I don't hate it if it meant winning a big final and we could cover him in defence.A wild thought…
Watching our forward line setup, the role of Hogan is huge. Structurally the way he sets up and the way he competes and halves contests is so important for us.
At this stage, if he was to miss games, Riccardi and Cadman are no where near ready to fill that role… especially when we play teams with elite tall defenders.
Because we are so well placed with tall defenders, would you pull one of our defenders out to fill that role…. My thinking was… what about Sammy Taylor as our key forward… he plays like a key forward, but in the back half. He is our biggest competitor and never gets outmarked.
We would still have Buckley, HH, Idun and Haynes in the back half.
I’d love to see him line up on Weitering, as I personally think he would dominate him.
A stupid idea I know, but I think it’s worth considering what we would do if a structural piece such as Hogan was to miss.