Autopsy Fremantle's Team of the Century (so far) (predictions)

[YelloMit]

So I noticed on Facebook that AFL is listing every team's team of the century "so far" (so I assume 2000 onwards), and I wanted to give it a shot.

So players like Peter Mann or Matthew Burton wouldn't count since they didn't play for us in 2000 or onwards. I also wanted to see your predictions too before AFL releases theirs for Freo (they just released Carlton's). Here's mine:

B: Luke Ryan, Shane Parker, Roger Hayden
HB: Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin, David Mundy (vc)
C: Shaun McManus, Nat Fyfe, Stephen Hill
HF: Clive Waterhouse, Matthew Pavlich (c), Michael Walters
F: Jeff Farmer, Tony Modra, Hayden Ballantyne
R: Aaron Sandilands, Peter Bell, Paul Hasleby

I/C: Ryan Crowley, Antoni Grover, Andrew Brayshaw, Justin Longmuir
Sub: Troy Cook

Coach: Ross Lyon

Unlucky: Dale Kickett, Lachie Neale, Paul Duffield, Paul Medhurst, Sean Darcy, Alex Pearce, Chris Mayne, Caleb Serong

 

[Docker82]

So I noticed on Facebook that AFL is listing every team's team of the century "so far" (so I assume 2000 onwards), and I wanted to give it a shot.

So players like Peter Mann or Matthew Burton wouldn't count since they didn't play for us in 2000 or onwards. I also wanted to see your predictions too before AFL releases theirs for Freo (they just released Carlton's). Here's mine:

B: Luke Ryan, Shane Parker, Roger Hayden
HB: Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin, David Mundy (vc)
C: Shaun McManus, Nat Fyfe, Stephen Hill
HF: Clive Waterhouse, Matthew Pavlich (c), Michael Walters
F: Jeff Farmer, Tony Modra, Hayden Ballantyne
R: Aaron Sandilands, Peter Bell, Paul Hasleby

I/C: Ryan Crowley, Antoni Grover, Andrew Brayshaw, Justin Longmuir
Sub: Troy Cook

Coach: Ross Lyon

Unlucky: Dale Kickett, Lachie Neale, Paul Duffield, Paul Medhurst, Sean Darcy, Alex Pearce, Chris Mayne, Caleb Serong

If I’m picking a team to win games rather than what they’ve done for the club I’m picking Pearce over Parker every day of the week and Neale and Serong are making my side. Not a chance Mundy plays half back either - he’s into the midfield where he belongs. There’s no chance I’m leaving Duffield out of my side for now either (I don’t think some of our current HBFs are that far off just not yet).

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

If I’m picking a team to win games rather than what they’ve done for the club I’m picking Pearce over Parker every day of the week and Neale and Serong are making my side. Not a chance Mundy plays half back either - he’s into the midfield where he belongs. There’s no chance I’m leaving Duffield out of my side for now either (I don’t think some of our current HBFs are that far off just not yet).

Neale and Serong way ahead of Bell and Haseby in my opinion. Hasleby had some good games but he was a defensive liability at times with his running. Bell got exposed by two way runners too plus he was hardly damaging by foot with his 30 metre kicks.

 

[King Huskii]

Neale and Serong way ahead of Bell and Haseby in my opinion. Hasleby had some good games but he was a defensive liability at times with his running. Bell got exposed by two way runners too plus he was hardly damaging by foot with his 30 metre kicks.

X2

 

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FB: Roger Hayden Shane Parker Antoni Grover
HB: Dale Kickett Luke McPharlin Michael Johnson
C: Peter Bell David Mundy Stephen Hill
HF: Clive Waterhouse Matthew Pavlich Michael Walters
FF: Hayden Ballantyne Tony Modra Jeff Farmer

R: Aaron Sandilands Nathan Fyfe Lachie Neale

I: Paul Haselby Paul Duffield Paul Medhurst Michael Barlow

 

[King Huskii]

So I noticed on Facebook that AFL is listing every team's team of the century "so far" (so I assume 2000 onwards), and I wanted to give it a shot.

So players like Peter Mann or Matthew Burton wouldn't count since they didn't play for us in 2000 or onwards. I also wanted to see your predictions too before AFL releases theirs for Freo (they just released Carlton's). Here's mine:

B: Luke Ryan, Shane Parker, Roger Hayden
HB: Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin, David Mundy (vc)
C: Shaun McManus, Nat Fyfe, Stephen Hill
HF: Clive Waterhouse, Matthew Pavlich (c), Michael Walters
F: Jeff Farmer, Tony Modra, Hayden Ballantyne
R: Aaron Sandilands, Peter Bell, Paul Hasleby

I/C: Ryan Crowley, Antoni Grover, Andrew Brayshaw, Justin Longmuir
Sub: Troy Cook

Coach: Ross Lyon

Unlucky: Dale Kickett, Lachie Neale, Paul Duffield, Paul Medhurst, Sean Darcy, Alex Pearce, Chris Mayne, Caleb Serong

Shaun McManus ran around like a headless chook. Surely we can remove him and Troy Cook.for more skilled players.


Walters at his peak should be in the team.

 

[King Huskii]

FB: Roger Hayden Shane Parker Antoni Grover
HB: Dale Kickett Luke McPharlin Michael Johnson
C: Peter Bell David Mundy Stephen Hill
HF: Clive Waterhouse Matthew Pavlich Michael Walters
FF: Hayden Ballantyne Tony Modra Jeff Farmer

R: Aaron Sandilands Nathan Fyfe Lachie Neale

I: Paul Haselby Paul Duffield Paul Medhurst Michael Barlow

Good team

 

[gungho]

Bit of recency bias but genuinely believe this crop of players will be better than 2013.

Ryan Pearce Johnson
Clark McPharlin kickett
S Hill Young Mundy
Walters.Pavlich. Treacy
Ballas. modra farmer

Sandilands Fyfe Neale

Brayshaw bell serong jackson

 

[pK75]

Bit of recency bias but genuinely believe this crop of players will be better than 2013.

Ryan Pearce Johnson
Clark McPharlin kickett
S Hill Young Mundy
Walters.Pavlich. Treacy
Ballas. modra farmer

Sandilands Fyfe Neale

Brayshaw bell serong jackson

Great looking team, but Jackson hasn’t earned the spot yet, maybe in 4-5 years he’ll be there.

 

[Docker82]

Great looking team, but Jackson hasn’t earned the spot yet, maybe in 4-5 years he’ll be there.

I think people forget just how good JL was in the early 2000s before injuries ruined him.

Genuine question: Did Waterhouse and Modra do enough for the club in 2000 and 2001 to be part of these sides. I’m picking them if it’s all time Freo but post 2000 is two seasons (Waterhouse was kind of sh** after his injury) enough? Edit: The injury issues for both players started in 2001 so it was only really 2000 at their very best.

 

[gungho]

I think people forget just how good JL was in the early 2000s before injuries ruined him.

Genuine question: Did Waterhouse and Modra do enough for the club in 2000 and 2001 to be part of these sides. I’m picking them if it’s all time Freo but post 2000 is two seasons (Waterhouse was kind of sh** after his injury) enough? Edit: The injury issues for both players started in 2001 so it was only really 2000 at their very best.

Well Modra kicked 70 plus goals in a season, so basically the most amount of goals by any Freo forward in the last 25 years. (I appreciate it was a different time back then). For mine he has to slot into the forward line until someone else knocks him out.

 

[MakeshiftMartyr]

FB: Luke Ryan Alex Pearce Roger Hayden
HB: Antoni Grover Luke McPharlin Michael Johnson
C: Stephen Hill David Mundy Andrew Brayshaw
HF: Chris Mayne Matthew Pavlich Michael Walters
FF: Jeff Farmer Justin Longmuir Hayden Ballantyne

Fol: Aaron Sandilands Nat Fyfe Peter Bell

Int: Caleb Serong Paul Duffield Hayden Young Sean Darcy

Probably a little ruck-heavy, considered Switta and Medhurst but felt Darcy is the better player. Treacy just needs to keep doing what he's doing, maybe drag Amiss and Bolton along with him.

 

[Docker82]

Well Modra kicked 70 plus goals in a season, so basically the most amount of goals by any Freo forward in the last 25 years. (I appreciate it was a different time back then). For mine he has to slot into the forward line until someone else knocks him out.

The conversation was Freo’s best team since 2000. Modra’s 70 goal season was in 1999.

I literally said Modra and Waterhouse would be picked if it’s all time but post 2000 we’re basically just talking the 2000 season because both were cooked injury wise after that.

 

[The Feeder Club]

I find these things extremely hard bur I agree with the OP. If you're truly picking a team to play as a team and win games, Crowley would be in it. I'm surprised by the number of teams he has been left out of.

 

[Docker82]

I find these things extremely hard bur I agree with the OP. If you're truly picking a team to play as a team and win games, Crowley would be in it. I'm surprised by the number of teams he has been left out of.

It’s an interesting one IMO. Would he get a game for the current team given how much genuine taggers have gone out of fashion.

Would almost be the best tagger ever though in an era when every team had them.

 

[The Feeder Club]

It’s an interesting one IMO. Would he get a game for the current team given how much genuine taggers have gone out of fashion.

Would almost be the best tagger ever though in an era when every team had them.

Ling is the only one I can think of as superior. I rate Crowls ahead of Kirk who everyone raves about. He was that good IMO.
I would play him in the current team in a heartbeat

 

[YelloMit]

I wasn't far off.

 

[mattis117]

AP is better than Parker and should displace him in this side by end of career.

 

[King Huskii]

How the fk is Sean McManus in the team

 

[Taylor]

If I'm picking a team to win a game now, there won't be five tall defenders.

FB: Roger Hayden, Alex Pearce, Michael Johnson
HB: Hayden Young, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Stephen Hill, Nathan Fyfe, Bradley Hill
HF: Chris Mayne, Matthew Pavlich, Jeff Farmer
FF: Michael Walters, Josh Treacy, Hayden Ballantyne
R: Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Caleb Serong
I: Andrew Brayshaw, Justin Longmuir, Luke Ryan, Lachie Neale
S: Bailey Banfield (haha)

 

[King Huskii]

If I'm picking a team to win a game now, there won't be five tall defenders.

FB: Roger Hayden, Alex Pearce, Michael Johnson
HB: Hayden Young, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Stephen Hill, Nathan Fyfe, Bradley Hill
HF: Chris Mayne, Matthew Pavlich, Jeff Farmer
FF: Michael Walters, Josh Treacy, Hayden Ballantyne
R: Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Caleb Serong
I: Andrew Brayshaw, Justin Longmuir, Luke Ryan, Lachie Neale
S: Bailey Banfield (haha)

That's probably our best 22. I think banners out for Barlow. Superior player

 

[pK75]

If I'm picking a team to win a game now, there won't be five tall defenders.

FB: Roger Hayden, Alex Pearce, Michael Johnson
HB: Hayden Young, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Stephen Hill, Nathan Fyfe, Bradley Hill
HF: Chris Mayne, Matthew Pavlich, Jeff Farmer
FF: Michael Walters, Josh Treacy, Hayden Ballantyne
R: Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Caleb Serong
I: Andrew Brayshaw, Justin Longmuir, Luke Ryan, Lachie Neale
S: Bailey Banfield (haha)

Thanks for including Brad Hill, may not have been here long enough to ingratiate himself with the fans, but is clearly one of the best wings to have played for Freo ever.

 

[Halfbaked]

Parker should be the best 23.
He was elite .

 

[Schauermann]

Not many to chose from instead of Modra.

But both Amiss and Treacy will beat him on 2000+ output with another good season...

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

That's probably our best 22. I think banners out for Barlow. Superior player

Cam Sutcliffe played the highest percentage of games as sub of any player in AFL history from memory. He deserves an honourable mention as the sub option.