Best 07 lineup according to the fans

[Merv]

The early results are in...

Tuesday, 6 March 2007
We asked for who you thought made up the best 2007 Bomber line up, and the early results are in. Mal Michael is the overwhelming popular choice at full back, releasing the ever-reliable Dustin Fletcher to centre-half back. While at the other end of the ground 97% of supporters believe Matthew Lloyd will fit back in perfectly at full forward after missing last season.
David Hille polled remarkably highly, securing the first ruck position as Jason Laycock was named on the bench, and Patrick Ryder missed out on selection.
New recruit Alwyn Davey also makes the team as the only first year player in the side.
Senior players who are not in the side include Damien Peverill, Mark Bolton, Chris Heffernan and Kepler Bradley.

The Essendon side as selected by our supporters:

B: Welsh - Michael - McVeigh
HB: McPhee - Fletcher - Lovett-Murray
C: Camporeale - Watson - Dyson
HF: Hird - Lucas - Lovett
F: Johns - Lloyd - Monfries
Foll: Hille - J Johnson - Stanton
Int: M Johnson - Laycock - Davey - Winderlich


For what it's worth heres what i submitted

B: McVeigh - Michael - M.Johnson
HB: McPhee - Fletcher - Lovett-Murray
C: Bradley - Watson - Lovett
HF: Hird - Lucas - Houli
F: Johns - Lloyd - Monfries
Foll: Hille - J Johnson - Stanton
Int: Dyson - Laycock - Davey - Winderlich

 

[gillyrulz]

very good side...... lets hope there isnt any injuries and we will / should just make the 8

our backline is awesome now with big mal and fletcher and our forward line of lloyd hird and lucus is un stoppable........ lloyd will get coleman...

 

[drew_j]

For what it's worth heres what i submitted

B: McVeigh - Michael - M.Johnson
HB: McPhee - Fletcher - Lovett-Murray
C: Bradley - Watson - Lovett
HF: Hird - Lucas - Houli
F: Johns - Lloyd - Monfries
Foll: Hille - J Johnson - Stanton
Int: Dyson - Laycock - Davey - Winderlich

And mine, very similar (I know there are 4 billion of these but I haven't done one yet )

B: McVeigh - Michael - M.Johnson
HB: McPhee - Fletcher - Lovett-Murray
C: Bradley - Watson - Winderlich
HF: Hird - Lucas - Lovett
F: Johns - Lloyd - Monfries
Foll: Hille - J Johnson - Stanton
Int: Dyson - Laycock - Davey - Campo

 

[gillyrulz]

is this stuff from essendonfc.com.au

 

[drew_j]

is this stuff from essendonfc.com.au

Yes it is

 

[mcphee_is_a_gun]

Campo isnt anywhere near our best team.

 

[jules101]

B: McVeigh - Michael - M.Johnson
HB: McPhee - Fletcher - Lovett-Murray
C: Heff - Watson - Lovett
HF: Hird - Lucas - Davey
F: Johns - Lloyd - Monfries
Foll: Hille - J Johnson - Stanton
Int: Campo - Laycock - Dempsey- Ryder

 

[jules101]

Kepler bradley is lucky to be in the bendigo reserves best team

 

[foj1]

Kepler bradley is lucky to be in the bendigo reserves best team

What a stupid comment.
Obviously possess outstanding footy knowledge pal.

 

[thebigboy]

That overall team is similar to mine except it had no Laycock and Campo and had Bradley and Ryder

 

[jules101]

What a stupid comment.
Obviously possess outstanding footy knowledge pal.

Please tell me why you think Bradley should be in our team, PAL?
He can't kick, he can't play on a man, too slow to play on the wing..

 

[drew_j]

Please tell me why you think Bradley should be in our team, PAL?
He can't kick, he can't play on a man, too slow to play on the wing..

He's not a KPP we've found that out, but he has some smarts, he's a young player who needs more experience. I say give him a year to prove himself or fail in the position he is suposed to know and then ship him off. To early to cut the umbilicle cord just yet. A little patience might be all he needs.

 

[jules101]

He's not a KPP we've found that out, but he has some smarts, he's a young player who needs more experience. I say give him a year to prove himself or fail in the position he is suposed to know and then ship him off. To early to cut the umbilicle cord just yet. A little patience might be all he needs.

Fair enough if he is improving but I rated him in his first year and he seems to have gone backwards. He needs a big year this year.

 

[drew_j]

Fair enough if he is improving but I rated him in his first year and he seems to have gone backwards. He needs a big year this year.

Yeah, I wouldn't really say backwards. Last year he was put in a roll he can't do, which was CHB, he just looked lost. I've though he's been good from what I've seen in on the wing in these pre season matches. (which admittedly isn't much). I think we've been tainted by Bolton and Henneman and now judge Bradley on what is familiar. A big problem for the Bombers last year was the backline. McPhee and Bradley had to take a real front line forward and hold him to 1 or 2 goals. And that is truly a specialist role. When either was on the key CHF then other was continually forced to back him up. I think this hamstrung McPhee a lot who does his best work as the floating 3rd key defender. He couldn't do this last year as he always had to make sure he was blocking the run of the guy Bradley was on. With Fletch at CHB I think we'll see a better McPhee this year as he'll have to confidence to run off his man and make a 2 on 1 from the side scenario that we all know he can do so well. With a bit of luck Bradley can find his feet as a player with less direct responsibility, and I think he can find that on a wing. If it works it's like a free ruck man floating a kick behind or in front of play. And that would be an awesome link up.

 

[Merv]

Please tell me why you think Bradley should be in our team, PAL?
He can't kick, he can't play on a man, too slow to play on the wing..

I disagree with that, and if you watched the west coast game you would have seen that some of his diposal was good.
Of course he isn't going to be as quick as a speedy winger, but he is also going to have height on his side, and can push forward or back and help out where needed.

He needs to get his decision making better, but i reckon he is a slow maturer.

You are way too harsh on him imo, and i reckon in time, he will prove you wrong, as i have already stated in the thread i raised saying exactly that.

I even go as far as to say he will be a top CHB, but not now....

 

[Merv]

B: McVeigh - Michael - M.Johnson
HB: McPhee - Fletcher - Lovett-Murray
C: Heff - Watson - Lovett
HF: Hird - Lucas - Davey
F: Johns - Lloyd - Monfries
Foll: Hille - J Johnson - Stanton
Int: Campo - Laycock - Dempsey- Ryder

BTW, I didnt critisize your line up, although i don't agree with it

 

[hulld]

i am very pleased with the team on essendonfc.com.au
it is exactly the 22 players i had hoped for.

although for round 1 campo and dyson shouldn't be picked. neither will be fit enough and they should each play a few games for bendigo. once they are match fit they should be automatic inclusions. dyson's runs and pentrating kicks are great, whilst campo's composure will be invaluable.

until that time two of houli, jetta and dempsey should be picked. there is no need to play heff, pevs or bolts as we would just be living in the past.

i am also very happy that kepler wasn't in the side. why are some of so keen for him to play on the wing???? surely the match against west coast proved that we have plenty of guys capable of playing on the wing. we don't have to play kepler just for the sake of it!

also i would like to add that lovett should play on the wing. his run and carry will be dominant this year.

 

[jules101]

BTW, I didnt critisize your line up, although i don't agree with it

I should have quoted mcphee cos it wasnt a go at any1's line ups

 

[jules101]

I disagree with that, and if you watched the west coast game you would have seen that some of his diposal was good.

I haven't watched the west coast game yet but that was against a 2nd's team. From all reports he had an OK game and was nothing special.

Of course he isn't going to be as quick as a speedy winger, but he is also going to have height on his side, and can push forward or back and help out where needed.

He needs to get his decision making better, but i reckon he is a slow maturer.

You are way too harsh on him imo, and i reckon in time, he will prove you wrong, as i have already stated in the thread i raised saying exactly that.

I even go as far as to say he will be a top CHB, but not now....

I hope you're right and he will become a star however if he is in our current best 22 then we are not a finals side.

 

[hulld]

I haven't watched the west coast game yet but that was against a 2nd's team. From all reports he had an OK game and was nothing special.


I hope you're right and he will become a star however if he is in our current best 22 then we are not a finals side.

absolutely spot on!

and in regards to the west coast game, he took a couple of nice grabs and turned it over a few times. he had no impact on the game.

 

[Shane Hird]

The early results are in...

Tuesday, 6 March 2007
We asked for who you thought made up the best 2007 Bomber line up, and the early results are in. Mal Michael is the overwhelming popular choice at full back, releasing the ever-reliable Dustin Fletcher to centre-half back. While at the other end of the ground 97% of supporters believe Matthew Lloyd will fit back in perfectly at full forward after missing last season.
David Hille polled remarkably highly, securing the first ruck position as Jason Laycock was named on the bench, and Patrick Ryder missed out on selection.
New recruit Alwyn Davey also makes the team as the only first year player in the side.
Senior players who are not in the side include Damien Peverill, Mark Bolton, Chris Heffernan and Kepler Bradley.

The Essendon side as selected by our supporters:

B: Welsh - Michael - McVeigh
HB: McPhee - Fletcher - Lovett-Murray
C: Camporeale - Watson - Dyson
HF: Hird - Lucas - Lovett
F: Johns - Lloyd - Monfries
Foll: Hille - J Johnson - Stanton
Int: M Johnson - Laycock - Davey - Winderlich


For what it's worth heres what i submitted

B: McVeigh - Michael - M.Johnson
HB: McPhee - Fletcher - Lovett-Murray
C: Bradley - Watson - Lovett
HF: Hird - Lucas - Houli
F: Johns - Lloyd - Monfries
Foll: Hille - J Johnson - Stanton
Int: Dyson - Laycock - Davey - Winderlich

Houli jesus christ,the guy has only played about 200 minutes of league footy..and thats just practice matches.

I reckon Jetta will just slide into the taem as easy as Monfries did when he first started. By rd 5 or 6 he will get a shot and just stay there for good,building up form as he goes along..the X factor as they say.

Paddy will be in our side every week sooner or later, going by what I've seem in the last few weeks and on sat night. He's a vastly improved kid from last year and his body is almost in the right shape to handle the knocks...imo of course..

 

[Tony Delaney]

I disagree with that, and if you watched the west coast game you would have seen that some of his diposal was good.
Of course he isn't going to be as quick as a speedy winger, but he is also going to have height on his side, and can push forward or back and help out where needed.

He needs to get his decision making better, but i reckon he is a slow maturer.

You are way too harsh on him imo, and i reckon in time, he will prove you wrong, as i have already stated in the thread i raised saying exactly that.

I even go as far as to say he will be a top CHB, but not now....

I think he does need time but also agree he is no better now than he was in his first year. In his first year he played CHB and did fairly well. He then put on 5 or 6 kg of muscle and did nothing the next year. Going on his first year I think he could be a good player but you have to be kidding putting him on the wing.

If we have a big lumbering wingman we are not going to do much damage.

Also there is no such thing as direct responsibility. Everyone is responsible for their opponent and any opponent can hurt you and cost you a game. eg Dean POLO vs Richmond last year did his opponent think he had less direct responsibility. Silly comment drew.

 

[Merv]

Houli jesus christ,the guy has only played about 200 minutes of league footy..and thats just practice matches.

I reckon Jetta will just slide into the taem as easy as Monfries did when he first started. By rd 5 or 6 he will get a shot and just stay there for good,building up form as he goes along..the X factor as they say.

Paddy will be in our side every week sooner or later, going by what I've seem in the last few weeks and on sat night. He's a vastly improved kid from last year and his body is almost in the right shape to handle the knocks...imo of course..

That's quite funny Nobby, as the guy you picked to just "slide" into the team, has actually played less than Houli?

The difference between Houli and Jetta, at this stage anyway, is that Houli gets quite a lot of the ball compared to Jetta, but Jetta doesnt get much really.

I have no idea who will be better in time, but Houli would be in my best team and in for round 1 imo

 

[Merv]

I think he does need time but also agree he is no better now than he was in his first year. In his first year he played CHB and did fairly well. He then put on 5 or 6 kg of muscle and did nothing the next year. Going on his first year I think he could be a good player but you have to be kidding putting him on the wing.

If we have a big lumbering wingman we are not going to do much damage.

Also there is no such thing as direct responsibility. Everyone is responsible for their opponent and any opponent can hurt you and cost you a game. eg Dean POLO vs Richmond last year did his opponent think he had less direct responsibility. Silly comment drew.

He has actually played some good football while on the wing.
My reasoning is to give him some freedom and confidence.

He could also be damaging and cause some mismatches

 

[Merv]

I haven't watched the west coast game yet but that was against a 2nd's team. From all reports he had an OK game and was nothing special.



I hope you're right and he will become a star however if he is in our current best 22 then we are not a finals side.

I Don't believe we are finals side this year, but i can guarantee you that Kepler will not be the difference as to why we are or not.