To push forward in 2013

[older saint]

barring trading ( except the Goddard decision saying go and obtain a tall defender via trade/draft) the reality is from within we need to see improvements from players becoming good young kids, to regular contributors.

Our best 22 needs to include:

Cripps
Ledger
Siposs
Newnes

A side like:

B: Geary, (Big Def), Gwilt
HB: Simpkin, Fisher, Dempster
C:Gilbert, Armitage, Steven
HF: Monty, Roo, Siposs
F:Milne, Kosi, Saad
Foll: McEvoy, Dal Santo , Hayes
Int from: Cripps, Ledger, Newnes, Dunnell, Milera, Ross

Need to recruit a big defender badly and may need to be part of any Goddard trade as my guess is will leave although obviosuly if keep will be great.

[BringBackMadDog]

Stanley has to be in our best 22 next year

[Teflon]

Stanley has to be in our best 22 next year

Surely ahead of Kosi???

The other problem here is - who gives McEvoy a chop out?

Stanley's better but not sure I wanna risk him in ruck.... Wilkes playing a Leigh Brown role??...

[ROLS-LEE]

Kosi is gone or to sandy, Wilkes can at least play more than 1 quarter. If Kosi is in the starting 22 next year then we wont move forward. If still on the list must play sandy until his perform can warrant selection.

[ROLS-LEE]

yes or stanley

[gringo]

Stanley is a little like Taylor Walker to me big classy tall forward. I don't want to damage the roller running him through the paddock. Rhys will be an elite talent long term and should be very rarely used as an around the ground ruck. we need a backman whether it's Jackson Ferguson or what ever, just someone to be that big punch from behind defender. Dunell needs to go a step further, Geary, Steven and Armo need to go another step forward on an already solid base.

[SainterK]

We need a Hale type IMO, good news is that Chris picked him up for the Hawks and can hopefully find something similar for us.

[older saint]

My bad missed Stanley Huge stuff up. Stanley in for Kosi although we need him on list IMO. Finished bad but had some good games this year and offers a bigger body than Wilkes who to me is a top up player.

Stanley needs to become a B+ grader nest year

[Richter]

Assuming Goddard goes, then I could see something like the following happening....

Terry Milera to Port Adelaide for Troy Chaplin
Our second round pick to West Coast for Koby Stevens

Which would leave us with 2 first round picks, a 3rd and a fourth rounder

And potentially a little $$ in the bank... though after next year with Kosi and Gram's contracts being up then I think we'll have more room to move, salary cap-wise

[The Redeemer]

Assuming Goddard goes, then I could see something like the following happening....

Terry Milera to Port Adelaide for Troy Chaplin
Our second round pick to West Coast for Koby Stevens

Which would leave us with 2 first round picks, a 3rd and a fourth rounder

And potentially a little $$ in the bank... though after next year with Kosi and Gram's contracts being up then I think we'll have more room to move, salary cap-wise

A small, skinny bloke (albeit with skills) who has played 14 games for a big, tall proven full-back.

K...

[saintdooley]

F:Milne, Kosi, Saad

just taking the piss yeah????

[SainterK]

Assuming Goddard goes, then I could see something like the following happening....

Terry Milera to Port Adelaide for Troy Chaplin
Our second round pick to West Coast for Koby Stevens

Which would leave us with 2 first round picks, a 3rd and a fourth rounder

And potentially a little $$ in the bank... though after next year with Kosi and Gram's contracts being up then I think we'll have more room to move, salary cap-wise

A small, skinny bloke (albeit with skills) who has played 14 games for a big, tall proven full-back.

K...

Yeah?

[Raven]

No CJ?

[tweedaletomanning]

No CJ?

No CJ, unfortunately he'll miss too many training sessions fixated on your avatar.

Sorry what was the question again?

[Richter]

Assuming Goddard goes, then I could see something like the following happening....

Terry Milera to Port Adelaide for Troy Chaplin
Our second round pick to West Coast for Koby Stevens

Which would leave us with 2 first round picks, a 3rd and a fourth rounder

And potentially a little $$ in the bank... though after next year with Kosi and Gram's contracts being up then I think we'll have more room to move, salary cap-wise

A small, skinny bloke (albeit with skills) who has played 14 games for a big, tall proven full-back.

K...

Chaplin's out of contract so could enter the pre-season draft in which case PA would get nothing. He's also a restricted free agent so another club could pick him up that way. Not sure what compo Port would get for him... Maybe a 2nd rounder... Which is about what Milera is worth...

[Sainter93]

No Schneider?

[matrix]

what is the fascination with bloody chaplin

i mean

seriously???

[Old Mate]

Mitch Brown. 22 years old 194cm KPD and can't get a game with WC. Should be considered IMO.

[Cairnsman]

what is the fascination with bloody chaplin

i mean

seriously???

He is an average key backman in a bottom 4 side that would be a walk up start in our side for a very affordable price.

[matrix]

iyo

i dont really rate him

so
he'd be a walk up start at collingwood geelong the hawks and sydney???

well im stumped
plugger must be right
i have no idea about football

[Cairnsman]

iyo

i dont really rate him

so
he'd be a walk up start at collingwood geelong the hawks and sydney???

well im stumped
plugger must be right
i have no idea about football

plugger is always wrong however in this instance I have to reluctantly say he is right!

[matrix]

how'd that bottom 4 call work out for ya??

i dont rate him
that might change if he is put into a good side
i dont know

but at the moment i would say no



wasnt there talk of him going to the tigers???
that was pretty rampant gossip there for a while

[Cairnsman]

Pretty good. I was only 5 out on my original prediction but if you do some more searching you will find a post of mine part way through this season that revised our final positon between 8th and 11th. Proof that my predictions are usually pretty spot on.

With regards to Chaplin, and for mine, it's not a matter of rating him, it's a matter of thinking we need to grow our own, i.e. recruit a young guy and develop him so he is cherry ripe in about 5 years.

[Hurricane]

I do agree with the fact we need to develop our own players, however we need a tall, big bodied key defender now not in 5 years time.

I would love to think Fergerson can fill the role or we can recruit from the state comps or a lower grade for someone with experiance while we develop a key backman of our own.

If we need to trade for one id be happy with that.

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