Heading into 2022 - make the big calls

[Mofra]

It's pretty simple. Make a call that we can all scrutinize so as the year progresses we can shower each other with praise or derision, or both.

Mine: Marra will play more games than Schache this season.

Dunkley will take Libba's first rotation CB spot by the end of the year.

Stef Martin will retire before the end of the year but stay on as a development coach

 

[weltschmerz]

Ed Richards

20

Ed Richards

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.4

4star

MG

201.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.3

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.5

3star

MG

198.3

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

232.4

4star

cements a best 22 place.

Riley Garcia has a great year and is headhunted by West Coast.

One of our big mids is out much of the year with injury.

Our first debutant is McComb.

 

[Dry Rot]

Due to Covid infections among the mids, Parker plays Round 1.

Holds his place in the team during the season.

Kicks the winning goal in the GF against surprise GF opponents the Suns, who had the best luck and best Covid controls in the comp.

Dan Hannebery and St Kilda are first seen on the same AFL football field together in Round 3, until a season ending hammie in the 7th minute takes him out of the game.

Bombers make the finals and lead all game in the knockout semi final vs Swans until Stringer couldn't be ****ed tackling, ball shoots forward and Heeney kicks the winning goal.

 

[ScragCity]

Bevo sacked before the season is through

 

[dergert]

McComb to play round 1.

 

[CarnTheScray]

Parker will play round 1 Covid or not

 

[fred cook]

1 Josh Dunkley

5

Josh Dunkley

Age

27

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

will re sign for 3 more years and be made Vice Captain for the Western Bulldogs

2 By round 2 somebody on this board will be complaining that they have to buy tickets for seats to our games and pay 10 $ for that procedure

 

[weltschmerz]

Naughton to be made VC.

 

[BrisDog]

Bailey Williams All-Australian half back flanker

 

[weltschmerz]

Caleb Daniel

35

Caleb Daniel

Age

27

Ht

171cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

19.5

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

CL

1.0

3star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

9.2

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

does double duty in the forward line and kicks 15.

 

[Boyd oh Boyd]

Bailey Dale

31

Bailey Dale

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.6

4star

MG

117.4

2star

D

9.0

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.7

3star

MG

117.4

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

4star

will play more VFL than AFL

 

[Fossie 32]

JUH will be our leading goal kicker and bag 5 in our GF victory

 

[The Buck]

Josh Bruce

17

Josh Bruce

Age

31

Ht

198cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.6

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

90.4

1star

D

8.9

2star

K

3.5

1star

HB

5.4

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.3

2star

MG

90.4

2star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.8

3star

makes a dramatic comeback in Round 5, kicking ten goals against, yes, you guessed it, North Melbourne.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

We beat Melbourne and then lose the next three games.

We make finals, but lose a prelim final.

 

[Mofra]

Ed Richards cements a best 22 place.

Riley Garcia has a great year and is headhunted by West Coast.

One of our big mids is out much of the year with injury.

Our first debutant is McComb.

I actully think each of these is very good and quite likely.

 

[dergert]

Bailey Dale will play more VFL than AFL

I don't know about the more games in the VFL call but I wouldn't be surprised if he struggled next year. Much in the vein of JJ.

 

[dogwatch]

Yes, I doubt Bailey Dale

31

Bailey Dale

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.6

4star

MG

117.4

2star

D

9.0

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.7

3star

MG

117.4

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

4star

will ever have a better year than he had in 2021. That's probably his peak and we should just hope he can stay close to it over the coming seasons.

Like Bailey Williams the year before (and you could perhaps include Caleb Daniel

35

Caleb Daniel

Age

27

Ht

171cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

19.5

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

CL

1.0

3star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

9.2

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

in this, although he had already proved himself to be a very good player) Dale had the raw skills which he had shown from early in his career. He just needed the guidance and the role in which he could develop confidence and excel.

So where do we look for the next Bailey Williams or Bailey Dale

31

Bailey Dale

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.6

4star

MG

117.4

2star

D

9.0

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.7

3star

MG

117.4

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

4star

? Who has been around for a few years and has shown he has all the skills and attributes but just underachieved?

I reckon Ed Richards

20

Ed Richards

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.4

4star

MG

201.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.3

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.5

3star

MG

198.3

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

232.4

4star

is set to be that player in 2022. If not him, maybe Riley Garcia, Josh Schache

19

Josh Schache

Age

26

Ht

199cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.3

3star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.5

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

10.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.8

4star

or Rhylee West

14

Rhylee West

Age

23

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

5.7

2star

HB

6.7

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

3star

G

0.5

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

13.0

4star

K

5.6

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.6

3star

.

 

[ScragCity]

I agree that Dale is unlikely to get much better. He was rated the number one general defender in the league so...there's not really much room for improvement. I don't see any reason to think he can't go on with it though. He's an incredible talent. Best kick in the league right now imo.

 

[Maverick Dog]

Schache makes the All Australian squad as a intercept defender and JUH kicks 40 goals and wins the NAB rising star award.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Sweet will play regular games and do well.

 

[weltschmerz]

Sweet will play regular games and do well.

Would love to see it. I reckon he has ability as a tap ruck. He has to take the taps 75% of the game, take a grab when it comes his way, and flatten a bloke who needs flattening. If he can do that, he can be our next premiership ruckman.

 

[cherrypie]

1. JUH leads our goalkicking

2. Josh Bruce

17

Josh Bruce

Age

31

Ht

198cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.6

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

90.4

1star

D

8.9

2star

K

3.5

1star

HB

5.4

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.3

2star

MG

90.4

2star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.8

3star

never plays for us again

3. Zaine Cordy

21

Zaine Cordy

Age

27

Ht

195cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

180.4

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.9

3star

MG

180.4

3star

D

6.8

2star

K

3.8

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

plays less than 6 games

 

[weltschmerz]

1. JUH leads our goalkicking

2. Josh Bruce never plays for us again

3. Zaine Cordy plays less than 6 games

I agreee. I expect our backline talls to be Keath, Gardner, and O'Brien, with Raak, Cleary, Parker, and maybe Darcy competing to get one of their places.

 

[Whoyagot]

Libba’s form will decline through injury / age and this + the harder draw means we hit the wall a la 2017 and maybe just scrape in to finals

 

[Dry Rot]

I agreee. I expect our backline talls to be Keath, Gardner, and O'Brien, with Raak, Cleary, Parker, and maybe Darcy competing to get one of their places.

Fair call but sadly its not really a top 4 or even top 8 backline.