Opinion Best side 2018

[Seeds]

I think Cockatoo is the wildcard here. If he is fit, can see him as an explosive mid, allowing Danger more time forward. I see GAJ as a luxury, and hopefully we get to see him anywhere on the ground- his delivery is an asset everywhere, the best in our team. SS will do the protector role, and then we have Duncan, Guthrie and Menegola alternating as mids.
I'd like Selwood Joel to play and stay "centre" and dominate there.
Our depth this year is "potentially" scary.
Parsons, Thurlow, Gregson, Parfitt, Linc should all have better seasons.
I really think Guth jnr will ultimately be the new Mackie

i think both cockatoo and kelly are wildcards. kelly is 23 and can seriously play.

 

[Larry Donohue]

Stewart Henderson Bews
Tuohy Taylor Kolo
Parfitt Duncan Kelly
Crameri Hawkins McCarthy
Menzel Dangerfield Cockatoo
Smith Selwood Ablett
Menegola Scooter Fogarty Blicavs
Emer Guthrie Thurlow Buzza Stanley Murdoch Parsons Gregson Jones Cunico Miers Constable Zuthrie Simpson Narkle GHS Gardiner House Henry Hayball

If we dont have a decent reserves this year there is something wrong.

When all players give up 5 per cent of income to get Lynch we'll be unstoppable

 

[sherrif]

I know it is only AFLX, but Blicavs looks a heap better when he is allowed to use his running ability to lead towards the ball carrier, rather than on a wing where from an outsiders point of view he seems to run to the wrong places at times. I think he would be a much better player if he was played across half forward in a roaming role. Kelly will be a deadset weapon for you guys a s well.
An outsiders point of view of your best 22 is:
B Thurlow Taylor Stewart
HB: Tuohy Henderson Bews
C: Kelly Mengola Duncan
R: Smith Ablett Selwood
HF: Blicavs Hawkins Cockatoo
FF: Partiff Dangerfield Menzel

I/C S.Selwood, Fogarty, Kolo, Guthrie

 

[winty]

Based on Champion Data player rankings (ranking in brackets)

B: Bews (16th) Henderson (12th) Kolodjashnij (17th)
HB: C.Guthrie (13th) Taylor (10th) Tuohy (11th)
C: Duncan (4th) Dangerfield (1st) Menegola (7th)
HF: McCarthy (18th) Blicavs (9th) Murdoch (15th)
F: Menzel (8th) Hawkins (6th) Stanley (14th)
Foll: Smith (5th) Ablett (3rd) J.Selwood (2nd)
Int: Cockatoo (20th) Parsons (22nd) S.Selwood (19th) Stewart (21st)
Emerg: Parfitt (23rd) Horlin-Smith (24th) Thurlow (25th)

 

[ADA23]

Based on Champion Data player rankings (ranking in brackets)

B: Bews (16th) Henderson (12th) Kolodjashnij (17th)
HB: C.Guthrie (13th) Taylor (10th) Tuohy (11th)
C: Duncan (4th) Dangerfield (1st) Menegola (7th)
HF: McCarthy (18th) Blicavs (9th) Murdoch (15th)
F: Menzel (8th) Hawkins (6th) Stanley (14th)
Foll: Smith (5th) Ablett (3rd) J.Selwood (2nd)
Int: Cockatoo (20th) Parsons (22nd) S.Selwood (19th) Stewart (21st)
Emerg: Parfitt (23rd) Horlin-Smith (24th) Thurlow (25th)

I actually like this, now which new players come in

Fogharty, Crameri for Murdoch and Stanley

Parfitt for parsons

Puzzled why Stewart ranked 21st

 

[Vdubs]

Based on Champion Data player rankings (ranking in brackets)

B: Bews (16th) Henderson (12th) Kolodjashnij (17th)
HB: C.Guthrie (13th) Taylor (10th) Tuohy (11th)
C: Duncan (4th) Dangerfield (1st) Menegola (7th)
HF: McCarthy (18th) Blicavs (9th) Murdoch (15th)
F: Menzel (8th) Hawkins (6th) Stanley (14th)
Foll: Smith (5th) Ablett (3rd) J.Selwood (2nd)
Int: Cockatoo (20th) Parsons (22nd) S.Selwood (19th) Stewart (21st)
Emerg: Parfitt (23rd) Horlin-Smith (24th) Thurlow (25th)

Have always said we underrate our trio of big men too much.
Love that Smith got 5th.
Somehow, the brains trust at GFC must formulate a new way to beat the current regimes. We need to utilise our strengths from the get go, and play Smith, Stanley and Blic in positions that make them the weapons they should be. Just because Tigers and other teams don't have this height upside, we do. Up to us to make it happen.

 

[Mr Meow]

Based on Champion Data player rankings (ranking in brackets)

B: Bews (16th) Henderson (12th) Kolodjashnij (17th)
HB: C.Guthrie (13th) Taylor (10th) Tuohy (11th)
C: Duncan (4th) Dangerfield (1st) Menegola (7th)
HF: McCarthy (18th) Blicavs (9th) Murdoch (15th)
F: Menzel (8th) Hawkins (6th) Stanley (14th)
Foll: Smith (5th) Ablett (3rd) J.Selwood (2nd)
Int: Cockatoo (20th) Parsons (22nd) S.Selwood (19th) Stewart (21st)
Emerg: Parfitt (23rd) Horlin-Smith (24th) Thurlow (25th)

Was found to be fallacies in this exercise but the main ones concern that forward line. Hawkins and Menzel were main stays, no question. However McCarthy only played a couple of games, while Stanley and Blicavs were rarely forward - midfield and ruck time will obviously inflate CD points. Murdoch perhaps scrapes in as a utility but even he had a lot of midfield time. Anyway those four players had 37 goals between them in 2017. If they made up a forward line it would function so long as Hawkins and Menzel get 150 between them.

FWIW I think if McCarthy finds form there is a spot for him or Gregson. More often than not I'd like one of Ablett and Dangerfield forward as our depth struggles more there than in the midfield. I'd rather Menzel at full forward, further Buzza development or even trialling Crameri before shoehorning Blicavs and/or Stanley up there.

Meanwhile Guthrie that far ahead of Stewart is a head scratcher to say the least, perhaps again due to midfield minutes or emphasis on accumulation ahead of decisiveness.

 

[Mr Meow]

Have always said we underrate our trio of big men too much.
Love that Smith got 5th.
Somehow, the brains trust at GFC must formulate a new way to beat the current regimes. We need to utilise our strengths from the get go, and play Smith, Stanley and Blic in positions that make them the weapons they should be. Just because Tigers and other teams don't have this height upside, we do. Up to us to make it happen.

I disagree. A prominently featuring second ruckman and utility spending majority of time in the midfield are likely to be top 15 for this. Rewarding them for this with a CHF post and third (fourth?) tall forward position are unlikely to be the answers. Dropping one, and keeping one as a utility/second ruckman is my preferred option, with a capable third option waiting in the VFL if injury strikes.

 

[Mningasimisonda]

I know it is only AFLX, but Blicavs looks a heap better when he is allowed to use his running ability to lead towards the ball carrier, rather than on a wing where from an outsiders point of view he seems to run to the wrong places at times. I think he would be a much better player if he was played across half forward in a roaming role. Kelly will be a deadset weapon for you guys a s well.
An outsiders point of view of your best 22 is:
B Thurlow Taylor Stewart
HB: Tuohy Henderson Bews
C: Kelly Mengola Duncan
R: Smith Ablett Selwood
HF: Blicavs Hawkins Cockatoo
FF: Partiff Dangerfield Menzel

I/C S.Selwood, Fogarty, Kolo, Guthrie

It will be good to see the new draftees play, but I don't think they'll hand a game to them that easily.

There's lots of guys like McCarthy and Gregson coming back from injury, and players like Zuthrie, Parsons, Buzza and Simpson who they'll want to get more experience into.

 

[strauchnyy]

My team and analysis:

FB: Bews - Taylor - Stewart
HB: Touhy - Henderson - Blicavs
C: Guthrie - J.Selwood - Duncan
HF: Crameri - Hawkins - Kelly
FF: Cockatoo - Dangerfield - Fogarty
Fol: Smith - Ablett - S.Selwood
Int: Menegola - Parfitt - Thurlow - Gregson

Emg: Kolo - Menzel - Z.Guthrie

DEFENCE

Taylor and Hendo the 2 talls with Blicavs playing that sweeping 3rd tall taking intercept marks (an area he's improved) and being mobile, running off his man up the field and linking up. Also playing 2nd ruckman, with Thurlow also playing that quarterback role. Bews takes the small forward, Stewart takes the dangerous mid sized forward leaving Touhy to take the 6th forward and setting up play. Guthrie can also help. It's a mobile quicker defence than we've had the last few years. I don't think Kolo has any standout ability to command a spot and I prefer the Blicavs 3rd tall set up. Kolo obviously first in line. And Z.Guthrie first small defender in line who I rate highly.

MID

Inside mids of: J.Selwood, S. Selwood, Menegola with Danger playing mid 50%. Kelly, Cockatoo and Parfitt to also give a chop out as inside mids. Ablett, Duncan the outside polish with Gregson also running as an outside mid linking up between the arcs. Guthrie and S.Selwood the defensive and protecting mids with Guthrie the the run with player (I prefer S.Selwood being a general defensive/tackling mid blocking for Dangerwoodlett). I reiterate - Gregson is a mid, not a forward but I can see him resting up forward to provide extra pressure. A team with Danger, Selwood, Ablett, Duncan, Menegola, S.Selwood, Guthrie, Parfitt, Kelly, Cockatoo and Gregson is going to be strong. A GREAT combination of hardness, outside polish, pace, defensive ability and star factor. I really think Kelly will be a real cog in the line up, the glue that is different to the other mids in that he is more a run and carry player.. only Danger is also a run and carry player.

FOWARD

I prefer Danger playing half as FF with Hawkins the CHF creating space. Imagine Danger + Cocky the 2 forwards inside 50. Probably our 2 best 1-1 players. Danger will also be needed half the time in the mid. When Danger goes into the mid, Hawkins returns to FF, Crameri and Menegola sharing the CHF marking role. Either way, we are more mobile. Fogarty has proven in his jnr career to be a tackling machine and he is the defensive forward we've been crying for. He will lock it in our 50 SO MUCH BETTER than anyone else in our team and will use his quickness and skill to create opportunities. Will later develop into a mid but in 2018 his role is forward pocket. Crameri gets the nod just over Menzel but i'm genuinely 50/50 on this. Menzel is probably our best attacking player but his injuries have ruined his agility to turn and chase. Crameri is 70% as good as menzel but Menzel is about 50% as good around the ground defending so I've gone Crameri as I think he suits our forward set up better.. but I still love Menz. Kelly is only on the flank because he can play there and link mids to forwards with his run and carry but I expect him to be 50% mid. Parfitt and Gregson are to play mainly as mids but will be forced to the forward line due to star quality. Menegola also rests as a marking threat in the forward line when not playing as the workman like clearance player.. he can find match ups that suit him in the forward line at random parts in the game. Cockatoo also to play as an impact player in the middle but I see him as a powerful forward type player that ones all his 1-1s. Overall Hawkins, Fogarty and Crameri/Menzel are our only full time forwards with Danger, Cockatoo, Kelly, Menegola, Gregson also having stints up the field. We could also float Blicavs there.


Overall it's a very mobile, balanced team with lots of individual roles. We won our flags because each player had a role to play.. I think lately we've fallen off that mantra and just won games from individual star power. This year I think players will have defined roles, know their roles and be a more cohesive unit. Hopefully Scott and co recognise this and it is implemented.

 

[Vdubs]

My team and analysis:

FB: Bews - Taylor - Stewart
HB: Touhy - Henderson - Blicavs
C: Guthrie - J.Selwood - Duncan
HF: Crameri - Hawkins - Kelly
FF: Cockatoo - Dangerfield - Fogarty
Fol: Smith - Ablett - S.Selwood
Int: Menegola - Parfitt - Thurlow - Gregson

Emg: Kolo - Menzel - Z.Guthrie

DEFENCE

Taylor and Hendo the 2 talls with Blicavs playing that sweeping 3rd tall taking intercept marks (an area he's improved) and being mobile, running off his man up the field and linking up. Also playing 2nd ruckman, with Thurlow also playing that quarterback role. Bews takes the small forward, Stewart takes the dangerous mid sized forward leaving Touhy to take the 6th forward and setting up play. Guthrie can also help. It's a mobile quicker defence than we've had the last few years. I don't think Kolo has any standout ability to command a spot and I prefer the Blicavs 3rd tall set up. Kolo obviously first in line. And Z.Guthrie first small defender in line who I rate highly.

MID

Inside mids of: J.Selwood, S. Selwood, Menegola with Danger playing mid 50%. Kelly, Cockatoo and Parfitt to also give a chop out as inside mids. Ablett, Duncan the outside polish with Gregson also running as an outside mid linking up between the arcs. Guthrie and S.Selwood the defensive and protecting mids with Guthrie the the run with player (I prefer S.Selwood being a general defensive/tackling mid blocking for Dangerwoodlett). I reiterate - Gregson is a mid, not a forward but I can see him resting up forward to provide extra pressure. A team with Danger, Selwood, Ablett, Duncan, Menegola, S.Selwood, Guthrie, Parfitt, Kelly, Cockatoo and Gregson is going to be strong. A GREAT combination of hardness, outside polish, pace, defensive ability and star factor. I really think Kelly will be a real cog in the line up, the glue that is different to the other mids in that he is more a run and carry player.. only Danger is also a run and carry player.

FOWARD

I prefer Danger playing half as FF with Hawkins the CHF creating space. Imagine Danger + Cocky the 2 forwards inside 50. Probably our 2 best 1-1 players. Danger will also be needed half the time in the mid. When Danger goes into the mid, Hawkins returns to FF, Crameri and Menegola sharing the CHF marking role. Either way, we are more mobile. Fogarty has proven in his jnr career to be a tackling machine and he is the defensive forward we've been crying for. He will lock it in our 50 SO MUCH BETTER than anyone else in our team and will use his quickness and skill to create opportunities. Will later develop into a mid but in 2018 his role is forward pocket. Crameri gets the nod just over Menzel but i'm genuinely 50/50 on this. Menzel is probably our best attacking player but his injuries have ruined his agility to turn and chase. Crameri is 70% as good as menzel but Menzel is about 50% as good around the ground defending so I've gone Crameri as I think he suits our forward set up better.. but I still love Menz. Kelly is only on the flank because he can play there and link mids to forwards with his run and carry but I expect him to be 50% mid. Parfitt and Gregson are to play mainly as mids but will be forced to the forward line due to star quality. Menegola also rests as a marking threat in the forward line when not playing as the workman like clearance player.. he can find match ups that suit him in the forward line at random parts in the game. Cockatoo also to play as an impact player in the middle but I see him as a powerful forward type player that ones all his 1-1s. Overall Hawkins, Fogarty and Crameri/Menzel are our only full time forwards with Danger, Cockatoo, Kelly, Menegola, Gregson also having stints up the field. We could also float Blicavs there.


Overall it's a very mobile, balanced team with lots of individual roles. We won our flags because each player had a role to play.. I think lately we've fallen off that mantra and just won games from individual star power. This year I think players will have defined roles, know their roles and be a more cohesive unit. Hopefully Scott and co recognise this and it is implemented.

Nicely constructed post and team, BUT,
Fogarty > Menzel?

 

[strauchnyy]

Nicely constructed post and team, BUT,
Fogarty > Menzel?

Cheers.

That could be 1 change to the team. I love menz but the reason I put Fogarty there is because I think he compliments the forward line so well. Small, uninjured, nippy and a tackling machine.

I think we have 1 spot for Menzel/Crameri in the team as they effectively play the same role. Fogarty and Menzel's roles a subtly different.

 

[CatRiot]

Starting to think along these lines...

FB: Bews - Henderson - Kolojashnij
HB: Touhy - Taylor - Stewart
C: Guthrie - J.Selwood - Duncan
HF: Crameri - *Buzza/Blicavs/Stanley - Kelly
FF: Cockatoo - Hawkins - Fogarty
Fol: Smith - Ablett - Dangerfield
Int: Menegola - Parfitt - Thurlow - Menzel

Emerg: Zuthrie, McCarthy, Parsons, Murdoch, Gregson

* All depends who has form stays in, will perform back-up ruck duties...
** Scooter could work his way back into the side when injury free, might push out Parfitt or Thurlow out.

*** Ablett and Dangerfield rest forward, sending either Menegola, Kelly, Cockatoo or Parfitt for small stints in the midfield on rotation.

 

[Vdubs]

Starting to think along these lines...

FB: Bews - Henderson - Kolojashnij
HB: Touhy - Taylor - Stewart
C: Guthrie - J.Selwood - Duncan
HF: Crameri - *Buzza/Blicavs/Stanley - Kelly
FF: Cockatoo - Hawkins - Fogarty
Fol: Smith - Ablett - Dangerfield
Int: Menegola - Parfitt - Thurlow - Menzel

Emerg: Zuthrie, McCarthy, Parsons, Murdoch, Gregson

* All depends who has form stays in, will perform back-up ruck duties...
** Scooter could work his way back into the side when injury free, might push out Parfitt or Thurlow out.

*** Ablett and Dangerfield rest forward, sending either Menegola, Kelly, Cockatoo or Parfitt for small stints in the midfield on rotation.

Great lineup.
I'm allowing for Hendo being awol until rd 10, being pragmatic or pessimistic here, and therefore Blic at FB, Stanley CHF, with your provisos on form.

 

[Larry Donohue]

Stewart Henderson Bews
Tuohy Taylor Kolo
Parfitt Duncan Kelly
Crameri Hawkins McCarthy
Menzel Dangerfield Cockatoo
Smith Selwood Ablett
Menegola Scooter Fogarty Blicavs
Emer Guthrie Thurlow Buzza Stanley Murdoch Parsons Gregson Jones Cunico Miers Constable Zuthrie Simpson Narkle GHS Gardiner House Henry Hayball

If we dont have a decent reserves this year there is something wrong.

When all players give up 5 per cent of income to get Lynch we'll be unstoppable

My team and analysis:

FB: Bews - Taylor - Stewart
HB: Touhy - Henderson - Blicavs
C: Guthrie - J.Selwood - Duncan
HF: Crameri - Hawkins - Kelly
FF: Cockatoo - Dangerfield - Fogarty
Fol: Smith - Ablett - S.Selwood
Int: Menegola - Parfitt - Thurlow - Gregson

Emg: Kolo - Menzel - Z.Guthrie

DEFENCE

Taylor and Hendo the 2 talls with Blicavs playing that sweeping 3rd tall taking intercept marks (an area he's improved) and being mobile, running off his man up the field and linking up. Also playing 2nd ruckman, with Thurlow also playing that quarterback role. Bews takes the small forward, Stewart takes the dangerous mid sized forward leaving Touhy to take the 6th forward and setting up play. Guthrie can also help. It's a mobile quicker defence than we've had the last few years. I don't think Kolo has any standout ability to command a spot and I prefer the Blicavs 3rd tall set up. Kolo obviously first in line. And Z.Guthrie first small defender in line who I rate highly.

MID

Inside mids of: J.Selwood, S. Selwood, Menegola with Danger playing mid 50%. Kelly, Cockatoo and Parfitt to also give a chop out as inside mids. Ablett, Duncan the outside polish with Gregson also running as an outside mid linking up between the arcs. Guthrie and S.Selwood the defensive and protecting mids with Guthrie the the run with player (I prefer S.Selwood being a general defensive/tackling mid blocking for Dangerwoodlett). I reiterate - Gregson is a mid, not a forward but I can see him resting up forward to provide extra pressure. A team with Danger, Selwood, Ablett, Duncan, Menegola, S.Selwood, Guthrie, Parfitt, Kelly, Cockatoo and Gregson is going to be strong. A GREAT combination of hardness, outside polish, pace, defensive ability and star factor. I really think Kelly will be a real cog in the line up, the glue that is different to the other mids in that he is more a run and carry player.. only Danger is also a run and carry player.

FOWARD

I prefer Danger playing half as FF with Hawkins the CHF creating space. Imagine Danger + Cocky the 2 forwards inside 50. Probably our 2 best 1-1 players. Danger will also be needed half the time in the mid. When Danger goes into the mid, Hawkins returns to FF, Crameri and Menegola sharing the CHF marking role. Either way, we are more mobile. Fogarty has proven in his jnr career to be a tackling machine and he is the defensive forward we've been crying for. He will lock it in our 50 SO MUCH BETTER than anyone else in our team and will use his quickness and skill to create opportunities. Will later develop into a mid but in 2018 his role is forward pocket. Crameri gets the nod just over Menzel but i'm genuinely 50/50 on this. Menzel is probably our best attacking player but his injuries have ruined his agility to turn and chase. Crameri is 70% as good as menzel but Menzel is about 50% as good around the ground defending so I've gone Crameri as I think he suits our forward set up better.. but I still love Menz. Kelly is only on the flank because he can play there and link mids to forwards with his run and carry but I expect him to be 50% mid. Parfitt and Gregson are to play mainly as mids but will be forced to the forward line due to star quality. Menegola also rests as a marking threat in the forward line when not playing as the workman like clearance player.. he can find match ups that suit him in the forward line at random parts in the game. Cockatoo also to play as an impact player in the middle but I see him as a powerful forward type player that ones all his 1-1s. Overall Hawkins, Fogarty and Crameri/Menzel are our only full time forwards with Danger, Cockatoo, Kelly, Menegola, Gregson also having stints up the field. We could also float Blicavs there.


Overall it's a very mobile, balanced team with lots of individual roles. We won our flags because each player had a role to play.. I think lately we've fallen off that mantra and just won games from individual star power. This year I think players will have defined roles, know their roles and be a more cohesive unit. Hopefully Scott and co recognise this and it is implemented.

Well thats just out a d out rude not even having me as an emergency

 

[terry_bright]

From a healthy list to choose from :

B T.Stewart L.Henderson J.Bews
HB Z.Tuohy H.Taylor J.Kolojashnij
C M.Duncan S.Selwood C.Guthrie
HF N.Cockatoo D.Menzel B.Parfitt
F G.Ablett T.Hawkins L.Fogarty
Foll Z.Smith J.Selwood P.Dangerfield
Int M.Blicavs T.Kelly
J.Thurlow S.Menegola

Em S.Crameri J.Cunico C.Gregson
R.Stanley Z.Guthrie R.Gardner / T.House


I reckon at this stage there are 17 locks going into round 1.
Those who haven't IMO would be:
- Fogarty
- Kelly
- Parfitt (shows alot of potential and is still young but if he doesn't keep improving could well be dropped. I am a fan)
- Thurlow (if he hasn't improved significantly from last season, he'll be gone)
- Menzel (if he's as one dimenstional as last year and others improve he's in strife IMO. I think he can play as a marking forward (effectively a key forward) if his body holds up. His lack of 2nd/3rd efforts and defensive pressure/run is a big problem)

also would love to see 3 - 4 youngsters step up and cement their spots and look like long term players (Parfitt, Z.Guthrie, Kelly, Fogarty, House, Gardner, Cunico, Buzza, Simpson, Parsons etc)

will be watching closely the development of our young key defenders and key forwards. Really need one of House or Gardner to step up and the same goes for Buzza or Ratugolea up forward. A key position stocks aren't the strongest IMO. Otherwise we'll have to get a couple through a trade or FA over the next year or 2.

 

[witsend]

Cheers.

That could be 1 change to the team. I love menz but the reason I put Fogarty there is because I think he compliments the forward line so well. Small, uninjured, nippy and a tackling machine.

I think we have 1 spot for Menzel/Crameri in the team as they effectively play the same role. Fogarty and Menzel's roles a subtly different.

I think Menzel is a lock. Too talented and dangerous. His lack of Defense was exposed last year but mainly due to the lack of small defensive forwards we had last year through injury. Menzel will be able to play his natural game more this year with the likes of McCarthy, Gregson, Miers and Cocky available, among others.
Bottom line, Menzel kicked 40+ last year. He makes defenders nervous...

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I think Menzel is a lock. Too talented and dangerous. His lack of Defense was exposed last year but mainly due to the lack of small defensive forwards we had last year through injury. Menzel will be able to play his natural game more this year with the likes of McCarthy, Gregson, Miers and Cocky available, among others.
Bottom line, Menzel kicked 40+ last year. He makes defenders nervous...

Menzels spot to me depends on what you pick around him. If you pick two specialist smalls who defend and tackle hard like fogarty and cockatoo or even kelly they can cover his lack of defensive running. If you pick two smalls that don't defend as well (for example mccarthy and parsons) then i think menzel becomes one non defensive player too many.

 

[CatRiot]

I reckon there is one or two places in the Best 22 for the likes of McCarthy, Gregson, Fogarty, Parsons, Parfitt.... I wonder who would get the nod.

 

[Ratcat]

I reckon there is one or two places in the Best 22 for the likes of McCarthy, Gregson, Fogarty, Parsons, Parfitt.... I wonder who would get the nod.

Parfitt has a habit of looking good but not often enough, l reckon with the others pressing he'll start hunting harder.
He'll need too.
Also Blitz to CHF with his marking and run or maybe defensive side CHB intercept marking.
Big year ahead for Blitz l hope, he looks great so far.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Ok a couple of left field predictions for this year.

1) Barring injuries, Parsons and O'Connor to combine for 20+ games.
2) Menegola and Menzel to both play VFL at some point.

 

[BIGANT]

Parfitt & Gregson have had good pre-season's reportably, generally the mc reward what's happened on the track. Not sure on the others mentioned

 

[CatRiot]

Ok a couple of left field predictions for this year.

1) Barring injuries, Parsons and O'Connor to combine for 20+ games.
2) Menegola and Menzel to both play VFL at some point.

Unlikely with O'Connor IMO, Emergency in JLT, should be named if he has any chance this season.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Unlikely with O'Connor IMO, Emergency in JLT, should be named if he has any chance this season.

I think he's coming back from injury so maybe he's not quite ready?

But he was so highly rated in Ireland (talk of being not just the best prospect in his yeah but one of the best prospects in a long time) that I think he could massively step up. We're also not blessed for defensive minded mids/wingers so if he improves there could easily be a spot for him. Parsons also seems like the forgotten man. He seems to be remembered for his last few games when he was clearly tired from a long season but people have forgotten that he did some great things at times last year.

 

[Warhorse]

FB: Bews - Taylor - Stewart
HB: Guthrie - Henderson - Thurlow
C: Tuohy - J.Selwood - Duncan
HF: Cockatoo - Hawkins - Kelly
FF: Menzel - Dangerfield - Fogarty
Fol: Smith - Ablett - S.Selwood
Int: Menegola - Parfitt - Blicavs - Gregson

Backs
I'm expecting Thurlow to recover strongly from injury. Wanted to put Zuthrie in as he was good in a final. Two talls and stewart whos plays taller than his actual height. Is stewart doesnt play then kolo comes in. Its tempting to play guthrie as a defender then allowing him a quarter in the midfield. His best games are when he comes into the midfield as an impact player in the 3rd/4th quarters.

McCarthy and Gregson are borderline making the team. No much between them just think gregson has more ability to push up the ground a little better.

I think a fully fit crameri gets in the team at the expense of menzel depending on who we play.