We have no true matchwinners. We have plenty of good honest players and even some elite honest players like Caleb and AB who will rack up the touches and the tackles and win plenty All Australians.1. I don't think Bolton is a small forward. I think he is plays his best footy higher up the ground, and through the midfield.
2. If he was not contracted, I would be on board, but he is and I don't think we should pay the overs Richmond will ask for.
3. I have concerns with Bolton's accuracy when kicking for goal.
4. I have a big concern we will do something stupid like not sign Sturt, trade in Bolton and end up with a worse team but lose 2 or 3 first round picks in the process. This would be an old school freo decision.
If we could trade Bolton for pick 7, I would do it but I don't want to give up more.
and we only sign Bolton if does not impact our ability to sign Sturt and Brayshaw
We have nice leading tall forwards that mark and kick pretty straight. Treacy, Sturt, amiss.
But I’m talking about guys like Greene, Rankine, Bolton, Papley, Daniels yesterday. We dont have that guy. We have no magician in the forward 50. There is no danger guy that buzzes around the stoppage and pulls a goal from nothing though a piece of class or brilliance.
You can’t win the flag without that player. The likes of Switta, Banfield, Frederick - they are just not good enough. How much more evidence do we need?
Look at Daniels yesterday. Everytime he got the ball there was consternation. Toby Greene - pulled out a miracle goal from nothing just before HT to keep them in it.
What do you want to do with these picks? Take some 18 year old kids and start Round 1 next year with Banfield still in the 22?
By the time they grow up Alex Pearce and Luke Ryan will be on the way down and veterans.
We need to go all in while Serong and AB are at their peak and that’s right now.