List Mgmt. Best 23 for 2025

[The Nostradamus]

We said the same last year but with a few injuries there really wasn't much competition for spots.

hopefully our injury list next year reflects more like our womens team this year who went through the whole season with only 1 best 22 injury

if we can keep our best 25 players injury free we are going to create problems for other teams

 

[Mr north man]

Updating this now that we're on the otherside of the trade and draft. New players in blue.

Based on my projections/predictions of who will play themselves into selection in 2025.

B: Archer - Logue - Corr
HB: Goater - Comben - C. Daniel
C: McKercher - Sheezel - Stephens
HF: Zurhaar - Darling - Simpkin
F: Curtis - Larkey - Duursma
R: Xerri - LDU - Wardlaw
INT: Parker, Phillips, Ford, B. Scott
Sub: (From) Powell, Fisher, Konstanty

I really wanted to find a place for Finnbar Maley in this squad because I think 2025 is going to be a big leap forward in terms of his development. Unfortunately, it's hard to squeeze both him and Darling into the same forward line with Larkey.

I also acknowledge that the interchange/sub group probably needs a tall, but whomever that 'tall' is also needs to at least be able to pinch-hit in the ruck. I guess that's mainly Toby Pink, whom everyone knows I love, but I couldn't quite get there in terms of including him.

Points of note;

• Luke McDonald not included, and isn't an oversight. I think he's going to massively struggle to crack our AFL team on form in 2025.
• The inclusion of Goater assumes his recovery from injury progresses well, but yeah - I have massive wraps on the kid and think he's going to surprise a lot of people.
• Including all of Daniel/Darling/Parker because I don't think we brought them in to play VFL, but that does unfortunately make it very difficult to find spots for our 2024 draft picks like FOS.
• As previously noted, I feel like the group is probably missing 1 more 'tall' option. Whether that's Teakle, Maley, or Pink will likely be decided in the preseason, however I feel like that final 'tall' position will go to whomever is most versatile because they'll likely need to play a bit of a swingman role.
• I've got Comben down back and think that's the smart move for 2025. Can't really fit him/Darling/Larkey in the same forward line, and we aren't blessed with solid tall defender depth either.

McDonald will start at Half Back and also will be 1st picked as he will be Captain the players will make sure of it as their will vote him in.

 

[Chadwiko]

McDonald will start at Half Back and also will be 1st picked as he will be Captain the players will make sure of it as their will vote him in.

 

[Arthur Cloke]

hopefully our injury list next year reflects more like our womens team this year who went through the whole season with only 1 best 22 injury

if we can keep our best 25 players injury free we are going to create problems for other teams

You had to mention it. And being The Nostradamus makes the mention even more surprising.