What are your thoughts on Gwilt?
The Saints have a lot of experienced medium defenders which isn't exactly ideal for us in our current position. Gwilt can play small/tall but really plays a similar role to Gilbert/Roberton/Dempster.
Do you think GWS would be interested in an experienced package of Fisher(31) and Gwilt (27) to see them through the next couple of years for some pick upgrades?
Aside from a clear Saints perspective, I am looking forward to seeing what GWS do during the trade period. It will be really interesting to see their blueprint unfold in terms of how they want to build the club. The path they have taken compared with the Gold Coast is quite different and I am looking forward to comparing the clubs in the years to come (as comparisons now are pointless).
The first key decision is if we're playing in the Buddy Sweepstakes.
If we arent, then keeping Boyd is pretty much a certainty.
The second one is what we do with the Boyd pick.
There are clubs that are interested, but at what price - for example, St Kilda probably are, so deals like McEvoy+3 for 1 and change come into play.
There is also the vexed issue of deals that make sense, but the players involved dont want to move - see also Crazy Vossy and the Fevola trade.
The third one is do we try and use one-last-year polyfilla players - Chad Cornes, Dean Brogan, James MacDonald, Luke Power - or do we go for players coming into the peak of their career ?
Finally, who actually wants out at GWS becomes important, because they become trade currency. At the moment, we have Josh Bruce and Taylor Adams seemingly looking for new homes.