Played against big bodies last year so almost like 2 years of VFL under his belt at end of season
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Zerk and Francis will form the best defensive duo in the league within 2 years.
They are both the modern prototype for kpd
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I doubt that very much. But expand the timeframe by a year or two and they could be very close. Thatās if everything goes well for them.
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Iām confident Francis will come on next year.
Zerk May take a little longer to build his frame up.
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B: Saad Zerk-Thatcher Ridley
HB: Gleeson Francis McKenna
It does appear a solid future back 6. Intercept ability a plenty and the attacking accurate kicking of half back line ideal. Ridley beautiful kick also.
Zerk going to need to build his body up a fair bit & take quite a few years before we go playing him on the big boys though.
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Thatās extremely optimistic.
I hope youāre right, but I agree with āboot that there might be some hope if you extend the timeline
If both have an injury free run then itās achievable
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You know what? Zerk Francis and Riddles excites me
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We still have some class coming through.
Our list isnāt as bad as it appears.
Midfield still looks quite poor which will continue to hold us back if canāt fix it
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Depends on whether you rate the guys we have.
Close to if not the worst midfield in the comp currently. Really need a couple of these kids to step up but even then we need to recruit atleast 1 quality mid, particularly a big bodied clearance winner
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I agree, we need a star.
Iām not sure where we can pinch one but I think thatās our biggest issue.
Iām happy with most other positions though.
How about trading one of our talls that wont donāt fit the age profile of the next group coming through <25.
Heck Iād trade both Hurley and Hooker if we really believe in this group coming through.
We have an over supply of marking types and not nearly enough ground ball players. The solution is almost too logical for our football department to grasp.
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To get a top ten mid a side would want Hurley and a pick and Iām not sure we would do that.
The best way would be to get a player like Kelly for example to nominate us and then force a trade for unders.
This season is really damaging our destination club status.
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Weāve also got Fletcher coming through if heās up to the grade.
Iām hearing a Rookie pick
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richards just an ok player surrounded by an excellent team. think it was a win to trade him.
he had a great career
Teddy was more than just OK.
If youād seen him play in the ressies, off the backline youād have seen the same potential the Swine saw.
He and Sheeds had a mind meld clash though- two quirky individuals who didnāt get one another.
Which brings me back to Doeās point - we havenāt lost many really good young players, but itās as much about the coach as anything
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Kiss of death- theyāre f@rked
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