Agree with Wim, I expect a transition year and I’m not even sure we will make finals.
The pleasing thing is out of midfielders our oldest are Heppel 27 and Zaka 29. So we have a good solid core group of midfielders now coming into prime. This should be the focus of a decent sized window over the next 5 years. Good enough as a group, who knows.
But the talls do need to go through transition, even more so if Joe leaves. We need to build a best 22 without Hurley, Hooker, TBC and Daniher. It will provide challenges. Pleasingly Dodoro recognises the issue and didn’t draft ordinary inside mids like the majority wanted.
The fact Brisbane let him go for pick 700 says he’s not the full package.
As I say, I like him, I think we badly need an outside runner & distributor, but I think it’s folly to pencil him in as an inside midfielder, much less a guy who points to a change in gameplan direction.
It’s easy to convince yourself (based on the hype here) we’ve recruited 6x brownlow medallists. Is it ever realistic?
Haven’t really noticed anyone who said he’s gonna be our inside mid, just that he’s a big-bodied mid. But yeah, even Jackets made it clear that he was recruited to be our wingman. I just hope he’s better than Guelfi, and keeps DClarke out so guys like McGrath can play inside instead of him.
Don’t get me wrong u need players with skill I just think we have enough of those types and need more Townsend/Hibberd types also of course I’m going to reference Richmond a lot they’re the best team of the last 3 years