All three clubs are generally predicted to be in the bottom 3 in 2019, and while making predictions this far out from the 2019 season can be dangerous I still feel that if asked most people would say that Carlton, Gold Coast and St Kilda are all going to struggle next year.
So my question is which team do you think has the better list, and I am not just talking about the 2019 season, but more talking about the future beyond that, so which team do you think is closer to being able to push for finals.
Here are the supposed best 22's of each team in 2019, just to help you out a bit.
Carlton
B: Lachie Plowman, Jacob Weitering, Nic Newman
HB: Kade Simpson, Caleb Marchbank, Sam Docherty
C: Ed Curnow, Paddy Dow, Marc Murphy
HF: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Charlie Curnow, Mitch McGovern
F: Jarrod Pickett, Harry McKay, Alex Fasolo
FOLL: Matthew Kreuzer, Patrick Cripps, Zac Fisher
I/C: Lochie O'Brien, Matthew Kennedy, Dale Thomas, Will Setterfield
Gold Coast
B: Jesse Joyce, Rory Thompson, Callum Ah Chee
HB: Pearce Hanley, Jack Hombsch, Jarrod Harbrow
C: Lachie Weller, Anthony Miles, Jack Martin
HF:Josh Corbett, Sam Day, Ben Ainsworth
F: Alex Sexton, Peter Wright, Aaron Young
FOLL: Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller, David Swallow
I/C: Will Brodie, Jarryd Lyons, Jack Bowes, Nick Holman
St Kilda
B: Jarryn Geary, Nathan Brown, Daniel McKenzie
HB: Dylan Roberton, Jake Carlisle, Jimmy Webster
C: Hunter Clark, Jack Steele, Dan Hannebery
HF: Blake Acres, Tim Membrey, Jack Billings
F: Jade Gresham, Josh Bruce, Jack Lonie
FOLL: Billy Longer, Seb Ross, Jack Steven
I/C: Ben Long, Paddy McCartin, Dean Kent, Shane Savage
For me this is such a hard decision as all three teams certainly have faults and look a fair way off but I think Carlton is probably closest as while they are not a good team, I feel like they have the nucleus of a good side with quite a lot of young players who will only get better in the next few years, though in saying that they do have some older players they will need to find replacements for pretty soon as well. I think Cripps, Dow, Kennedy and Setterfield could form a good midfield, especially with the addition of Walsh, and their young key position players are showing some promise, even if they are still quite young and need to mature.
So what do you think, which list do you think is in a better position going forward, a position where they could play finals?
So my question is which team do you think has the better list, and I am not just talking about the 2019 season, but more talking about the future beyond that, so which team do you think is closer to being able to push for finals.
Here are the supposed best 22's of each team in 2019, just to help you out a bit.
Carlton
B: Lachie Plowman, Jacob Weitering, Nic Newman
HB: Kade Simpson, Caleb Marchbank, Sam Docherty
C: Ed Curnow, Paddy Dow, Marc Murphy
HF: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Charlie Curnow, Mitch McGovern
F: Jarrod Pickett, Harry McKay, Alex Fasolo
FOLL: Matthew Kreuzer, Patrick Cripps, Zac Fisher
I/C: Lochie O'Brien, Matthew Kennedy, Dale Thomas, Will Setterfield
Gold Coast
B: Jesse Joyce, Rory Thompson, Callum Ah Chee
HB: Pearce Hanley, Jack Hombsch, Jarrod Harbrow
C: Lachie Weller, Anthony Miles, Jack Martin
HF:Josh Corbett, Sam Day, Ben Ainsworth
F: Alex Sexton, Peter Wright, Aaron Young
FOLL: Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller, David Swallow
I/C: Will Brodie, Jarryd Lyons, Jack Bowes, Nick Holman
St Kilda
B: Jarryn Geary, Nathan Brown, Daniel McKenzie
HB: Dylan Roberton, Jake Carlisle, Jimmy Webster
C: Hunter Clark, Jack Steele, Dan Hannebery
HF: Blake Acres, Tim Membrey, Jack Billings
F: Jade Gresham, Josh Bruce, Jack Lonie
FOLL: Billy Longer, Seb Ross, Jack Steven
I/C: Ben Long, Paddy McCartin, Dean Kent, Shane Savage
For me this is such a hard decision as all three teams certainly have faults and look a fair way off but I think Carlton is probably closest as while they are not a good team, I feel like they have the nucleus of a good side with quite a lot of young players who will only get better in the next few years, though in saying that they do have some older players they will need to find replacements for pretty soon as well. I think Cripps, Dow, Kennedy and Setterfield could form a good midfield, especially with the addition of Walsh, and their young key position players are showing some promise, even if they are still quite young and need to mature.
So what do you think, which list do you think is in a better position going forward, a position where they could play finals?