2010 Best 22

[ace_man]

awesome team bro but how can you justify putting in walsh over Milne without even watching a game of his and Milne scoring 50 goals a year?

i cant really haha im just excited about the prospect of him playing... if he becomes the player they are hoping thats the team id love to see... i love milney but i think next year one of milne, schneider and mcqualter have to miss and i just think with ross lyons game style milne could be the one

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Probably a better exercise is trying to pick a 24 man squad (plus two substitutes) for the 1st Round of the NAB Cup.

B Miles Dawson Dempster
HB J Smith Gilbert Peake
C Lovett Goddard Montagna
HF McQualter Lynch Heyne
F Schneider Koschitzke Steven
Foll McEvoy Jones Armitage
Int Dal Santo Gram Clarke Ray Pattison Gwilt
Sub Stanley Eddy

And I still left Geary out. Anyone still think we have no depth?

Gram, King, McEvoy, Hayes, Lovett, Baker, Montagna, Riewoldt, Schneider, Gardiner, Clarke, Peake, Goddard, Gilbert, Armitage, Ray, Koschitzke, Dempster, Fisher, Dal Santo, Blake, McQualter, Gwilt, Steven, Jones, Eddy, Geary, J Smith Dawson & Milne are all well credentialled best-22 players.

I just named 30 players. I didn't name Lynch, Heyne, Pattison, Miles or Stanley.

I forgot it was an extended bench in NAB cups.
Would defenitely give Smith a run if he is fit.
In my example I thought to start BJ on the bench, because he has the ability to come into just about any position, if some of the younguns get out of their depth.

 

[The Punter]

It's a NAB Cup side. Sammy Fish would be one of the first four I picked any week (Riewoldt, Hayes, Fisher, Goddard).

 

[karmafree]

Sorry Punter I wasn't looking.

 

[Defacto]

i really want to see the guys outside of our best 22 get a good run on the park for NAB.

side i would field for NAB is as follows:

B Gwilt, Dawson, Gaertner
HB Clarke, Cahil, Simpkin
C Ray, Stevens, Peake
HF McQualter, Walsh, Geary
F Miles, Lynch, Schneider

R McEvoy, Armitage, Demptser

I/C Stanley, A Smith, Eddy, Heyne

Might want to chuck Jones, Blake, Hayes, Gardiner, Roo in the mix for mentoring for one game. But we defintely need to blood some of the guys during NAB

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I'm not sure I like Gwilt as a defender. Things might have changed in the last year, but he has played there before and it doesn't shine him in the best light.
I think it is best to try to keep a good mix of youth and experience in the NAB, so that the "real " team gets some sort of practise, and so the young guys aren't completely out of their depth.
As I said before, I like the idea of BJ in a young team, because he can lend support in a lot of different roles.

 

[goodie23]

For the pre-season comp, I'd want to see something like

FB: Gaertner Dawson Simpkin
HB: R. Clarke Johnson Miles
C: Ray Steven Peake
HF: McQualter Walsh Geary
FF: Schneider Lynch Gwilt

R: McEvoy Armitage Goddard (C)

Inter: Pattison A. Smith Winmar Stanley Cahill Eddy Heyne

 

[borderbarry]

For the NAB I would play all the young players on the Senior list who have yet to make their debute for the Saints, which would be Stanley, Heyne, Cahill, A.Smith, Winmar, and Johnson, a run, before any of the rookies. Plus I would Play Steven and Walsh, (we all want to see him). Then our new players, Lovett, Peake, and Paterson. Thats nearly half the team.

 

[borderbarry]

For the NAB I would play all the young players on the Senior list who have yet to make their debute for the Saints, which would be Stanley, Heyne, Cahill, A.Smith, Winmar, and Johnson, a run, before any of the rookies. Plus I would Play Steven and Walsh, (we all want to see him). Then our new players, Lovett, Peake, and Paterson. Thats nearly half the team.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Ooh, Goodie, I love Beeg as captain.

Really want to see Heyne and Lynch on the ground together as much as possible, to see how they go as a combination. I also want to utilise our new older players, like Lovett and Peake, as much as we can, to add maturity as we test them out. It'd be great if Armitage has at least one game where he has to be midfield general, just to see how he goes in that role.

But having said all that, I'm of the opinion that the pre-season cup matters. It's the last one to ever occur in this current format, and would be a great one to win. Also, I think the finals of the NAB just start to give a bit of real-football experience for kids.

 

[Alpha Male]

NAB CUP Team

Baker - Dawson - Johnson
Peake - Gilbert - Clarke
Ray - Steven - McQualter
Gwilt - Walsh - Lynch
Heyne - Koschitske - Milne

McEvoy - Armitage - Goddard

Pattison - Geary - A.Smith - Dempster - Eddy - Schneider

Winmar, Stanley, Gaertner, Simpkin etc would be rotated through over the four weeks but this would be my first week team.

An even mix of youth and experience. McQualter pushing into the midfield and Lynch playing as a third tall which will be his role when he debuts in the seniors. I wanna see if Gilbert has what it takes to hold down a key post and I think that Raph is a better player the more games he gets in a row.

I'm really excited about this group. It really feels like we don't need our best 22 out there every week because we don't have a best 22 anymore. It's more like a best 25 with about half a dozen others that can come in and fill a role.

Go Sainters!!!

 

[duffman324]

It is pretty hard but there are two that we can't replace, Riewoldt and Lenny.

 

[paul of tuval]

I think it would be good to try to see how we could play without them. Injuries do happen. NAB is a good chance to try out alternatives.

 

[saint_steve]

Regular season line-up

B: Baker, Dawson, Gilbert
HB: Gram, Blake, Fisher
C: Montagna, Hayes, Ray
HF: Schneider, Riewoldt, Lovett
F: Milne, Koschitzke, Goddard
1R: Gardiner, Dal Santo, Jones
INT: McEvoy, Armitage, McQualter, JW Smith

NAB Cup Line-up I'd like to see...

B: Baker (c), Dawson, Johnson
HB: Clarke, Blake, Gwilt
C: Peake, Armitage, Ray
HF: Dempster, Lynch, Geary
F: Pattison, Koschitzke, Eddy
1R: McEvoy, McQualter, Steven
INT: Walsh, Winmar, JW Smith (if fit in time), Cahill

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I think it would be good to try to see how we could play without them. Injuries do happen. NAB is a good chance to try out alternatives.

I agree, especially with Riewoldt's knee, I think we should keep his season as short as possible. He will be a good player with or without a warmup series. Same with Lenny.
I think a NAB cup team needs to be a good mix of senior and junior players though. There are enough games available to give all the younger players a go.

 

[Defacto]

damn it, is it footy season yet!!! the wait is killing me

 

[Kildonan]

2010 List:

   Name              Games Age Birth Date Height Weight Origin          Position  
                                                   Rucks
  King, Steven          234 [COLOR="Red"]31[/COLOR] 11 Nov 1978 202cm 105kg Shepparton HS       Ruck
  Gardiner, Michael     158 [COLOR="red"]30[/COLOR] 05 Jul 1979 199cm  99kg Claremont           Ruck 
  [COLOR="Blue"]Pattison, Adam[/COLOR]         61 [COLOR="Green"]23[/COLOR] 05 Mar 1986 197cm  99kg Richmond            Ruck
  McEvoy, Ben            12 [COLOR="DarkOrange"]20[/COLOR] 11 Jul 1989 200.2cm 94.6kg Murray Bushrangers Ruck
  McGrath, Blake (R)      0 [COLOR="DarkOrchid"]19[/COLOR] 24 Apr 1990 208.0cm 85.0kg Pennant Hill       Ruck
  Stanley, Rhys           0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]19[/COLOR] 01 Dec 1990 200.4cm 88.5kg West Adelaide      Ruck   
                                                    Mids
  Hayes, Lenny          214 [COLOR="red"]29[/COLOR] 14 Jan 1980 186cm  85kg Pennant Hills       Midfield  
  [COLOR="blue"]Lovett, Andrew[/COLOR]         88 [COLOR="green"]27[/COLOR] 11 Nov 1982 183cm  75kg Essendon            Fwd/Mid
  [COLOR="blue"]Peake, Brett[/COLOR]           75 [COLOR="green"]26[/COLOR] 05 Jul 1983 186cm  88kg Fremantle           Fwd/Mid
  Montagna, Leigh       122 [COLOR="green"]26[/COLOR] 11 Feb 1983 178cm  76kg Northern Knights    Midfield  
  Jones, Clinton         50 [COLOR="green"]25[/COLOR] 02 Feb 1984 183cm  83kg South Fremantle     Midfield
  Dal Santo, Nick       168 [COLOR="green"]25[/COLOR] 22 Feb 1984 185cm  83kg Bendigo Pioneers    Midfield  
  Gram, Jason           101 [COLOR="green"]25[/COLOR] 27 Apr 1984 186cm  84kg Gippsland Power     Defence  
  Goddard, Brendon      137 [COLOR="green"]24[/COLOR] 20 May 1985 191cm  96kg Traralgon           Utility 
  Ray, Farren           100 [COLOR="green"]23[/COLOR] 29 Mar 1986 187cm  84kg Peel Thunder        Midfield 
  Eddy, Robert           23 [COLOR="darkorange"]21[/COLOR] 07 Jan 1988 181.7cm 85.0kg Gippsland Power    Midfield
  Armitage, David        19 [COLOR="darkorange"]21[/COLOR] 16 Jun 1988 183.5cm 80.0kg Morningside        Midfield
  Geary, Jarryn          25 [COLOR="darkorange"]21[/COLOR] 23 Jun 1988 182.1cm 77.0kg Bendigo Pioneers   Midfield
  Steven, Jack            1 [COLOR="darkorchid"]19[/COLOR] 28 Mar 1990 180.0cm 76.4kg Geelong Falcons    Midfield  
  Smith, Alistair         0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]19[/COLOR] 08 Aug 1990 183.5cm 79.0kg Perth              Midfield
  [COLOR="Blue"]Hutchings, Mark [/COLOR](R)     0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]18[/COLOR] 25 May 1991 180.0cm 82.0kg East Perth         Midfield
                                                    Forwards
  Milne, Stephen        188 [COLOR="red"]29[/COLOR] 08 Mar 1980 176cm  80kg Dandenong Stingrays Forward  
  Koschitzke, Justin    142 [COLOR="green"]27[/COLOR] 20 Sep 1982 197cm  96kg Murray Bushrangers  KPP  
  Riewoldt, Nick        182 [COLOR="green"]27[/COLOR] 17 Oct 1982 193cm  92kg Southport           Forward    
  Schneider, Adam       141 [COLOR="green"]25[/COLOR] 12 May 1984 179cm  79kg Osbourne            Forward
  McQualter, Andrew      59 [COLOR="green"]23[/COLOR] 09 Jun 1986 179cm  79kg Gippsland Power     Forward  
  Gwilt, James           41 [COLOR="green"]23[/COLOR] 11 Aug 1986 188cm  88kg Noble Park          Utility  
  [COLOR="blue"]Walsh, Tommy[/COLOR] (R)        0 [COLOR="darkorange"]21[/COLOR] 26 Feb 1988 195.0cm 95.0kg County Kerry
  Heyne, Nicholas         0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]19[/COLOR] 22 Jul 1990 188.2cm 79.1kg Orbost             Forward
  Cahill, Paul            0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]19[/COLOR] 18 Aug 1990 193.1cm 80.7kg Sturt              Forward
  Lynch, Tom              0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]19[/COLOR] 15 Sep 1990 191.7cm 85.2kg Sandringham        Forward
                                                     Defenders
  Baker, Steven         178 [COLOR="red"]29[/COLOR] 22 May 1980 179cm  83kg Geelong Falcons     Midfield  
  Blake, Jason          161 [COLOR="red"]28[/COLOR] 15 Mar 1981 189cm  87kg Beaumaris           Utility  
  Fisher, Sam           120 [COLOR="green"]27[/COLOR] 10 Jul 1982 192cm  88kg West Adelaide       Defender  
  Dempster, Sean         82 [COLOR="green"]25[/COLOR] 20 Jan 1984 191cm  87kg Gippsland U18       Defence
  Clarke, Raphael        57 [COLOR="green"]24[/COLOR] 24 Sep 1985 188cm  82kg St Mary's           Defence  
  Dawson, Zac            37 [COLOR="green"]23[/COLOR] 22 Feb 1986 195cm  95kg Doutta Stars        Defence
  Gilbert, Sam           61 [COLOR="green"]23[/COLOR] 19 Aug 1986 194cm  82kg Southport           Defence
  [COLOR="blue"]Smith, Jesse W[/COLOR]         27 [COLOR="Green"]23[/COLOR] 29 Sep 1986 191cm  83kg North Melbourne     Defence
  Miles, Luke             0 [COLOR="green"]23[/COLOR] 30 Oct 1986 185.8cm 78.8kg Swan Districts     Defence
  [COLOR="blue"]Johnston, Will[/COLOR]          0 [COLOR="darkorange"]20[/COLOR] 26 Oct 1989 191.0cm 90.0kg Sandringham        Defence
  Gaertner, Steven (R)    0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]19[/COLOR] 02 Jan 1990 199.0cm 87.0kg Dandenong Stingrays Defence
  Simpkin, Tom (R)        0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]19[/COLOR] 07 Aug 1990 191.0cm 83.0kg Geelong Falcons    Defence
  [COLOR="blue"]Winmar, Nicholas[/COLOR]        0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]18[/COLOR] 27 Apr 1991 189.0cm 77.0kg Claremont          Defence
  [COLOR="blue"]Archer, Daniel [/COLOR](R)      0 [COLOR="darkorchid"]18[/COLOR] 26 Oct 1991 193.0cm 98.0kg Clarence 
                                                Will play no part
  Fisher, Leigh (R)      56 25 19 Apr 1984 184cm  86kg Mentone Grammar     Midfield  
  Allen, Jarryd (R)       4 21 14 Jan 1988 193.2cm 88.0kg Calder Cannons     Forward

 

[CHBench]

Don't have anything much to add, but i will say this.

Nab Cup Squad
Armitage - Ball

Win.

 

[The Chiefton]

From an opp supporters point of view.

B: Steven Baker Zac Dawson Jason Blake
HB: Jason Gram Sam Fisher Sam Gilbert
C: Leigh Montagna Lenny Hayes Andrew Lovett
HF: Brendon Goddard Nick Riewoldt Andrew McQualter
F: Adam Schneider Justin Koschitzke Stephen Milne
R: Michael Gardiner Nick Dal Santo Clinton Jones
I: David Armitage Farren Ray Ben McEvoy Jesse Smith*

E: Brett Peake Jack Steven Adam Pattison

*barring injury.

 

[PatientHawk]

Just thought I would drop in and let you know that your boys looked nice and relaxed around the pool at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the Gold Coast. I didn't spot your captain though.

 

[sainter]

He was in the pictures that Kildonan posted so nothing to worry about on that front.

Relaxing by the pool at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the Gold Coast you say?

Not a bad introduction to life as an AFL player for Hutchings and Archer. I'm sure Tommy Walsh would have been hating it as well.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Everybody, wherever you put Lovett, swap him for Peake.

 

[John Bonney]

Everybody, wherever you put Lovett, swap him for Peake.

That is a pretty poor replacement .even more the opportunity has opened up for Armitage and Geary........whose that other one stephen is it?

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Hmm, the Peake trade makes more sense now...Haha, bit harsh...but had to

 

[hayes]

B: Baker Dawson Blake
HB: Gram Fisher Gilbert
C: Montagna Hayes Lovett
HF: Goddard Riewoldt McQualter
F: Schneider Koschitzke Milne
R: Gardiner Dal Santo Jones
I: King Armitage Ray Peake

If Lovett doesn't play, replace him with Armitage in the starting 18 and Jack Steven comes off the bench.