Carlton v Claremont - who would win

[MaddAdam]

Claremont supporting West Aussie mate sent me this. A team of current AFL players who had played for the club. Obviously there's issues with injury and so on and Claremont's bench gets very thin very quickly, but onfield there is some utterly top shelf talent.

If this full side ran out against Carlton (and possibly a few other sides as well this week) I reckon the boys from the west would roll them.

B - Alan Toovey Eric McKenzie Hertier Cassius Ali Lumumba

HB - Angus Litherland Jeremy McGovern Marley Williams

C - Tom Mitchell Nat Fyfe Travis Colyer

HF - Jack Martin Jesse Hogan Josh Hill

F - Matt DeBoer Tom Lee Nathan Krakouer

Rucks - Tom Dericx Kane Mitchell Pat McGinnity

Inter - Waterman, Hamling, Barass, Powell

 

[clogged]

Imagine if Freo had that team in 1995.

 

[MaddAdam]

Imagine if Freo had that team in 1995.

Given Jesse Hogan would have been about 4 months old I think he might have struggled to have as big an impact.

I probably would have named him in a pocket rather than at CHF.

 

[Despair]

Can't see Carlton winning this one sorry. Especially with "The Prince" in the back pocket.

 

[basashi]

FF Jason Johannisen Mitch Clark Alex Fasolo
HF Jamie Cripps Josh Kennedy Andrew Swallow
C Rhys Palmer David Swallow Elliot Yeo
HB Garrick Ibbotson Harry Taylor Brad Sheppard
FB Cale Hooker Luke McPharlin Marco Paparone
Foll Aaron Sandilands Patrick Ryder Chris Masten

Res Jonathon Griffin Max Duffy Jarrad Jansen
Patrick Cripps Jonathon Marsh Harry Marsh

East Freo would probably roll both of them. (Zero thought given to positions above)

 

[boncer34]

Does Carlton get to name all the current AFL players who have played for them?

 

[pablo668]

An interesting proposition, Boncer has a point but then again Claremont isn't an AFL team so.....whatever.

The equivalent East Freo team is pretty good actually.

Back in the day Claremont did beat Carlton in a match (circa 82).

Carlton beat us a year or two later at Claremont oval. By that time they had Wayne Blackwell and Warren Ralph playing for them. That did't help.

More recently Claremont managed to down the Northern Bullants in a Foxtel cup match. Many didn't think Claremont would win that one as the Bullants were mostly Carltons reserves team.

 

[WCErevival]

I think the current claremont vs carlton would be a better match up

 

[Bunk Moreland]

FF Jason Johannisen Mitch Clark Alex Fasolo
HF Jamie Cripps Josh Kennedy Andrew Swallow
C Rhys Palmer David Swallow Elliot Yeo
HB Garrick Ibbotson Harry Taylor Brad Sheppard
FB Cale Hooker Luke McPharlin Marco Paparone
Foll Aaron Sandilands Patrick Ryder Chris Masten

Res Jonathon Griffin Max Duffy Jarrad Jansen
Patrick Cripps Jonathon Marsh Harry Marsh

East Freo would probably roll both of them. (Zero thought given to positions above)

That team would obviously beat plenty of AFL teams. Stars everywhere.

But it's hardly a Claremont team. More like a team of the decade.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

McGinnity on ball, Carlton win by 200.

 

[Snow]

Falcons destroy all

 

[Falchoon]

The Calder Cannons football factory are a certainty.

 

[Syd]

Where are Claremont at?

 

[didaksrightfoot]

FF Jason Johannisen Mitch Clark Alex Fasolo
HF Jamie Cripps Josh Kennedy Andrew Swallow
C Rhys Palmer David Swallow Elliot Yeo
HB Garrick Ibbotson Harry Taylor Brad Sheppard
FB Cale Hooker Luke McPharlin Marco Paparone
Foll Aaron Sandilands Patrick Ryder Chris Masten

Res Jonathon Griffin Max Duffy Jarrad Jansen
Patrick Cripps Jonathon Marsh Harry Marsh

East Freo would probably roll both of them. (Zero thought given to positions above)

I like the idea and agree re: EF... But that order (FF at top and FB at bottom) really burns my eyes

 

[basashi]

That team would obviously beat plenty of AFL teams. Stars everywhere.

But it's hardly a Claremont team. More like a team of the decade.

Its kind of a East Freo origin side.

I thought it would be weaker now that cousins kerr and simon black are retired. But still looks ok.

EDIT - currently listed AFL players only.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Its kind of a East Freo origin side.

I thought it would be weaker now that cousins kerr and simon black are retired. But still looks ok.

Do they have a recruiting zone or can they just hoover up all the best young talent?

 

[TW Sherrin]

carlton v the bullants would be a close game.

 

[lenny&carl]

Incredible fanny at Claremont shopping centre.

 

[Freo]

An interesting proposition, Boncer has a point but then again Claremont isn't an AFL team so.....whatever.

The equivalent East Freo team is pretty good actually.

Back in the day Claremont did beat Carlton in a match (circa 82).

Carlton beat us a year or two later at Claremont oval. By that time they had Wayne Blackwell and Warren Ralph playing for them. That did't help.

More recently Claremont managed to down the Northern Bullants in a Foxtel cup match. Many didn't think Claremont would win that one as the Bullants were mostly Carltons reserves team.

I was at that game at Claremont Oval, was a beauty. Both teams were '81 Premiers in their respective leagues.
True glory days for the Mighty Tigers!

 

[theyellowsash]

i dont know if that side could contain all of kennedy, waite, betts and garlett in the forward line

 

[basashi]

Do they have a recruiting zone or can they just hoover up all the best young talent?

City zone and country zone I think. Country zone is around Geraldton. I may be out of touch though.

The team is made up of players whose official AFL "recruited from" team is East Freo.

 

[MaddAdam]

Does Carlton get to name all the current AFL players who have played for them?

They can have Waitey back.

 

[The_Reaper]

Do they have a recruiting zone or can they just hoover up all the best young talent?

A metro zone and a country zone (Geraldton and the mid west).

Very loosely, the metro zone is the Town of East Fremantle and the City of Melville

 

[basashi]

I was at that game at Claremont Oval, was a beauty. Both teams were '81 Premiers in their respective leagues.
True glory days for the Mighty Tigers!

Thrashings of Carlton were a dime a dozen back then.

http://blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=1980+Night+Series

 

[Plugger35]

An interesting proposition, Boncer has a point but then again Claremont isn't an AFL team so.....whatever.

The equivalent East Freo team is pretty good actually.

Back in the day Claremont did beat Carlton in a match (circa 82).

Carlton beat us a year or two later at Claremont oval. By that time they had Wayne Blackwell and Warren Ralph playing for them. That did't help.

More recently Claremont managed to down the Northern Bullants in a Foxtel cup match. Many didn't think Claremont would win that one as the Bullants were mostly Carltons reserves team.

It was common back then for the WAFL premiers to play against the VFL premiers about a week after the season had finished.

In 1986 the WAFL Premiers Subiaco went within a few points of defeating a full strength Hawthorn Premiership side that had defeated Carlton by 7 goals in the GF.

http://waflgoldenera.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/post-season-1986-hawthorn-fc-1811-119-d.html



Subi had the likes of Dwayne Lamb, Karl Langdon, Laurie Keene, Phil Scott, Mark Zanotti, Warren Dean, John Georgiades, Ian Dargie and Andrew MacNish that all went on to play in the VFL/WAFL, the fullback Michael Crutchfield was one of my high school phys ed teachers. I think they would have been just as competitive as West Coast had they entered the VFL in 1987.