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Exactly Ted.
i didn’t realise we were in such a strong position to be able to tell Busher and McInnes they are not required.
 

I would certainly like the Bush and Fraz to play next year

Ted Nugent wrote:

PD, if Avery goes, and Hill, Giblett and Nicholas have all gone, who plays a key back role? That would leave us with Sinclair as our only 190+ cm defender. We need Busher to play on this season to give us time to look for (or develop) a quality key backman. Otherwise it means playing a young player or an undersized player on forwards like Keitel and Waterman. We are light on for talls. We have AJ, DBW and Martin with league experience. I don't see any of them being versatile enough to play as a key defender. Otherwise, there's Bird, who I don't rate, Kane Johnson and Preston-Coates, who would likely get monstered by a good tall forward. There's no point moving on older players if there is no-one to replace them. 

Maybe if we stopped recycling players past their due by date we might not lose so many younger players like you listed.  I'm not sure who can step up from Ressies or Colts from last year and I don't know who is out there to recruit. I'm not on the pay role or on the board to sort those issues out - but someone is and its about time they started doing it.   You can't tell me there isn't one tall defender under 25 years old in the whole country that wouldn't be a better option than a 32 yo with "constant" injury issues.  

Take a chill pill guys.

IMHO
Rome is not going to be built in a day.
We have had some good news and a lot of bad news.
We have also had a lot of speculation.
Nicholas appears to be gone. His name is off the PFC list but still on the WAFL list. So clearance must be being finalised.
This is bad luck brought about by employment, I am sure we would welcome him back if his circumstances change.
Hill is speculation as I have not heard anything official, and he remains on lists.
Avery is likewise speculation from an opposition supporter. He is still on lists.
I do not believe everything on here until it can be supported.
IMHO I think Stack will play for us. He is training with us and if this is the case I don't think he will get picked up.
If he does good luck to him.
Yes Bradtke and Narkle are both training at Richmond.
According to some soothsayer probably living in WA Narkle is training the house down, well good on him. If Richmond pick him up then congratulations to him he will have deserved it.
If he does then from what I gather we at least get Bradtke.
I live in hope that Richmond pick neither and we get both.
We have had some good news.
Thompson and Manzone are good pick ups.
Howard and Lane have been recruited by German, so he must think they can play.
We have been told there may be others coming, Clubs are now getting back from holidays so something may be forthcoming soon.
The other recruits we will see, they may well be "depth players".
I think our growth will come next year.

Finally, we cannot afford not to allow Busher to continue. From what I saw last year he was very good down back with his reading of the play.
FFS, we have some losses down there.
And I think we should try to talk McInnes into going again. I have been disappointed that he has not been "Spinks" we all want. But he works hard and with a better midfield and some creative smalls around him he could play a role.

So chill out take some sedative and allow the future to get started.

 

I just read on Facebook that Josh Smith will be the Centre line coach. 

Yep have seen that news too.

Armstrong out?

 

Time For a Flag wrote:

 

I liked the ‘74 edition better😬😬

I agree with you PD, total clean out of the injury riddled and consistent non performers and develop the kids.