Best 23 in 2025

[Cousin of Daicos]

Love this, though notice Lipinski isn't in the 23 for the first few rounds? Likely in place of Markov or WHE?

Shit

Knew I forgot someone

I'll edit

 

[RobJD]

My best attempt at a 23 for the first few rounds (I'm aware Houston can't play Round 0) based on what I've seen at traiing combined with injuries, players who are underdone:

Back	Maynard	Moore	Quaynor
Half Back	Howe	McInnes	Houston
Centre	J Daicos	N Daicos	Crisp
Half Forward	Membrey	Checkers	Elliott
Forward	Schultz	McStay	Hill
Ruck	Carmeon	Perryman	Allan
Interchange	Sidebottom	McCreery	Lipinski	Hoskin-Elliott
Sub/Emerg	Markov (Sub)	Parker	Frampton	Cox

I'm also assuming Mitchell and De Goey won't be available the first few rounds. Allan maybe Lipinski/Steele lose their spots when they do? Or Cox

Pendles doesn't move off 204! That's brave.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Pendles doesn't move off 204! That's brave.

SHIT

I keep forgetting people

 

[RobJD]

SHIT

I keep forgetting people

Best to be like a politician and don't admit anything (least of all forgetting the GOAT)

 

[Curto]

FB: Brayden Maynard, Darcy Moore, Isaac Quaynor
HB: Josh Daicos, Jeremy Howe, Dan Houston
C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Ed Allan
HF: Bobby Hill, Dan McStay, Pat Lipinski
FF: Jamie Elliott, Brody Mihocek, Beau McCreery
FOLL: Darcy Cameron, Nick Daicos, Jordan De Goey
INT: Lachie Schultz, Jack Crisp, Harry Perryman, Wil Parker, Will Hoskin-Elliott

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The glaring thing with this side is the lack of height in defence. Craig McRae will surely find a place for Billy Frampton or Charlie Dean, but squeezing them in is tough. The Pies love young Ed Allan and the team needs more young legs in the midfield. Wil Parker added some dare to the backline and the Pies need more of that, which will be bolstered by Dan Houston’s arrival and Josh Daicos playing back there more. When fit, the Magpies midfield is still strong, but getting them fit at their age is the battle. This is a strong team - even recruit Tim Membrey is relegated to back-up status - but everyone needs to be firing. Josh Barnes

I hope we are bold enuf to go with this, that is, to play Allan and Parker.

Missing: Cox, Titch, Dean, Frampton, Membrey, Reef

 

[Forethought]

My best attempt at a 23 for the first few rounds (I'm aware Houston can't play Round 0) based on what I've seen at training combined with injuries, players who are underdone:

Back	Maynard	Moore	Quaynor
Half Back	Howe	McInnes	Houston
Centre	J Daicos	N Daicos	Crisp
Half Forward	Membrey	Checkers	Elliott
Forward	Schultz	McStay	Hill
Ruck	Carmeon	Perryman	Pendlebury
Interchange	Sidebottom	McCreery	Lipinski	Allan
Sub/Emerg	Hoskin-Elliott (Sub)	Parker	Frampton	Cox

I've edited this twice already as I kept forgetting players lol

No DeGoey for the first few rounds ?

 

[Jen2310]

FB: Brayden Maynard, Darcy Moore, Isaac Quaynor
HB: Josh Daicos, Jeremy Howe, Dan Houston
C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Ed Allan
HF: Bobby Hill, Dan McStay, Pat Lipinski
FF: Jamie Elliott, Brody Mihocek, Beau McCreery
FOLL: Darcy Cameron, Nick Daicos, Jordan De Goey
INT: Lachie Schultz, Jack Crisp, Harry Perryman, Wil Parker, Will Hoskin-Elliott

---

The glaring thing with this side is the lack of height in defence. Craig McRae will surely find a place for Billy Frampton or Charlie Dean, but squeezing them in is tough. The Pies love young Ed Allan and the team needs more young legs in the midfield. Wil Parker added some dare to the backline and the Pies need more of that, which will be bolstered by Dan Houston’s arrival and Josh Daicos playing back there more. When fit, the Magpies midfield is still strong, but getting them fit at their age is the battle. This is a strong team - even recruit Tim Membrey is relegated to back-up status - but everyone needs to be firing. Josh Barnes

I hope we are bold enuf to go with this, that is, to play Allan and Parker.

Missing: Cox, Titch, Dean, Frampton, Membrey, Reef

I believe Josh made that team a while ago, hasn't been updated. While Parker prob wold have been in contention to play OR given no houston, he left the track early last night.. so not sure if he's injured. We'll wait and see.

 

[LuckyLee]

FB: Brayden Maynard, Darcy Moore, Isaac Quaynor
HB: Josh Daicos, Jeremy Howe, Dan Houston
C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Ed Allan
HF: Bobby Hill, Dan McStay, Pat Lipinski
FF: Jamie Elliott, Brody Mihocek, Beau McCreery
FOLL: Darcy Cameron, Nick Daicos, Jordan De Goey
INT: Lachie Schultz, Jack Crisp, Harry Perryman, Wil Parker, Will Hoskin-Elliott

---

The glaring thing with this side is the lack of height in defence. Craig McRae will surely find a place for Billy Frampton or Charlie Dean, but squeezing them in is tough. The Pies love young Ed Allan and the team needs more young legs in the midfield. Wil Parker added some dare to the backline and the Pies need more of that, which will be bolstered by Dan Houston’s arrival and Josh Daicos playing back there more. When fit, the Magpies midfield is still strong, but getting them fit at their age is the battle. This is a strong team - even recruit Tim Membrey is relegated to back-up status - but everyone needs to be firing. Josh Barnes

I hope we are bold enuf to go with this, that is, to play Allan and Parker.

Missing: Cox, Titch, Dean, Frampton, Membrey, Reef

Yes looks very strong apart from key defensive posts. There’s no more important player for us in 2025 than Moore. If he gets injured, we’re pretty much screwed.


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[Cousin of Daicos]

No DeGoey for the first few rounds ?

Don't think he'll be ready

 

[Dtennent94]

Going to be fun trying to fit Maynard, De Goey, Mitchell, Cox into tonight’s side! 4x premiership players, 2x AA’s, 1x Brownlow.

Bad luck for now, Allan/Parker. Your time will come.

Markov might’ve locked himself into the R0 side, too! He could be more handy this year than I thought.

 

[parano1a]

Going to be fun trying to fit Maynard, De Goey, Mitchell, Cox into tonight’s side!

There will always be injuries throughout the season so it's good to have a solid core of 28-30 players.

 

[Jen2310]

B: Isaac Quaynor, Reef McInnes, Brayden Maynard
HB: Josh Daicos, Darcy Moore, Dan Houston
C: Steele Sidebottom, Jordan De Goey, Pat Lipinski
HF: Bobby Hill, Dan McStay, Beau McCreery
F: Jamie Elliott, Brody Mihocek, Lachie Schultz
Foll: Darcy Cameron, Nick Daicos, Scott Pendlebury
I/C: Jeremy Howe, Jack Crisp, Harry Perryman, Tim Membrey,


Emerg: Ed Allan, Will Hoskin-Elliott, Mason Cox, Billy Frampton


All three acquisitions from last October slot in – Houston, Perryman and Membrey – while Josh Daicos and Lipinski have had role tweaks over summer. Tom Mitchell isn’t considered right now given the unknown around his foot injury. McInnes wins a spot after a strong summer, but Billy Frampton and Charlie Dean will be breathing down his neck. Cox has had an interrupted start to the year. Allan showed so much in the last game of 2024, but the additions will make it hard for the former first-round pick to snag a spot if everyone is available. – Josh Gabelich

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[Dtennent94]

Wanted to have a go at this considering all of the guys who are leaving at the end of the year:

B: Quaynor, Moore, Maynard
HB: Houston, Silvagni, Jaicos

R: Steene, Naicos, De Goey
C: Crisp, Long, Lipinski

HF: Harrison, McStay, Schultz
F: Membrey, West, Sullivan

I/C: Howe, Sidebottom, Pendles, Parker

OUT: McCreery, Allan, Cameron, Hill, Elliott, Mihocek, Frampton, Titch, WHE, Cox, Markov, AJ, Macrae

 

[gouki88]

Wanted to have a go at this considering all of the guys who are leaving at the end of the year:

B: Quaynor, Moore, Maynard
HB: Houston, Silvagni, Parker

R: Steene, Naicos, Jaicos
C: Crisp, Long, Lipinski

HF: Harrison, McStay, Schultz
F: Membrey, West, Hayes

I/C: Howe, Sidebottom, Pendles, Ryan

OUT: McCreery, Allan, Cameron, Hill, Elliott, Mihocek, Frampton, Titch, WHE, Cox, Markov, AJ, Macrae

Worst case for all of our losses but we bring no players back?

 

[Dtennent94]

Worst case for all of our losses but we bring no players back?

Didn’t you hear? Jack Silvagni is going to eat up the cap so all we will have $ for will be a bunch of draftees. But we won’t have any good picks so we will get given picks at the end of the draft after everyone else has selected so we can fill our list.

 

[gouki88]

Didn’t you hear? Jack Silvagni is going to eat up the cap so all we will have $ for will be a bunch of draftees. But we won’t have any good picks so we will get given picks at the end of the draft after everyone else has selected so we can fill our list.

I get you’re being tongue in cheek (or I hope so, at least), but we would get incredible draft compensation if we lost Cameron, Hill, McCreery & Allan. We would have some real ammo if that nightmare came to be

 

[Finnishpie]

I get you’re being tongue in cheek (or I hope so, at least), but we would get incredible draft compensation if we lost Cameron, Hill, McCreery & Allan. We would have some real ammo if that nightmare came to be

But if we lost those four, there wouldn't be much point holding on to many of the veterans. It's be a full "reset."

 

[gouki88]

But if we lost those four, there wouldn't be much point holding on to many of the veterans. It's be a full "reset."

I think it depends. I reckon you could turn whatever we hypothetically get for Cameron & Hill into Butters pretty smoothly, and potentially bring in Flanders + Ned Reeves for our hypothetical Beau & Allan return.

All that said I don’t think it’s got a snowballs chance in hell to occur.

 

[mwhop]

Brodie Holland

Brodie Holland

Age

45

Ht

181cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

4star

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D

10.8

3star

K

8.6

4star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.0

3star

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1.0

3star

saying on swoop pod that Cox might be a better option than Membrey com finals, with the way finals footy is played

I think I agree. What do people think?

 

[Bianconeri]

Brodie Holland saying on swoop pod that Cox might be a better option than Membrey com finals, with the way finals footy is played

I think I agree. What do people think?

I’ve always maintained that 2023 Cox is a better option than Membrey. The issue is I’m not confident we’ll see that version of Cox again.

 

[stormskye]

Brodie Holland saying on swoop pod that Cox might be a better option than Membrey com finals, with the way finals footy is played

I think I agree. What do people think?

He’s not a forward anymore based on vfl games. Become more of a depth ruckmen.

 

[Dtennent94]

Membrey is our straightest kick at goal and we are not a particularly accurate team. The games we’ve lost this year has been on the back of bad kicking for goal more often than not.

 

[gouki88]

Brodie Holland saying on swoop pod that Cox might be a better option than Membrey com finals, with the way finals footy is played

I think I agree. What do people think?

Has Dutchy watched Cox play this year?

 

[Fruit]

Does our VFL side play this weekend? If Bobby doesn’t play a game at AFL or VFL level this weekend it’s hard to see him being part of our finals campaign

 

[UltraEgo]

This would be my best 23 for 2026 if Hill, Elliott and Mihocek leave

FB: Silvagni - Frampton - Quaynor
HB: Maynard - McInnes - Howe
C: Houston - De Goey - J Daicos
HF: McCreery - Moore - Schultz
FF: Harrison - McStay - Membrey

R: Cameron - N Daicos - Perryman

IC: Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Crisp, Parker

Emergency: Long, Cox, Allan