Gtowncrow
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- Jul 6, 2021
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It's a great haul but there is tricky aspect to doing all this.The question we need to ask is getting Luko, Rosas, ANB and Cumming going to make us worse or better next year. If we are losing Parnell, McHenry, Gollant and Sloane to accommodate, then hell yes, they make us better - substantially I would think. It costs us our F1, I am ok with that as it still allows us a top end mid in the draft and maybe another at 27 along with Welsh - providing we can fit them all in
By inserting experience, we either must drop 4-5 youngsters out of our best 22. Or replace the older guys with these players. And we won't do that because Tex is so close to his 300 or Lairdy is a triple club champ you know or Milera has worked so hard and deserves the opportunity..etc etc.
So it will be the Taylor, Bond, Dowling, Nankervis, Pedlar, Curtin types who will given minimal opportunities. If this happens, we've completely destroyed the work of the recent past in building a young team to develop. We will have wasted our time...and possibly careers.
That trade haul will make us a better team in 2025, but maybe not after that. Those kids are going to be alright. I'm sure of it. But we have time and we must give it to them. Not some import sugar hit.
I feel that ANB replacing Murph improves us immediately. Draper adds to our midfield and improves us immediately. Dodson improves us somewhat next year. But these are better outcomes long-term.
Smith is out. Milera replaces Laird. Curtin replaces Tex.
...and hopefully, Pedlar can dislodge Crouch oneday.
It's important to stay focused on the main goal of the period and only once that's achieved, can you look at opportunities as they arise.
Draper with pick 4 or a very significant mid for pick 4 must be the focus. We have other holes for sure, but that's the focus of the next few months.