With the appointment on the new Coach and trade period just around the corner, here is what I think our best 22 looks like and a look at our depth.
With some fresh ideas, Structure (and a bit of skills training) I think this 22 (if we can keep them on the park) can play finals next year.
Fol Sean Darcy, Nat Fyfe, Bailey Banfield
FF Brandon Matera, Rory Lobb, Sam Switkowski
HF Matt Taberner, Jesse Hogan, Cam McCarthy
C David Mundy, Michael Walters, Stephen Hill
HB Ethan Hughes, Alex Pearce, Luke Ryan
FB Nathan Wilson, Joel Hamling, Griffin Logue
Bench: Adam Cerra, Andrew Brayshaw, Connor Blakely, Darcy Tucker
Some notes on team selection:
Assumption that B Hill & Langdon both depart. It looks a bit tall, but there's plenty of run off the bench. The centreline is picked to have our best ball uses the ones delivering into our forward 50 (plus give Mundy a less in and under role). I would like to see Cam Mac run through the middle when Fyfe is rested forward, also I prefer Banfield to Conca as he seems to have more potential. Logue, Duman & Hughes are a flip of the coin for me and may be a horses for courses situation at the selection table. If we get Henry then Matera & Switta would both be very nervous.
Depth: this is the concerning area for me, personally haven't seen Sturt or Valente first hand but reports have not been too promising.
Mid - lot of toilers, Conca can come straight in a play a role but behind him everyone else has struggled to make an impact.
Reece Conca
Mitchell Crowden
Tom North
Travis Colyer
Brett Bewley
Stefan Giro
Luke Valente
Forward - Cox has potential, Schultz I am not convinced by, haven't seen the others live, why so many tall forwards?
Brennan Cox
Hugh Dixon
Dillon O'Reilly
Sam Sturt
Lachie Schultz
Back - all look promising but not really KP players, would be good to have backup for AP or Hamling
Taylin Duman
Jason Carter
Tobe Watson
Ruck - one solitary backup Ruck, If Hodor goes down Lobb will have to play a lone hand in the Ruck.
Lloyd Meek
looking at this list, going into the Trade/draft we need to focus on speedy Midfielders (to replace those departing), another ruck & another back up Key back.