only way I pick Tom Lynch is if we show great signs this year and our defence is absolutely settled with a few AFL quality backups in the VFL.