Position 2022: Defender Discussion
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A concern I have with Sicily. Since Hawthorn have an abundant number of rebounding defenders, have they got enough good Forwards? 
If Hawthorn need some help in the Forward line, then Sicily looks like the obvious choice?
If Hawthorn need some help in the Forward line, then Sicily looks like the obvious choice?
I can't help but see a very similar outcome to last year with Ridley after Hind, Redman and Heppell all started eating into the core roles. Sicily took a very high % of kick-ins in his top year, lose even 3 or 4 a game and you've lost a solid 5 points. DGB and Jiath stealing a few intercepts would be another 5 and very quickly you're looking at a low 90s guy instead of a 105 guy.
He just still kind of feels like a trap even if the value is sensational if he works out.
Ultimately I think he's going to be so popular that not picking him is a bad option as the reward for getting it right is probably 1.5 trades and the reward for getting it wrong is a genuine premium defender at 120k discount and the saved trades of that pick that you don't have.
Really tough pricing point given some of the forwards at similar prices and their upside as well and it's really hard to go heavy at 450k and not get a few wrong.
Maynard is that hard one. If they're genuinely playing Daicos and Pendles in defense then someone actually has to be there to play defense and Maynard is on a completely different tier to all their other mid/small guys as an actual defender. None of the rest of them are actually very good defensively so I kind of feel they need him.
That said he could score very well as a midfielder so it's hard to pick.
Another who to me has little reward in "nailing it" that you can't get by grabbing him a month in after you know the answer. Feels like there's too many outcomes that are bad for that low chance of a super pick.
Seems they want him in the midfield mix, think it's a potentially massive role for him, there's nothing about him that should preclude him being a Pendles/Bont type through the middle BUT it's utterly unproven as a role at this level and he could fail at it.
I don't think that role will be as strong for Adelaide as it was for Sydney if he does end up with it, we move it slow and deliberately relying heavily on midfielders to be our CHF type target, Adelaide have a lot of guys who go long and hard with it.
Will be watching him very closely in the preseason, inside mid and doing it how I expect he will would be a 110+ role.
He's never been a physical guy so that's my area of worry, having said that he's a guy who wins his one on one contests and I wouldn't call him soft, just hasn't played roles to really test his harder edge, he tackled well for us when required but it's always interesting when a guy goes from a very outside role to an inside role and whether it's great or bad for them.
It's definitely a question. The majority though probably go to Lipinski and Adams who are obviously new and basically absent last year. Throw in the older Daicos, Sidebottom, Pendles/Daicos (both expected to get some mid minutes still), De Goey and Crisp and I think you've probably got the main names alongside Maynard as an option. It's actually a pretty damn good mix if they can stay healthy.
I don't think that role will be as strong for Adelaide as it was for Sydney if he does end up with it, we move it slow and deliberately relying heavily on midfielders to be our CHF type target, Adelaide have a lot of guys who go long and hard with it.
Will be watching him very closely in the preseason, inside mid and doing it how I expect he will would be a 110+ role.
He's never been a physical guy so that's my area of worry, having said that he's a guy who wins his one on one contests and I wouldn't call him soft, just hasn't played roles to really test his harder edge, he tackled well for us when required but it's always interesting when a guy goes from a very outside role to an inside role and whether it's great or bad for them.
Thanks, interesting dynamics there...if Pendles and Daicos are playing back the someone's gotta CBA...wish it was him! But not reliably so.
Gee that is interesting. Tough to back in a breakout at that price but if he gets a portion Cerra's role
Cerra only averaged 90 however which a DEF keeper does not make.
Cerra only averaged 90 however which a DEF keeper does not make.
Maybe this is the year for Blakely.
Does someone like Tucker play more inside ?
