Originally Posted by
Ludwig
AMT was rookie drafted as a 22 yo. So there are those players out there if you've got a sharp recruiting team, which I think we have. In fact, Tom Papley was just such a find.
I can't see AMT leaving Essendon. He's just too popular with the fans. In any case, we've got a lot young talented small forwards already in the system, although some, like Hayward, are out of form atm. There is a Tipungwuti playing for the NT Thunder and maybe a few others playing local footy in the NT.
A player that might be worth targeting is Mabior Chol from Richmond. I wouldn't be surprised if he knows Aliir Aliir, both being Sudanese refugees with Queensland connections. Chol was drafted from Aspley. He's tall enough to legitimately play ruck, but as a forward he's behind Lynch, Riewoldt and probably Noah Balta, and wouldn't be playing except that Balta and Nankervis are both injured. As a rookie, he's on a very low salary, so may be someone we could throw some money at.
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