DistrACTION Jackson

What is everyone's obsession with the draft? We have been there for years and we have got a heap of top end talent that is still young and developing. I'm not saying we completely ignore the draft, but the fact is we are now entering our premiership window, time to load up on ready made players to fill the holes we need to win it all.

Sloane is not the player we need. Similar to a lot of our other mids. We need to diversify!

No Jones will likely move back there and replace Vince and Lewis. All I'm saying is we need to always be looking to improve, not just be content with where we are at.

He's an upgrade on guys like Vince & Lewis. Why shouldn't we be looking to create the most dominant team in the AFL? Plus with Jones likely to be moved out of the midfield more over the next few years, we need additional talent in there.

With all due respect Saty, I think you are wrong here. Last year against Port in an elimination final he had 34 touches. Then in the next final he had 25, so hardly went missing when the heat was on. Grand Final in 2015 he had 34 also. So I think he has proven that he can stand up in big games. While he is obviously not a brute in the middle like Oliver, he's a different type of player and one we don't really have. I don't believe he is worth any more than $700k a season though, unlike someone like Oliver who in 2-3 years will be easily worth over a mill a season.

Ideal scenario would be bringing in Gaff, Langdon and Wallis. Vince retires and we move Jones to the half back flank. Best 22 next season: B: Jetta OMac Hibberd HB: Jones Petty Lever ? Gaff Viney Salem HF: Melksham Hogan Neal-Bullen F: Spargo TMac Petracca R: Gawn Oliver Wallis Int: Langdon Lewis Fritsch Brayshaw We win 2019 flag.

Anyone who doesn't think Gaff should be our main priority does not understand football. We have the inside ball winners covered, we lack outside run at times and this guy is one of the best. Plus anyone saying he isn't a competitor, he's averaging the most in his career so has improved in this area. We should be in the box seat as we can still offer a bit of cash but have the potential success card up our sleeves. Carlton, Saints and even North can't provide that.

He will jump ship after their GF loss.... to the team that beat them. There's my prediction.

This thread will now be in overdrive.....

Agreed. But if a team is inflating their numbers the sponsors will know about it. Plus they would also want to know average game attendance, average TV audience, number of full season members v a few games etc. There would be a lot more to it than just the number a club promotes on its website.

The only thing that really matters at the end of the day is revenue generated from memberships, not the number. Giving out memberships is only patching over the issues, which are deep judging by reports of the Saints finncial performances the last few years.

I feel Sloane is similar to the players we already have, while Gaff is a genuine point of difference. Gaff! Gaff! Gaff!

Chat with Olisik. He seems to wish we selected every player in the draft except the ones we actually picked.

Well at least Dom Tyson won't miss a target now Spud Wagner is in.

How is Gaff too old for our profile?? We are ready to challenge, he is the exact type of player we should be targeting, in their prime years of 25-30. We don't need anymore kids, we've got a truckload of them.

He looks really solid. Could be an astute pick up by Taylor and Co.

So we got him with the pick we got for Watts..... could be amazing

So what happens if they don't sign by that date? They have to leave? Wouldn't work. What if a player simply hasn't made up there mind yet but 6 weeks later they have.

Jon Ralph thinks we paid overs...... means we won the deal. Great work Dees.

Best journo in the business.

I see what you did there......

Not yet. Could be.

Seems fair and reasonable. As long as we don't cave. Adelaide will end up accepting like this as they know he's not signing with another club so what is the point dragging it out?

Agreed. But that was more to do with the middle and forward parts of the ground. Their press through the midfield was abysmal today. Doesn't matter how good a defender is, if the ball keeps coming in you're going to struggle.

Lever played his role today. Nothing more, nothing less. It was a number of other players who lost it for them. He will be a welcome addition if he comes.