I can get the point that another mature body is probably needed in there, I’m just not sure the cost is worth it for such a short term investment. Maybe there is a less profile name with 90% of the impact of Macrae and closer to delisting. I’m not 100% sure that Macrae is so much better than Ross and there’s some grass is greener.
I think we tried that with him earlier this year and late last year and it didn't work - he doesn't have any defensive craft. Would need a lot of development in that area
Yeah I agree. I'm just curious about the thoughts of people who think he won't make it because I personally don't see him playing anywhere except the midfield
I saw a few people on here saying they have doubts over Windy's midfield potential which I thought was strange considering its his first season in there
Battle would be worth a try in that position.
Cooper Hynes...
Ross sees Hammer as a defender long-term though
Anything is open for discussion, however there’s less than no chance we’ll be trading King. There was talk recently that he was going to be offered a long contract.
Honestly, King has probably already re-signed. The club are just delaying the announcement because of all the criticism they'd cop if they did so now, especially since Battle remains unsigned
No you did not answer how we get enough quality draft picks to get quality mids when we can't draft players like the Ashcrofts, the Daicos's or any NGA mids from the northern clubs while at the same time not being able to draft a topren mid from our NGA and with Tassie coming in and compromising the draft in 2 drafts time.
Stop being silly
Probably not. Looking forward to pick 6 and a second rounder rocketing us up the charts while Brisbane get Ashcroft and the Northern NGA's get any mid they like.
I see what you mean but look at what Starcevich is doing at the Lions. Very similar players - solid size, same position, and slow. As long as he can improve his positioning and adjust to the level, he'll be fine
Don’t be silly. Our first pick (12) became 17, which we traded for 18.
I agree. Though I did hear from someone that Gold Coast are really into Max and have an offer on the table for him. I think there’s less chance of him going there than there is of Ben coming to us, and that’s not happening either.
That does make sense tbh. Suns need to get out of the first rounds of this year and next year for Lombard and Uwland, and Max to partner Ben is the perfect way for them to do it
If you want answer - how about we dont trade away our good players for draft picks that would inevitably be in the mid to late teens with the unrealistic hope we will draft multiple elite stars in one draft to carry us for a decade, or at least until they face any setbacks in development and then we can trade them off for more picks.
Don't worry about what GWS wants this is all about Peatling, who I reckon has got 5 brownlow votes in his last two games. Had a team high contested possessions (11), clearances (9) and tackles (6) on the weekend against Brisbane. 18 CP, 8 CL and 11 T the week before against Melbourne.
It is so immensely frustrating that we even have to have the kind of discussion you and Joffaboy are having - talking about trading out good players already on our list in order to try and increase our draft hand to speed up our improvement, risky as it may be, when other clubs are just handed them on a plate.
That Higgins goal stuck with me too for the same reason. It's why watching the Hawks at the moment is so much fun but equally difficult for us to stomach. Having fun with footy feels so alien to us a club. If you win all the time, it's easy to have fun with it. If you have the weight of 150 years of failure every time you pull on the jumper, it's hard not to play with a certain level of tension. It then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy because generally the best results come from not being so tense.
