How many from your team can walk in to any best 23

[Tarkyn_24]

The last ruckman I can think of who was also a very good forward was Salmon, also Peter Everitt in his StKilda days. Perhaps David Hale at a pinch.

The best 23 he doesn't get into... If Carlton were to pick TDK over Marshall, then he doesn't get in there IMO. The same goes with the Dogs and Tim English.

Petrie? Ottens?

 

[iameviljez]

and west coast*, I originally missed Carlton, forgot about them

But my point stands anyway, most clubs can fit any half decent player.
The bottom few players in any teams best 23 would be out in a heartbeat for at least half a dozen players from any other club.

Yeah, you might be right about West Coast - though Waterman is undersized.

 

[iameviljez]

Petrie? Ottens?

Not in his time at Geelong. Just the size he had to put on as a ruckman - he just didn't seem to have the same mobility he used to when he played CHF.

Petrie I always though of as a CHF first, and a part-time ruckman.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Not in his time at Geelong. Just the size he had to put on as a ruckman - he just didn't seem to have the same mobility he used to when he played CHF.

Petrie I always though of as a CHF first, and a part-time ruckman.

Just checked his stats and I think that’s fair given he averaged like ten hitouts per game at his peak output.

It’s an interesting discussion though as I think that can be attributed to the fact that he played alongside other very strong rucks in Burton, Hale, McIntosh and Goldstein during his career. Perhaps if the Roos hadn’t had such diversity of option he’d have been used as a primary ruckman more often. I guess we’ll never know.

 

[iameviljez]

Just checked his stats and I think that’s fair given he averaged like ten hitouts per game at his peak output.

It’s an interesting discussion though as I think that can be attributed to the fact that he played alongside other very strong rucks in Burton, Hale, McIntosh and Goldstein during his career. Perhaps if the Roos hadn’t had such diversity of option he’d have been used as a primary ruckman more often. I guess we’ll never know.

Probably not IMO - he was 1.97m and rangy at a time when the best rucks were still a smidge over 2m.

Tell you what though - he would have been far better valued in this era where the 2-ruck setup is dead as the dinosaur. A guy who can play forward, back, pinch-hit in the ruck and doesn't get injured - that's like gold now.

 

[Freshwater]

Bont, Sam Darcy, Libba, Bailey Dale. Any team would have them straight in. Richards would walk into most but not all.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Probably not IMO - he was 1.97m and rangy at a time when the best rucks were still a smidge over 2m.

Tell you what though - he would have been far better valued in this era where the 2-ruck setup is dead as the dinosaur. A guy who can play forward, back, pinch-hit in the ruck and doesn't get injured - that's like gold now.

You’ve described Darcy Moore or Oscar Allen there funnily enough (sans injury free). Neither club really utilise them that way though.

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

from Essendon
Merrett
Martin

 

[PaythePerryman]

Does Barrass walk into the GWS team? I'm not sure he does

Probably not. You could argue he could take Himmelberg spot but Himmels offensive game is what makes him dangerous in our back line.

 

[iameviljez]

from Essendon
Merrett
Martin

Langford.

 

[Cleric]

Thillthorpe
Rankine
Dawson
Rochelle
Soligo
Michaelanny
Fogarty
Tex

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

Bont
Liber
Richards
Treloar
Dale
Darcy
Naughton

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

For North, I would fairly confidently say the following.

Xerri
Larkey
LDU
Sheezel

Happy to be corrected

Wardlaw would walk into every other side imo.

 

[iameviljez]

Naughton

I'm not 100% sold that Naughton gets a gig at Adelaide in front of Tex, Thilthorpe and Fogarty.

 

[DaicosDisciple35]

I'm not 100% sold that Naughton gets a gig at Adelaide in front of Tex, Thilthorpe and Fogarty.

he would down back, where he probably belongs...

 

[iameviljez]

he would down back, where he probably belongs...

That's very true

 

[PaythePerryman]

Oooft

Hogan
Greene
Daniels
Taylor

(Tom Green and Callaghan probably too but I'm being conservative)

 

[Joose]

Freo -

Young, Serong, Brayshaw, Bolton for certain
Treacy, Darcy Maybe

 

[Golumless]

I'm not 100% sold that Naughton gets a gig at Adelaide in front of Tex, Thilthorpe and Fogarty.

Naughton would get a gig over Curtin, and Adelaide would likely do everything in their power to make it work.

Doesn't matter how many KPF's you have, you're not leaving a >1.5 goal per game player in the wilderness unless they were cancerous to the team.

 

[p4p1]

Neale
Ashcroft
McCluggage
Starcevich
Andrews
Cameron
Zorko
Dunkley

ETA - Coleman if he gets back to his best.

Maybes
Bailey
Lohmann

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I'm not 100% sold that Naughton gets a gig at Adelaide in front of Tex, Thilthorpe and Fogarty.

We would play him at CHB, where he is better suited imo.

 

[Vindicater]

From Essendon

Merrett
Durham
Ridley (maybe)

 

[ReturningHawk]

Walk into any best 23? It's such a weird question. Really it's a status reserved for superstar, AA calibre players whose quality kind of transcends their week-to-week form and their own team's game style. I can tell you a few players I'd nab from other clubs: Darcy, Bont, Daicos, Pickett.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Geelong:

Stewart
Cameron
Dangerfield
Humphries
Stengle
Miers
Holmes
Close
Dempsey
Smith
Zac Guthrie
Ollie Henry
Blicavs
J Henry

 

[stallon]

Walk into any best 23? It's such a weird question. Really it's a status reserved for superstar, AA calibre players whose quality kind of transcends their week-to-week form and their own team's game style. I can tell you a few players I'd nab from other clubs: Darcy, Bont, Daicos, Pickett.

It's a status reserved for any player better than the 23rd best player on any other list.
Every team has at least half a dozen of their best 23 that belongs in this thread