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Surely there must be a push for a dirty dozen
Maybe we revisit in 12 months after FA/trade/draft periods...
That being said, would be getting a little hard to fit 12 mids into the 1 side. Would start having to play them at hbf, fp, etc.
I honestly can't see us finishing any lower than 16th with this group. Even with the Docherty injury.
Flag winning sides normally have midfield like players on a HBF
Dugan, Jetta, Vlastuin, Boyd, JJ, Burgoyne, etc
Yep. We said it all last year! 
And I stress again, it’s not just his on-field impact. He is the sort of character who will change our club’s culture. He’s a true leader and sets the tone for all players, young and old.
And I stress again, it’s not just his on-field impact. He is the sort of character who will change our club’s culture. He’s a true leader and sets the tone for all players, young and old.
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Was there. Think he's gunna be that sort of player we'll love to bits for his effort often against the odds. He'll halve or win contests for the ball because of willpower, ability to read play and skill.
Keep.
Keep.
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Granted he is not a flag winning player, but Whitfield is another example of a midfield like player on a HBF.
Stop this Arrow. you convinced less than 48 hours ago that Setters isn't suited to a HBF, now you've re-lit that idea again in my head.
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13th
Yes, now that you mention it I think we will. Having said that, who are we clearly better than?
GC and Saints I have us clearly better. After that, it's close but we are a real chance.
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I also have us better than North and Freo, and all going well better than WB.
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We really need to get 5 wins from our 6 games against the Suns, Saints and Bulldogs.
Dogs will be tough.
I think if we can avoid injuries, we'll get 4-6 wins from the Suns alone though.
Not a tagger or a BP
30/70 forward/mid. Was always a natural mid as a junior, actually wins a nice number of contested ball through the middle.
We are just blessed with young talent through the middle
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Would have thought both those roles require even more thought, given you're directly responsible for an opponent.
Polson is a mid/forward and I think he should be persisted in that role. Wouldn't surprise should we see him spend more time in the midfield in 2019, after playing almost exclusively in the forward 50 to date.
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fun fact - we need 14 able to rttm
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We did do this with Ratts early in his development.
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It's hard to say at this point. How good are Sydney gonna be this year? Freo, Geelong, North, Adelaide, Brisbane, Port.
None of these teams really strike fear tbh. Hopefully we can start closing the gap soon.
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Very different player in a very different era. Not sure they are comparable.
If the club thinks his future holds time in the midfield, they will find time for him there in 2019, even at the expense of others who we would have ahead of him.
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Northern Blues?
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Sydney are a team I think (hope) could drop, if they do it might give us 8 games against bottom 6 sides.
