"Ben probably completes our defensive signings for the upcoming season"
Hopefully this comment is intended mainly for Mulligan e.g. get real with your salary expectations, we aren't that desparate.
Based on what I think are our players "first choice" positions our squad mix still looks light on outside defenders;
Defenders: (5)
#3) Tony Lochhead
#5) Karl Dodd
#??) Andrew Durante
#??) Jon McKain
#3) Tony Lochhead
#5) Karl Dodd
#??) Andrew Durante
#??) Jon McKain
#??) Ben Sigmund
Midfielders: (9)
#2) Jeremy Christie
#6) Tim Brown
#10) Michael Ferrante
#11) Daniel
Midfielders: (9)
#2) Jeremy Christie
#6) Tim Brown
#10) Michael Ferrante
#11) Daniel
#12) Richard Johnson
#??) Gao Lei Lei
#17) Vince Lia
#??) Leo Bertos
#17) Vince Lia
#??) Leo Bertos
#??) Troy Hearfield
Forwards: (4)
#8) Vaughan Coveny
#9) Shane Smeltz
#19) Greg Draper
#23) Costa Barbarouses
We look fine for midfielders and, hopefully, when we sign Porter we will also be in great shape for forwards. Porter's signing would leave 2 spots left in the squad - with only 5 true defenders and only 1 (Lochhead) specialist outside back I can't see why we wouldn't sign a specialist right back. The other spot maybe being for a strong left sided player as back up for left back / left midfield.