Opinion Best side 2018

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

FB: Bews - Henderson - Stewart
HB: Touhy - Taylor - Kolo
C: Blicavs - J.Selwood - Duncan
HF: Cockatoo - Buzza- Parfitt
FF: Menzel - Hawkins - McCarthy
FOL: Smith - Ablett - Dangerfield
Int: Scooter - Menegola - Gregson - C. Guthrie

Emg: Thurlow - Z.Guthrie - Murdoch

 

[Seeds]

Stanley: 100 games
Murdoch: 92 games
Black: 54 games
GHS: 47 games
Ruggles: 22 games

Plus draftees. It's not great but I don't think it's as dire as you suggest. Most of the above can play a role and I'd add Gregson to the mix of okay role players if he can get healthy.

Given you always have atleast 5 injuries those players will all be in the side. Who are the backups during the high injury times?

 

[Goggin Our Best]

Z Guthrie Simpson Parsons Cunico - it will be great to see how they come along next year - big preseason - and unlike quite a few previous recruits - they are actually quick

 

[pussygalore]

Struggling to do a best 22 squad.
Can only see 19 players that are certain starters.

 

[DanA]

Given you always have atleast 5 injuries those players will all be in the side. Who are the backups during the high injury times?

Do you always have 5 injuries to your best 22? Richmond had 1 injury coming into the Grand final and it was a fringe player.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Do you always have 5 injuries to your best 22? Richmond had 1 injury coming into the Grand final and it was a fringe player.

Luck played a massive role in the last 2 premiership sides , it plays a role in every premiership side . Hopefully we are lucky in 2018.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Given you always have atleast 5 injuries those players will all be in the side. Who are the backups during the high injury times?

Look if you say mackie lonners and stanley out (from PF) and ablett cguthrie and mccarthy for example that leaves:
Depth
Stanley
Murdoch
Thurlow
Parsons
Gregson
GHS
Black
Ruggles
With Zuthrie Simpson and Cunico and Buzza as ok emerging players.

Even Abbott and House are physically mature players.
With 5 injuries there is still enough depth there.

Its only
Narkle
Esava
Gardner
Henry
Jones
Plus the kids we draft this year
That you wouldn't want to expose and most sides would be stuffed if they had that many injuries that they had to use players 35-40.

 

[Seeds]

Do you always have 5 injuries to your best 22? Richmond had 1 injury coming into the Grand final and it was a fringe player.

When is the last time geelong has only had 1-2 players from their best team not injured? Has to be atleast 6 years ago. I.e. It basically never happens.

 

[Seeds]

Look if you say mackie lonners and stanley out (from PF) and ablett cguthrie and mccarthy for example that leaves:
Depth
Stanley
Murdoch
Thurlow
Parsons
Gregson
GHS
Black
Ruggles
With Zuthrie Simpson and Cunico and Buzza as ok emerging players.

Even Abbott and House are physically mature players.
With 5 injuries there is still enough depth there.

Its only
Narkle
Esava
Gardner
Henry
Jones
Plus the kids we draft this year
That you wouldn't want to expose and most sides would be stuffed if they had that many injuries that they had to use players 35-40.

That doesnt like quite as bad as the previous post. Must of missed a couple of players.

 

[winty]

When is the last time geelong has only had 1-2 players from their best team not injured? Has to be atleast 6 years ago. I.e. It basically never happens.

It's not the fact we've had 3-4 of our best 22 out injured that's stuffed us the last few years. It's the fact the players who would normally replace them were out injured at the same time as well, resulting in us having to choose our 3rd or 4th option for that position.

 

[Larry Donohue]

Stewart taylor bews
Tuohy hendo cockatoo
Blicavs s.selwood guthrie
McCarthy hawkins parfitt
Menzel danger ablett
Smith duncan j.selwood
Menegola kolo gregson parsons

Depth
Zuthrie thurlow buzza stanley murdoch simpson cunico ghs ruggles? Gardiner house oconnor narkle jones abbott black

 

[Cronin]

Stewart taylor bews
Tuohy hendo cockatoo
Blicavs s.selwood guthrie
McCarthy hawkins parfitt
Menzel danger ablett
Smith duncan j.selwood
Menegola kolo gregson parsons

Depth
Zuthrie thurlow buzza stanley murdoch simpson cunico ghs ruggles? Gardiner house oconnor narkle jones abbott black

IMO Cockatoo way too valuable as a forward or atleast forward of centre. Plus I wouldn't trust his hamstrings lasting a full game if he's running off HB all day.

 

[Partridge]

When is the last time geelong has only had 1-2 players from their best team not injured? Has to be atleast 6 years ago. I.e. It basically never happens.

Prelim Final v Adelaide?

 

[Larry Donohue]

IMO Cockatoo way too valuable as a forward or atleast forward of centre. Plus I wouldn't trust his hamstrings lasting a full game if he's running off HB all day.

Half the problem up forward is little run off half back. Bews stewart and touhy have begun to rectify this. I think cocky would complete it. Ball movement would then allow our forwards leading room and space. Also strong with good marking and spoiling skill.
Backs himself.
The new line breaking wojo

 

[Cronin]

Half the problem up forward is little run off half back. Bews stewart and touhy have begun to rectify this. I think cocky would complete it. Ball movement would then allow our forwards leading room and space. Also strong with good marking and spoiling skill.
Backs himself.
The new line breaking wojo

I see what your saying but it's a bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul because with the lack of durability with our small forwards in particular he is an 'X factor' that we just don't have otherwise.

I would rather play Thurlow off HB because that's where he was drafted to play and IMO would be now if he didn't do his knee.

 

[Seeds]

Prelim Final v Adelaide?

Lol you may right. Cam guthrie and mccarthy probably the only two missing who could be considered top 22. But they are few and far between.

 

[Partridge]

I see what your saying but it's a bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul because with the lack of durability with our small forwards in particular he is an 'X factor' that we just don't have otherwise.

I would rather play Thurlow off HB because that's where he was drafted to play and IMO would be now if he didn't do his knee.

Thurlow was fit this season. He just wasn’t selected for the finals.

 

[Cronin]

Thurlow was fit this season. He just wasn’t selected for the finals.

He should have been, we needed run and carry.

Maybe if Thurlow was played more then Motlop could have been played forward and our forward structure might not have looked so shit.

 

[Daniel McL]

Um so even in unrealistic scenario with no injuries we basically have zero depth. Save for stanley. Scary.

You don't count Horlin-Smith or Ruggles as depth yet you count Stanley as depth... classic

 

[PatrickBateman]

Moltops gone dude

Really?

Was your post supposed to have a punchline or what?

 

[Vdubs]

You'd also think that they prefer to play someone else who doesn't require to be player managed excessively every week.

I personally prefer us getting more games into Buzza if he's going to be the next Ben Brown.

The BB similarity I fear relates mainly to HAIR.
Footy skills-wise there is a huge gulf at present.
It may evolve, but I saw BB in his infancy as a player, and he already had a presence and clear skills both in the air and kicking.

 

[Seeds]

You don't count Horlin-Smith or Ruggles as depth yet you count Stanley as depth... classic

Ruggles and stanley are depth. GHS is only depth on small grounds like etihad, geelong or scg.

By the way i didnt type that stanley bit. Someone has edited my post.

 

[Seeds]

Really?

Was your post supposed to have a punchline or what?

You are talking about us having motlop in 2018. Or are you refering to someone that isnt motlop when you refer to motlop types

 

[Vdubs]

When is the last time geelong has only had 1-2 players from their best team not injured? Has to be atleast 6 years ago. I.e. It basically never happens.

2007

 

[Two Planks]

Bews Henderson Stewart
Touhy Taylor Z Guthrie
Duncan Menegola Thurlow
Cockatoo Hawkins Parfitt
Ablett Dangerfield Menzel
Smith J Selwood S Selwood
Buzza Ruggles
C Guthrie McCarthy