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10-04-2023, 02:00 AM
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Not a fan of 'best 22'. Rather a kind of 'core' and then those who are important and rotated for team balance, which factors in form and injury. For this little black duck it's a best 28.
Core (first picked if fit):
Acres
Cerra
Cripps
Curnow
Doc
Gov
H
Hewett
Martin
Newman
Pitto
Saad
TDK
Walsh
Weitering
Rotated through for team balance/need to cover injuries or form loss of core blokes:
Boyd
Cincotta
Cottrell
Cuningham
Fogarty
Hollands
JSOS
Marchbank
Motlop
Owies
Kemp
Kennedy
Williams
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(10-04-2023, 12:46 AM)LP link Wrote:Given all the argy bargy on this site I'm surprised that TDK is 100% so far and not Pitto, it suggests people do not truly believe what they post!
Maybe you just don't comprehend it. 
I think this was the first time i've picked TDK in my best 22 all year....and that was off the back of some (finally) improved form as a forward and around the ground.
He would've been top 25-30 all year, but couldn't squeeze him in.
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(10-04-2023, 12:46 AM)LP link Wrote:Given all the argy bargy on this site I'm surprised that TDK is 100% so far and not Pitto, it suggests people do not truly believe what they post! TDK did some ok stuff forward later in the season, provided some options and can kick straight unlike Harry, that why I had him in and Harry out.
Pittonet is a required player to soften up the opposing ruckman for TDK imho, think we saw the awkward Cox doing the same in the finals making it easier for the slightly out of form Cameron to be more effective later in the game
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(10-04-2023, 02:00 AM)Baggers link Wrote:Not a fan of 'best 22'. Rather a kind of 'core' and then those who are important and rotated for team balance, which factors in form and injury. For this little black duck it's a best 28.
Core (first picked if fit):
Acres
Cerra
Cripps
Curnow
Doc
Gov
H
Hewett
Martin
Newman
Pitto
Saad
TDK
Walsh
Weitering
Rotated through for team balance/need to cover injuries or form loss of core blokes:
Boyd
Cincotta
Cottrell
Cuningham
Fogarty
Hollands
JSOS
Marchbank
Motlop
Owies
Kemp
Kennedy
Williams
Thats a great core of 28 - i would add small-Durds to it - and make it 29
plus you have a couple of incoming players (pick 16, a free agent/trade etc) and binns/cowan/young/carroll that we hope to see improvement from
it SHOULD be a good solid 30-35 players to form a good squad
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(10-04-2023, 04:02 AM)kruddler date Wrote:Maybe you just don't comprehend it. I can comprehend there was a lot of anti-ruck duo discussion on this site, and this survey shows 85% picked a ruck duo, with associated assertions of players being overpaid while underperforming.
So it seems like the noise was coming from a very very noisy minority.
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10-05-2023, 01:49 AM
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I picked a best 22 rather than a balanced 22. There are so many genuine contenders that I'm not really sure whether my team below reflects my best 22 but it is my best 25.
B Newman Weitering McGovern
HB Saad Kemp Marchbank
C Acres Cripps Docherty
HF Martin McKay De Koning
F Motlop C Curnow Fogarty
Foll Pittonet Hewett Walsh
I/C Cerra, Cottrell, Hollands, Cincotta
Emerg Owies, Cuningham, Silvagni
Knocking on the door: Boyd, Cowan, Kennedy, Binns, C Durdin, Fisher, Dow,
Developing/Injury cover: Lemmey, O'Keeffe, S Durdin, Akuei, Carroll, Mirkov
Out the door: E Curnow, Plowman, Honey
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10-05-2023, 02:36 AM
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(10-05-2023, 01:49 AM)DJC date Wrote:I picked a best 22 rather than a balanced 22. There are so many genuine contenders that I'm not really sure whether team below reflects my best 22 but it is my best 25.
B Newman Weitering McGovern
HB Saad Kemp Marchbank
C Acres Cripps Docherty
HF Martin McKay De Koning
F Motlop C Curnow Fogarty
Foll Pittonet Hewett Walsh
I/C Cerra, Cottrell, Hollands, Cincotta That's about as good of a starting 22 as we can muster at the moment.
There may be argy bargy about some on the fringe, but actually that it the best thing right now, general quality and consistency of those on the fringe has greatly increased so we are just settling for the last few spots, they actually have to perform!
I'd probably start Cerra and have Doc on the bench, simply because Doc can be given some quick instructions and go anywhere on the ground to fix an issue, and be trusted to make a difference. I think Doc staying fit and healthy he will become our Mr Fixit over the next couple of seasons, a bit like Sidebottom for the Filth.
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(10-04-2023, 11:24 PM)LP link Wrote:I can comprehend there was a lot of anti-ruck duo discussion on this site, and this survey shows 85% picked a ruck duo, with associated assertions of players being overpaid while underperforming.
So it seems like the noise was coming from a very very noisy minority.
As has been mentioned previously, i picked 2 rucks and 2 key forwards (and Jack)....and i regret it.
Similar to DJC, i picked a best 22, rather than a balanced 22.
So be careful projecting your own perceptions onto other people.
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10-05-2023, 08:55 AM
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B: Marchbank Weitering Saad
HB: Docherty McGovern Newman
C: Acres Cripps Hollands
HF: Martin McKay Fogarty
F: Motlop Curnow Owies
R: de Koning Cerra Walsh
I: Pittonet Cottrell Boyd Hewett
E: Silvagni Cincotta Cuningham Kennedy
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10-05-2023, 09:05 AM
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(10-04-2023, 11:24 PM)LP link Wrote:I can comprehend there was a lot of anti-ruck duo discussion on this site, and this survey shows 85% picked a ruck duo, with associated assertions of players being overpaid while underperforming.
So it seems like the noise was coming from a very very noisy minority. I have not been one of those LP, except for one match, the last match of the year, when Pitto looked like he needed a rest, looked sore and indeed he did miss that dead-rubber match in any case.
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