Strategy 2024 | Let's Construct Our Best 22 | Part 1: Midfielders

Which six players should fill the midfield positions in a pre-2024 Best 22?

  • #5 Christian Petracca

    Votes: 32 82.1%

  • #6 Caleb Windsor

    Votes: 21 53.8%

  • #7 Jack Viney

    Votes: 36 92.3%

  • #10 Angus Brayshaw

    Votes: 6 15.4%

  • #11 Max Gawn

    Votes: 32 82.1%

  • #12 Lachie Hunter

    Votes: 9 23.1%

  • #13 Clayton Oliver

    Votes: 31 79.5%

  • #15 Ed Langdon

    Votes: 21 53.8%

  • #24 Trent Rivers

    Votes: 16 41.0%

  • #28 Will Verrall

    Votes: 3 7.7%

  • #32 Tom Sparrow

    Votes: 8 20.5%

  • #36 Kysaiah Pickett

    Votes: 7 17.9%

  • #41 Kynan Brown

    Votes: 5 12.8%

  • #43 Kyah Farris-White

    Votes: 4 10.3%
  • Total voters
    39
  • Poll closed .

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Well, wasn't the summer of 2023 great? Getting to hear daily about whatever has gone wrong today via the media has been such fun that I've started to wonder if the sports journos forgot that other teams exist. Now it's February, we're already within 5 weeks of the footy season starting which mean it's time for the Best 22 threads to pop up and ask who our best players are. While I'd like to take this chance to talk up our chances of getting further than a straight-sets exit this year, I'm also tempering expectations and going with a 6th-8th place finish that might stop me from nitpicking every win we have. So who will make the team this time around? Who knows but I there'll probably be a fight over who's right.

There'll be 4 polls, 1 each for Mids, Defenders, Forwards and other, put up every Thursday until I run out of threads.​

In Part 1, vote for up to 6 players in the poll to fill these positions.

C: Wing | Centre | Wing
R: Ruck | Ruck-Rover | Rover

In the poll above are every player I've seen listed as a midfielder or ruckman in DreamTeam this year... so Happy Voting! :smallfooty:

Post-2009 team:
B: James Frawley | Matthew Warnock | Colin Garland
HB: Jamie Bennell | Jared Rivers | Cameron Bruce
C: Cale Morton | Colin Sylvia | Aaron Davey
HF: Jack Watts | Matthew Bate | Brad Green
F: Ricky Petterd | Liam Jurrah | Austin Wonaeamirri
R: Mark Jamar | Brent Moloney | Jack Grimes
INT: James McDonald | Stefan Martin | Nathan Jones | Sam Blease

E: Brad Miller | Neville Jetta | John Meesen

2016 team:
B: Neville Jetta | Lynden Dunn (vc) | Colin Garland
HB: Christian Salem | Tom McDonald | Tomas Bugg
C: Dom Tyson | Bernie Vince | Angus Brayshaw
HF: Christian Petracca | Cam Pedersen | Dean Kent
F: Jeff Garlett | Jesse Hogan | Jack Watts
R: Max Gawn | Nathan Jones (c) | Jack Viney
INT: Aaron vandenBerg | Sam Frost | Jack Grimes | James Harmes

E: Billy Stretch | Heritier Lumumba | Jack Trengove

2017 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Oscar McDonald | Tom McDonald
HB: Jayden Hunt | Sam Frost | Michael Hibberd
C: Jordan Lewis | Clayton Oliver | Dom Tyson
HF: Christian Petracca | Jesse Hogan | Dean Kent
FF: Jeff Garlett | Cam Pedersen | Jack Watts
R: Max Gawn | Nathan Jones | Jack Viney
INT: Angus Brayshaw | Christian Salem | Billy Stretch | Bernie Vince

E: Jake Melksham | Aaron vandenBerg | Tomas Bugg

IN FROM 2016: Oscar McDonald, Jayden Hunt, Michael Hibberd, Jordan Lewis, Clayton Oliver, Billy Stretch
OUT FROM 2016: Lynden Dunn, Colin Garland, Tomas Bugg, Aaron vandenBerg, Jack Grimes, James Harmes

2018 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Oscar McDonald | Jake Lever
HB: Jayden Hunt | Sam Frost | Michael Hibberd
C: Angus Brayshaw | Dom Tyson | Nathan Jones
HF: Jake Melksham | Jesse Hogan | Christian Petracca
FF: Jeff Garlett | Tom McDonald | Mitch Hannan
R: Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver | Jack Viney
INT: Christian Salem | Alex Neal-Bullen | Jordan Lewis | James Harmes

E: Cam Pedersen | Bernie Vince | Corey Maynard | Joel Smith

IN FROM 2017: Jake Lever, Jake Melksham, Mitch Hannan, Alex Neal-Bullen, James Harmes
OUT FROM 2017: Jack Watts, Dean Kent, Cam Pedersen, Billy Stretch, Bernie Vince

2019 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Michael Hibberd | Oscar McDonald | Christian Salem
C: Angus Brayshaw | James Harmes | Nathan Jones
HF: Christian Petracca | Sam Weideman | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Jake Melksham | Tom McDonald | Aaron vandenBerg
R: Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver | Jack Viney
INT: Bayley Fritsch | Kade Kolodjashnij | Charlie Spargo | Jordan Lewis

E: Mitch Hannan | Braydon Preuss | Billy Stretch | Sam Frost

IN FROM 2018: Steven May, Sam Weideman, Aaron vandenBerg, Bayley Fritsch, Kade Kolodjashnij, Charlie Spargo
OUT FROM 2018: Dom Tyson, Jesse Hogan, Jayden Hunt, Sam Frost, Jeff Garlett, Mitch Hannan

2020 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Steven May | Marty Hore
HB: Michael Hibberd | Jake Lever | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | James Harmes
HF: Christian Petracca | Jake Melksham | Bayley Fritsch
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Tom McDonald | Sam Weideman
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Angus Brayshaw
INT: Aaron vandenBerg | Nathan Jones | Adam Tomlinson | Mitch Brown

E: Luke Jackson | Jayden Hunt | Harley Bennell | Jay Lockhart

IN FROM 2019: Ed Langdon, Marty Hore, Kysaiah Pickett, Adam Tomlinson, Mitch Brown
OUT FROM 2019: Jordan Lewis, Oscar McDonald, Alex Neal-Bullen, Kade Kolojashnij, Charlie Spargo

2021 team:
FB: Michael Hibberd | Steven May | Trent Rivers
HB: Christian Salem | Jake Lever | Adam Tomlinson
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | James Harmes
HF: Luke Jackson | Sam Weideman | Bayley Fritsch
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Ben Brown | Charlie Spargo
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Christian Petracca
INT: Angus Brayshaw | Jayden Hunt | Jay Lockhart | Tom McDonald

E: Jake Melksham | Bailey Laurie | Neville Jetta | Oskar Baker

IN FROM 2020: Trent Rivers, Ben Brown, Luke Jackson, Charlie Spargo, Jayden Hunt, Jay Lockhart
OUT FROM 2020: Neville Jetta, Marty Hore, Jake Melksham, Aaron vandenBerg, Nathan Jones, Mitch Brown

2022 team:
FB: Trent Rivers | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Jake Bowey | Harrison Petty | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | Angus Brayshaw
HF: Kysaiah Pickett | Tom McDonald | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Charlie Spargo | Ben Brown | Bayley Fritsch
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Christian Petracca
INT: Luke Jackson | James Harmes | Tom Sparrow | Adam Tomlinson | James Jordon (sub)

E: Jayden Hunt | Michael Hibberd | Luke Dunstan

IN FROM 2021: Harrison Petty, Jake Bowey, Alex Neal-Bullen, Tom Sparrow, James Jordon (sub)
OUT FROM 2021: Jay Lockhart, Michael Hibberd, Sam Weideman, Jayden Hunt

2023 team:
FB: Jake Bowey | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Angus Brayshaw | Harrison Petty | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Christian Petracca | Lachie Hunter
HF: Charlie Spargo | Tom McDonald | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Jacob van Rooyen | Bayley Fritsch
R: Max Gawn (c) | Jack Viney (vc) | Clayton Oliver
INT: Brodie Grundy | James Harmes | Tom Sparrow | Trent Rivers | Michael Hibberd (sub)

E: Kade Chandler | James Jordon | Joel Smith

IN FROM 2022: Lachie Hunter, Jacob van Rooyen, Brodie Grundy, Michael Hibberd (sub)
OUT FROM 2022: Luke Jackson, Ben Brown, Adam Tomlinson, James Jordon (sub)

2024 team so far:
FB: Back Pocket | Full Back | Back Pocket
HB: Half Back Flank | Centre Half Back | Half Back Flank
C: Wing | Centre | Wing
HF: Half Forward Flank | Centre Half Forward | Half Forward Flank
FF: Forward Pocket | Full Forward | Forward Pocket
R: Ruck | Ruck-Rover | Rover
INT: Interchange | Interchange | Interchange | Interchange | Sub

E: Emergency | Emergency | Emergency

IN FROM 2023:
OUT FROM 2023: Brodie Grundy, James Harmes, Michael Hibberd (sub)
 
Scythe94 said:
Rivers and Windsor in the midfield mix would please me greatly
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Windsor isn't ready. Maybe sometime later in the season. Doesn't look to have the tank to me, and his skills aren't quality enough to throw one of Lingers or Hunter unfortunately right now. But he's quick and has a frame built for AFL. So who knows. Hunter could be battling to be ready for Round 1. Could be a cheeky debut. I'd back him in to get a debut mid to late season as our wingers disappoint yet again.
 

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Did you guys know that we beat the two grand finalists without Oliver and lost to them both with him? Not sure if it's been mentioned this offseason but just giving you guys some information that should help with your voting here. 🤗
 
A11dAtP0w3R said:
Did you guys know that we beat the two grand finalists without Oliver and lost to them both with him? Not sure if it's been mentioned this offseason but just giving you guys some information that should help with your voting here. 🤗
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So, you're suggesting Clayton Oliver isn't in our best 22?
 
Crusty Demon said:
Windsor isn't ready. Maybe sometime later in the season. Doesn't look to have the tank to me, and his skills aren't quality enough to throw one of Lingers or Hunter unfortunately right now. But he's quick and has a frame built for AFL. So who knows. Hunter could be battling to be ready for Round 1. Could be a cheeky debut. I'd back him in to get a debut mid to late season as our wingers disappoint yet again.
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Windsor will 100% play early in the season, and so will Howes.
 
Crusty Demon said:
So, you're suggesting Clayton Oliver isn't in our best 22?
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space_cowboy said:
Didn't know Howes was ready. Where do you reckon he'll play?
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Personally I'd play him on the wing, but he's been training in the backline, often as the '3rd tall' with May and Lever. I don't think he'll quite pull a McVee type year, but has some weapons that could make him pretty handy.
 

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Surely James Harmes gets more midfield time this year?
 
Headless said:
Not being a touch GLIB here, are you, A11?
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No, I thought about voting for Verrall and Farris White. Glad to see there is someone out there on the same wave length. Likely my spirit animal Johnny Karate .
 
Both Verrall and Farris White up to two votes now. Can you feel the heat Max?
 
Troy Simmonds, too. And I liked Paul Johnson.
 
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