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Boak won't be, if he was at a decent club then he'd already be considered top 10 DT material, same with Dusty Martin/A. Swallow.
Ward will be an interesting one. Certainly capable of scoring, but at a new club surrounded by -21 yo's... Much like GAJ this year.
Barlow will probably be one of the most common picks, Hayes slightly less but still not rare.
Chappy and Scotland will come down from premium status, but I think that the risk on Bartel is worth it, especially at his price.
Shuey/Gaff will be really interesting. Could both have a breakout year, but Gaff seems to wear the vest half the time!
I think some other guys who weren't quite premiums this year but could be next year are ;
Stefan Martin. Decently priced with great JS. Should get his average up as Melbourne do. Expect him to average over 85+ and atleast be a good cash cow.
Drew Petrie. More a forward than a ruck, but hey, the DP can only help, right?
Brent Moloney. Easily in our best 22. Look for him to average 100+ if he and Jamar have a full season.
Alan Didak. Yes, I know many of us said never again. But he's a bargain and if he can continue his recent form with a great preseason then you won't be able to go past him.
Just on a few of these,
I agree on Boak. Even if he starts the season off flying with big scores it's pretty likely to dry up once he starts copping the hard tag. Plus doesn't get enough of the easy ball. Needs more help. Martin i think is in a different boat though. Could be a big scorer and i expect him to get forward/mid DPP.
Gaff only wore the vest so often to manage his first season. Will be easy best 21 next year and should score really well. Over the next few years he will be a DT star. Shuey is probably more risky though. He plays a good DT style and can pop up with 30 possies and 3 or 4 goals but i believe he will cop a tag for most of the year. Depends on Kerr i guess.
Agree on Didak as well. A full pre season and he will be back to his DT best.