So, imo letting Hogan go has been shown to be a mistake, as a contested marking, goal kicking forward, as we've seen, is hard to find. Plus we got basically nothing for him in the trade with GWS.
Similarly, another mistake appears to be losing Acres. Most weeks he's managed to pick up more disposals on his own as our two wingmen combined. His experience, the amount of ground he covers from back to forward and his link play is sorely missed.
He didn't particularly want a huge amount in his new contract, didn't really want to leave, but we weren't willing to budge as it was thought he could be easily covered. That certainly hasn't been the case. O'Driscoll and Henry are still young and inexperienced and we are now trying to make a wingman out of Hughes, who is better suited to the back line. Plus we got little for him in the trade.
Then to top it off, we recruit Worner as wingman then make him play as a half back for Peel. In either role he is always in the top few possession winners, but we won't play him.
