Jeepers you wouldn't think it was possible to have so many changes out of 30 blokes.... But yeah nah I'll have a crack too.
FB - Ryan, Hamling, Logue
HB - Wilson, Pearce, Young
C - Hill, Brayshaw, Bewley
HF- Walters, Lobb, Mundy
FF- Matera, Hogan, Tabs/Henry
R - Darcy, Fyfe, Acres
Int - Aish, Conca, Blakely, Tucker/Hughes
Most of the backline and spine picks itself.
Coupe spots debatable (Tabs/Henry, Tucker/Hughes) I would pick depending on pre-season form and/or team balance/matchups.
A fit S.Hill picks himself on a wing and quite bullish about what Bewely could produce this year with a more free flowing game plan and being allowed to run and kick and use his natural game a bit more.
Cerra misses out at this stage mainly due to last seasons form and I feel like there's others ahead of him now in his preferred positions, happy to be proven wrong.
Logue as a back pocket but after his time trial I wouldn't mind seeing him chucked on the ball everyone and again just as a bit of a secret weapon, ah la Koutifedes type of thing.
Young gets a gig due to his kicking skills and we saw with Rozee etc last year that draftees can have impact when used in the right spot.
Walters and Mundy both on flanks allowing us the best of both worlds of them both being able to get up the ground and get a few possies and also back the other way delivering the ball into F50 and kicking a few snagger rolls.
Brayshaw is a natural Centreman for mine, unfortunately so is Cerra probably and this is why he missed out....
Still not sold on Tabs but his contested marking is very good and if he's allowed to stay Close to goal where he doesn't have to think too hard and just clunk them and put it through the sticks I think he gets first crack down there before maybe Serong/Henry could come in for a bit more mobility.. That last pocket spot is probably the most up for grabs I think.
Darcy will get first chop at the 1st ruck position, he's a Ruckman, Lobb is a FWD/Ruck and more suited to being a big mobile CHF for mine.
No point explaining Fyfe as a follower.
Acres as a follower allowing him to use his athletic ability and big frame to give Fyfey a chop out and a bit of help, pretty similar players I think - big/strong/good runners etc just Fyfe is obviously the triple upgraded version. I think Acres will benefit GREATLY from being played in one position and in there learning from Mundy/Fyfe.
Oh boy wowee, probably thought about that a bit too much. Anyway that's my 10 cents, no doubt the real life coaching staff will see things a bit differently.
FB - Ryan, Hamling, Logue
HB - Wilson, Pearce, Young
C - Hill, Brayshaw, Bewley
HF- Walters, Lobb, Mundy
FF- Matera, Hogan, Tabs/Henry
R - Darcy, Fyfe, Acres
Int - Aish, Conca, Blakely, Tucker/Hughes
Most of the backline and spine picks itself.
Coupe spots debatable (Tabs/Henry, Tucker/Hughes) I would pick depending on pre-season form and/or team balance/matchups.
A fit S.Hill picks himself on a wing and quite bullish about what Bewely could produce this year with a more free flowing game plan and being allowed to run and kick and use his natural game a bit more.
Cerra misses out at this stage mainly due to last seasons form and I feel like there's others ahead of him now in his preferred positions, happy to be proven wrong.
Logue as a back pocket but after his time trial I wouldn't mind seeing him chucked on the ball everyone and again just as a bit of a secret weapon, ah la Koutifedes type of thing.
Young gets a gig due to his kicking skills and we saw with Rozee etc last year that draftees can have impact when used in the right spot.
Walters and Mundy both on flanks allowing us the best of both worlds of them both being able to get up the ground and get a few possies and also back the other way delivering the ball into F50 and kicking a few snagger rolls.
Brayshaw is a natural Centreman for mine, unfortunately so is Cerra probably and this is why he missed out....
Still not sold on Tabs but his contested marking is very good and if he's allowed to stay Close to goal where he doesn't have to think too hard and just clunk them and put it through the sticks I think he gets first crack down there before maybe Serong/Henry could come in for a bit more mobility.. That last pocket spot is probably the most up for grabs I think.
Darcy will get first chop at the 1st ruck position, he's a Ruckman, Lobb is a FWD/Ruck and more suited to being a big mobile CHF for mine.
No point explaining Fyfe as a follower.
Acres as a follower allowing him to use his athletic ability and big frame to give Fyfey a chop out and a bit of help, pretty similar players I think - big/strong/good runners etc just Fyfe is obviously the triple upgraded version. I think Acres will benefit GREATLY from being played in one position and in there learning from Mundy/Fyfe.
Oh boy wowee, probably thought about that a bit too much. Anyway that's my 10 cents, no doubt the real life coaching staff will see things a bit differently.