Strategy Best 22 in 2014

[Jon Douglas]

I am not so sure. I reckon we only lose Enright this year, Kelly and Lonergan next season and Bartel, SJ and Rivers the year after. Then Stokes and Mackie.

So all we need, big ask I know (achievable I think) is for two young guns to come in and play well over the next year - and 3 guns in 2 years. And 1 gun each year after that.

We have a heap of young guys to try out - Kolo, Lang, JJ, McCarthy, Bews, Thurlow, Smedts, Hartman, Vardy and Hamling. Surely we will get at least 3-4 good players out of this group of 10.

Then we will obviously get quite a few ND picks in this time as well.

Its just that we need uncover 1 new gun each year. Hard ask but not impossible.

Blitz, Caddy, Murdoch, GHS and Simpson could yet become very good players in a year or twos time as well.

We may well finally lure a gun player from an opposition team during this time as well.

For me we just need find another ruckman and key back in the next 2 seasons if we are to remain a top side.

 

[dazbroncos]

Yep, all true. When you think back to the marginal calls on our Grand Final years though, for example, we had as emergencies:

2007: Brent Prismall, Travis Varcoe, Mark Blake
2008: David Wojcinski, Ryan Gamble, Shannon Byrnes
2009: Shane Mumford, Simon Hogan, Mathew Stokes
2011: Darren Milburn, Shannnon Byrnes, Cameron Guthrie

There's some real quality there. I don't think we can say - at least yet - that those next in line in the VFL are likely to be of that calibre.

Moons was actually listed as an emergency in the 2011 GF….

I have his player issue GF jumper….

GO Catters

 

[catempire]

Moons was actually listed as an emergency in the 2011 GF….

I have his player issue GF jumper….

GO Catters

Not according to this...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-grand-final-teams-20110929-1kz2t.html

 

[dazbroncos]

Not according to this...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-grand-final-teams-20110929-1kz2t.html

hmm.

Oh well.. i still his GF player issue jumper…lol

GO Catters

 

[Lana]

hmm.

Oh well.. i still his GF player issue jumper…lol

GO Catters

He wasn't a fan of the grand final parade, made Guthrie stand in for him.

 

[GFrost]

Mooney said he 'gave up' his spot as an emergency so that one of the young boys could experience being part of the build up, eg: parade.

 

[Teriyakicat]

Mooney said he 'gave up' his spot as an emergency so that one of the young boys could experience being part of the build up, eg: parade.

That sounds just like something the mature Mooney would do. He really grew up late in the time he was at the Cattery, didn't he?

 

[Amers]

Hey Cats fans, I'm interested in finding out who you think would be in your best 25 right now, injuries aside. Most important who would you have on your bench and who would you have as your emergencies?

Let me guess !!

B Andrew Mackie, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright
HB Harry Taylor, Jared Rivers, Cameron Guthrie
C Mathew Stokes, Joel Selwood, James Kelly
HF Steven Motlop, Mark Blicavs, Travis Varcoe
F Jimmy Bartel, Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson
FOL Hamish McIntosh, Mitch Duncan, Josh Caddy
I/C Shane Kersten, Jordan Murdoch, Jackson Thurlow, Allen Christensen
EMG Jed Bews, Mitch Brown, Darcy Lang, Brad Hartman

Menzel? Vardy?

Close?
Who is unlucky to miss?

 

[Footy Smarts]

Horlin-Smith in for Thurlow would likely be our best 22. Then Bews and Thurlow look clearly the next 2 in line probably with Hartman and perhaps Smedts coming next based on selection. In our talls nobody has any idea who's next in line but we might find out this week.

 

[Mouseh]

If injuries weren't a factor Menzel makes the side for sure; perhaps Vardy too, depending on your views of him and Kersten.

 

[FullBack30]

Enright, Lonergan, Rivers
Kelly, Taylor, Mackie
Guthrie, Duncan, Stokes
Motlop, Kersten/Brown, Christensen
Bartel, Hawkins, Murdoch
McIntosh, Johnson, Selwood
Blicavs, Horlin-Smith, Caddy, Varcoe

Thurlow, Bews, Smedts

 

[Biggy_Boy]

If injuries weren't a factor Menzel makes the side for sure; perhaps Vardy too, depending on your views of him and Kersten.

I wouldn't be so sure. Based on Menzel's 2011 form, sure, but who knows how god he's going to be after four knee recos and three years away without playing the game.

 

[FredLeDeux]

I wouldn't be so sure. Based on Menzel's 2011 form, sure, but who knows how god he's going to be after four knee recos and three years away without playing the game.

If he's fit, he'll be good.
He suffered knee injuries, not amnesia.

 

[Vdubs]

Injuries aside, I would include Simpson, Menzel, and maybe Vardy.
Injuries have cruelled DS again this year- his interview yesterday was nearly a tear-jerker, seems destined to never play AFL finals.

 

[Partridge]

If he's fit, he'll be good.
He suffered knee injuries, not amnesia.

My personal take is it'll be similar to Morabito. He might come back, play a couple of games, then the realisation will sink in that he's nowhere near the player he was. Would love to be wrong about it, but I'm very, very doubtful that he'll make it back. He's simply had too many injuries and missed too much footy now.

 

[FredLeDeux]

My personal take is it'll be similar to Morabito. He might come back, play a couple of games, then the realisation will sink in that he's nowhere near the player he was. Would love to be wrong about it, but I'm very, very doubtful that he'll make it back. He's simply had too many injuries and missed too much footy now.

My personal take is that, in the absence of specialist knowledge, any opinion about likely outcomes depends 99% upon the Personality Type of the poster.

 

[Partridge]

My personal take is that, in the absence of specialist knowledge, any opinion about likely outcomes depends 99% upon the Personality Type of the poster.

Fair enough, but if every Geelong supporter genuinely thinks Menzel (and Cowan) are going to come back better than ever, I've got lots of investment opportunities involving bridges for you.

 

[FredLeDeux]

Fair enough, but if every Geelong supporter genuinely thinks Menzel (and Cowan) are going to come back better than ever, I've got lots of investment opportunities involving bridges for you.

Tell me more, I've got some money coming through from Nigeria.

 

[David the Cat]

Tell me more, I've got some money coming through from Nigeria.

Wow…..that's amazing! So have I.