Team Mgmt. 2026 Best 23

[Lore]

Anyone want to have a crack at it

FB Roberts McKay Prior
HB Redman Reid Ridley
C Duursma Parish McGrath
HF Langford Caddy Lual
FF Kako Wright Gresham
OB Bryan Durham Caldwell

Int: Visentini Perkins Clarke Guelfi Nguyen

*Martin comes in on return from injury

 

[tandino]

Anyone want to have a crack at it

FB Roberts McKay Prior
HB Redman Reid Ridley
C Duursma Parish McGrath
HF Langford Caddy Lual
FF Kako Wright Gresham
OB Bryan Durham Caldwell

Int: Visentini Perkins Clarke Guelfi Nguyen

*Martin comes in on return from injury

Zach Merrett?

 

[brutus76]

Flanders
Starcevich
Dante Visentini

 

[Lore]

Zach Merrett?

doubt it

 

[VelvetSledge]

I keep seeing people asking to bring back Hird on socials so I guess Tom Hird is back!

 

[eth-dog]

Can we please never see Jade Gresham

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Jade Gresham

Age

28

Ht

177cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.2

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.8

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.5

4star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.4

3star

ever again?

 

[jdstorm]

McKay Reid Hayes
Redman Roberts nguyen
Langford Martin dursma
McGrath May draft pick
Caddy wright Kako
Bryan Caldwell Durham

Clarke Johnson parish draft pick Draft pick

 

[Vindicater]

By end of season.

Nguyen McKay Ridley
Redman Reid Johnson
Duursma Durham Clarke
Kako Caddy Cummings
El-Ackher May Langford

Bryan Martin McGrath

Martin Mcgrath

Age

41

Ht

178cm

Wt

66kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.8

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.8

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.3

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.5

5star

Int: Hayes Vigo, Sharpe, Caldwell, Parish

Next off the rank: Perkins, Sweid, Prior, Blakiston.

Pretty dire.

 

[Bombers36]

McKay Reid Nguyen
Roberts Redman *Johnson
Jones Caldwell Duursma
Clarke Caddy Laul
Edwards 2MP Kako

Bryan Durham McGrath

Parish Tsatas Prior Langford
SUB: Unwin

Edit *Ridley replaces Johnson if he ends up staying and being given a leadership role+ 2 or 3 draft picks/trades will fit in there somewhere also

 

[bomberland33]

B - Redman McKay Ridley
HB - Roberts Reid Z Johnson
C - Duursma Parish Clarke
HF - Durham Caddy Perkins
FF - Kako Wright Langford
R - Goldstein Caldwell McGrath
Int - Tsatas, Settlefield, Hobbs & 2x 1st Rd picks
Goldstein To Retire during Mid season draft once Bryan, Hayes, Edwards and Martin are all off long term injury list

 

[brutus76]

Duursma and Duursma to play with Duursma

 

[ydc55]

Roberts McKay Ridley
McGrath Reid Redman
Duursma Parish Clarke
Durham Caddy Perkins
Kako May Langford
Blakiston Flanders Caldwell
Wright Johnson Tsatas Sharp Cumming

Injured Bryan, Hayes, Martin, Harley Barker, Edwards

I am guessing we draft Dyson Sharp, Sam Cumming, Harley Barker, With our first three picks- hoping for band 1 for Draper
I am assuming we trade hawthorns pick for Sam Flanders and future first

 

[FootyGuru]

Kinda pointless posting teams right now but some good efforts in this thread.

 

[King Patty]

b: Roberts McKay Ridley
hb: Johnson Reid Redman
c: Duursma Parish Clarke
hf: Durham Caddy Kako
f: Dovaston Langford Wright
R: Bryan Caldwell McGrath (c)
Int: Perkins Tsatas Robey Prior Ugle-Hagan

Emg: May, Sweid, Cox

 

[Bombers36]

Blaki McKay Nguyen
Ridley Reid Roberts
Redman Merrett* Duursma
Durham Caddy Perkins
Langford May Kako

Bryan Caldwell McGrath

Bench: Parish Tsatas Clarke 2MP
SUB: Hobbs*/Setters*

Emergency: Gresham Johnson Prior McMahon

Depends what happens with Merrett but looks like he's staying now - we will likely keep one of Setters and/or Hobbs also I reckon given our lack of midfield depth. Redman to the wing in a more attacking role for him - Blaki & 2MP support Bryan

 

[King Patty]

I've already mentally spent the draft picks we will get for Merrett, he can't change his mind now.

 

[nipst@r]

Mcgrath mckay ridley
Roberts Reid Redman
Martin Caldwell duursma
Kako Caddy Perkins?
Guelfi? Wright? langford

Byran?, durham, merret/parish

Parish/Hobbs, clarke, Jones, draft pick

? - are they goid enough for spot in a finals winning team in 2 years. No.

/ - if merret leaves parish plays onball etc

We really lack a grade talent

 

[MattyB3150]

Mcgrath mckay ridley
Roberts Reid Redman
Martin Caldwell duursma
Kako Caddy Perkins?
Guelfi? Wright? langford

Byran?, durham, merret/parish

Parish/Hobbs, clarke, Jones, draft pick

? - are they goid enough for spot in a finals winning team in 2 years. No.

/ - if merret leaves parish plays onball etc

We really lack a grade talent

A grade talent has been our issue for a long time. I feel like we have had players looking like they might get to that next level but they stagnate or go backwards thru form or injury. The potentials over the last few years have been Redman, Ridley, Langford and Martin (All been in the AA squad at one point) and Parish AA year he was great. Maybe Caldwell and Durham could get there? Reid definitely potentially an A grader in that short form he showed early in the year before bloody injuries. I also like Dursma but at best maybe a B+?

 

[jdstorm]

Currently thinking McGrath might be better as part of our SF setup. (New rules should allow 3)

Looking back to his rookie year highlights he used to get goals and having him in that lockdown small role against dangerous HBs would be interesting to see. Especially now we have a few small defenders in the mix

Anyway going to be a crazy trade week with Merrett likely gone. Chance for a full reset.

 

[nipst@r]

Should actually be A++

One of the best defenser/fwd/mid in the game or multiple all Australian

Id say reid/caddy have the potential. Maybe Martin but probably just under and merret already achieved that but on other side unless a zorko move in his later years.

Brisbane and geelong have a lot who are or were arguably best in there position.

A grade talent has been our issue for a long time. I feel like we have had players looking like they might get to that next level but they stagnate or go backwards thru form or injury. The potentials over the last few years have been Redman, Ridley, Langford and Martin (All been in the AA squad at one point) and Parish AA year he was great. Maybe Caldwell and Durham could get there? Reid definitely potentially an A grader in that short form he showed early in the year before bloody injuries. I also like Dursma but at best maybe a B+?

 

[fishardansin]

Anyone want to have a crack at it

FB Roberts McKay Prior
HB Redman Reid Ridley
C Duursma Parish McGrath
HF Langford Caddy Lual
FF Kako Wright Gresham
OB Bryan Durham Caldwell

Int: Visentini Perkins Clarke Guelfi Nguyen

*Martin comes in on return from injury

I reckon Merrett is still in the best 22

 

[JT_the_Man]

With trade period done I think we at least have a reasonable idea of what the list will look like. I need to refresh myself on how the injury front looks for round 1 though... Assuming no Martin, I don't remember how bad any of the other timelines were. Is Bryan still going to be out? Hayes?

Honestly this is wayyyy harder than I thought, trying to juggle the incumbents and the guys who came on in leaps and bounds this year.

B Ridley - McKay - Prior (Hayes)
HB McGrath - Reid - Redman
C Duursma - Caldwell - Roberts
HF Kako - Caddy - Langford
F Perkins - Wright - Guelfi
R Blakiston (Bryan) - Merrett - Durham
Int. Parish - Fiorini - Clarke - Nguyen - Tsatas
Emg. Johnson - Visentini - Setterfield - Gresham

Would like to see Johnson take Prior's spot. Setterfield is probably ahead of Tsatas but I'll give pick 5 one last shot.

Edit - CBF'd doing musical chairs changing all the spots now but I'd much rather see McGrath in the middle than down back.

 

[eth-dog]

Nguyen - McKay - Prior
Redman - Reid - Roberts
Duursma - McGrath - Fiorini
Langford - Caddy - Perkins
Kako - Wright - Guelfi
Bryan - Merrett - Caldwell
Durham - Ridley - Clarke - Picks 5 and 6

 

[dank420_]

Who do we think will get delisted?

 

[eth-dog]

Who do we think will get delisted?

Hobbs and Setterfield probably, Lual maybe. Depends on how many players we want to take to the draft.