2018 Best 22

[Fyfster]

when fit.

????? That is the problem .

 

[TweeBeard]

Bennell ??????? seriously ??? Otherwise looks good , he is not a walk up start in my opinion

He's a pretty decent footy player

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[masai]

A lot of people are listings Tabs at full forward, he needs to play as a roving leading player, ala Nick Riewoldt. List him as CHF.

McCarthy is the full forward.

 

[Joao]

A lot of people are listings Tabs at full forward, he needs to play as a roving leading player, ala Nick Riewoldt. List him as CHF.

McCarthy is the full forward.

They both get up the ground anyway and I know who I'd rather in a goal square wrestle.

Tabs at FF.

 

[Fyfster]

He is every day of the week when fit.

I must admit i was thinking of a round 1 team , So the only reason i questioned his selection.

 

[Purple Jesus]

I must admit i was thinking of a round 1 team , So the only reason i questioned his selection.

If he’s fit, I have no problem with it. Dude is easily top 10 in the AFL.

 

[Unique Name]

Yeah I don't want Tabs roaming too far up the ground. I want him to be our main target in the F50. Marking and goal kicking are his strengths.

FF for me.

 

[Rion]

A lot of people are listings Tabs at full forward, he needs to play as a roving leading player, ala Nick Riewoldt. List him as CHF.

McCarthy is the full forward.

Think of it this way. Would you rather Tabs marking up the ground and kicking it into a double-teamed McCarthy or the other way around?

 

[theGav56]

Think of it this way. Would you rather Tabs marking up the ground and kicking it into a double-teamed McCarthy or the other way around?

I want him playing how and where he has been doing it in the JLT .

 

[dominguez]

I don't know if it's wishful thinking, but I look at our best 22 and think if don't cop bad luck with injuries we can be knocking on the door for top 4.

The side just look organised and driven this preseason.

Do need Kerstan, McCarthy and Matera to average at least 1 to 1.5 goals per game each though.

Bennel a true wild card.

Port is going to be a real litmus test.

I agree. Our best 25 players are good/very good but it drops away quickly after that. If we get a good run with injuries, and start well at the enw stadium 14 wins is a real possibility.

 

[Undertaker]

Spurr Hamling Johnson
Ryan A. Pearce Wilson
Hill Mundy Hill
Walters McCarthy Matera
Ballantyne Taberner Kersten
Sandilands Neale Fyfe
Tucker Banfield Blakely, Brayshaw

 

[wayToGo_]

A lot of people are listings Tabs at full forward, he needs to play as a roving leading player, ala Nick Riewoldt. List him as CHF.

If we need Taberner's contested marking up the ground to the move the ball I'd say that's a sign we aren't moving it that well - not saying it shouldn't happen, just ideally it doesn't need to. We look far better when he's inside 50 as it not only gives us a contested marking target in goal range but also draws defenders to give our other forwards more space to spread into.

Like others, much prefer him close to the goal square but it's not that simple. When we are kicking out from d50 I don't mind him around the defensive arc so if we move the ball fast enough can either go past his key defender or cause a match up with a more agile forward inside 50 (eg Walters v McGovern on Sunday).

 

[Kenny_01]

For round 1, I see only Hill coming in from those that didn't play on the weekend.

Means we have to drop 2 players. Can see them coming from the following 4:

D Pearce
Kersten
Sutcliffe
Spurr

My gut feel is they drop D Pearce for sure, the second player to miss becomes a little more tricky.

We have S Hill, Logue, Cerra and Hughes pressing for round 2.

Bennell, Darcy, Cox, etc. also looking to break in at some point.

 

[heavho]

I can’t believe sutcliffe still makes starting 22 teams. He makes so many turn overs at critical times out of defense. I don’t know what the match committee sees.

 

[ydraw]

I can’t believe sutcliffe still makes starting 22 teams. He makes so many turn overs at critical times out of defense. I don’t know what the match committee sees.

Distance covered KPI's. Unfortunately it's that simple and that asinine.

We really love our KPIs down at Freo.

 

[Unique Name]

For round 1, I see only Hill coming in from those that didn't play on the weekend.

Means we have to drop 2 players. Can see them coming from the following 4:

D Pearce
Kersten
Sutcliffe
Spurr

My gut feel is they drop D Pearce for sure, the second player to miss becomes a little more tricky.

We have S Hill, Logue, Cerra and Hughes pressing for round 2.

Bennell, Darcy, Cox, etc. also looking to break in at some point.

Meek is the gimme drop. Then one more from your list of 4.

 

[Kenny_01]

Meek is the gimme drop. Then one more from your list of 4.

Yeah, already accounted for Meek. If B Hill comes back, we have to drop two.

 

[wayToGo_]

Meek is the gimme drop. Then one more from your list of 4.

Two if BHill comes in.

 

[ydraw]

Hughes Hamling Logue
Ryan A. Pearce Wilson
B. Hill Fyfe S. Hill
Walters McCarthy Banfield
Darcy Taberner Mundy
Sandilands Neale Brayshaw

Blakely Tucker Matera Langdon

This is my best 22, minus Bennell since it's unclear where he stands at the moment, (but he's an easy like for like swap with Matera if available)

Realistically though, M. Johnson, Spurr, Ballantyne and D. Pearce are going to be in the team round 1 instead of some of the players named above.

 

[freoextra]

Hughes Hamling Logue
Ryan A. Pearce Wilson
B. Hill Fyfe S. Hill
Walters McCarthy Banfield
Darcy Taberner Mundy
Sandilands Neale Brayshaw

Blakely Tucker Matera Langdon

This is my best 22, minus Bennell since it's unclear where he stands at the moment, (but he's an easy like for like swap with Matera if available)

Realistically though, M. Johnson, Spurr, Ballantyne and D. Pearce are going to be in the team round 1 instead of some of the players named above.

Well Logue has not played a single scratch match so he is gone (enter Johnson) S Hill also is not playing so add Ballantyne but that is as far as it goes in my view. There simply is not a position in the team available for D Pearce or Spurr to fill. I thought D Pearce was very good and Spurr not bad in the last scratchy but no other player deserves to be dropped for them.

 

[ydraw]

Well Logue has not played a single scratch match so he is gone (enter Johnson) S Hill also is not playing so add Ballantyne but that is as far as it goes in my view. There simply is not a position in the team available for D Pearce or Spurr to fill. I thought D Pearce was very good and Spurr not bad in the last scratchy but no other player deserves to be dropped for them.

I agree, but that's what going to happen anyway.

 

[rgauci]

I wonder if Hamling could be a good swingman. Was it against the Bulldogs last year he went forward after copping a knock and not being able to run? It was the same game Nyhuis went nuts.

 

[stax on the mull]

I wonder if Hamling could be a good swingman. Was it against the Bulldogs last year he went forward after copping a knock and not being able to run? It was the same game Nyhuis went nuts.

vs North Melbourne.

A couple of times I've noticed Kersten sent to the backline to cover an injury. I think maybe they could do that back-forward swap with Kersten and someone in the backline for an extra marking option in the forward line.

Ross strikes me as the kind of coach who might only try something as a last gasp measure when we might be searching for a goal late in a game and the ball is ping ponging in and out of their inside 50m.

 

[Purpellian Anchor]

Hughes Hamling Logue
Ryan A. Pearce Wilson
B. Hill Fyfe S. Hill
Walters McCarthy Banfield
Darcy Taberner Mundy
Sandilands Neale Brayshaw

Blakely Tucker Matera Langdon

This is my best 22, minus Bennell since it's unclear where he stands at the moment, (but he's an easy like for like swap with Matera if available)

Realistically though, M. Johnson, Spurr, Ballantyne and D. Pearce are going to be in the team round 1 instead of some of the players named above.

Think your pretty close - Ballantyne in fp instead of Darcy (Taberner and Pearce both back ups to Sandi) and Johnno probably at home and not against PA in Adelaide

 

[salim malik]

Best 22 for me would be

Hughes Hamling. Logue
Ryan. Pearce. Wilson
B Hill. S Hill Tucker
Bennell McCarthy. Walters
Matera Tabs. Ballantyne
Sandilands. Brayshaw Fyfe

Neale Mundy Cerra Blakely then Langdon Banfield Darcy Grey Cox .