Strategy Best 22 2020

[Fratbrat]

Pendles off HB?

Nah, would rather Crispy there and Bruzzy on the other - both penetrating by foot and will likely improve next year. Langdon has IQ's spot (for now)

I'm guessing you have Pendles there to make a smooth transitional exit over the next two years? Because of his age? If so ok can't ignore that but we're looking at a player in his last two have been close to his best- and that's hard to judge given his consistent exceptional output.

My money is Pendles is looking at a 350 game career with minimal downturn in performance in the next 49 games.

He'd be like a magician back there concocting plays then slowing time down to execute them.

 

[Carringbush2010]

He'd be like a magician back there concocting plays then slowing time down to execute them.

Didn't work so well in 16 or 17 for memory.

 

[Fratbrat]

Didn't work so well in 16 or 17 for memory.

Different game back then.

 

[Nuffsaid]

Pendles off HB is never going to work imo. Just because he’s a great player is not enough - as it’s taking his two deficiencies being lack of leg speed and overhead- and putting into a position where they can be exposed, and where in the modern game you need one or the other. He did it in the past in order to carry injuries but we have a dozen better defenders on the list.

 

[Nuffsaid]

It will be interesting whether we try and address the centre clearance debacle that was present throughout 2019 through personnel, and how, because our best and most dangerous mids are all link players.
It can’t be underestimated the difference it made when Cotchin introduced a more physical edge to his game. His raw numbers suffered but it gave Richmond a much better balance around the ball. I feel the same must happen with one of Pendle, Sidey, Treloar, Beams if it’s going to work with all 4 going through.
The alternative is DeGoey becomes a mainstay which I doubt, or Sier comes good. Wills has presence, but lacks class. Brown is clean but lacks size. Ditto Thomas.
Adams cannot carry the mantle alone and Grundy cannot be expected to be our best clearance player.
To me this is the key to unlocking 2020 success.

To me, this side gets it done on the presumption Noble Sier and Brown take the next step:

Crisp Rough Maynard
Howe Moore Langdon
Treloar Adams Phillips
Sidebottom Mihocek WHE
Stephenson Cox Elliott

Grundy Pendles DeGoey

Beams Noble Brown Sier

 

[Fratbrat]

Pendles off HB is never going to work imo. Just because he’s a great player is not enough - as it’s taking his two deficiencies being lack of leg speed and overhead- and putting into a position where they can be exposed, and where in the modern game you need one or the other. He did it in the past in order to carry injuries but we have a dozen better defenders on the list.

Great player is not enough, great playmaker is. Look at the handling.

 

[adammania9]

We have one mid who can play half-back and I always thought he played that role to a very high standard and it is Taylor Adams

 

[jackcass]

He'd be like a magician back there concocting plays then slowing time down to execute them.

Had some limited success playing as a defensive +1 when they were trying to protect his injuries but it's a different environment now with the 6-6-6 meaning he'd need to be accountable for an opponent. His lack of pace and poor contested marking would be just too easy to exploit. Not sure why people are so fixated on this when we have some very highly rated medium tall defenders who are all rightly ahead of him in the pecking order. And lets not forget that he was AA in 2019 playing as a midfielder.

 

[nahnah]

Round 2 2016 the game we played against Richmond (the grundy last second goal game) Pendles played halfback on Richmond first gamer Jayden Short. Jayden Short out marked him. Jayden is short.

 

[nahnah]

FB - Langdon Roughead Maynard
HB - Howe Moore Crisp
C - Sidebottom Pendlebury Phillips
HF - WHE Mihocek DeGoey
FF - Elliott Cameron Stephenson
R - Grundy Adams Treloar
INT - Beams Quaynor Mayne C.Brown

 

[GoldenMagpie16]

FB Langdon Roughead Maynard
HB Howe Moore Quaynoor
C Phillips Adams Rantall
HF Sidebottom - Mihochek - Stephenson
FF Elliot - Murphy - De goey
R Grundy - Treloar - Crisp
Int Beams - Pendlebury - Hoskin Elliot - Noble

 

[Saintly Viewed]

What I think the Club sees as current best 22.

then I’ve listed the rest of them as the next 22 plus the next few as extra on the bench;

I’ve placed Lynden Dunn as an emergency as he’s not on the list as it were. The Irish as well are on an extended bench if you will.

Collingwood the 22


B. T Langdon ~ J Roughead ~ B Maynard

HB. J Crisp ~ D Moore ~ J Howe

C. S Sidebottom ~ A Treloar ~ T Phillips

HF. D Beams ~ J De Goey ~ J Stephenson

F. J Elliott ~ M Cox ~ W Hoskin-Elliott

R. B Grundy ~ S Pendlebury (c) ~ T Adams

I. B Mihocek ~ C Mayne ~ C Brown ~ J Thomas

C. N Buckley



Seconds the next group


B. F Appelby ~ J Madgen ~ J Noble

HB. M Scharenberg ~ W Kelly ~ I Quaynor

C. N Murphy ~ R Wills ~ T Brown

HF. J Daicos ~ B Reid ~ T Broomhead

F. T Varcoe ~ D Cameron ~ A Bosenavulagi

R. M Lynch ~ B Sier ~ L Greenwood (c)

I. J Rantall ~ T Bianco ~ T Ruscoe
T Wilson ~ A Toehill ~ M Keane

E. L Dunn

 

[Gabbo64]

What I think the Club sees as current best 22.

then I’ve listed the rest of them as the next 22 plus the next few as extra on the bench;

I’ve placed Lynden Dunn as an emergency as he’s not on the list as it were. The Irish as well are on an extended bench if you will.

Collingwood the 22


B. T Langdon ~ J Roughead ~ B Maynard

HB. J Crisp ~ D Moore ~ J Howe

C. S Sidebottom ~ A Treloar ~ T Phillips

HF. D Beams ~ J De Goey ~ J Stephenson

F. J Elliott ~ M Cox ~ W Hoskin-Elliott

R. B Grundy ~ S Pendlebury (c) ~ T Adams

I. B Mihocek ~ C Mayne ~ C Brown ~ J Thomas

C. N Buckley



Seconds the next group


B. F Appelby ~ J Madgen ~ J Noble

HB. M Scharenberg ~ W Kelly ~ I Quaynor

C. N Murphy ~ R Wills ~ T Brown

HF. J Daicos ~ B Reid ~ T Broomhead

F. T Varcoe ~ D Cameron ~ A Bosenavulagi

R. M Lynch ~ B Sier ~ L Greenwood (c)

I. J Rantall ~ T Bianco ~ T Ruscoe
T Wilson ~ A Toehill ~ M Keane

E. L Dunn

That's good depth

 

[Saintly Viewed]

That's good depth

As far as a deep (medium) talent list, we’re very strong.

overall we bat deep just what really gets you the big prize (besides a dose of luck) is more A grade and elite players fit and firing.

 

[Gabbo64]

As far as a deep (medium) talent list, we’re very strong.

overall we bat deep just what really gets you the big prize (besides a dose of luck) is more A grade and elite players fit and firing.

I am preying for a few break out years.

 

[Fratbrat]

Feels like one of the best lists we've ever had, fantastic spread of talent, youth and and experience. A few holes but you'll never get it perfect.

Langdon Moore Roughead
Maynard Howe Quaynor
Phillips Pendlebury Crisp
De Goey Mihocek Stephenson
Elliott Cameron Sidebottom

Grundy Treloar Adams

Sier WHE Beams T Brown


Keane Dunn Ruscoe
Bianco Kelly Murphy
Mayne Wills Noble
Wilson Reid Daicos
Thomas Cox Varcoe

Lynch C Brown Rantall

Broomhead Greenwood Appleby Scharenberg

Bosenavulagi Madgen Tohill





Primary List

Treloar 2025
Adams 2024
Crisp 2023
Maynard 2022
Hoskin-Elliott 2022
Beams 2022
Quaynor 2022
Kelly 2022
Cameron 2022
Sier 2021
Sidebottom 2021
Howe 2021
Langdon 2021
Phillips 2021
Stephenson 2021
Elliott 2021
Thomas 2021
Rantall 2021
Bianco 2021
Ruscoe 2021
Pendlebury 2020
Mayne 2020
Roughead 2020
Grundy 2020
De Goey 2020
Moore 2020
Cox 2020
C Brown 2020
Murphy 2020
T Brown 2020
J Daicos 2020
Scharenberg 2020
Greenwood 2020
Bosenavulagi 2020
Wills 2020
Reid 2020
Varcoe 2020
Lynch 2020


Category A Rookies

Noble 2021
Broomhead 2020
Mihocek 2020
Appleby 2020
Tohill 2020
Dunn* 2020

Category B Rookies

Wilson 2021
Keane 2020
Madgen 2020


Cameron Acquired
Rantall Acquired
Bianco Acquired
Ruscoe Acquired

Aish Traded
Wells Retired
Goldsack Retired
Crocker Delisted
Murray Delisted

 

[Saintly Viewed]

What I think the Club sees as current best 22.

then I’ve listed the rest of them as the next 22 plus the next few as extra on the bench;

I’ve placed Lynden Dunn as an emergency as he’s not on the list as it were. The Irish as well are on an extended bench if you will.

Collingwood the 22


B. T Langdon ~ J Roughead ~ B Maynard

HB. J Crisp ~ D Moore ~ J Howe

C. S Sidebottom ~ A Treloar ~ T Phillips

HF. D Beams ~ J De Goey ~ J Stephenson

F. J Elliott ~ M Cox ~ W Hoskin-Elliott

R. B Grundy ~ S Pendlebury (c) ~ T Adams

I. B Mihocek ~ C Mayne ~ C Brown ~ J Thomas

C. N Buckley



Seconds the next group


B. F Appelby ~ J Madgen ~ J Noble

HB. M Scharenberg ~ W Kelly ~ I Quaynor

C. N Murphy ~ R Wills ~ T Brown

HF. J Daicos ~ B Reid ~ T Broomhead

F. T Varcoe ~ D Cameron ~ A Bosenavulagi

R. M Lynch ~ B Sier ~ L Greenwood (c)

I. J Rantall ~ T Bianco ~ T Ruscoe
T Wilson ~ A Toehill ~ M Keane

E. L Dunn

A little indulgence.
The above replied to, is what I see The Club (read coaches group) sees as their best 22 at this point of time.
The below is what I’d see as my better 22 and then the depth.

I’ve treated Dunn as being the rookie designated and extended the bench out for the left over players so to speak.

For what it’s worth, I’d love to see Wilson breakout and get into our 22 but obviously that kind of form is not yet displayed. Hopefully it will happen.

I have high hopes for the new blood and can see Rantall being a senior player sooner than later but again that’s yet to be observed.


Collingwood


B. M Scharenberg ~ J Roughead ~ T Langdon

HB. J Crisp ~ D Moore ~ J Howe

C. S Sidebottom ~ J De Goey ~ A Treloar

HF. D Beams ~ B Mihocek ~ J Stephenson

F. J Elliott ~ M Cox ~ W Hoskin-Elliott

R. B Grundy ~ S Pendlebury (c) ~ T Adams

I. C Mayne ~ B Sier ~ B Maynard ~ T Phillips

C. N Buckley



Seconds the next group


B. F Appelby ~ L Dunn ~ J Noble

HB. I Quaynor ~ W Kelly ~ T Ruscoe

C. N Murphy ~ L Greenwood (c) ~ J Rantall

HF. J Thomas ~ T Wilson ~ T Brown

F. T Varcoe ~ B Reid ~ T Bianco

R. M Lynch ~ R Wills ~ C Brown

I. D Cameron ~ J Madgen ~ J Daicos ~ A Bosenavulagi
A Toehill ~ M Keane ~ T Broomhead

 

[Fratbrat]

What I think the Club sees as current best 22.


B. T Langdon ~ J Roughead ~ B Maynard

HB. J Crisp ~ D Moore ~ J Howe

C. S Sidebottom ~ A Treloar ~ T Phillips

HF. D Beams ~ J De Goey ~ J Stephenson

F. J Elliott ~ M Cox ~ W Hoskin-Elliott


R. B Grundy ~ S Pendlebury (c) ~ T Adams


I. B Mihocek ~ C Mayne ~ C Brown ~ J Thomas

All available I reckon that is exactly the 22 the selection committee would pick right now, be fascinating to see who breaks in and who goes out as the season progresses.

 

[stevebbb]

In an ideal world where Greenwood, Langdon and Howe return, fit and firing for finals, what's our go-to backline?

With a loose man back and somebody on the bench, 7 or 8 defenders (or defensive minded players) are picked every week

Our round 7 team was:

FB: Crisp, Roughead, Varcoe
HB: Maynard, Moore, Noble
IC: Quaynor
(plus Mayne named on the wing)


If fit, lots would automatically include Howe and Langdon and take out fringe players Varcoe, Noble and Quaynor, but then are we too tall? Can all 4 of Roughy, Moore, Howe and Langdon play together?

Obviously it can be match-up dependent, but in general, would this work?

FB: Crisp, Roughead, Howe
HB: Maynard, Moore, Langdon
Then 1 or 2 of Quaynor/Varcoe/Noble/Greenwood/Mayne

Does Shaz fit in anywhere?

Thoughts?

 

[Quicky]

In an ideal world where Greenwood, Langdon and Howe return, fit and firing for finals, what's our go-to backline?

With a loose man back and somebody on the bench, 7 or 8 defenders (or defensive minded players) are picked every week

Our round 7 team was:

FB: Crisp, Roughead, Varcoe
HB: Maynard, Moore, Noble
IC: Quaynor
(plus Mayne named on the wing)


If fit, lots would automatically include Howe and Langdon and take out fringe players Varcoe, Noble and Quaynor, but then are we too tall? Can all 4 of Roughy, Moore, Howe and Langdon play together?

Obviously it can be match-up dependent, but in general, would this work?

FB: Crisp, Roughead, Howe
HB: Maynard, Moore, Langdon
Then 1 or 2 of Quaynor/Varcoe/Noble/Greenwood/Mayne

Does Shaz fit in anywhere?

Thoughts?

My pick would be:

FB: Maynard - Roughead - Langdon
HB: Howe - Moore - Crisp
IC: Quaynor

Really Quaynor isn't quite in our best 7 but I think he has shown enough for us to persist with his development if he maintains form.

 

[adammania9]

There's still room for Greenwood if he can pick up where he left off. Don't forget how ultra consistent he was in 2019.

 

[Finnishpie]

A little indulgence.
The above replied to, is what I see The Club (read coaches group) sees as their best 22 at this point of time.
The below is what I’d see as my better 22 and then the depth.

I’ve treated Dunn as being the rookie designated and extended the bench out for the left over players so to speak.

For what it’s worth, I’d love to see Wilson breakout and get into our 22 but obviously that kind of form is not yet displayed. Hopefully it will happen.

I have high hopes for the new blood and can see Rantall being a senior player sooner than later but again that’s yet to be observed.


Collingwood


B. M Scharenberg ~ J Roughead ~ T Langdon

HB. J Crisp ~ D Moore ~ J Howe

C. S Sidebottom ~ J De Goey ~ A Treloar

HF. D Beams ~ B Mihocek ~ J Stephenson

F. J Elliott ~ M Cox ~ W Hoskin-Elliott

R. B Grundy ~ S Pendlebury (c) ~ T Adams

I. C Mayne ~ B Sier ~ B Maynard ~ T Phillips

C. N Buckley



Seconds the next group


B. F Appelby ~ L Dunn ~ J Noble

HB. I Quaynor ~ W Kelly ~ T Ruscoe

C. N Murphy ~ L Greenwood (c) ~ J Rantall

HF. J Thomas ~ T Wilson ~ T Brown

F. T Varcoe ~ B Reid ~ T Bianco

R. M Lynch ~ R Wills ~ C Brown

I. D Cameron ~ J Madgen ~ J Daicos ~ A Bosenavulagi
A Toehill ~ M Keane ~ T Broomhead

good efforts saintly. But your backline is too too top heavy. I reckon one of Langdon or sharenberg would need to be replaced by a Varcoe or a quaynor.

Props for including beams, but let’s be realistic. I’m guessing at this point CBrown is our best replacement, though I’d prefer someone with more quality and less of a trier. Daicos it is then for me. I’d rather a Broomhead even, but that’s my fetish.

finally, Reid, when fit, is a much better choice than Cox. But he hasn’t been fit since I had a full head of hair. But if they can get him right by sacrificing a virgin at midnight (I’m thinking noble...) then we’d be a lot. Better.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

In an ideal world where Greenwood, Langdon and Howe return, fit and firing for finals, what's our go-to backline?

With a loose man back and somebody on the bench, 7 or 8 defenders (or defensive minded players) are picked every week

Our round 7 team was:

FB: Crisp, Roughead, Varcoe
HB: Maynard, Moore, Noble
IC: Quaynor
(plus Mayne named on the wing)


If fit, lots would automatically include Howe and Langdon and take out fringe players Varcoe, Noble and Quaynor, but then are we too tall? Can all 4 of Roughy, Moore, Howe and Langdon play together?

Obviously it can be match-up dependent, but in general, would this work?

FB: Crisp, Roughead, Howe
HB: Maynard, Moore, Langdon
Then 1 or 2 of Quaynor/Varcoe/Noble/Greenwood/Mayne

Does Shaz fit in anywhere?

Thoughts?

Roughead isnt best 22 with a full list

 

[stevebbb]

Roughead isnt best 22 with a full list

I disagree. Want Roughy taking the main forward so Moore and Howe can come off their men to intercept.

 

[Fruit]

How’s Greenwood going with his rehab at the moment?