Marlion is the only one who comes close at the moment.
Maybe George who has the pace and strength could grow into this role?
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Maybe George who has the pace and strength could grow into this role?
Bullus I can see this Grundy pick up working well.
Gawn sort of but not by much can float forward and take a mark.
I would play Grundy in the midfield as an extra midfielder.
That way you can play both on the field.
They could alternate forward or as a spare down back.
Petracca can alternate with Grundy at times forward.
Grundy has a big tank .
I think the more you can have Gawn & Grundy on the ground the better that makes Melbourne.
At one stage both these players were ranked 1 & 2 in the same year.
Marlion next year has to be part of our midfield so over summer we have a look at who can fill in our winger roles. KMac is not getting younger either.
Let’s see ToO.
Then I don’t like Soldo as part of the trade.
I feel he will come back stronger next year.
Bang on, one of the more sensible posts I've read all year. Paying top dollar for inside mids is exusable once but twice reeks of list mismanagement. I would be ok with Taranto or Hopper but both is like wow wipeout from a list management perspective, this is the biggest example of selling the farm I've witnessed since the Beck years.
Yep, high stakes game we're playing but PRE thinks shoring up the ruck division with an A lister is a fool's game. Contingency planning rank in this instance, you don't just solve this problem with an untried state league guy either, this is just policy on the run.
Yeah, I'd love to see Marlion on ball but with Hopper and Taranto coming along side Trent, Dusty, Ross I can't see it happening.
As another option.
If Graham isn’t available or a midfielder is getting off the chain , Ala Neale in the EF , you send Marlion and not sacrifice one of your starting midfielders.
He terrifies players. They hear footsteps. He can hurt the other way too.!
At least we would have Hopper, Tarranto, Prestia, Shai, Dusty, Cotch, Sonz to shark the clearances from other ruckmen. Didn't Nank win the hitouts 41 to McInerney 10 in the Elimination Final and Lachie Neale still had 40 posessions.
Neale ended up on the receiving end of a heap of Nank's hitouts
Yes, absolutely, but you have to spread the draft capital evenly & attempt to cover as many holes with the resources available. From where I'm standing we're chasing tail now, Nank goes down & the new additions probably have a reduced impact. Our ruck division looks sickly, it could have looked bullet proof & it's drawing a long bow to suggest Melbourne are taking on a superfluous spare part. The fact that the gravy from these deals would have gotten the reinforcements needed makes the whole draft haul looked skewed & somewhat desperate. GWS have done it again & now just watch them squirm as they try to ease their salary cap issues. Richmond have been running around like headless chooks when it is GWS who should be doing the heavy lifting.
Which is the very reason you get a seasoned ruck who has been one of the best finals performers over the past 5 years.
disagree, if we don't fix our clearance and around the ground stoppages, we only make the finals but not progress. currently, our players list is strong and very even across the board, but we will be even better with both Taranto and Hopper. The junior players will develop this and next year, future drafts focusing on short term and long term needs. Our premiership window is open from 2023 to 2025,
