Whenever the question is asked which area of the field do the Swans need to improve the answer most of the time is either Key Position Defender or Inside Midfielder. Many were expecting for us to cover our defence in the trade period however and then use our 1st pick in the draft to cover the midfield. As we already know this wasn't the case and with the Swans having pick 16 as our first pick the likelyhood of us getting one of the top line midfielders is very slim, heck I think Carlton has a better chance of winning next years premiership than a top line midfielder dropping down to us.
The likely hood is that by our first pick there will be a few good options for the key position post. There will be most likely 4 options in the Key Position Defender role come Pick 16. They are:
Will Gayfer (Murray Bushrangers) - 192 cm and 92 kg
Michael Johnson (Perth) - 194cm and 92kg
David Mundy (Murray Bushrangers) - 192cm and 83kg
Michael Pettigrew (West Perth) - 192cm and 80kg
Of that lot I would like either Gayfer or Pettigrew, with Pettigrew the more likely to be available, with my belief that West Coast will pick up Johnson and Port Adelaide to pick up Gayfer. But if either was to be available the Swans shouldn't hesitate to pick either one, because they will be good key position defenders and the will be ready to play in a shorter period of time.
If the Swans do indeed overlook a key position defender with the first pick I think we'll pick one up later on with one of our last 3 picks. Options include:
Murray Boyd (Western Jets) - 195cm and 91kg
Dale Ellis (Woodville-West Torrens) - 196cm and 90kg
Jayne Graham (South Fremantle) - 198cm and 98kg
Adam Jordan (Northern Knights) - 191cm and 91kg
Tom Mentiplay (Sandringham Dragons) - 196cm and 90kg
Josh Moore (Eastern Ranges) - 190cm and 86kg
Matthew Spencer (Swan Districts) - 194cm and 86kg
Chris Stewart (Northern Knights) - 193cm and 80kg
I think there are a few hidden gems in this draft K/P Defender wise and I think the Swans should at least be able to add depth to the position.
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