Shorts a massive part of how we play. That distribution out of the backline has actually improved how we play on last year and one of the reasons why we probably don't rely on Dusty so much, its increased our scores from our defensive half.
Short is a higher priority than Bolton for sure.
If you want to see a team that relies on one player to rebound from their defensive half, take no further look than Adelaide. Look what happened to them when Brodie Smith got injured last year, they've been a totally different team having to rely purely on Laird for that rebound. They have some good defenders in there in Brown, Cheney (to an extent), but their ball movement from the backline has changed dramatically without Smith in there. Short is similar for us and I think people are underestimating his impact on the team purely looking at contested ball numbers etc.
Broad and Graham are high priorities for me, but Short is right on their tail but he is in front of Bolton for sure. Shai whiklst he has potential is not a priority signing IMO.