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Parker is the type that will slow down very quickly. Swans are very smart operators/
His contested footy will slow him down in terms of bangs and hard knocks, not so sure about his body type.
Everyone slows down eventually its just a question of when.
I think with Sydney though they have some up and comers that are young and they are always chasing others. You know with Buddy coming of his big contract not too far away and strong developing youth they probably have future targets in mind.
They like to hang in the finals side of the ladder to so are probably have a few future targets in mind to compliment their developing youngsters so they can have another proper run going forward. They have a thing for marque player targets historically
Apart from Buddy who will be getting cheaper in the not too distant future even if he continues they are really operating in a more general futuristic window than us even though such windows can modify and overlap. Generally Sydney would be building around Heeney, Mills and the youngsters.
I know the Buddy contract has been a weight on what they have been able to do. Sydney could be planning anything looking at the Buddy play in the past. They could be chasing Gold Coast players, GWS players in the future , anything is possible. Josh Kennedy signed a one year extension I noticed so they would be aware of a pending transition period in the short term and any resurgence will be from the youngsters and new acquisitions. Mills is in the midfield probably looking at future leadership to for the team with a future emphasis and with different set-ups. They are apparently chasing Lipinski at least the industry is aware of so looking to reload. They rely on their academy a bit and with Pies down, Hawks going into rebuild, amongst others, they could be looking to FA and trades themselves to top up for elite talent in the next few years as getting top end draft picks is not really an option for them now as their youngsters continue to develop and they rise up the ladder
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