our best 22

[djdarren]

Just curious, what are your thoughts on our best 22 now?
Assuming all fit which, if any of the newer/younger guys have impressed enough to be best 22 material??

I can't really contribute much as I've yet to watch an entire game this season due to work committments etc but I'm interested in your opinions.

cheers

 

[Gunnar Longshanks]

I'm more interested in what our best needs to be for us to win another flag in the next few years:

B: Selwood Glass Spangher
HB: Waters ???? Bones
C: Ebert Priddis Embley
HF: Butler Kennedy Hurn
F: McKinley Hunter LeCras
R: Cox Kerr Masten
INT: Lynch Stenglein Selwood ????

Have I missed anyone.

Would be nice to slot Daniel Rich in there somewhere. Still need to figure out who plays CHB and FF.

Not likely that this will actually be our best 22 when we challenge again, but it's a projection.

 

[trumby]

well the lock-ins IMO are:

Sam Butler
Dean Cox
Brad Ebert
Michael Braun
Andrew Embley
Darren Glass
Adam Hunter
Josh Kennedy
Daniel Kerr
Mark LeCras
Quinten Lynch
Chris Masten
Matt Priddis
Adam Selwood
Tyson Stenglein
Beau Waters
David Wirrpanda

Well there's 17, the other 5 out of the following:

Mitchell Brown
Ryan Davis
Chad Fletcher
Ashley Hansen
Tim Houlihan
Shannon Hurn
Ben McKinley
Jamie McNamara
Mark Nicoski
Matt Rosa
Will Schofield
Mark Seaby
Brent Staker
Beau Wilkes

only couple that people may not agree with is probably braun/stenglein as lockins.

 

[Kerrby]

well the lock-ins IMO are:

Sam Butler
Dean Cox
Brad Ebert
Michael Braun
Andrew Embley
Darren Glass
Adam Hunter
Josh Kennedy
Daniel Kerr
Mark LeCras
Quinten Lynch
Chris Masten
Matt Priddis
Adam Selwood
Tyson Stenglein
Beau Waters
David Wirrpanda

Well there's 17, the other 5 out of the following:

Mitchell Brown
Ryan Davis
Chad Fletcher
Ashley Hansen
Tim Houlihan
Shannon Hurn
Ben McKinley
Jamie McNamara
Mark Nicoski
Matt Rosa
Will Schofield
Mark Seaby
Brent Staker
Beau Wilkes

only couple that people may not agree with is probably braun/stenglein as lockins.

Definetly don't put Seaby in. He is one of the reasons we lost last night. He can't play footy in the AFL, he's just that bad.

Add probably, McKinley, Wilkes, Rosa, Fletcher. The last spot would have to come down to Nicoski, McNamara or Staker.

 

[salo]

the injuries are making this a hard question to answer at the moment, but i like that a lot of our young guys are getting a run and an opportunity to show us something.

i personally reckon it's a few of the senior players who are looking vulnerable this season.

when judd left i thought we'd still be capable of being at least half the team we were last year but we've fallen far short of that because a lot of players have gone missing; ordinary kicking for goal and losing too many one-on-one contests.

 

[wce_all_da_way]

McKinley is playing very well on ABC at the moment. I'd suggest he come straight back in. I hope anyway.

 

[Crimson King]

Next week's potential forward line looks tasty.

 

[Prem87]

Sam Butler
Dean Cox
Brad Ebert
Andrew Embley
Darren Glass
Adam Hunter
Josh Kennedy
Daniel Kerr
Mark LeCras
Quinten Lynch
Chris Masten
Matt Priddis
Adam Selwood
Tyson Stenglein
Beau Waters
Ben McKinley
Mitchell Brown
Shannon Hurn
Mark Nicoski
Matt Rosa
Brett Jones
Beau Wilkes

I think Wirra & Braun will retire. Above are our best 22 players. If we get Rich he will slot in for Rosa/Nicoski.

B: Selwood Glass Wilkes
HB: Waters Brown Jones
C: Hurn Priddis Embley
HF: Butler Kennedy Ebert
F: McKinley Hunter LeCras
R: Cox Kerr Masten
INT: Lynch Stenglein Rosa Nicoski

 

[Crimson King]

I would say the first crumber we draft will slot straight in for Wirra.

 

[Kerrby]

I can't imagine losing Wirra .

 

[Gunnar Longshanks]

What will our best 22 look like come R1, 2010?

 

[bodazoka]

I think its going to be very different from what was there at the start of this year.

FB: Scooter, Glass, Waters
HB: Hurn, McKenzie, Nicoski
C: Embley, A.Selwood, Rosa
HF: Ebert, Brown, Stengelien
FF: LeCras, Kennedy, Hunter
Ruck: Cox, Kerr, Priddis

Interchange: Lynch, Swift, Butler, Naita, Masten

Mabye that??? I would love to see Waters and Hunter both back in fit and firing. Id also like to see McKinley in that line up somewhere...Nicoski out and replaced for Hunter whilst we put Cockie/Shuey in the forward line wouldnt be a bad idea. Rosa/Butler/Swift could be replaced by any one of our other young mids based on preseason form. Ive got 5 on the bench because I dont want to drop either Swift or Butler.....

Round 1 2008

FB: B. Jones, Glass, Wirra
HB: Nico, McKenzie, Hurn
C: Rosa, Kerr, Spangher
HF: Staker, Hansen, Butler
FF: Brown, Lynch, LeCras

Ruck: Cox, Priddis, Masten

Interchange: Seaby, Embley, Stinga, Ebert

Bolded aernt in my team for the start of next year.

 

[bodazoka]

kennedy the next J. Brown

Edited for Accuracy.

Kennedy will kick more goals more often then Hansen. Playing closer to goals then Hansen though addmitadely. (spelling)

 

[billy ransom]

Hard to know who will line up in Rnd 1 2010, but I think when we're settled and making a flag charge we will look something like this:


FB: Scooter, Glass, Spnger
HB: Hurn, McKenzie, Selwood
C: Swift, Masten, Rosa
HF: Brown, Kennedy, Embley
FF: LeCras, Big Tony, Crumber X
Ruck: Cox, Kerr, Ebert


Interchange: Naita, Priddis, Shuey, Mr X

Emphasis like 2006 is on the midfield: Kerr, Masten, Ebert, Swift, Shuey, Mr X, Le Cras. Both Selwoods, Hurn, and Embley can also rotate through the middle. Cox and Naita to share ruck. Cox to rest on bench, Naita up forward.

Waters may play small back pocket, leaving Scott Selwood to play Braun rather than Rosa. Scott Selwood is like a Michael Braun tribute band.

Embley and Brown are also swing options in case we need to cover someone down back.