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[BrisbaneCFC]

Looking at our OOC players at the end of this year and projecting forward in pure misery, id say I'd have them in these categories unless proven otherwise. Hoping for our sake some of them do change my opinion but I think it will be a fairly straight forward off season to be honest.

While trading a McKay or Walsh type may seem appealing for the trade currency they'd give us, and because we're all mad and want change, I actually don't think it would be necessary with the amount of cash we'd have being freed up to address some of our issues.


Keep

Tom De Koning - Imo absolutely must keep, generational talent. At worst have to force a trade.
Alex Cincotta - Solid, plays multiple roles
Billy Wilson - Has traits we desperately need. Hopefully continues to improve in the VFL this year.
George Hewett - Solid as a rock when needed, valuable depth going forward
Harry Charleson - Highly athletic, raw. Another year to show his wares.
Jack Silvagni - Versatile, tries his guts out every game. Solid depth at worst, quality player at his best.
Matt Carroll - Same as Charleson, like what I've seen but needs time to refine his skills.
Nic Newman - Deserves another year, was playing brilliant footy before his knee.
Will White - Showed a lot of improvement in the VFL last year. Think he could end up a solid player. Has great repeat speed endurance.



Thanks for the memories but adios
(Just spit balling the contracts based on media talk when they signed)

Mitch McGovern - Trade (500k) - Just painful to watch. Inconsistent and injury prone.
Jesse Motlop - Trade (350k) - Just woeful.
Brodie Kemp - Trade (450k) - Can't seem to find a spot that suits him in our line up
Sam Docherty - Retire (500k) - Love him as a player but time to say goodbye
Nick Haynes - Retire (150k) - Hopefully have better options sorted by then
Orazio Fantasia - Delist (200k) - Self explanatory
Harry Lemmey - Delist (150k) - As above
Francis Evans - Delist (150k) - As above
Rob Monahan - Delist (100k) - As above

OOC 2026 but bad enough contracts to try and move them a year early.

Zac Williams - Trade (800k) - One of the worst contracts in this clubs history
Lewis Young - Trade (450k) - Need to find a better option. Can't work in our system and he'd be on good coin from when he signed his contract.

If you're ditching Mitch McGovern then you dont need to ditch Brodie Kemp. Kemp slots in as your third tall defender. Which is what he is. But Id be shocked to see Gov gone before his contract is up.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

If you're ditching Mitch McGovern then you dont need to ditch Brodie Kemp. Kemp slots in as your third tall defender. Which is what he is. But Id be shocked to see Gov gone before his contract is up.

Govs contract expires end of this year, as does Kemps. If a team is willing to give us quality remuneration I'd have no issues with moving either on if it helped us address our genuine list holes.

Having a quality 2nd KPD would largely remove the need for multiple 3rd tall types.

 

[BrisbaneCFC]

Here’s an honest question; how many players on our list are known for their exquisite kicking skills? (D’ambrosio, Hayden Young, Jordan Dawson level).

Who would we classify as an A in that category?

None. Period.

 

[BrisbaneCFC]

I look at what I call our core senior/better players. These are the guys that MUST lead us to a flag. The ages of these guys this year is concerning. A flag needs to happen in next 2 years or this group is done

Silvagni - 28
Cerra - 26
Williams - 31
Cripps - 30
Harry - 28
McGovern - 31
TDK - 26
Acres - 30
Docherty - 32
Walsh - 25
Weitering - 28
Newman - 32
Hewett - 30
Charlie - 28
Saad - 31

Other issue is none are quick or great ball users

This group as presently constructed is not getting a flag.

 

[BrisbaneCFC]

Govs contract expires end of this year, as does Kemps. If a team is willing to give us quality remuneration I'd have no issues with moving either on if it helped us address our genuine list holes.

Having a quality 2nd KPD would largely remove the need for multiple 3rd tall types.

My bad, thought he had another year. Still I like Kemp, would slot him in that 3rd tall defender role and still bring in a 2nd KPD.

 

[bigblueboy]

There will be talented small forwards available at the end of this season.
Kozzie Pickett - probably WA bound but stranger things have happened
Toby McMullin - has speed, born and bred in Melbourne. GWS is stacked for smalls
Malcolm Rosas - out of contract and out of the GC team. Is a goalkicker.
Sam Butler- out of contract and fallen behind elite smalls at Hawthorn

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

There will be talented small forwards available at the end of this season.
Kozzie Pickett - probably WA bound but stranger things have happened
Toby McMullin - has speed, born and bred in Melbourne. GWS is stacked for smalls
Malcolm Rosas - out of contract and out of the GC team. Is a goalkicker.
Sam Butler- out of contract and fallen behind elite smalls at Hawthorn

I've been a fan of Rosas a long time despite his flaws and Kozi would be a dream. The rest are still very much up in the air types.

Theres no Shai Bolton or Tom Papley who's going to be available that would instantly change the fortunes of that area of the field for us is more the point I was making.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

I've been a fan of Rosas a long time despite his flaws and Kozi would be a dream. The rest are still very much up in the air types.

Theres no Shai Bolton or Tom Papley who's going to be available that would instantly change the fortunes of that area of the field for us is more the point I was making.

Where’s Darcy jones at contract wise?
Would love him

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Where’s Darcy jones at contract wise?
Would love him

2026.

I suspect the Giants will lose 1 of their fleet, my guess would they'd be very content keeping Jones, Bedford and Daniels together and letting one of Thomas, Gothard or Hannaford go in a years time if they're starting to warrant selection in the AFL side but lacking opportunities.

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

There will be talented small forwards available at the end of this season.
Kozzie Pickett - probably WA bound but stranger things have happened
Toby McMullin - has speed, born and bred in Melbourne. GWS is stacked for smalls
Malcolm Rosas - out of contract and out of the GC team. Is a goalkicker.
Sam Butler- out of contract and fallen behind elite smalls at Hawthorn

Great call with Rosas, dynamic at his best. Don't know much about McMullin or Butler at VFL level, but could be a moneyball option if they're just getting squeezed out.

I'd love Kozzie - should have grabbed him in the first place after the Papley trade fell through - but out of our price range now I fear.

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

There will always be options but Austin really has to nail it now. Players like Aleer, Gothard or McMullin in a combo at GWS could be targeted at GWS with our future first. (Worry about Walker later but maybe try get future second back somehow)
Rosas will be cheap as chips.
Adelaide’s KPD stocks are very strong so they might have someone on the way out looking for opportunities.

Problem is all these players might not even end up good AFL level players. This is the offseason we will find out if Austin is any good.

 

[Lace_Out]

We need to make a big call on TDK.

I love him and what he brings, but we will never iron out our deficiencies if we don't use him to bring in some raw speed and power through the midfield.

Very tough choice, but how else do we do it?

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[RPCB]

We need to make a big call on TDK.

I love him and what he brings, but we will never iron out our deficiencies if we don't use him to bring in some raw speed and power through the midfield.

Very tough choice, but how else do we do it?

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Is salary dumping Harry an option?

 

[SurreyBlue]

The fact Blight was plucked by Richmond at the age of 23 in the rookie draft, tells me we failed to identify a KPD, while we flowered around with SDurdin.

 

[Arr0w]

The fact Blight was plucked by Richmond at the age of 23 in the rookie draft, tells me we failed to identify a KPD, while we flowered around with SDurdin.

Phillips will be the next one, right under our noses

 

[CarmenSandiego]

Here’s an honest question; how many players on our list are known for their exquisite kicking skills? (D’ambrosio, Hayden Young, Jordan Dawson level).

Who would we classify as an A in that category?

Boyd could flirt with this category if we actually used him.

Instead we use him mostly as a lockdown small, preferring to use Newman & Saad and now Ollie as distributors.

Really wouldn't mind seeing Boyd either become our main user off half back, or push further up the ground where he can deliver inside 50, or launch some 9 pointers.

 

[CarmenSandiego]

I look at what I call our core senior/better players. These are the guys that MUST lead us to a flag. The ages of these guys this year is concerning. A flag needs to happen in next 2 years or this group is done

Silvagni - 28
Cerra - 26
Williams - 31
Cripps - 30
Harry - 28
McGovern - 31
TDK - 26
Acres - 30
Docherty - 32
Walsh - 25
Weitering - 28
Newman - 32
Hewett - 30
Charlie - 28
Saad - 31

Other issue is none are quick or great ball users

They are good names based off reputation.

But majority can't string a consistent season together and deliver every week. They won't be winning a flag.

Needed to be bold with some moves in the off-season, we weren't. We can do it this year but chances are these guys currency will be much lower.

 

[Arr0w]

Boyd could flirt with this category if we actually used him.

Instead we use him mostly as a lockdown small, preferring to use Newman & Saad and now Ollie as distributors.

Really wouldn't mind seeing Boyd either become our main user off half back, or push further up the ground where he can deliver inside 50, or launch some 9 pointers.

I'd even consider him as a HHF, quick, agile, tackles and can kick beyond 40 metres unlike our current small forwards

 

[CarmenSandiego]

I'd even consider him as a HHF, quick, agile, tackles and can kick beyond 40 metres unlike our current small forwards

Yep. Picked up for his elite kicking, use him as a lockdown defender….. nice baggers

 

[Arr0w]

Yep. Picked up for his elite kicking, use him as a lockdown defender….. nice baggers

Probably due to others struggling to stay switched on and or not capable to play as a small lockdown

Cowan is certainly capable/disciplined enough, others not so much

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

I look at what I call our core senior/better players. These are the guys that MUST lead us to a flag. The ages of these guys this year is concerning. A flag needs to happen in next 2 years or this group is done

Silvagni - 28
Cerra - 26
Williams - 31
Cripps - 30
Harry - 28
McGovern - 31
TDK - 26
Acres - 30
Docherty - 32
Walsh - 25
Weitering - 28
Newman - 32
Hewett - 30
Charlie - 28
Saad - 31

Other issue is none are quick or great ball users

IMO this is a make or break year for this playing group and getting Crippa the flag he so richly deserves, however unless things drastically change its clear that this coaching group will have wasted the 4 years and we will need a new set of coaches and ideas to take us forward, which will inevitably take another 3 years to bed down which may just be too late for Crippa.

Our next flag is going to be more than likely be built off the back of Walsh, Jagga, Lucas/Ben & Cody. Whilst Harry, Charlie, Weiters TDK will be in there 30s but should still be around.

 

[Arr0w]

We have been unbalanced in many areas for some time

One paced non KPF forwards and midfield, need way more speed, agility and xfactor

 

[carlton_99]

Soldo

Please no. I'd rather get Robbie Warnock back. Soldo is genuinely abysmal

 

[Coops93]

We have been unbalanced in many areas for some time

One paced non KPF forwards and midfield, need way more speed, agility and xfactor

We built our list around inside contested players when the game was moving to a faster spreading forward running game. As such the makeup in midfield in particular isn't right.

I think teams have worked us out, in that area in particular. We brutalised teams early with it, then teams had a look and slowly started exposing us with run. It started as the odd team doing it and people saying that you can get them that way, but they are so elite in the contest it's not so easy. Now that there's a few years of tape on it, it's how everyone tries to expose us, and more often than not it works.

2 wins in our last 10 games, against 16th and 17th on the ladder, shows that imo. We need to change the dynamic of the midfield sooner than later - and I think we recognised that seeing as we went hard at Jagga. We need a plan B now that he's out.

 

[GoBlues!]

We have been unbalanced in many areas for some time

One paced non KPF forwards and midfield, need way more speed, agility and xfactor

How does a team like Hawthorn change coaches and rebuild in what seems like record time, and we just bumble along?

Mitchell is more than a handy replacement for Clarkson who we were bending over backwards to secure. Also some astute recruiting that supports an effective game plan.

Can’t help feel we’ve just missed the mark in each of these areas - coaching, recruitment and effective game plan.