Darwin Dee

I am a total optimist. I see the boys in the team monstering the opposition once they get experience and strength. Picture all of these players in 2 years, imagining they play together and continue to learn. A fit forward line will scare many a team. How about: Talls: Cloke (TBC), Clark, Jurrah, Cook (or Martin). Jamar or Gawn to drift forward. Smalls: Blease and Howe A young backline will gel like a machine. How about: Frawley, Watts, Tom McDonald, Rivers, Garland and Strauss (Sellar to play on opposition gorillas) The mids will be tough and driven, led by Trengrove, Grimes, Jones, Viney, Tappscott and Jetta. Oh and outside runners like Gysberts and Morton will finally develop the confidence and footy smarts to take the game on and win. Jamar, Gawn and Pencil will massacre opposition ruckmen.

I think the list isn't half as bad as it's made out to be here. Injuries have prevented the team from gelling. With our best 22 stringing most of a season together we should start to pump. Our best forward line would look something like Clark/Jurrah/Howe/Green/Jetta/Martin. They'll kick a pile with some good delivery. Clark and Jurrah together would be hard to stop and Jetta could be our Betts in time (good tackling too). Down back looks like McDonald (Tom)/Frawley/Garland/Rivers/Watts/Davey. Yes, I put Davey at half back, he's a fantastic kick - and lord knows we need better accuracy coming out of half back. He and Watts need to provide rebound/delivery. Our midfield is definitely the weakest link, and if the club can secure a Boak (or similar) it'd be great. But Jones/Moloney/Sylvia should find renewed strength if the moneyball kids - Grimes/Trengrove/Gysberts/McKenzie/Blease/Tapscott/Couch/Viney - start to work out how to play together (ie. don't over-use the ball/provide decent shepherds etc) and gain a bit of strength. Morton doesn't look the part... but you never know. Jamar/Martin/Spencer are fine in ruck - no problems there. The choice of captains is not an accident. They both have a long way to reach maturity. When they do (12-24 months at least) and with a bit of injury-free luck, the current list will smash teams.