MFC 2015 Depth Chart

[DeeSpencer 26,081]

Tall defenders: McDonald, Frost

Medium defenders: Dunn, Garland, Georgiou

Small defenders: Jetta, Howe*, Grimes, Terlich, Hunt

Inside mids: Jones, Tyson, Cross, Viney, Riley, Michie, McKenzie, Harmes, Trengove#

Outside mids: Vince, Lumumba, M. Jones, Watts, Toumpas, Barry, Stretch, Evans

Rucks: Jamar, Gawn*, Spencer, King

2nd rucks/forwards; Pedersen, Gawn*, Fitzpatrick

Key forwards: Dawes, Hogan

Medium forwards: Howe*

Small forwards: Kent, Garlett, Bail, Salem, JKH

FB: Jetta, Frost, Dunn

HB: Garland, McDonald, Grimes

C: Lumumba, Jones, Vince
HF: Kent, Dawes, Salem

FF: Garlett, Hogan, Howe

Foll: Jamar, Cross, Tyson

Int: Pedersen/Gawn, JKH, Viney, Watts/M. Jones

At least we are a balanced list even if we are a rubbish list. And we have the top picks coming in. There's probably a bit more depth and confidence in the midfield this year than last year especially if we get a ready to play mid with pick 2 or 3. Forwards look more dangerous than last year.

The backline has experience but lacks skills. The forward line lacks experience but has a bucket of upside.

[jackaub 1,402]

No good enough to hurt anybody currently above us

In Fact others may go well away from us this year

We havent cleared the serial underperformers form the list Top 20 draft picks who have done nothing and are going nowhere

[ChaserJ 5,157]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-plots-high-stakes-free-agency-bid-offloading-stars-to-get-draft-picks-and-free-salary-cap-space/story-fndv8ufg-1227088063944

It’s interesting to have a look at St Kilda’s current strategy and the number of kids they’re accruing and compare it with what our list looks like at the moment.

Pelchen’s strategy is the one Hawthorn followed in building their premiership list and this was documented in pretty good detail in Emma Quayle’s ‘The Draft’.

In hindsight, we can say that since we started the draft, we’ve virtually bombed on at least 3 national drafts, there’s argument that it could even be 5 or 6 in that period. This has set us back years. We can look at a slight redress toward the policy from around 2012, and again, how we develop the kids we’ve gotten in from that period is going to be absolutely crucial. The borderliners like Toumpas, Barry, Hunt & co need to come through to support the guys like Viney and Tyson that are tracking well.

We’re probably only one or two years ahead of where the Saints are in terms of list rebuild, we either need to nail 1 (or 2) more drafts to have the young core in place that will take us forward, or it’s more years of aimless mediocrity ahead.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,408]

Saints want 2-3 top 20 picks over a 4-5 period. This can be achieved by bottoming out to obtain two of those picks then trading a good player to get the third. They have achieved that this year and last but are running out of players to trade. They will go through the same motions as us, continual bottom 4 finishes. How many of these kids will hang around to bear the fruit. Look at the Hawks model of today.

[poita 3,902]

The only thing we are not lacking is mediocrity. That forward line is threadbare and the midfield is lacking in versatility. There are at least ten on that list that I could happily see never play for us again.

[leucopogon 1,519]

not enough depth in key forwards or backs. If Frost or McDonald go down we're screwed. On the same token, if Hogan or Dawes go down we're screwed.

[radar 1,865]

"If you repeat a lie often enough people end up believing it as fact."

We all pick best 22s and players like Pedersen, Gawn, Jordie Mac. Seriously doubt they'd get a game anywhere - cos we have no choice - name them in best 22s deluding ourselves they're established AFL players.