Best 22 so far

[jeza]

Marchbank Weitering Plowman
Simpson Jones Docherty
Walsh Cripps Newnes
Martin Curnow McGovern
Betts McKay Cunningham

Kreuzer Setterfield Murphy

SPS, Silvagni, Newman, Casboult


Depth
Fisher, Kennedy, Williamson, OBrien, ECurnow, Pittonet, Dow, DeKoning, Stocker


Realistically Casboult starts round 1 at CHF with Charlie injured and probably Fisher added to the bench. Silvagni can play midfield or forward so he will play.

That is probably the best half back line in the league when fit and the fullback line is top rate as well. The forward line is good, the depth is good but the midfield still has too big of a gap between Cripps and the rest.

I'd love to see Stocker given a good crack at playing on the ball but unless he dominates preseason games that won't happen.

[jeza]

If you’re in your third year, you’re no longer a kid and if that team doesn’t cut the mustard we’re looking at our sixth 5 year rebuild in a row.

If we’re in any way relying on Gibbons, E Curnow and Simpson we’ll be bottom eight. It’s all or nothing folks. We need to move on and it’s our time.

If he’s fit, Cunningham will be our best small forward

Yeah if those so called "kids" haven't won a brownlow each by 21 we should sack them immediately.
Gibbons is a running machine - I think we'd miss him a lot if he wasn't in the team.

[kruddler]

Here is my best 22, and my second best 22

[table]
[tr][td]B[/td]
[td]Docherty[/td]
[td]Weitering[/td]
[td]Plowman[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]B2[/td]
[td]Polson[/td]
[td]Goddard[/td]
[td]Macreadie[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HB[/td]
[td]Newman[/td]
[td]Jones[/td]
[td]Simpson[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]HB2[/td]
[td]Stocker[/td]
[td]Marchbank[/td]
[td]Williamson[/td][/tr]

[tr][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]C[/td]
[td]Newnes[/td]
[td]Cripps[/td]
[td]Martin[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]C2[/td]
[td]Philps[/td]
[td]Kennedy[/td]
[td]Obrien[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HF[/td]
[td]Murphy[/td]
[td]Charlie[/td]
[td]Cuningham[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]HF2[/td]
[td]Kemp[/td]
[td]Casboult[/td]
[td]Honey[/td]
[/tr]
[tr][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]FF[/td]
[td]Betts[/td]
[td]McKay[/td]
[td]McGovern[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]FF2[/td]
[td]Lang[/td]
[td]De Koning[/td]
[td]Owies[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]R[/td]
[td]Kreuzer[/td]
[td]Walsh[/td]
[td]Ed[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]R2[/td]
[td]Pittonet[/td]
[td]Dow[/td]
[td]Gibbons[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]INT[/td]
[td]SPS[/td]
[td]Jack[/td]
[td]Fisher[/td]
[td]Setterfield[/td]
[/tr]

[tr][td]INT2[/td]
[td]Ramsay[/td]
[td]Ben[/td]
[td]Cottrell[/td]
[td]Odwyer[/td]
[td]Phillips[/td][/tr]
[/table]

[PaulP]

There's an article in the Age where Martin is quite adamant that he'll be playing forward next year.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blue...53fga.html

[flyboy77]

There's an article in the Age where Martin is quite adamant that he'll be playing forward next year.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blue...53fga.html

He said it himself in today;s interview.

But he'll play mid too.

Have you see - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYmJ4Nj5...5o6P2C7nlk

[ElwoodBlues1]

There's an article in the Age where Martin is quite adamant that he'll be playing forward next year.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blue...53fga.html

I think he should start on the wing and run forward but the Eddie working with Martin up forward theory might be what the club want.
Think my man Mick Gibbons might be the loser in that equation and be out of a senior job.

[JonDorotich]

[quote author=jeza link=topic=4790.msg297389#msg297389 date=1575023880]
Yeah if those so called "kids" haven't won a brownlow each by 21 we should sack them immediately.
Gibbons is a running machine - I think we'd miss him a lot if he wasn't in the team.
[/quote

You left gibbons out of your best 22, do he ain’t that important.

Also, given there are only a couple of differences between the sides that we posted, you have to agree that we’ll be in a spot of bother if the team I posted isn’t competitive.

[PaulP]

He said it himself in today;s interview.

But he'll play mid too.

Have you see - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYmJ4Nj5...5o6P2C7nlk

Wow. Listening to that, he sounds like someone who might even be worth a first rounder.  8)

[capcom]

One impressive tape Paul

[jeza]

[quote author=jeza link=topic=4790.msg297389#msg297389 date=1575023880]
Yeah if those so called "kids" haven't won a brownlow each by 21 we should sack them immediately.
Gibbons is a running machine - I think we'd miss him a lot if he wasn't in the team.
[/quote

You left gibbons out of your best 22, do he ain’t that important.

Also, given there are only a couple of differences between the sides that we posted, you have to agree that we’ll be in a spot of bother if the team I posted isn’t competitive.

Definitely agree.
The club looks set to push every opponent each week. There is quality and depth in most positions. The big gap is midfield still. If Setterfield and Martin and Dow for example all come out next season and start averaging 25+ pos we might push right up the ladder. Otherwise we'll still be middle of the road. The midfield is still waiting on the kids.