Jack Attack

Was thinking about our midfield for the future and without the addition of ready made mids from other teams and if we solely concentrate on the draft this year , we could have a gun midfield in a few years !!! Provided the young players are developed the right way. This is a possible future line up , assuming we keep all of Sylvia, Frawley and Watts , but understand that we may trade or lose some of these players , I know it's only on paper but I think with the right set up of the FD ( Good luck PJ ! ) that a side looking similar to this could be a contender in a few years . Also this assumes we qualify for a priority draft pick this year after our 1st rounder B. Tynan Frawley Garland HB. Grimes McDonald Blease C. Trengove Viney Toumpas HF. Howe Hogan Kent F. Dawes Clark L. Taylor/Garlett Ruck Gawn Jones Sylvia Watts, Taggert, Aish, Dunstan/Crouch Also you could consider Tapscott , Barry , M Jones , Terlich , Evans , Fitzpatrick With the potential strengthening of a some mature ages recruits from other clubs through trade and FA, eg Levi Greenwood , David Ellard, Jason Winderlich, Ryan Harwood , Nick Suban , Viv Michie , Jesse Stringer , Michael Rischetelli , Anthony Miles , Xavier Ellis , Mitch Hallahan, Shane Savage , Thomas Curren, Faren Ray , Craig Bird , Daniel Cross , Adam Cooney The future is not as bleak as we think ?

Ran past the boys at the tan today , they had just finished doing some grueling hill sprints , wished the boys goodluck for season , seems to be a really upbeat vibe to the group and they are looking fit !!! Dan Nicholson looks particularly fit!! if he can clean up his kicking he has all the tools to be a quality player I reckon

I don't mind trading pick 4 for Daniel Rich ,has anyone checked out his YouTube clips? Elite foot skills , runs hard and can spread , tough courageous and can find the footy , has improved on dealing with a hard tag , he is also a goal kicking mid and can thump them from well outside 50, still only, 22-23 so fits our age demographic nicely , what's not to like about him ? In saying that though Olly Wines or Toumaps or O'Rourke at Pick 4 would be fantastic aswell !!!!

I don't mind trading pick 4 for Daniel Rich ,has anyone checked out his YouTube clips? Elite foot skills , runs hard and can spread , tough courageous and can find the footy , has improved on dealing with a hard tag , he is also a goal kicking mid and can thump them from well outside 50, still only, 22-23 so fits our age demographic nicely , what's not to like about him ? In saying that though Olly Wines or Toumaps or O'Rourke at Pick 4 would be fantastic aswell !!!!

Looking at likely prospects, and I really think based on the fixture we will either end up in 16th or 15th position If that is the case then .... Pick 3-4 - jack viney (don't think we will get him in the second round - def worth it here though ) Pick 4-5 compo pick - stringer/toumpas/Vlastuin/ Grundy /Simpson / plowman These would all be good options ...heard somewhere that the club rates Lachlan plowman very highly (dees supporter too ) Andrew mackie type , so halfback flanker could push to the wing , I would love jimmy toumpas though , quick skillful classy mid with real leadership Stringer would be a good get , Brendan Goddard type ,explosive fwd/utility , but is recovering after a broken leg Pick 13 - Menzel (brother of Daniel ) , O'Rourke , Kennedy (would give us a great small forward option who tackles ) Or possibly Dayle Garlett , Oliver wines , mathew Haynes, Sam Mayes could all be good options at this pick Anyone want to stick their neck out and say who we should recruit this year ?

Two other free agents that would def be pursuing considering the saints salary cap crisis are Leigh montagna and Farren Ray , we need to recruit a combination of elite young talent and some mature hard bodies to replace some of own senior place who just aren't up to it consistently

Just watching essendon and west coast , Ricky Dyson would be a interesting prospect as a free agent , has some speed can win his own ball , a very accurate kick , just starting to mature I reckon, could def add some experience and pace to our midfield , thoughts ??

Another potential midfielder to look at , that would come cheap , is Koby Stevens , from west coast , strong bodied , powerful , not getting a look in at west coast , may want to come home and has been starring in the WAFL had 38 possessions on the weekend !

This would be a perfect draft this stage, exactly the players I want , maybe O' Rourke from the Calder cannons instead of Garlett , if we finished 2nd bottom, which is every chance , getting jack viney for a second rounder would be on the cards ! GWS wouldn't risk giving up Whitfield !

What does everyone think about trading our 1st round compo pick for Dangerfield ? Apparently he is in no hurry to sign with the crows , would add heaps to the midfield , or would we prefer to keep our compo pick and hopefully use it on a potential pavlich like player like jake stringer if we could get him ? The other player I really want out of is draft is Jonathon O' Rourke dominating for calder and would give us outside class and speed in the midfield

Mids all the way for the 1st 3 picks , would love stringer or toumpas , viney and o' Rourke / Menzel and maybe Shannon Taylor for our 2nd round , lots and lots of options !!

To highlight the problem with our midfield , on super coach averages this year the highest ranked midfielder we have at the moment is Nathan jones coming in at number 65 !! Trengove is 69, really shows that we need some midfield stars soon ! I know super coach scores aren't everything but surely this is a concern !!!

Absolutley agree , we need to recruit for the now and the future , I think ur right its Definetly something we have neglected , Sydney swans are the masters at it !

Agree with this whole heartedly !! Good post

And Some of the realistic players we need to target come trade time .... David McKay, Richard Douglas (adel) ( has dangerfield re-signed with the crows yet ?) David Ellard (Carlton ) Jarryd Blair (collingwood ) Nick Suban (Fremantle) Simon Hogan (Geelong) Josh Caddy , josh toy, Matt shaw ( gc ) Xavier Ellis ( hawthorn) Steven salopek ( port ) Matt rosa, ash smith , koby Stevens (eagles) Most of these players wouldnt cost an arm and a leg, could def add something to our list , and most are starved of oppurtunity at their current clubs making them realistic trade targets Thoughts ?