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[kruddler]

What to do with Silvagni when he returns is an interesting question.

I see him as taking Kennedy's role.
The question though is... if everyone was fit would Kennedy be playing.

Silvagni is the ideal bench player (not sub), but a player who can provide rests for a number of different positions

TBH, i haven't got Kennedy in my best side when everyone else is fit....and that is excluding SOS and Doc.

I championed Kennedy to cover the Silvagni role (3rd tall......and even pinch hitting in the ruck!) and he has done just that. Offers more run by comparison, maybe, but not more leg speed. Both are slow.

I still think there is a need for a 3rd forward in the side and that is not TDK. We only need 1 ruck and if TDK is playing, it should be as #1 ruck or not at all. Yes, that has worked on the odd occasion, but we are actually 2-4 when he has played that role this year....that is all our losses has come when he has played as 3rd tall/backup ruck.

So SOS playing that role works a bit better than any other options on our list. People forget SOS kicked 4 against Port Adelaide last year, which is more than TDK or any other 3rd tall option has kicked for us.

So goes back to your original hypothesis.....who does SOS displace in the best 22.....if Kennedy isn't in it.

That depends on how many of our best 22 are actually fit.
I would expect the 'bottom 6' of our best 22 would include at least 2 (potentially 4) small forwards.....who would be the most likely given the lack of output we've seen by numerous different ones.