Why West Coast supporters should be excited after this years trade period.

I’m not an eagles fan but I can see people are disappointed with trading out picks. But there’s no reason you guys can’t jump up the ladder next season, now I’m not saying you will be contending for a premiership but there’s no reason you can’t make a surge.

This trade period you will bring in Baker, Graham & Owies. These are three players who will make you instantly more competitive.

You have 5-6 all Australian quality players, Allen, Yeo, McGovern, Reid, Waterman.

You will get a good pick come in as well.

There are young guns on the team, Reid, Ginbey, Hewett, Long, Hough.

The backline next year will have McGovern, Ginbey, Hough.

Midfield will have Reid, Kelly, Baker, Graham, Yeo

Forward line will have Waterman, Allen, Owies, Cripps, Ryan.

By being more competitive next season it will help re sign players like Reid, it will help bring recruits next off season, maybe Warner. There’s no reason you guys couldn’t win 8-10 games next season and then have a big off season next year and attract players and then surge up the ladder the year after.

I’m a Collingwood supporter and this happened to us 3 years ago. Then we got Mitchell, Hill, Frampton etc and won a flag. Be optimistic, if you start the year 0-5 then I would be annoyed.