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Where's Doc going to play this season?
He did give the standard "wherever the coaches want me" response before clarifying;
“[I played] half-forward, midfield, wing. It’ll be the same sort of role for me this year.”
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As much as I want to join in the spirit of our best 22, I find it too limiting... sorry, K. I, humbly, see it as a, at minimum, best 28.
At this stage, I would guess our starting 23 for R1 (BrisVegas) to be:
Newman Big Durds McGovern
Williams Kemp Saad
Cottrell Cripps Acres
Docherty McKay E Hollands
Motlop Curnow Owies
R: De Koning Cerra Walsh
I: Pittonet, Martin, Marchbank, Hewett
Sub: Hollands, O.
Emerg: Boyd, Cincotta, Kennedy.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17
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(01-25-2024, 07:07 AM)Baggers link Wrote:As much as I want to join in the spirit of our best 22, I find it too limiting... sorry, K. I, humbly, see it as a, at minimum, best 28.
Thats the point baggers. To use 'group mentality' to see who should be deemed as the best. Its hard calls for everyone to make.
Everyone knows i have been Pittonets biggest spruiker and have been critical of TDK (unrealised) potential.
Yet, i left out Pitto and included TDK.
Pitto would be in the 28 though......but that is not the exercise. 
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(01-25-2024, 07:07 AM)Baggers link Wrote:As much as I want to join in the spirit of our best 22, I find it too limiting... sorry, K. I, humbly, see it as a, at minimum, best 28.
At this stage, I would guess our starting 23 for R1 (BrisVegas) to be:
Newman Big Durds McGovern
Williams Kemp Saad
Cottrell Cripps Acres
Docherty McKay E Hollands
Motlop Curnow Owies
R: De Koning Cerra Walsh
I: Pittonet, Martin, Marchbank, Hewett
Sub: Hollands, O.
Emerg: Boyd, Cincotta, Kennedy.
Come on Shane ... be ruthless
Hollands, E is suspended for opening round and R1
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(01-25-2024, 08:52 AM)DJC link Wrote:Come on Shane ... be ruthless
Hollands, E is suspended for opening round and R1
Don't worry about who is suspended and unfit. Assume everyone is fit (unless i say so in the post - like for the rest of the year, Silvagni will be ineligble - but weitering will be eligible despite not being fit for the next 3 months.
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(01-25-2024, 09:11 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Don't worry about who is suspended and unfit. Assume everyone is fit (unless i say so in the post - like for the rest of the year, Silvagni will be ineligble - but weitering will be eligible despite not being fit for the next 3 months.
I know that's your rules but Baggers picked a team to play Brisbane 
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(01-25-2024, 01:29 PM)DJC link Wrote:I know that's your rules but Baggers picked a team to play Brisbane I know, just a reminder to him and everyone else what we are trying to do and get everyone on the same page.
Got no issue with him posting a 22 to play the Lions...but put it in the Lions thread (or start one if there isn't one)
When I do an end of season analysis, it needs everyone on the same pages for it to work.
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(This post was last modified: 01-27-2024, 04:15 AM by JonDorotich.)
Best 22 (ex Silvagni), noting I’d probably play Lewis Young full back Rnd 1 rather than Marchbank.
Kemp Weitering Boyd
Saad McGovern Docherty
Cottrell Walsh Acres
Motlop Curnow Martin
Durdin McKay DeKoning
Pittonet Cerra Cripps
Newman Cunningham Hewett Kennedy
Others at AFL standard
Def - Cowan, Marchbank, Young, Williams, Cincotta
Mid - Hollands x2, Binns
Forward - Fantasia, Owies
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Just for comparison, this is Rohan Connolly's version of our best 22:
B: Caleb Marchbank, Jacob Weitering, Nic Newman
HB: Sam Docherty, Brodie Kemp, Adam Saad
C: Blake Acres, Patrick Cripps, Matt Cottrell
HF: Matthew Owies, Harry McKay, Jesse Motlop
F: Jack Martin, Charlie Curnow, Mitch McGovern
R: Tom De Koning, Adam Cerra, Sam Walsh
Inter: George Hewett, Marc Pittonet, Zac Williams, Ollie Hollands
Emerg: Matthew Kennedy, Alex Cincotta, Lachie Fogarty, David Cuningham
For a start, Doc won't play in defence and Gov is unlikely to play as a forward.
The most telling part of Connolly's analysis is, "With the likes of Orazio Fantasia, Boyd, Lewis Young, Elijah Hollands, Lachie Cowan and Corey Durdin missing out on a spot in their best 26, the Blues’ depth for 2024 looks healthy."
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(01-27-2024, 02:46 AM)JonDorotich link Wrote:Best 22 (ex Silvagni), noting I’d probably play Lewis Young full back Rnd 1 rather than Marchbank.
Kemp Weitering Boyd
Saad McGovern Docherty
Cottrell Walsh Acres
Motlop Curnow Martin
Durdin McKay DeKoning
Pittonet Cerra Cripps
Newman Cunningham Hewett Kennedy
Others at AFL standard
Def - Cowan, Marchbank, Young, Williams, Cincotta
Mid - Hollands x2, Binns
Forward - Fantasia, Owies I think Young is more than likely to play FB round 1 unless Sam Durdin has a real good preseason series of practice games.
Marchbank did ok playing his role in the finals but he is undersized to take on a player like Lynch.
Young has a chance to reestablish himself in the team with Weitering out short term and Jack out for the season given he can play
back, ruck and even go forward if required and it will be a big year for him imo.
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