If APearce has a great preseason,MJ won't play bugger all imo....Our key defensive two talls will be Hamling & AP.
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I totally agree.
My feeling is that coach Lyon will play the older guys like Spurr, Ballantyne and Johnson early in the season and later bring in the youngsters.
Players start making an impact after 4/5 preseasons (less for mature age players) and 30-50 games.
Rather, get games into A Pearce, Logue, Hughes, Tucker, Brayshaw, Cerra, Cox, Ryan, Darcy, Langdon, McCarthy and Blakely than play Sheridan, Sutcliffe, Spurr, Johnson, Ballantyne, Taberner and D Pearce.
Sure, Spurr, Johnson and Ballantyne do provide leadership but I think that Fyfe, Mundy, Sandilands, Walters, and Neale are enough in terms of leadership.
The other youngsters can develop in Peel until they are knocking on the door.
MJ is one that doesn't need to be quick to be effective. Just such a good football brain.
Spurr very tough & courageous. Good intercept mark too.
Its hard to know what qualities they both bring beyond the obvious that make them essential inclusions when their skills and athletic abilities have fallen behind what the youngsters can bring.
My preference is to play a Hughes or Logue in front of either of them but I have no idea how this effects the infield dynamic or cohesion.
I really hope Lyon has mastered the fine line between not discarding experience too soon and persisting stubbornly with the same old same old expecting different results which has been his major failing IMO in the past.
Spurr very tough & courageous. Good intercept mark too.
Its hard to know what qualities they both bring beyond the obvious that make them essential inclusions when their skills and athletic abilities have fallen behind what the youngsters can bring.
My preference is to play a Hughes or Logue in front of either of them but I have no idea how this effects the infield dynamic or cohesion.
I really hope Lyon has mastered the fine line between not discarding experience too soon and persisting stubbornly with the same old same old expecting different results which has been his major failing IMO in the past.
Balancing things can be difficult. Maybe, play one of them but not two.
Not really. That's one of the things that seperates a good coach from a great one. The match committee has 4 months of preseason plus past experience to pick the best team come round one. Ignoring preseason form and reverting to the old guard is flawed in more ways than one.
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Mostly agree, but not sure we have the same backline leadership as we do midfield and forward - and it is important on game day
I think Pearce will be B22 by the end of the season but it is hard to know with the amount of footy he has missed.
Also think Hughes in the most stiff of those left out. I genuinely think he is B22 now with Tucker a little way behind.
I think Tucker and Hughes will be breakout players in 2018. Locks in my best 22. Expecting significant change this year with more youth coming into the team. Ross has already said Brayshaw will probably play a fair bit this next season. Sign of things to come in my view.
Hope so.
Think we will see a few of the older blokes (injury permitting) but am expecting a lot of games for the young guys.
I would lean more to the side of playing the youngsters at every opportunity. MJ, and Sandi play to avoid the beltings.
This means omitting MJ as soon as Alex Pearce is ready to play (form and workload) and similarly to Sandilands interchanging with Jones with Darcy. Jones could play the Lobb role (from his highlights obviously) Spurr, Rixx coach Peel. Danyle doesnt get a look in. Mundy plays every week till his form deteriorates and then he gets carried off on shoulders.
We are in a rebuild so the win\loss is not so important, so for ffs rebuild and get the draft picks.
This means omitting MJ as soon as Alex Pearce is ready to play (form and workload) and similarly to Sandilands interchanging with Jones with Darcy. Jones could play the Lobb role (from his highlights obviously) Spurr, Rixx coach Peel. Danyle doesnt get a look in. Mundy plays every week till his form deteriorates and then he gets carried off on shoulders.
We are in a rebuild so the win\loss is not so important, so for ffs rebuild and get the draft picks.
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The guy in the Sunday Times didn't even have Darcy in your best 22, is that real life?
Tucker played 20 games this year, Hughes played 19. We've pumped games into both of them. Both have come into pre-season as stand-outs. Why would they be out of the B22 now? And especially for players that don't play the roles they do.
I haven't seen the side but he's probably of the view that our best side doesn't have 2 ruckmen in which case if Sandi is fit and firing, Darcy misses out. Most teams only go with 1 genuine ruck so it's not entirely crazy thinking. What might be in question is thinking Sandi will be the better of the two this year.
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No offence but I can see Sandi being done half way through the season at best
You have no shortage of backup/ready to take over rucks now so all good on that front
No offence taken, I agree.
The regular training watchers should do a 3,2,1 vote on back,mid,forward group full ground simulations each week to determin a best 22 for round one. Would be interested to see who gets the votes and see if any of the new guys can get a 3,2,1. Might sound dumb but just an idea
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FB: Ryan Hamling Hughes
HB: Wilson A. Pearce Logue
C: B. Hill Blakely S. Hill
HF: Bennell Taberner Walters
FF: Darcy McCarthy Matera
R: Sandilands Fyfe Neale
I: Tucker Mundy Brayshaw Ballantyne
FB: Spurr Johnson Nyhuis
HB: Sutcliffe Cox Sheridan
C: North Banfield D. Pearce
HF: Langdon Dixon Grey
FF: Giro Kersten Apeness
R: Jones Cerra Crowden
I: Duman Meek Switkowski Strnadica
Really tough picking your team. I wanted to put Cox in your first team but think Tabs needs another shot.
HB: Wilson A. Pearce Logue
C: B. Hill Blakely S. Hill
HF: Bennell Taberner Walters
FF: Darcy McCarthy Matera
R: Sandilands Fyfe Neale
I: Tucker Mundy Brayshaw Ballantyne
FB: Spurr Johnson Nyhuis
HB: Sutcliffe Cox Sheridan
C: North Banfield D. Pearce
HF: Langdon Dixon Grey
FF: Giro Kersten Apeness
R: Jones Cerra Crowden
I: Duman Meek Switkowski Strnadica
Really tough picking your team. I wanted to put Cox in your first team but think Tabs needs another shot.
Great effort, I'd probably put Cerra in there for Ballantyne, but for him and Brayshaw thats a guess until we see them play.
When you are looking at your wafl team^ and getting excited.....it means you have a very decent best 22.
Meek, Jones, Strnadica and Apeness in the same side is a bit of a worry though.
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Save yourselves the time and don't read the foxfooty attempt at our best 22
I read it anyway...
At least they didn't have Sheridan and Sutcliffe in our back line I suppose
I have read worse.
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can't say I didn't warn you
yeah I think he got to 9 defenders and decided we had enough..At least they didn't have Sheridan and Sutcliffe in our back line I suppose
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What I'd like to see by the end of the season
FB: Hughes, Hamling, Logue
HB: Wilson, A. Pearce, Ryan
C: Hill, Blakely, Hill
HF: Langdon, McCarthy, Walters
FF: Matera, Cox/Taberner, Bennell
R: Darcy, Fyfe, Neale
I/C: Brayshaw, Cerra, Tucker, Mundy
What I think we are likely to see round one
FB: Hughes, Hamling, Spurr
HB: Ryan, Johnson, Wilson
C: Hill, Mundy, Hill
HF: Walters, McCarthy, Bennell
FF: Matera, Darcy, Ballantyne
R: Sandi, Fyfe, Neale
I/C: Tucker, Kersten, Blakely, Langdon
I love Sandi and MJ but I think we need to look to the future, ditto for Ballantyne and Spurr. I just can't justify them keeping out players such as Logue and Darcy who are the future of the club. Thanks for the service lads, but we need to transition the team and fast track the kids.
First team is very young but guys like Mundy, Fyfe, Neale and Walters can provide some really good leadership.
FB: Hughes, Hamling, Logue
HB: Wilson, A. Pearce, Ryan
C: Hill, Blakely, Hill
HF: Langdon, McCarthy, Walters
FF: Matera, Cox/Taberner, Bennell
R: Darcy, Fyfe, Neale
I/C: Brayshaw, Cerra, Tucker, Mundy
What I think we are likely to see round one
FB: Hughes, Hamling, Spurr
HB: Ryan, Johnson, Wilson
C: Hill, Mundy, Hill
HF: Walters, McCarthy, Bennell
FF: Matera, Darcy, Ballantyne
R: Sandi, Fyfe, Neale
I/C: Tucker, Kersten, Blakely, Langdon
I love Sandi and MJ but I think we need to look to the future, ditto for Ballantyne and Spurr. I just can't justify them keeping out players such as Logue and Darcy who are the future of the club. Thanks for the service lads, but we need to transition the team and fast track the kids.
First team is very young but guys like Mundy, Fyfe, Neale and Walters can provide some really good leadership.
