Opinion Consensus Best 22

[stretcharmstrong]

He will be doing very well if he is best 22 by the end of the year. Not counting him out, and I'd love him to make it, but he hasn't played football for a long time and may need a season in the VFL to establish himself and get confidence back in his body. Plus Neeld has never seen the kid play and may end up not rating.

Like I said, would love the kid to make it, but he is coming from a long way back to be best 22 by the end of the season.

I think he has the talent and determination to make big strides once his body reaches a bit if an equilibrium. Don't think that'll be this year though. And that's not negativity or a knock on Max, I'm more than happy for him to be cautiously managed thru this season in the hope that he gets thru to the end of next preseason without another major injury.

If he can do that, and play a mix of 5-8 vfl games and 5-8 afl games thus year, I reckon things will be looking very good for him.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Is it finals this weekend? Waiting for the Monday morning crack the shits on BF after you chop on for 1 to a pie chucker.

It is finals again this weekend!!

I'd rather be celebrating after making a ton!

 

[PeeRod]

Matt Jones and James Magner have been super consistent over the pre-season and many times in your best performers yet none of you have either in your teams. Any reason for this?

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Matt Jones and James Magner have been super consistent over the pre-season and many times in your best performers yet none of you have either in your teams. Any reason for this?

Matt Jones has only really come into calculations over the last couple of games, and more so from yesterday. He didn't do much prior to that. He is a smokey for Round 1. Magner isn't in any sides as he is on the rookie list and we currently only have Max Gawn on the LTI but that finishes in a week or two. Unless something changes he won't be eligible to play.

 

[PeeRod]

Thanks for that. Interesting regarding Magner. Didnt realise he was still rookie listed.

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Thanks for that. Interesting regarding Magner. Didnt realise he was still rookie listed.

When you look at how he has played over the last month he probably deserves a place come Round 1. Matt Jones himself might get his spot.

 

[stretcharmstrong]

Wait a minute, are we going to be in a position where we simply cannot make Magner eligible for round 1?

Surely not? He would have to have been in our top 5 performers over preseason.

 

[ponsdale]

Wait a minute, are we going to be in a position where we simply cannot make Magner eligible for round 1?

Surely not? He would have to have been in our top 5 performers over preseason.

Don't we just leave Gawn on LTI until we need him?

 

[lose]

Don't we just leave Gawn on LTI until we need him?

no cos we want him to play vfl footy

 

[stretcharmstrong]

Well that's bollocks if you ask me. We need Magner playing firsts more than we need Gawn playing seconds at the moment. Interesting spot, and poor management by the club if it is the case.

 

[Tulip]

Well that's bollocks if you ask me. We need Magner playing firsts more than we need Gawn playing seconds at the moment. Interesting spot, and poor management by the club if it is the case.

We'll give Evans and Jones a go before him I guess.

 

[CTHORANGE]

Well that's bollocks if you ask me. We need Magner playing firsts more than we need Gawn playing seconds at the moment. Interesting spot, and poor management by the club if it is the case.

No doubt Magner is not a highly talented ball user, but he is right up there as one of our most talented workers, and it'll be disapointing if he cannot be considered in the round 1 team

 

[ponsdale]

no cos we want him to play vfl footy

Good point, I hadn't considered that implication.

 

[PureFooty]

Is the same James Magner we're all bagging mid last year for being too slow, and a VFL player at best? He's clearly not in our best 22, may be a hard worker but his disposal and pace are just too poor for the AFL level. Jones, Trengove, Viney, Toumpas, Sylvia, Mckenzie, Rodan, Brynes, Blease, Grimes, Evans all clearly ahead of him. Seeing as he isn't versatile either, his spot is narrowed to inside mid, which then puts him up against Jones, Trengove, Viney, Mzkenzie, still nowhere near as good as either.