My best side

[TheClokes]

B: Shaw - Prestigiacomo - Maxwell
HB: Johnson - Brown - O'Brien
C: Lockyer - Didak - Pendlebury
HF: Davis - Cloke - Thomas
F: Medhurst - Rocca - Anthony
FL: Fraser - Swan - Clarke
INT: Cook - O'Bree - Goldsack - Bryan​

Players that didnt make it:
Rusling: Injuries will finish him... Maybe a go in the Backline?
Cox: Too soft
Wood: Needs to get to more contests
Dawes: Once Rocca is finished the position is his
Reid: Very close, Goldsack should watchout
Macaffer: Anthony will keep him out of the side
Beams/Sidebottom: If Cook begins to struggle...

What do you all think?

 

[kevind]

B: Shaw - Prestigiacomo - Maxwell

HB: Johnson - Brown - O'Brien
C: Lockyer - Didak - Pendlebury
HF: Davis - Cloke - Thomas
F: Medhurst - Rocca - Anthony
FL: Fraser - Swan - Clarke
INT: Cook - O'Bree - Goldsack - Bryan​

Players that didnt make it:
Rusling: Injuries will finish him... Maybe a go in the Backline?
Cox: Too soft
Wood: Needs to get to more contests
Dawes: Once Rocca is finished the position is his
Reid: Very close, Goldsack should watchout
Macaffer: Anthony will keep him out of the side
Beams/Sidebottom: If Cook begins to struggle...

What do you all think?

I would make the following changes to your side

In; McCarthy(can't believe anyone would leave him out of our best 22), Cox( yes, he lacks a little in the physicality area, but gives us damaging run and carry and has a certain X factor), Beams( showed more in one game than Cook has for his entire career)

Out; Goldsack( I am a litle concerned that Goldy is not a one touch player), Cook( too many issues with his game and I think JMac is a class above him), Johnson( I can't stand the fact that my blood pressure goes through the roof everytime he is about to kick the ball, not to mention the predictable swing onto the left foot)

 

[didak legend]

B: Shaw - Prestigiacomo - Maxwell

HB: Johnson - Brown - O'Brien
C: Lockyer - Didak - Pendlebury
HF: Davis - Cloke - Thomas
F: Medhurst - Rocca - Anthony
FL: Fraser - Swan - Clarke
INT: Cook - O'Bree - Goldsack - Bryan​

Players that didnt make it:
Rusling: Injuries will finish him... Maybe a go in the Backline?
Cox: Too soft
Wood: Needs to get to more contests
Dawes: Once Rocca is finished the position is his
Reid: Very close, Goldsack should watchout
Macaffer: Anthony will keep him out of the side
Beams/Sidebottom: If Cook begins to struggle...

What do you all think?

Thats a pretty awesome side looking at those names.
The contest between bryan and wood is a tuff one.
I think we probably have better players than cook to choose from (ala Wellingham, Jmac, Beams, etc)
And you're right about Goldsack. Players like Reid and Cox are putting some serious pressure on his position in the side.

 

[the plan]

Mine:

B: Cook - Prestigiacomo - Maxwell
HB: Shaw - Brown - O'Brien
C: Lockyer - Didak - Pendlebury
HF: Davis - Cloke - Thomas
F: Medhurst - Rocca - Anthony
FL: Fraser - Swan - Clarke
INT: McCarthy - O'Bree - Goldsack - Wood

Out from your side:
Johnson (good skills are too crucial in today's game - he's a liability)
Bryan (he has too many brain fades and dimwitted moments)

In:
McCarthy (he looked great last year ...and looked even better the other night!)
Wood (he simply must be persisted with - it might take 5 consecutive games with a lot of ground time for everything to click. But he's young - when he's 24, he'll be our number one ruck).

I like the look of Cook and think he could be a really useful back pocket player, meaning Johnson can be dropped.