Carlton's Best 22

[GoYouBlues]

O.K., you are a Carlton selector. Who are the top 22 players you'd pick if everyone was available. Here's mine in the old fashioned way of naming a team:

F: Betts, Fevola, Carazzo

HF: Simpson, Kruezer, Fisher

C: Gibbs, Stevens, Murphy

HB: Walker, Waite, Bentick

B: Thornton, Jamison, Wiggins

Ruck:Cloke, Judd, Murphy

Interchange: Scotland, Hadley, Bower, Bannister



The last 5 are going to be argued this way or that way. Who would you leave out of this team and by whom?

 

[Athomas]

Sweet we have two Murphy's now!

 

[BlueYoss]

O.K., you are a Carlton selector. Who are the top 22 players you'd pick if everyone was available. Here's mine in the old fashioned way of naming a team:

F: Betts, Fevola, Carazzo

HF: Simpson, Kruezer, Fisher

C: Gibbs, Stevens, Murphy

HB: Walker, Waite, Bentick

B: Thornton, Jamison, Wiggins

Ruck:Cloke, Judd, Murphy

Interchange: Scotland, Hadley, Bower, Bannister



The last 5 are going to be argued this way or that way. Who would you leave out of this team and by whom?

I'd prob have 2 Judds or 2 Gibbs' before 2 Murphys

 

[pigeon26]

b Thornton Jamison Armfield

hb Walker Waite Scotland

c Simpson Stevens Gibbs

hf Fisher Kreuzer Houlihan

f Betts Fevola Wiggins

r Cloke Judd Murphy

int Grigg Bower Carrazzo Bentick

 

[GoYouBlues]

I'd prob have 2 Judds or 2 Gibbs' before 2 Murphys

Thanks for your help!

 

[gbatman]

ok this has been done but I will have a go:

IMO currently our best side is:

B: Thornton Jamison Grigg
HB: Scotland Waite Austin
C: Simpson Judd Stevens
HF: Walker Russell Fisher
F: Betts Fevola Wiggins
O/B: Kreuzer Gibbs Murphy
IC: Browne Cloke Bower Carrazzo
EM: Edwards Armfield Bentick

 

[Dima]

O.K., you are a Carlton selector. Who are the top 22 players you'd pick if everyone was available. Here's mine in the old fashioned way of naming a team:

F: Betts, Fevola, Carazzo

HF: Simpson, Kruezer, Fisher

C: Gibbs, Stevens, Murphy

HB: Walker, Waite, Bentick

B: Thornton, Jamison, Wiggins

Ruck:Cloke, Judd, Murphy

Interchange: Scotland, Hadley, Bower, Bannister



The last 5 are going to be argued this way or that way. Who would you leave out of this team and by whom?

This squad is too slow for my liking, particularly the defence.
Also Wiggins and Bentick would never play those roles unless we were desperate I wouldn't think.

Mine is as follows:

F: Betts, Fevola, Kreuzer

HF: Simpson, Fisher, Houlihan

C: Gibbs, Stevens, Murphy

HB: Walker, Waite, Scotland

B: Thornton, Jamison, Grigg

Ruck:Cloke, Judd, Hadley

Interchange: Wiggins, Carazzo, Bower, Bannister

I would not play Kreuzer at CHF until he grows bigger.
Carazzo would come on to play an extractor role in the midfield, possibly playing in the backline if necessary. Grigg is still young but seems to be playing pretty nicely back there.

Still not sure on Hadley, need to see more of him and how he interacts with the rest of the midfield, but based on what I have read and seen I think that he should be able to do Bentick's role nicely and with better disposal.

Hampson unlucky to miss, but need a big bodied ruck to help the Kreuze for now.

 

[GoYouBlues]

O.K., let's do this differently.

In some sort of order who would make your top 22?

1. Judd
2. Murphy
3. Gibbs
4. Fevola
5. Kruezer
6. Waite
7. Carazzo
8. Scotland
9. Jamison
10. Thornton
11. Stevens
12. Simpson
13. Fisher
14. Walker
15. Betts
16. Cloke
17. Bentick
18. Wiggins
19. Bower
20. Hadley
21. Bannister
22. Bentick

Emerg: Edwards, Armfield, Grigg, Austin

Who would you give the marching orders to? O'Halipan, Houlihan, Ackland

 

[BlueYoss]

Currently in best 22 and who to give marching orders to are two very different questions.

There are a lot of young players who aren't in our best 22 yet but should develop into there over the next year or 2.

 

[cesc]

O.K., let's do this differently.

In some sort of order who would make your top 22?

1. Judd
2. Murphy
3. Gibbs
4. Fevola
5. Kruezer
6. Waite
7. Carazzo
8. Scotland
9. Jamison
10. Thornton 11. Stevens
12. Simpson
13. Fisher
14. Walker
15. Betts
16. Cloke
17. Bentick
18. Wiggins
19. Bower
20. Hadley
21. Bannister
22. Bentick

Emerg: Edwards, Armfield, Grigg, Austin

Who would you give the marching orders to? O'Halipan, Houlihan, Ackland

carrazzo ahead of stevens!!

stevens should be in straight after fev

 

[GoYouBlues]

Currently in best 22 and who to give marching orders to are two very different questions.

There are a lot of young players who aren't in our best 22 yet but should develop into there over the next year or 2.

That is why I didn't include the young players in the 'marching orders' list. Would you agree that the three I listed won't make the final 22?

 

[GoYouBlues]

carrazzo ahead of stevens!!

stevens should be in straight after fev

We can agree to disagree on the positions of the 22, but at least they are in both yours and my 22.

 

[BlueYoss]

If not for injury Houlihan would have played every game this year and I'm not so quick to write Setanta off, he's definitely been plagued by injury this year, only last year his development week to week was more rapid than Grigg and Bower have shown this year.

 

[cesc]

We can agree to disagree on the positions of the 22, but at least they are in both yours and my 22.

agreed

 

[GoYouBlues]

If not for injury Houlihan would have played every game this year and I'm not so quick to write Setanta off, he's definitely been plagued by injury this year, only last year his development week to week was more rapid than Grigg and Bower have shown this year.

Has Setanta plateaued? Has he gone as far as he can?

 

[GoYouBlues]

If not for injury Houlihan would have played every game this year and I'm not so quick to write Setanta off, he's definitely been plagued by injury this year, only last year his development week to week was more rapid than Grigg and Bower have shown this year.

I reckon Houlihan is soft and a very over-rated footballer.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

O.K., let's do this differently.

In some sort of order who would make your top 22?

1. Judd
2. Murphy
3. Gibbs
4. Fevola
5. Kruezer
6. Waite
7. Carazzo
8. Scotland
9. Jamison
10. Thornton
11. Stevens
12. Simpson
13. Fisher
14. Walker
15. Betts
16. Cloke
17. Bentick
18. Wiggins
19. Bower
20. Hadley
21. Bannister
22. Bentick

Emerg: Edwards, Armfield, Grigg, Austin

Who would you give the marching orders to? O'Halipan, Houlihan, Ackland

So now we have 2 f--king Benticks as well as 2 Murphys and 2 irish brothers....

Five will love this

You are kidding not having Grigg in the 22 arent you and the positions of Carrazzo and Fisher... your having a laugh.

 

[GoYouBlues]

So now we have 2 f--king Benticks as well as 2 Murphys and 2 irish brothers....

Five will love this

You are kidding not having Grigg in the 22 arent you and the positions of Carrazzo and Fisher... your having a laugh.

List your top 22, Smart Ass, and we'll comment!

 

[TorresIsGod]

1. Bannister
2. Judd
3. Fevola
4. Gibbs
5. Jamison
6. Waite
7. Murphy
8. Stevens
9. Simpson
10. Scotland
11. Betts
12. Thornton
13. Kreuzer
14. Grigg
15. Bower
16. Walker
17. Browne
18. Hadley
19. Armfield
20. Austin
21. Cloke
22. Carrazzo

 

[Murph is baby Judd]

i thought itd be more entertaining to pick the squad thats going to push deep into finals next year

B: Thornton, Jamison, Browne
HB: Walker, Austin, Bower
C: Stevens, Judd, Scotland
HF: Simpson, Waite, Grigg
F: Kruezer, Fevola, Betts
R: Hampson, Gibbs, Murphy
I: Fisher, Carrazzo, Armfield, Wiggins

 

[jonoman89]

If i had every player ready for this saturday:

B: Thornton Jamison Browne
HB: Bower Austin Armfield
C: Simpson Gibbs Stevens
HF: Fisher Waite Walker
FF: Betts Fevola Kreuzer

R: Cloke Judd Murphy

I/C: Scotland, Grigg, Wiggins, Hadley

 

[djholmes]

FB: Carrazzo Thornton Bower

HB: Austin Jamison Scotland

C: Gibbs Stevens Walker

HF: Grigg Waite Simpson

FF: Fisher Fevola Betts

RR: Kreuzer Judd Murphy

Bench: Hampson, Hadley, Wiggins, Armfield

 

[Crippa#9]

B: Thornton Jamison Armfield
HB: Scotland Waite J.Bannister
C: Simpson Gibbs Walker
HF: Wiggins Kreuzer Murphy
FF: Betts Fevola Fisher
R: Hampson Judd Stevens
Int: Houlihan, Grigg, Hadley, Bower

 

[Alpha1]

Carrazzo? Still can't kick

 

[Doza]

This is a very funny thread GoYouBlues. You must be having a laugh with us. Either that, or the match comittee got it very wrong on the weekend.

The funniest one was Bentick HBF...