2019 Best 22! Guestimation
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LittleGreekGod
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Agree. Smith will be the surprise packet this coming season
Tipping he will play a minimum if 8 games
LittleGreekGod
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Playing 24 players each week seems to be the only way this can happen
Masten surprised many of us in the home and away games in 2018. When the pressure in the finals came, he was unable to lift the next level. Not a disaster but he had less impact.
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On the contrary, while he didn’t have huge numbers in the GF, I was pleasantly surprised by his physicality in the clinches. He even won us the contested ball that won the game for us.
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Wont even need Lecras against Brisbane
Wont even need Lecras against Brisbane
Dark Sharks
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Been trying to work out the last few pages who Smith is, and if that's a funny nickname i missed.
You seem to be taking any discussion about Masto personally for some reason.
He had a pretty good season last year for sure. But lists evolve and you want and need the young guys putting pressure on the older guys.
If Mastens form drops away I have no doubt one of those kids coming through will get an opportunity simply because thats how it works. Injuries will always provide opportunities as well.
Id rank our mids as:
Shuey, Gaff, Yeo.
Redden
Sheed
Masten, Hutchings
Then its part timers who push uo the ground and developing mids.
Rioli, Cripps, Venables.
Ah Chee, Waterman, M Allen, Ainsworth, Petrucelle, Smith, Foley, O'Neil possibly Nelson who is reportedly improving his tank and training with the mids.
Masto's biggest competion will come from Smith, Waterman and M Allen IMO.
Newly appointed sponsor.
Well that kind of explains it.
Kind of.
It's gonna be a fun twelve months as Carbine Chaos channels his inner Sweet Jesus about all things Masten.
To be fair he has always been a defender of guys like Masten and Jetta’s they are unfairly maligned by posters who think the be all and end all of a player is “GO IN HARD YOU CAMPAIGNER GET YOUR OWN BALL”
I will be with you until the end Carbine Chaos
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Spot on mate, obviously ramping it up as sponsor, but I’ve been a supporter of Masto (and Jetts) for some time. Valuable contributors!
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Masten is best 22 for dayz
Thats all good.
I also spend a fair amount of time defending players who are IMO unfairly treated.
But I also am a realist who in this case ranked Masten and Hutchings as the two mids under the most pressure to maintain form to keep the kids out.
I dont think that is unfair whatsoever.
Obviously shep and gaff come straight back in but for who? Thats a toughie.
The bottom 4 to 6 players that played on GF day (not based on GF performance)
Venables
Schofield
Masten
Cole
Sheed
Vardy
Hickey is a straight swap for Lycett. I dont see us veering away from a 2 ruck set up so vardy stays.
Gaff may come in for lecca, meaning we play a midfielder as a rotating HFF.
If we retain the 6-6-6 set up then waterman comes in for lecca and masten or sheed end up making way for Gaff.
Depending on player matchups its cole/shoey for shep.
Venables survives the chop but he has to improve to at least 12 to 15 posessions a game.
The bottom 4 to 6 players that played on GF day (not based on GF performance)
Venables
Schofield
Masten
Cole
Sheed
Vardy
Hickey is a straight swap for Lycett. I dont see us veering away from a 2 ruck set up so vardy stays.
Gaff may come in for lecca, meaning we play a midfielder as a rotating HFF.
If we retain the 6-6-6 set up then waterman comes in for lecca and masten or sheed end up making way for Gaff.
Depending on player matchups its cole/shoey for shep.
Venables survives the chop but he has to improve to at least 12 to 15 posessions a game.
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Maybe under the pressure of finals the rest of the team found it more difficult to get the ball into space
While there is unfair bashing (or misunderstanding) of some players and their roles, and Masten and Jetts have had their share...Reckon Masten is arguably the weakest link in the chain now, until another running tank with skills steps up...also who can replace Hutchings as #1 Tagger?
Mastens biggest threat is Rioli, I can see Rioli taking a wing. Last season he is already running the km right up there with Gaff and Masten and he looks to be even fitter this preseason. Rioli is much more flexible and can play multiple roles.
As for the next defensive mid that would be Nelson. He has the size, speed and campaigner in him but needs to build his endurance. Seems that is his main focus this off season.
Will either Masten or Hutchings lose their spots round 1?
Not likely unless injured.
But there is pressure building from beneath and that is good..............very good!
Can't wait to see Petrocelle and the two Allen's push into the side and get a crack.
We saw Dumb Sheed breakbout on the wing in the absence of Gaff. We are building pressure for spots which is great.
Josh Smith will also be putting pressure as a gut running outside mid and XON looks like his body is not far off being AFL ready so his form will tell all.
This is the first preseason I can recall where Masten is in rehab and not training the house down
Dark Sharks
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Last year of Marsden's contract boiz, IF he finds himself on the outer this could potentially be the last chance you all get to watch a WCE legend.
No mere note of sarcasm.
This here folks is the new york philharmonic symphony orchestra of sarcasm.
