GEELONG list manager Stephen Wells has labelled the club’s trade period a success after the Cats maintained their position at the pointy end of the draft and brought in targeted acquisitions.

The Cats identified the need to overhaul their forward pressure and brought in Gary Rohan and Luke Dahlhaus to meet that need.

“We targeted a couple of players to bring into the club about a month before the trade period actually started,” Wells said.

“We see both those blokes [Dahlhaus and Rohan] fitting into our forward line pretty well straight away.

“We see Luke Dahlhaus as being a high-pressure forward and midfielder. If he could come to us and do exactly what he’s done very successfully at the Bulldogs for a number of years [that would be ideal].”

“He’s had a terrific career so far and he’s still only in his mid-20s. That high pressure forward and mid will be fantastic for us.”

Gary Rohan brings some flexibility to the side, but looks likely to settle into a pressure forward role at the club.

“Gary Rohan is a very versatile player. He’s been able to do a good job in defence for Sydney and also up in the forward line. We targeted him again as a high-pressure forward. He’s got outstanding speed and he can mark the ball really well.

The Cats were quick to pounce on the AFL’s decision to grant Carlton and the Gold Coast access to top state league talent, bringing in the 19-year-old Nathan Kreuger in a trade with the Blues.

“It happened really quickly towards the end of the trade period because that was only a new rule that was introduced to the AFL to help Carlton and the Gold Coast Suns about 10 days before the trade period,” Wells said.

“Kreuger is a developing key position player and has done a good job for South Adelaide in his senior football as a forward, but he’s fast enough and athletic enough and versatile enough that he’ll get his chances in defence as well we think.”