Should we chase Josh Schache?

[kruddler]

Schache, Casboult, Kerr, Curnow, McKay, Silvagni x 2, Weitering.

Seems like we've got a bit of tall forward cover - adding Schache means we can't add a mid so my vote would be no. Doesn't seem to make any sense to chase another young tall forward.

Of all of those players, how many have legitimate claims to being a long term Key forward with what we've seen so far.

In all honesty, none of them.

Loads of potential, but nothing certain yet.

Simple list management tells you that genuine key forwards cost you plenty. Look at the figures thrown about for Schache who has delivered next to nothing so far. Imagine how much a good one costs.

Compare that to blokes like Jager O'Meara, Tom Mitchell etc. Genuine, proven ball magnets that are on the same wage....if that.

So, given the above...
Continue to draft Key forwards until you are certain you have a couple (at least) that will be long term AFL players.
THEN cover your other gaps.

It is cheaper to grow your own KPPs and buy in mids than vice versa.

If we do continue to draft KPPs and some of the above players do fulfil (and exceed?) their potential, then we have an abundance of key forwards. Oh no. We will be forced to sell them off to the highest bidder.
Show me the money (or draft picks!)  >

I can't help but refer, again, to the draft which we went top heavy. Drafted 3 KPPs with our first 3 picks in the draft. Thought our spine was settled for a decade.
McCarthy, Mitchell and Watson deliver a collective SFA! .....and we didn't bother drafting any other KPPs in the meantime and are STILL trying to recover.

Draft big.
Trade small.