Jon Douglas
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As an exercise in having a look at what our idealised VFL side might look like for much of the 2015 year to see what chance we are of doing well in the VFL 2105 season. Obviously I am bored with so little footy news – it has come to this desperate attempt to add some more optimism for our club in the 2015 season.
I have tried to create a team and place them in a likely position as well. Some might be a bit controversial – and obviously 1 or 2 might step up and get in the best 22 in the senior side by year’s end. But that would result in 1 or 2 players I have listed in the best 22 side would come back into the VFL side. They would still be good players for us at the VFL level – and you would expect their skills and experience would make them players who likely to be above this level.
I have used BHP’s senior team (except Cowan who I replaced with Hartman. Just think he will be more likely to make it thru the season, and Cowan has missed a ton of footy and is a bit injury prone) so I can eliminate 22 players that will not be available for selection in the VFL.
FB Bews Lonergan Rivers
HB Mackie Taylor Enright
C Duncan Guthrie Caddy
HF Motlop Clarke Kersten
FF Stokes Hawkins Bartel
Foll. Stanley Selwood Johnson
Bench. Blicavs, Hartman, GHS, Murdoch.
Now that we have eliminated 22 players from the list – the rst of the senior listed players left play will play in the VFL team this year if fit (I assume some of the guys that will be noted here will get some senior games but come Sept. they will come back down to the VFL as we pick our best senior side).
Smedts Cockatoo McCarthy* Vardy * Kolo Lang Blease Kelly
Gore Simpson* Hmac* Menzel* Gregson Cunico Walker Jansen
Cowan* Luxford Read Thurlow Toohey Lucey Bates* Delaney*
(24 players from the senior list who are most likely to play VFL ahead of most of the VFL listed players)
FB Kolo Delaney* Luxford
HB Thurlow Walker Kelly
C Cockatoo Cowan* Blease
HF Menzel* Vardy* Smedts
FF Gregson Toohey McCarthy*
Foll. Simpson* Jansen Lang
Bench. Bates* Gore HMac* Lucey Read Cunico
Plus there will be some of the GFC VFL listed guys –
Gleeson, Hollmer, Linton, Bath, Tudor, Leerson, Herbison, Corrigan, Fort, Maas, Sully, Raidme, Measures, Sherman, Banjanin, Lynch, Paliouras, Lever, McFarlane and Duncan.
Gleeson is obviously a starter and given they have played VFL for us in the past the others on the bench are likely to come from Hollmer, Corrigan, Maas, Sully and Raidme.
For me that is a pretty strong VFL line up. Of course there will be personnel missing due to injury (especially as there are 8 somewhat injury prone players in this list. But we have pretty good back up players on our VFL list that have played quite a few VFL games for us in the past few seasons.
So basically this is my ideal VFL team to play finals in 2015 – and I reckon have a really serious chance of winning the big one, although much of our success may depend on our injury list.
It has a heap of talls, especially rucks and some real talent that will likely find its way into the best 22 in the next season or two. There is enough leg speed and a fair amount of experience at VFL level – and some at senior level. Not sure how Kelly will like his role but he would be a gun at this level and be the quarter back in defence.
If we can get anywhere near this team on the park come September – we are a serious chance of getting many of our newer players to experience success and a Premiership. I think this helps their development. Success generally breeds success.
What do you think of the team and its chances in 2015 of doing well (in the finals ? - yes I am very optimistic about our chances if we can get at least half of the injured or injury prone (asterisked players above) fit and playing in the VFL come September 2015.
Please feel free to change the side - the players, the positions or anything else that you think is most likely to happen. This is an ideal side - not based on probability as having Menzel, Cowan, Simpson, Delaney and McCarthy in the one side is probably 100 to 1 chance unfortunately (but technically possible).
I have tried to create a team and place them in a likely position as well. Some might be a bit controversial – and obviously 1 or 2 might step up and get in the best 22 in the senior side by year’s end. But that would result in 1 or 2 players I have listed in the best 22 side would come back into the VFL side. They would still be good players for us at the VFL level – and you would expect their skills and experience would make them players who likely to be above this level.
I have used BHP’s senior team (except Cowan who I replaced with Hartman. Just think he will be more likely to make it thru the season, and Cowan has missed a ton of footy and is a bit injury prone) so I can eliminate 22 players that will not be available for selection in the VFL.
FB Bews Lonergan Rivers
HB Mackie Taylor Enright
C Duncan Guthrie Caddy
HF Motlop Clarke Kersten
FF Stokes Hawkins Bartel
Foll. Stanley Selwood Johnson
Bench. Blicavs, Hartman, GHS, Murdoch.
Now that we have eliminated 22 players from the list – the rst of the senior listed players left play will play in the VFL team this year if fit (I assume some of the guys that will be noted here will get some senior games but come Sept. they will come back down to the VFL as we pick our best senior side).
Smedts Cockatoo McCarthy* Vardy * Kolo Lang Blease Kelly
Gore Simpson* Hmac* Menzel* Gregson Cunico Walker Jansen
Cowan* Luxford Read Thurlow Toohey Lucey Bates* Delaney*
(24 players from the senior list who are most likely to play VFL ahead of most of the VFL listed players)
- Players that are either injured now or their history suggests they are suspect to injury. So may need to be replaced I make that around 8 players in total. That is a huge number and has to be dealt with be seasons end. Cannot carry too many players that are injury prone IMO. Takes away our depth and the need to concentrate on those players that are likely to be available most of the year if we need a call up for a suspended or injured player in the best 22.
FB Kolo Delaney* Luxford
HB Thurlow Walker Kelly
C Cockatoo Cowan* Blease
HF Menzel* Vardy* Smedts
FF Gregson Toohey McCarthy*
Foll. Simpson* Jansen Lang
Bench. Bates* Gore HMac* Lucey Read Cunico
Plus there will be some of the GFC VFL listed guys –
Gleeson, Hollmer, Linton, Bath, Tudor, Leerson, Herbison, Corrigan, Fort, Maas, Sully, Raidme, Measures, Sherman, Banjanin, Lynch, Paliouras, Lever, McFarlane and Duncan.
Gleeson is obviously a starter and given they have played VFL for us in the past the others on the bench are likely to come from Hollmer, Corrigan, Maas, Sully and Raidme.
For me that is a pretty strong VFL line up. Of course there will be personnel missing due to injury (especially as there are 8 somewhat injury prone players in this list. But we have pretty good back up players on our VFL list that have played quite a few VFL games for us in the past few seasons.
So basically this is my ideal VFL team to play finals in 2015 – and I reckon have a really serious chance of winning the big one, although much of our success may depend on our injury list.
It has a heap of talls, especially rucks and some real talent that will likely find its way into the best 22 in the next season or two. There is enough leg speed and a fair amount of experience at VFL level – and some at senior level. Not sure how Kelly will like his role but he would be a gun at this level and be the quarter back in defence.
If we can get anywhere near this team on the park come September – we are a serious chance of getting many of our newer players to experience success and a Premiership. I think this helps their development. Success generally breeds success.
What do you think of the team and its chances in 2015 of doing well (in the finals ? - yes I am very optimistic about our chances if we can get at least half of the injured or injury prone (asterisked players above) fit and playing in the VFL come September 2015.
Please feel free to change the side - the players, the positions or anything else that you think is most likely to happen. This is an ideal side - not based on probability as having Menzel, Cowan, Simpson, Delaney and McCarthy in the one side is probably 100 to 1 chance unfortunately (but technically possible).
