Prediction 2025 - Best 23 + Emergencies - Rolling

[The Bighouse]

There are those who think HOKBALL shows that the game is now a game for speed and/or endurance athletes. As long as you have at least VFL level skill and extreme athleticism you will be a handful. This is what separates HOKBALL from conventional football as we have known it.

So what if we went a team of uber-athletes? No Weitering, no Cripps, no Docherty. Now of course you don't leave those sorts of players out in real life, but in real life injuries will reliably open up at least those 3 spots. If not, a rotation policy can be applied to prevent the athletes totally burning out from my new concept:

BluesBlitzFußall (TM pending).

Of course, you still need to keep structure, so atI have one Ruck-sized defender, another genuine KP-size defender and someone who can at least at a pinch play 3rd tall Then three marking and three crumbing targets up forward. A genuine ruck-sized ruckman, a relief ruck of genuine ruck height, some inside grunt on-ball and all the electric speed we can cram in.

So here it is, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN !!!!

My high-summer
heat-stroke-induced
run-em-off-their-feet
and therefore unbeatable
athletes 23
(with emergencies).

Let's see the piss-n-poo guernseys keep up with this lot:

Cowan-Monahan-O. Hollands
Saad-McKay-Boyd
Acres-Lord-Walsh
Moir-Curnow-Williams
Kemp-McGovern-Fantasia
De Koning- Cincotta-Smith
Binns-Cottrell-Wilson-Young (23rd player Duffy)
Emergencies: Charleson-E. Hollands- O'Farrell

HOKBALL that you brown and gold pretenders!

HOKball is a crock and seems to contain a fair amount of floggery within their team.
Easy to dislike HFC again…

 

[PRANKSTER666]

Is TDK likely to ruck solo without Pittonet this year?

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Is TDK likely to ruck solo without Pittonet this year?

We all hope so, but I think most assume Pitto will play some games this year to give Tom a break now and then.

 

[PRANKSTER666]

We all hope so, but I think most assume Pitto will play some games this year to give Tom a break now and then.

If pitto doesnt play who gives him a chop out?

 

[Arr0w]

If pitto doesnt play who gives him a chop out?

There will be games TDK and Pitto both play but if either are solo, McKay will be the chopout

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

If pitto doesnt play who gives him a chop out?

McKay, Cripps and SOS if he's playing id guess

 

[JustOneTime]

If Curnow misses does TDK go forward and that means Pitto comes in.

It's my worst nightmare come true.

Pitto vs Lemmy? Kemp no longer gets off free as he becomes the second main target in our forward line - poor bloke.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

If Curnow misses does TDK go forward and that means Pitto comes in.

It's my worst nightmare come true.

Pitto vs Lemmy? Kemp no longer gets off free as he becomes the second main target in our forward line - poor bloke.

I’d say it would be a fair chance imo that pitto would play and leave tdk forward more than not

 

[Red Bull]

Yeah throw Pitto in against Nankervis and TDK forward.
Allows Kemp the opportunity as third banana as may have been planned …

 

[The Bighouse]

Yeah throw Pitto in against Nankervis and TDK forward.
Allows Kemp the opportunity as third banana as may have been planned …

Yep, Kemp needs to be the 3rd string in any line-up.

 

[Juice030103]

Back 7
Weitering Gov Haynes SOS Ollie Cowan saad


midfield 8
Cripps TDK Walsh cez Acres doc jagga Hewett


Forward 7
Charlie Harry kemp Elijah Motlop Williams Fantasia

Sub fog or Evans

 

[JuddgementDay]

For my best 23, I would like the younger guys to push for best 23 - we need their energy, enthusiasm & speed - mixed with our core group, we have a really potent side.

There are question marks all over these young guys, but we need to give them an opportunity to shine.
I've listed my decisions below. Yeah, some borderline decisions - but, I'm happy with the overall team and flexibility it has.

Bring on 2025 already!


B: Boyd Haynes McGovern
HB: OHollands Weitering Saad
C: Acres Cripps Docherty
HF: Elijah McKay Williams
F: Moir Curnow Motlop
Foll: TDK Cerra Walsh
Int: Lord Kemp Hewett Cottrell Smith


Unlucky to miss out on best 23: Cowan, SOS, Fogarty, Durdin and Wilson

 

[Arr0w]

Slight tweak with Newman going down and not sure how long Cincotta misses

Cowan Weitering McGovern
O Hollands Haynes Saad

Docherty Cripps Acres
E Hollands Curnow Motlop

Williams McKay Moir
TDK Hewett Walsh

Boyd Cerra Smith Cottrell Lord

Suspect Docherty might return to his role as the defensive wingman and or playing in front of the back 6

Sticking with the same 23, but Ollie still concerns me as a defender

Fantasia likely comes in, but not sure for who at this stage

 

[bigm386]

Sticking with the same 23, but Ollie still concerns me as a defender

Fantasia likely comes in, but not sure for who at this stage

I think we can make a serious case for Matt Carroll after today over Hollands. Which I really didn't expect.

Need to see more sure. But he was very good.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

I think we can make a serious case for Matt Carroll after today over Hollands. Which I really didn't expect.

Need to see more sure. But he was very good.

Carroll is a very impressive kid in terms of talent. A few track watchers said as much before the game today.

I think he's 1-2 pre seasons off being a quality contributor down back for us but I see him as a natural Newman replacement if he can get his body nice and strong. Legs are huge, upper body still a way off though.

 

[Pablito]

After today.
Round 1
FB Cowan Weiters Haynes
HB Saad Young Doc
C Acres Cripps Binns
HF EHollands SOS/Kemp Fantasia
FF Motlop Mckay Williams
Foll TDK Cerra Walsh

INT
Lord Hewett Cottrell McGovern
Sub Fog

Emg
OHollands, Moir, SOS/Kemp

Still not convinced Doc is a midfielder and i think at his age he never will be.

Thought Ollie was really poor today. Looked very poor across HB.

Binns for me did everything he needed to for a wing spot.

Also I'm assuming Charlie is not available.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

I'll give it another week of seeing Ollie and Docherty rolling around before declaring it but I really hope Docherty isn't playing guts when Walsh is back and I think I'd prefer Ollie on a wing over Binns still. Definitely looks fitter and more powerful in his running so it may help his game there.

Cowan Weitering Haynes
Boyd McGovern Saad
Acres Cripps Docherty
Fantasia Curnow E.Hollands
Williams McKay Motlop
De Koning Cerra Walsh

Hewett O.Hollands Jagga Cottrell

 

[CCurnow3picks]

Sticking with the same 23, but Ollie still concerns me as a defender

Fantasia likely comes in, but not sure for who at this stage

I’d swap Doc with Ollie.

Doc better behind the ball - Ollie isn’t a defender for mine.

Fantasia to HFF, Moir has some work to do yet.

 

[JustOneTime]

I’d swap Doc with Ollie.

Doc better behind the ball - Ollie isn’t a defender for mine.

Fantasia to HFF, Moir has some work to do yet.

+1

Think it is staring them in the face but Vossy will be stubborn so it wont happen.

Really need to see what JSoS offers. The backline is woeful on a number of levels.

 

[RAPPA]

Can our left footer Carroll cement himself as the Newman replacement?

 

[Red_man2008]

I reckon Voss will continue to run with the small forward/part time mid as a sub this season. The thankless role has a lot of Ks embedded in it without alot of applause or accolades to go with it. Im thinking Cotterell Doc Binns Durdin (if fit) Kemp Fog and even jagga at times.

 

[Red_man2008]

Not going to lose to Richmond with or without our current losses via injury but here is my update

Cowan Weitering JSOS
Saad Mcgovern Hollands
Binns Cripps Acres
Motlop Moir Cotterell
Williams McKay Fantasia
TDK Cerra Walsh
Hewett Pittonet Docherty Haynes
Lord

I’d hope this is the team we push out on Friday also to see if we need to alter anything.

 

[DirtyLeeds]

Not going to lose to Richmond with or without our current losses via injury but here is my update

Cowan Weitering JSOS
Saad Mcgovern Hollands
Binns Cripps Acres
Motlop Moir Cotterell
Williams McKay Fantasia
TDK Cerra Walsh
Hewett Pittonet Docherty Haynes
Lord

I’d hope this is the team we push out on Friday also to see if we need to alter anything.

Yeah Red I reckon that's the Round 1 team, only a couple of positional changes:
Moir to bench TDK at CHF, Pitto to ruck
Binns to sub for Lord
Hollands to wing for Doc

Otherwise I reckon that's a winning team, with Kemp and Lij up the sleave

 

[Pablito]

Still so gutted about Jagga.

The key to a happy life is always look at the brighter side of a bad situation though.

Jaggas absence creates opportunity for others like Lord, Elijah and others to show their wares running through the middle. Both are capable imo.

 

[Crippa#9]

Still so gutted about Jagga.

The key to a happy life is always look at the brighter side of a bad situation though.

Jaggas absence creates opportunity for others like Lord, Elijah and others to show their wares running through the middle. Both are capable imo.

Reckon Zac Williams’ percentage of midfield time slightly goes up now also.