Have you considered Brodie Smith at all? How would you compare him to Hanley ?
In a normal year I think Hanley is the clear favourite. He's around $35k cheaper than Smith, and a significantly better scorer.
Smith had one good year five years ago and averaged 94. Other than that he has been a 75-82 player. [He averaged 88 last year but the sample size was only two games.]. Given the average SC player scores 75 (3,300/44), I think he's just not that good a scorer.
Hanley has had a lot of injury issues over the last two years (only played 13 and 3), but played every game in 2016 and averaged 87. Prior to that he averaged 87, 104, 96 and 91. So he's much closer to a proper premium in my view. Smith really isn't Supercoach relevant most years.
This year both have some incremental tailwinds, obviously the key one being price.
Smith looks a good chance to take kick ins and should score better if he does so, assumingnthe rest of his role remains the same or SC neutral. I'm not sure how they set up with Milera developing and Laird and Smith in the side as well, so maybe he loses a few points there, or maybe Adelaide just get better.
Hanley will be playing in a very weak GC side (plenty of ball down back), and appears to be taking some kick ins too. Miles was supposedly recruited because GC needed some bigger, hardened bodies in the midfield. and I wonder whether Hanley is part of that solution as well. He's about their third heaviest midfielder, and obviously quite experienced, and GC moved Lyons on as well ... so arguably they need more than one replacement if they want to improve their mid setup net net.
If Smith is taking kick ins in JLT and looks to have a favourable role, and Hanley doesn't, I could see myself switching, but at the moment Hanley looks the better bet to me with a better scoring record, lower price, and a role that could be at least as favourable.
Is Hanley someone you had considered previously, or more of a new option from your perspective?