Am I the only one who thinks Houston gets overrated a bit? Okay, AA half back. One of the best kicks in the comp, great. Probably his main one wood though and not especially a great actual defender (could stand to be corrected).
But he might not suddenly be so effective if he came to us with our static movement and lack of separation up field anyway. Would move the needle a bit for sure (hate how common this expression has suddenly become but anyway) but not worth it if we sacrifice necessary improvement elsewhere.
The compensation to get Houston can be better utilised elsewhere I.e. fixing the midfield, small forward, KPD positions.
With the slow midfield mix me currently have, speed off the backline doesn’t even matter. Who of Cripps, Walsh, Cerra, Kennedy, Hewett can we see tearing forward on the counter?
We need inside/outside or outside midfielders immediately.