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B: Tom Stewart - Alex Pearce - Nick Vlastuin
HB: Nick Blakey - Sam Taylor - Lachie Whitfield
C: Zach Merrett - Tom Green - Caleb Serong
HF: Gryan Miers - Harry McKay - Christian Petracca
F: Tom Papley - Jesse Hogan - Jake Stringer
R: Max Gawn - Isaac Heeney - Zak Butters
I/C: Connor Rozee - Marcus Bontempelli - Matt Rowell - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
Rozee should be nowhere near it at the moment, I don’t even think Port fans would have him in there
 
B: Tom Stewart - Alex Pearce - Nick Vlastuin
HB: Nick Blakey - Sam Taylor - Lachie Whitfield
C: Zach Merrett - Tom Green - Caleb Serong
HF: Gryan Miers - Harry McKay - Christian Petracca
F: Tom Papley - Jesse Hogan - Jake Stringer
R: Max Gawn - Isaac Heeney - Zak Butters
I/C: Connor Rozee - Marcus Bontempelli - Matt Rowell - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
Good side. I think Curnow and Luke Jackson should be in imo. Maybe for Papley/Stringer and Rozee respectfully.
 

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Thought I'd wait a month before having a crack here. Anyways.

B: Ryan Pearce Vlastuin
HB: Sheezal Taylor Whitfield
C: Merrett Green Butters
HF: Petracca McKay Bolton
F: Hogan Curnow Papley
Foll: Jackson Heeney Serong
Int: Rowell Gawn Bont Touk
 
First crack based on performances so far:

B: Stewart Taylor Vlastuin
HB: Whitfield Andrews Scheezel
C: Butters Serong Merrett
HF: Heeney McKay Petracca
F: Curnow Hogan Hill
OB: Gawn Green Rowell
IC: Miller Jackson Cripps Crouch

Always a bit lopsided early.

Competition is tight for intercept defenders. Both McGoverns and Ryan unlucky. Same with Powell on a HBF.

On the flip side no small forwards or wingers look deserving so far. I have included Hill as a token pick given he's probably been the best small forward and gone with 2 balanced mids on the wings for now.

Key forwards easy. Those are clearly the best 3. No need to pick a 2nd ruck but Jackson has been so good I've put him on the bench.

In terms of mids I think Serong, Green, Rowell, Heeney, Butters have been a class above. Merrett, Miller and Petracca a level below that. Then a big group after that. I've gone with Crouch and Cripps as the last 2 spots on the bench for now.
 
First crack based on performances so far:

B: Stewart Taylor Vlastuin
HB: Whitfield Andrews Scheezel
C: Butters Serong Merrett
HF: Heeney McKay Petracca
F: Curnow Hogan Hill
OB: Gawn Green Rowell
IC: Miller Jackson Cripps Crouch

Always a bit lopsided early.

Competition is tight for intercept defenders. Both McGoverns and Ryan unlucky. Same with Powell on a HBF.

On the flip side no small forwards or wingers look deserving so far. I have included Hill as a token pick given he's probably been the best small forward and gone with 2 balanced mids on the wings for now.

Key forwards easy. Those are clearly the best 3. No need to pick a 2nd ruck but Jackson has been so good I've put him on the bench.

In terms of mids I think Serong, Green, Rowell, Heeney, Butters have been a class above. Merrett, Miller and Petracca a level below that. Then a big group after that. I've gone with Crouch and Cripps as the last 2 spots on the bench for now.
Higgins, Papley, Miers and Baker have started well for small forwards.

But these spots will almost always be taken for SI-heavy midfielders like Petracca, Heeney and Rozee anyway.

They'll find a spot for the one standout small forward, two at an absolute push.

It'd be nice to see a couple more make the squad of 40 though.
 
B: Tom Stewart - Alex Pearce - Nick Vlastuin
HB: Nick Blakey - Sam Taylor - Lachie Whitfield
C: Zach Merrett - Tom Green - Caleb Serong
HF: Gryan Miers - Harry McKay - Christian Petracca
F: Tom Papley - Jesse Hogan - Jake Stringer
R: Max Gawn - Isaac Heeney - Zak Butters
I/C: Connor Rozee - Marcus Bontempelli - Matt Rowell - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
I don't mind that.
Curnow definitely no where near his form from last year. Has been a good foil for McKay without doing too much.
 
A lot of recency bias at play here.

Both Worpel and Powell make the side if we are purely off the 3* games of football.

Worpel has had an absolutely smashing start to the season. Would probably be the 2nd picked behind Serong. 3rd if we are counting Heeney as a mid, which is where he has currently been playing.
 
Worpel has had an absolutely smashing start to the season. Would probably be the 2nd picked behind Serong. 3rd if we are counting Heeney as a mid, which is where he has currently been playing.


Based on advanced stats, the best mids so far have been (in order):

Heeney
Worpel
Bontempelli
Serong
Powell
Petracca
Rowell
Green
 

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Based on advanced stats, the best mids so far have been (in order):

Heeney
Worpel
Bontempelli
Serong
Powell
Petracca
Rowell
Green

Apparently Worpel has had the best start by any Hawk in 3 rounds since they've measured the stat.

Has been almost a lone hand in the midfield with Newcombe and Nash out of form and Day out.
 
Freo the number 1 defence in the league by a bit after 3 rds
missing two starting 6 defenders as well.
Credit to
Pearce Ryan, should be in.
Clark a squad spot.

I have egg on my face re: Pearce.
Thought he was cooked last year and by quarter time in Round 1 I had already put the line through him.
Freo woke up and so did Pearce and now I'd happily have him starting FB in my rolling AA team.
 
I have egg on my face re: Pearce.
Thought he was cooked last year and by quarter time in Round 1 I had already put the line through him.
Freo woke up and so did Pearce and now I'd happily have him starting FB in my rolling AA team.
His first 6-8 weeks last year was some of the worst captains football that’s been.
But his back to his best in 2024
Big moose moves like a gazelle when he is sound in mind and body.
 
First crack based on performances so far:

B: Stewart Taylor Vlastuin
HB: Whitfield Andrews Scheezel
C: Butters Serong Merrett
HF: Heeney McKay Petracca
F: Curnow Hogan Hill
OB: Gawn Green Rowell
IC: Miller Jackson Cripps Crouch

Always a bit lopsided early.

Competition is tight for intercept defenders. Both McGoverns and Ryan unlucky. Same with Powell on a HBF.

On the flip side no small forwards or wingers look deserving so far. I have included Hill as a token pick given he's probably been the best small forward and gone with 2 balanced mids on the wings for now.

Key forwards easy. Those are clearly the best 3. No need to pick a 2nd ruck but Jackson has been so good I've put him on the bench.

In terms of mids I think Serong, Green, Rowell, Heeney, Butters have been a class above. Merrett, Miller and Petracca a level below that. Then a big group after that. I've gone with Crouch and Cripps as the last 2 spots on the bench for now.
Regarding Hill, I’m a fan but a few smalls have had better starts …, Brent Daniel’s for one beats him hands down
 

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Oh boy...

I get where you're coming from but they seem to do a pretty good job at predicting midfielders output. It gets a bit sketchy IMO with flankers/KPP but usually the best midfielders end up on the pointy end of the AFL ratings and correlates quite well to AA/Brownlow performance.

At least it's not Supercoach or Dreamteam points.
 
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