Originally Posted by
stelio
Despite most people regarding the trade period as suboptimal, I would suggest that the balance of the squad is actually better with another KPD (Jones) and a more genuine forward/ruck option (Lobb) coming in. I was against Lobb but our second ruck has been an issue for some time so I'm hopeful that'll be an upgrade for us. Part of the reason I didn't want him was our already well stocked tall forward brigade. However, if the change is made for a 5th interchange spot, it may just open the door for us to have an additional KPF which we could then use to rotate players (may mean reduced TOG for them). Will be interesting to see how that spot is used. Have left Darcy out for now, obviously he will be a big part of the future but not sure where he fits at the moment. All that said, here’s my go at the starting team:
B: Richards, Jones, Gardner
HB: Daniel, Keath, Dale
C: Treloar, Libba, Baz
HF: McLean, Jamarra, West
F: Lobb, Naughton, Weightman
R: English, Bont, Macrae
Int: Duryea, JJ, Garcia, Williams, Bruce