I don’t follow the dogs too closely, but the ins and outs seem similar to me.
Crichton and Curran will add a bit, they also didn't get Kikau much last year, so he will feel like a new player for them.
Seem to be going the moneyball approach with guys like Tracey, Curran, Mann, Hutchinson, Taafe, Salmon... all decent players that can fill a role. None were in their previous teams best 13 though, so can't see them improving enough to make the 8.
Also think Ciraldo has been underwhelming with his coaching, I can't think of a single player that improved under his coaching last year. Burton, Mahoney, Fox, Pangai, Thompson... all went backwards.