Draft for talent always. There is no need for desperation and reaching for a kid because of the position he plays.
Noah Balta is a better forward prospect than van Rooyen.
Williams or van Rooyen will be there at 26.
2022 will have key forwards.
So if Andrew is there at pick 9 and he’s rated that on pure talent ( as suggested by many experts ) and we need talls, you now take him before Hobbs and Ward.
Same applies with Gibcus.
Don’t understand what you mean by reaching?
We all agreed that a midfielder was our priority and would have been aghast if we took Andrew before those two.
Not sure chasing a tall around our pick is a reach.
It’s now a necessity.
As for waiting another year, we need Jack to mentor a developing junior whilst he’s still playing. We don’t want to break the link. That will put us even further behind.