Prediction Best 22 - Round 1, 2023.

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We won’t be contending for a flag anytime soon.

What’s your prediction for the team in 2023?

Good exercise to identify the holes in our list.

Maynard, Kelly, Bianco
Keane, Moore, Howe
IQ, , Crisp, Poulter
Beau, De Goey, N.Daicos
Mihocek, McMahon, Elliot
Grundy, J.Daicos, Adams

Rantall, Macrae, Noble,T.Brown

That team looks decent. It’s a young midfield group. Probably lacks a bit of depth.

We still lack KPP depth, IMO. Hopefully address that over the next 2 off seasons / mid season drafts.

I haven’t included Reef, Murphy, Sier, Ruscoe, Wilson, Henry, Chugg or C.Brown.

I presume Sidey & Pendles will retire.

We really need some of these young midfielders to turn into A grade stars.

I think we are more of a chance in 2025, but by then we’ll need to replace Mihocek, Elliot, Howe and Grundy will be close to his end.
 
We won’t be contending for a flag anytime soon.

What’s your prediction for the team in 2023?

Good exercise to identify the holes in our list.

Maynard, Kelly, Bianco
Keane, Moore, Howe
IQ, , Crisp, Poulter
Beau, De Goey, N.Daicos
Mihocek, McMahon, Elliot
Grundy, J.Daicos, Adams

Rantall, Macrae, Noble,T.Brown

That team looks decent. It’s a young midfield group. Probably lacks a bit of depth.

We still lack KPP depth, IMO. Hopefully address that over the next 2 off seasons / mid season drafts.

I haven’t included Reef, Murphy, Sier, Ruscoe, Wilson, Henry, Chugg or C.Brown.

I presume Sidey & Pendles will retire.

We really need some of these young midfielders to turn into A grade stars.

I think we are more of a chance in 2025, but by then we’ll need to replace Mihocek, Elliot, Howe and Grundy will be close to his end.
By 2023 would have thought we’d have added couple of decent FA. It’s very hard to predict
 

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I can’t see Howe being around in 2023 considering his knee/hammy issues sadly.
I personally think we leave him out the rest of the year. Cant risk one of the best defenders in a comp in a year where we have started so poorly.
 
Will be too hard to predict but ill give it a go. Im assuming itwill be our current list plus Nick Daicos and Dib as options
B. J.Howe*/M.Keane/I.Quaynor
HB. B.Maynard/J.Crisp/J.Crisp
R. B.Grundy/T.Adams/N.Daicos
C. T.Bianco/R.McInnes or B.Sier/J.Daicos
HF. B.Mihocek/L.McMahon/J.De Goey
F. J.Elliot*/D.Cameron/B.McCreery
int. S.Pendlebury*/C.Poulter/N.Murphy or J.Noble/S.Sidebottom

Players with an asterisk are risks of being past it due to either Injury, Age or being dislodged

Potential Replacements
J.Howe (Injury/Age)-> W.Kelly
S.Pendlebury (Age) -> F.Macrae
S.Sidebottom (Age) -> Brown boys, Rantall or Ginnivan
J.Elliott (Injury) -> O.Henry
 
Quaynor Keane Murphy
Maynard Moore Wilson

Grundy Bianco Adams
Poulter J Daicos Crisp

N Daicos Mihocek Henry
De Goey McMahon Dib

Int
Elliott Macrea McInnes Cameron


Emer
Noble Rantall Ginnivan Kelly



Targets
Merrett Weideman Lukosius
 
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Will be too hard to predict but ill give it a go. Im assuming itwill be our current list plus Nick Daicos and Dib as options
B. J.Howe*/M.Keane/I.Quaynor
HB. B.Maynard/J.Crisp/J.Crisp
R. B.Grundy/T.Adams/N.Daicos
C. T.Bianco/R.McInnes or B.Sier/J.Daicos
HF. B.Mihocek/L.McMahon/J.De Goey
F. J.Elliot*/D.Cameron/B.McCreery
int. S.Pendlebury*/C.Poulter/N.Murphy or J.Noble/S.Sidebottom

Players with an asterisk are risks of being past it due to either Injury, Age or being dislodged

Potential Replacements
J.Howe (Injury/Age)-> W.Kelly
S.Pendlebury (Age) -> F.Macrae
S.Sidebottom (Age) -> Brown boys, Rantall or Ginnivan
J.Elliott (Injury) -> O.Henry

Wait, what happened to Moore!?
 
Quaynor Keane Wilson
Maynard Moore Murphy

Grundy Bianco Adams
Poulter J Daicos Crisp

Elliott Mihocek N Daicos
McMahon De Goey Henry

Int
Dib Macrea McInnes Kelly/Cameron


Vets
Pendlebury Howe Sidebottom Howe


Targets
Merrett Weideman

Pendles Sidebottom & Howe shouldn’t be there IMO. Maybe Howe but the other 2 would hope not.
 

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How I want to see it in 2023
FB N Murphy - M Keane - B Maynard
HB J Crisp - D Moore - I Quaynor
C J Dacios - Z Merrett - N Dacios
HF J Ricardi - B Mihocek - O Henry
FF S Sidebottom - S Weiderman - J De Goey
FOLL B Grundy - T Bianco - F Macrae
Bench L McMahon - T Adams - J Henry - W Kelly

Recruit Sam Weiderman from Melbourne in 2021 trade period
Get Zach Merrett as a free agent in 2022 trade period
Trade our future 2023 first rounder for Jack Macrae in 2022 trade period
Get Jake Ricardi for a future 2022 third rounder in the 2021 trade period
Get Jack Henry from Geelong as a restrictive free agent 2022 trade period
2023 finals appearance here we come
 
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Why do people think Sidebottom will go on longer than Pendlebury? On exposed form Pendles is ahead of Sidey in basically everything. Do we really think the cliff will come so much sooner for Pendles?
Yes I do. Pendles is a all time great but will be close to the oldest in the comp in 2022. No one lasts forever. Sidey a few years younger and better runner. Likely to stay at the level for a good few seasons
 
How I want to see it in 2023
FB N Murphy - M Keane - W Kelly
HB J Crisp - D Moore - I Quaynor
C J Dacios - Z Merrett - N Dacios
HF J Ricardi - B Mihocek - O Henry
FF S Sidebottom - S Weiderman - J De Goey
FOLL B Grundy - T Bianco - F Macrae
Bench L McMahon - T Adams - J Henry - T Adams

Recruit Sam Weiderman from Melbourne in 2021 trade period
Get Zach Merrett as a free agent in 2022 trade period
Trade our future 2023 first rounder for Jack Macrae in 2022 trade period
Get Jake Ricardi for a future 2022 third rounder in the 2021 trade period
Get Jack Henry from Geelong as a restrictive free agent 2022 trade period
2023 finals appearance here we come
Two Tay Adams? I like it.
 
I’d like to add Moyle and Dib to the side as hopefully we’ll be able to get them and an unrestricted FA from somewhere who just wants to come home and play for us.
 
Maynard. Keane. IQ
Richards Moore. Crisp
Daicos. T Brown. Poulter
Mihocek Weideman. Daicos
Elliot. DeGoey. McReery

Grundy. Adams Merrett

Reef. Murphy. McRae. Cameron

Pushing hard for selection. Noble. Henry Wilson Kelly McMahon Tohill
Bianco
 
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Maynard. Keane. IQ
Richards Moore. Crisp
Daicos. T Brown. Poulter
Mihocek Weideman. Daicos
Elliot. DeGoey. McReery

Grundy. Adams Merrett

Reef. Murphy. McRae. Cameron

Emergency Noble. Henry Wilson Kelly
This gives me confidence
Can see where we are going and not too far off
Its hard to fit in everyone and so should be pressure for spots
 
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We won’t be contending for a flag anytime soon.

What’s your prediction for the team in 2023?

Good exercise to identify the holes in our list.

Maynard, Kelly, Bianco
Keane, Moore, Howe
IQ, , Crisp, Poulter
Beau, De Goey, N.Daicos
Mihocek, McMahon, Elliot
Grundy, J.Daicos, Adams

Rantall, Macrae, Noble,T.Brown

That team looks decent. It’s a young midfield group. Probably lacks a bit of depth.

We still lack KPP depth, IMO. Hopefully address that over the next 2 off seasons / mid season drafts.

I haven’t included Reef, Murphy, Sier, Ruscoe, Wilson, Henry, Chugg or C.Brown.

I presume Sidey & Pendles will retire.

We really need some of these young midfielders to turn into A grade stars.

I think we are more of a chance in 2025, but by then we’ll need to replace Mihocek, Elliot, Howe and Grundy will be close to his end.
Wow, 2023 we got here quick.
 

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