We really need to develop some key defenders. In very limited opportunities, Gumbleton and Neagle have looked like they might have the goods to be a great FF-CHF combination. Long term looking good.
The problem is our tall defenders hardly seem to exist unless they are over 30 (Fletch, Mal). Ryder will no doubt be a gun there, but he's rucking right now. Fletcher is too good and important (and has been so good for us for so long) to not play. I think for the rest of the year Ryder, Johns, Pears, Lee (if fit) and maybe Daniher or even this Hooker bloke who I know nothing about should be given the opportunities to play on big forwards. Which means that Michael has to play out the season with Bendigo or retire. He's not going to go on next year, so we're just bringing forward the inevitable by 15 weeks. And of course Fletch won't be around for ever and then we are f***** unless we've developed a couple of other tall defenders.
Yes, they might get plenty of goals kicked on them, but if not now, it will happen next year. At least we don't have to worry about Barry Hall this year.
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