Pick your best 22 of 2024 - Part 1 - Pre-season

[Lods]

Also, I cannot see whom I voted for now either.

Kruddler reset the poll to include Cottrell, Thry.
Have you voted since he did that?
If not, vote again.

[kruddler]

Why are we still not providing a sub? (No 23)

Because it ultimately doesn't matter.

Partially to keep it the same as last year.
Partially because its takes people 'sub-bias' out of their teams - some would add a 2nd ruck, whereas others think the 2nd ruck is the worst sub option or the 23rd player could be an aging veteran or a new kid etc.
Partially because the 22 who start are better than the 23rd player who doesn't.
....it also makes it harder to so you have to fight for who you want in your 22 and someone 'good' will always miss out.

[kruddler]

Data comparability?

As we’ve seen, choosing the wrong sub can be costly and a lesser but more versatile player may be a better option than a more capable, single role player.

I chose my 22, the picked an extra player as the sub so I’m not particularly fussed whether it’s best 22 or 23.

What I want to know is who omitted Weiters? ?

You should be limited to 22 votes maximum.

[kruddler]

Also, I cannot see whom I voted for now either.

I can't see either, but i don't think i could see for all of last year too.

I think there was a site update somewhere along the line that stopped the bolded parts of who you voted for from showing.....which is annoying.

[kruddler]

To solve thrys problem above, i use the magnet board, and then post the team in here, so i can refer back to it later for comparison.

So my team....which is based on a lot of optimism....

FB - Newman - Weitering - Docherty
HB - McGovern - Kemp - Saad
C  -    Acres  -  Cripps  -  Walsh
HF - Silvagni - Curnow - Martin
FF - Fantasia - McKay - Motlop
R - DeKoning - Hewitt - Cerra
Int - Cottrell - Cincotta - Cuningham - Williams

Yes, i've left Pittonet out. As i said last year, based on TDKs potential, he should be able to take the #1 ruck role and make it his own. Maybe this year?
Fantasia is picked, despite my protesting that he is not a position of need, we picked him up, so he must be a fair upgrade. We'll see.
Williams slots in. Again, optimistic, his best should earn him a callup.

I've also gone smaller than most people will as i've said too many talls hurts us. So no 2nd ruck, Jack can cover.
Also plenty of hard running on the bench as when we were flying, that is why we were winning.

Plenty of blokes are still to miss out.
Hollands (x2?)
Owies
C. Durdin
Fogarty
Boyd
and even Kennedy despite his slower style by comparison.

We'll see how we go after the pre-season games where i do part 2.

[madbluboy]

FB - Newman - Weitering - Kemp
HB - Cincotta - McGovern - Saad
C  -    Acres  -  Cripps  -  O Hollands
HF - Owies - McKay - Fogarty
FF - Martin - Curnow - Motlop
R - DeKoning - Walsh - Cerra
Int - Cottrell - Docherty - Hewett - Silvagni

[madbluboy]

I do hope Williams and Fantasia can get fit and be back to their best.

[townsendcalling]

Not

To solve thrys problem above, i use the magnet board, and then post the team in here, so i can refer back to it later for comparison.

So my team....which is based on a lot of optimism....

FB - Newman - Weitering - Docherty
HB - McGovern - Kemp - Saad
C  -    Acres  -  Cripps  -  Walsh
HF - Silvagni - Curnow - Martin
FF - Fantasia - McKay - Motlop
R - DeKoning - Hewitt - Cerra
Int - Cottrell - Cincotta - Cuningham - Williams

Yes, i've left Pittonet out. As i said last year, based on TDKs potential, he should be able to take the #1 ruck role and make it his own. Maybe this year?
Fantasia is picked, despite my protesting that he is not a position of need, we picked him up, so he must be a fair upgrade. We'll see.
Williams slots in. Again, optimistic, his best should earn him a callup.

I've also gone smaller than most people will as i've said too many talls hurts us. So no 2nd ruck, Jack can cover.
Also plenty of hard running on the bench as when we were flying, that is why we were winning.

Plenty of blokes are still to miss out.
Hollands (x2?)
Owies
C. Durdin
Fogarty
Boyd
and even Kennedy despite his slower style by comparison.

We'll see how we go after the pre-season games where i do part 2.

Not sure you run two back flankers on the bench.

[DJC]

You should be limited to 22 votes maximum.

Yes, I voted for 22 players but included the sub on my teamboard 23 

[kruddler]

Not
Not sure you run two back flankers on the bench.

Doch/Williams as HBF/mids