I think his contract and a few other contracts need to be performance based.

It's no good paying anyone $300k+ p.a. for 3 years, it has been proven time and time again in the past.

They only pull their finger out in the year their contract comes up for renewal.

T.J. & Sylvia are prime examples. Davey put in a blinder and got a 4 year contract and hasn't had a kick since.

So we are going to have Hogan, Dawes, Watts and Clark all in our forward line if fit? Way to build a balanced list.

We need midfielders, small forwards and decent half-bank flankers with laser like kicks.

Of those mentioned Hogan & Dawes will be the only stay at home forwards.

Clark will be our 2nd ruck/forward and Watts will be a 4th tall forward across half forward and may have stints on the wing or half back when required along with Howe so those two and Clark effectively become part of the midfield rotations. Throw in Viney, N. Jones, Grimes, Sylvia, Evans, M. Jones, Trengove, Toumpas, Blease, insert FA, insert Dunstan or Aish or Billings and you've got the makings of our midfield.

We need to develop Watts to play on ball. His versatility to play in a number of positions and generate play is crucial for us moving forward. If he keeps building his intensity and agro he will be a fantastic player.

So we are going to have Hogan, Dawes, Watts and Clark all in our forward line if fit? Way to build a balanced list.We need midfielders, small forwards and decent half-bank flankers with laser like kicks.

Hawks - buddy rough gunston

Eagles - Kennedy darling cox/niknat lecra

Dees - Mitch Dawes hogan watts

It's actually bloody brilliant. There not all going to start in the goal square. I think it was a Collingwood games a couple of years ago, fullback kicked to Brown who kicked to Dawes who kicked to Cloke who kicked a goal. Ball was moved faster up the ground then anyone could run. We know we need mids, we picked up Viney and Toumpas in the draft and will look to use this years picks on mids.

one would hope watts would become a better player than dawes fairly quickly with a good coach and a constant run up forward, maybe throwing big dollars at stokes would make it a very complete forward line assuming Byrnes and Rodan aren't around next year?