This is the first Dogs game I get to go to since 2019 so I'm reluctant to bring West in, as he's probably the player on our list I rate least, but agree with most of the reasoning above.

We love giving contracts out to guys that we have no interest in playing. If we are going to contract West then he should play now as I'm not sure what we are waiting for him to produce at VFL level that he hasn't already. Otherwise why give him the spot?

Atm he is on track to join a bunch of "promising" players whose career with us ended sometimes multiple years before their contracts did like Webb, Gowers, Lewis Young pre2021 finals, Trengove, Cavarra, Greene, Hayes and Lynch.