Prediction Best 23 - 2026 edition

[EagleMan87]

Yep. Been discussing this with my mates a lot this off-season. Problem is our bigger achilles' is our midfield and key defensive roles. But yes, Champion and TWilliams will be in their second and first years at the highest level respectively. Hopefully Owies has a cracking season on the back of a very mediocre first year at the club.

Honestly, when was the last time a player came to us and hit the ground running? Even Reddog and Jetta took at least a year to settle in.

 

[garlic munchers]

Honestly, when was the last time a player came to us and hit the ground running? Even Reddog and Jetta took at least a year to settle in.

Judd?

I know, I know....

Ross Glendenning?

 

[ronpingwins]

Honestly, when was the last time a player came to us and hit the ground running? Even Reddog and Jetta took at least a year to settle in.

Uh, Baker won the B&F. Exception though

 

[EagleMan87]

Uh, Baker won the B&F. Exception though

Shit, how'd I forget that...

 

[BSD]

We can probably adjust this for what id say are training patterns. So far it seems

• Baker will play defense
• Yeo will play midfield
• Hutchison will continue to play midfield
• Maric will go back to defense
• Archer as a full time ruck
• McCarthy as full time midfielder

I then think all of this

• rules Duursma and Allan out of defense
• rules Kelly out of the full time midfield spot.
• Puts Duggan into a more Mr Fix it role as opposed to Baker who did it last year

So with the changes in mind ill go with

FB: Hough, H.Edwards, Ginbey
HB: Starcevich, Young, Baker
C: Duursma, Yeo, Allan
HF: Davis, Waterman, Cripps
FF: CDT, Shanahan, Brockman
R: B.Williams. Reid, McCarthy
I/C: Duggan, Graham, Maric, Hewett, Kelly
EMG: Hutchinson, A.Reid, Hall, Dev, Gross

You have said Archer will be a full time ruck and you haven't even got him in your team, Jack Williams and Archer will share the back up ruck role, Dev will be in the team before the likes of Kelly, Allan and Davis as will Josh Lindsay.