Not really. The coaches have only been there for two years. We recently re-signed AJ for 3 years. Pretty difficult to see why you'd do that if you didn't have the vision of a role in the forward line that would suit AJ and thus suit Ollie.
I don't know Khamis from a bar of soap, but with the hype I'm assuming he's a much better athlete?
Because he’s better? He is a more versatile athlete, and plays much bigger than he is because of this. I can’t imagine Ruscoe rucking!
It was rhetorical
AJ signed for years not three, isn’t guaranteed to be best 22 through the duration of that contract and is better depth than Ollie for the position he plays.
Probably neither but if had to take 1 then Hollands
With the way the game is shifting I think you need your third tall defender to be able to play small as well. As many teams are only going with two talls up forward at a time and sometimes only 1 for a fair bit of the match. No idea if Khamis fits the bill, but a defender who can alternate between tall and small is going to be an increasingly valuable player type.
Not sure, I’m not as familiar with Hollands as Khamis
Don't worry, Hine is currently rubbing his hands together ready to take the next Draper, Richards, Murley, Harrison, Poulter with that pick
... the next Draper is likely to be a top 10 pick.
If his heart wasn't in it at Collingwood & he'd always be pining for Geelong, we were never going to get the best out of him.
the current one will likely luckily keep his spot on the list due to our lack of picks this year. Was merely listing a glut of wasted selections by Hine in recent years, who in my view is still dining out on astute selections over a decade ago and is lucky to still have is job.
I loved what they did w that pick.
I never said that Khamis wasn’t worth recruiting. I’m questioning why you’d seemingly be so thrilled or “stoked” to get him. He’s probably worth a punt. But for every Leigh Brown, Markov, Hogan etc there’s a Tyler Brown etc who get recruited from another clubs depth on “potential” who are out of the system again in 1-2 years.
Jeremy Howe is shorter and lighter than Ruscoe too. Weight and a negligible height difference aren’t the be all or end all for a general intercepting defender.
Beat me to it lol
Not to mention the difference in their athletic abilities, which can't be measured by purely empirical physical measurements.
Yeah, I think there’s a healthy middle ground. He’s speculative & raw, but the upside is there and he has some handy tools. Given the likely low cost, it’s a fine path to pursue.
