I’m not sure we will be going out of our way to pick up any players not in their current side’s best team & likely to get the chop. We have our own youth to fill those roles as depth.
And if we do can pick up delisted free agents also for nothing if we lacking depth in specific areas.
Other teams average players do not do anything to significantly improve our team.
Go after definite best 18 if not best 10 players unless someone structurally important like a ruck - Preuss for example, and he may push past Belly anyway to be a best 22 player for us.
Happy to disagree but this one is a fair stretch for mine. Sloane is top few in the game inside and has been one of the premier mids in the comp the past 5 years. Beams wouldn’t even have been top 20 mids for mine.
Raz 22
Heppel 26
Langford 21
McGrath 20
Merret 22
Parish 20
Smith 25
Stringer 24
Zaka 28
Using our picks on quality kids is more likely to give us the talent for our tilt. As in, they will be 21/22 when that group above hits their prime. An older player will cost more in picks and $ and might not assist in the window. Don’t underestimate impact of $ either. Not getting Sloane means you can use that money on existing players and front load so that next year or year after you have enough of a war chest to get someone better. Keep the cash this year so you can get a sheils or Kelly next year or two which should be the goal.
If you saw the game last night, you would have seen why Wallis is not needed. One dimensional, and not as hard at it as people think he is. Perhaps it’s a confidence thing, but he will just be another wasted spot on our list. Play the farking kids already!!!
Sloane - tackles more, draws more free kicks, has been more durable last few years IMO.
Beams has more disposals/marks/goals per game - i guess more outside and links up more in general play