Strategy 2024 | Let's Construct Our Best 22 | Part 2: Defenders

Which six players should fill the defender positions in a pre-2024 Best 22?

  • #1 Steven May

    Votes: 29 96.7%
  • #3 Christian Salem

    Votes: 1 3.3%
  • #4 Judd McVee

    Votes: 28 93.3%
  • #8 Jake Lever

    Votes: 28 93.3%
  • #10 Angus Brayshaw

    Votes: 13 43.3%
  • #17 Jake Bowey

    Votes: 21 70.0%
  • #20 Adam Tomlinson

    Votes: 15 50.0%
  • #22 Blake Howes

    Votes: 1 3.3%
  • #24 Trent Rivers

    Votes: 24 80.0%
  • #26 Jed Adams

    Votes: 1 3.3%
  • #27 Marty Hore

    Votes: 7 23.3%
  • #35 Harrison Petty

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • #42 Daniel Turner

    Votes: 9 30.0%

  • Total voters
    30
  • Poll closed .

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Results from Part One:

1| Jack Viney (92.3%)
2| Christian Petracca (82.1%)
3| Max Gawn (82.1%)
4| Clayton Oliver (79.5%)
5| Caleb Windsor (53.8%)
6| Ed Langdon (53.8%)
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7| Trent Rivers (41.0%)
8| Lachie Hunter (23.1%)
9| Tom Sparrow (20.5%)
10| Kysaiah Pickett (17.9%)
11| Angus Brayshaw (15.4%)
12| Kynan Brown (12.8%)
13| Kyah Farris-White (10.3%)

Will Verrall (<10%).

Part 2 is looking at the defending six:
FB: Back Pocket | Full Back | Back Pocket
HB: Half Back Flank | Centre Half Back | Half Back Flank

Please vote for the six players you'd want to fill those positions. Voting ends Feb 14th.

Framework: We are pretending that everyone on the list is fit, uninjured and unsuspended, the only thing holding players back being age and inexperience. This isn't a Round O team either, just the Best 22 team against a random opponent in random weather conditions in a random round.

In the poll above are every player I've seen listed as a defender in either DreamTeam and/or the Best 22 thread... Happy Voting! :smallfooty:

Post-2009 team:
B: James Frawley | Matthew Warnock | Colin Garland
HB: Jamie Bennell | Jared Rivers | Cameron Bruce
C: Cale Morton | Colin Sylvia | Aaron Davey
HF: Jack Watts | Matthew Bate | Brad Green
F: Ricky Petterd | Liam Jurrah | Austin Wonaeamirri
R: Mark Jamar | Brent Moloney | Jack Grimes
INT: James McDonald | Stefan Martin | Nathan Jones | Sam Blease

E: Brad Miller | Neville Jetta | John Meesen

2016 team:
B: Neville Jetta | Lynden Dunn (vc) | Colin Garland
HB: Christian Salem | Tom McDonald | Tomas Bugg
C: Dom Tyson | Bernie Vince | Angus Brayshaw
HF: Christian Petracca | Cam Pedersen | Dean Kent
F: Jeff Garlett | Jesse Hogan | Jack Watts
R: Max Gawn | Nathan Jones (c) | Jack Viney
INT: Aaron vandenBerg | Sam Frost | Jack Grimes | James Harmes

E: Billy Stretch | Heritier Lumumba | Jack Trengove

2017 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Oscar McDonald | Tom McDonald
HB: Jayden Hunt | Sam Frost | Michael Hibberd
C: Jordan Lewis | Clayton Oliver | Dom Tyson
HF: Christian Petracca | Jesse Hogan | Dean Kent
FF: Jeff Garlett | Cam Pedersen | Jack Watts
R: Max Gawn | Nathan Jones | Jack Viney
INT: Angus Brayshaw | Christian Salem | Billy Stretch | Bernie Vince

E: Jake Melksham | Aaron vandenBerg | Tomas Bugg

IN FROM 2016: Oscar McDonald, Jayden Hunt, Michael Hibberd, Jordan Lewis, Clayton Oliver, Billy Stretch
OUT FROM 2016: Lynden Dunn, Colin Garland, Tomas Bugg, Aaron vandenBerg, Jack Grimes, James Harmes


2018 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Oscar McDonald | Jake Lever
HB: Jayden Hunt | Sam Frost | Michael Hibberd
C: Angus Brayshaw | Dom Tyson | Nathan Jones
HF: Jake Melksham | Jesse Hogan | Christian Petracca
FF: Jeff Garlett | Tom McDonald | Mitch Hannan
R: Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver | Jack Viney
INT: Christian Salem | Alex Neal-Bullen | Jordan Lewis | James Harmes

E: Cam Pedersen | Bernie Vince | Corey Maynard | Joel Smith

IN FROM 2017: Jake Lever, Jake Melksham, Mitch Hannan, Alex Neal-Bullen, James Harmes
OUT FROM 2017: Jack Watts, Dean Kent, Cam Pedersen, Billy Stretch, Bernie Vince


2019 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Michael Hibberd | Oscar McDonald | Christian Salem
C: Angus Brayshaw | James Harmes | Nathan Jones
HF: Christian Petracca | Sam Weideman | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Jake Melksham | Tom McDonald | Aaron vandenBerg
R: Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver | Jack Viney
INT: Bayley Fritsch | Kade Kolodjashnij | Charlie Spargo | Jordan Lewis

E: Mitch Hannan | Braydon Preuss | Billy Stretch | Sam Frost

IN FROM 2018: Steven May, Sam Weideman, Aaron vandenBerg, Bayley Fritsch, Kade Kolodjashnij, Charlie Spargo
OUT FROM 2018: Dom Tyson, Jesse Hogan, Jayden Hunt, Sam Frost, Jeff Garlett, Mitch Hannan


2020 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Steven May | Marty Hore
HB: Michael Hibberd | Jake Lever | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | James Harmes
HF: Christian Petracca | Jake Melksham | Bayley Fritsch
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Tom McDonald | Sam Weideman
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Angus Brayshaw
INT: Aaron vandenBerg | Nathan Jones | Adam Tomlinson | Mitch Brown

E: Luke Jackson | Jayden Hunt | Harley Bennell | Jay Lockhart

IN FROM 2019: Ed Langdon, Marty Hore, Kysaiah Pickett, Adam Tomlinson, Mitch Brown
OUT FROM 2019: Jordan Lewis, Oscar McDonald, Alex Neal-Bullen, Kade Kolojashnij, Charlie Spargo


2021 team:
FB: Michael Hibberd | Steven May | Trent Rivers
HB: Christian Salem | Jake Lever | Adam Tomlinson
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | James Harmes
HF: Luke Jackson | Sam Weideman | Bayley Fritsch
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Ben Brown | Charlie Spargo
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Christian Petracca
INT: Angus Brayshaw | Jayden Hunt | Jay Lockhart | Tom McDonald

E: Jake Melksham | Bailey Laurie | Neville Jetta | Oskar Baker

IN FROM 2020: Trent Rivers, Ben Brown, Luke Jackson, Charlie Spargo, Jayden Hunt, Jay Lockhart
OUT FROM 2020: Neville Jetta, Marty Hore, Jake Melksham, Aaron vandenBerg, Nathan Jones, Mitch Brown


2022 team:
FB: Trent Rivers | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Jake Bowey | Harrison Petty | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | Angus Brayshaw
HF: Kysaiah Pickett | Tom McDonald | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Charlie Spargo | Ben Brown | Bayley Fritsch
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Christian Petracca
INT: Luke Jackson | James Harmes | Tom Sparrow | Adam Tomlinson | James Jordon (sub)

E: Jayden Hunt | Michael Hibberd | Luke Dunstan

IN FROM 2021: Harrison Petty, Jake Bowey, Alex Neal-Bullen, Tom Sparrow, James Jordon (sub)
OUT FROM 2021: Jay Lockhart, Michael Hibberd, Sam Weideman, Jayden Hunt


2023 team:
FB: Jake Bowey | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Angus Brayshaw | Harrison Petty | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Christian Petracca | Lachie Hunter
HF: Charlie Spargo | Tom McDonald | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Jacob van Rooyen | Bayley Fritsch
R: Max Gawn (c) | Jack Viney (vc) | Clayton Oliver
INT: Brodie Grundy | James Harmes | Tom Sparrow | Trent Rivers | Michael Hibberd (sub)

E: Kade Chandler | James Jordon | Joel Smith

IN FROM 2022: Lachie Hunter, Jacob van Rooyen, Brodie Grundy, Michael Hibberd (sub)
OUT FROM 2022: Luke Jackson, Ben Brown, Adam Tomlinson, James Jordon (sub)

2024 team so far:
FB: Back Pocket | Full Back | Back Pocket
HB: Half Back Flank | Centre Half Back | Half Back Flank
C: Ed Langdon | Clayton Oliver | Caleb Windsor
HF: Half Forward Flank | Centre Half Forward | Half Forward Flank
FF: Forward Pocket | Full Forward | Forward Pocket
R: Max Gawn | Jack Viney | Christian Petracca
INT: Interchange | Interchange | Interchange | Interchange | Sub

E: Emergency | Emergency | Emergency

IN FROM 2023: Caleb Windsor
OUT FROM 2023: Brodie Grundy, James Harmes, Michael Hibberd (sub)
 

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I had Rivers in my mids, but for this vote, I've gone:

B: McVee - May - Lever
HB: Rivers - Tomlinson - Bowey
Seems the safe way to go, I went the same except for Disco over Tommo. Feel like we will rotate Tommo and Disco/Hore as the second KPD pending matchups. I dont want to see Lever used as the second KPD at all this season.
 
Probably TK


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