Our first and second sides...

[DaveW]

Yeah OK, the exercise of naming our best team has been done to death a bit lately. But hey, it's that time of year. And I wanted to do it for the purpose of creating a side from what's left over.

1st XXII


F:  Welsh      M.Stevens  Johncock
HF: Ladhams    Carey      Bode
C:  Goodwin    Stenglein  Burton
HB: Smart      McGregor   Torney
B:  Edwards    Bassett    Hart

R:  Clarke     Ricciuto   McLeod

I:  Biglands Shirley Burns Massie


2nd XXI


F:  Watts      Rutten     Schuback
HF: Jericho    Perrie     Hazell
C:  Begley     Gallagher  Doughty
HB: Mattner    S.Stevens  Bock
B:  Smith      Hentschel  Parker

R:  Hudson     Skipworth  Reilly

I:  Krueger    Andrews    Dabrowski


The reserves side is ****ing tall!

 

[CrowBoi]

Pretty much the sides I'd pick, however I'd try to squeeze Gallagher into the 1st XVIII side somewhere... I'm biased though...

Who to squeeze out?

 

[Jerome]

A Team

B Hart, S Stevens, Bassett
HB Smart, McGregor, Edwards
C Burton, Ricciuto, Stenglien
HF Welsh, Stevens, Johncock
F Burns, Carey, Perrie

R Biglands, McLeod, Goodwin

Int Clarke, Reilly, Torney, Bode

B Team

B Smith, Rutten, Jericho
HB Bock, Parker, Massie
C Doughty, Begley, Gallagher
HF Hentschel, Watts, Ladhams
F Hazell, Krueger, Schuback

R Hudson, Skipworth, Shirley

I Andrews, Dabrowski, Mattner

This is probably the rawest B side we have had for ages. De listing Marsh, Schell and Nelson has removed some AFL/SANFL experienced players from our squad.

Most of the experince - especially SANFL wise - in this side is in our midfielders - Massie, Skipworth, Shirley, Doughty, Gags, Ladhams, Begley. Massie is probably unlucky to make my B side.

Plenty of talls, but they are very raw and will take time. Most of them are probably going for the same spot - a key forward post. Other than Parker and Rutten there is not a genuine backman there, but we will see what the SANFL coaches have in mind for the likes of Krueger and Andrews during the year. They may be FB material yet.

 

[napsyd]

Originally posted by DaveW
The reserves side is ****ing tall!

More evidence that we will be looking for midfielders in next years draft.

 

[Stiffy_18]

1st XXII


F:  Welsh      M.Stevens  Johncock
HF: Ladhams    Carey      Bode
C:  Goodwin    Stenglein  Burton
HB: Smart      McGregor   Torney
B:  Edwards    Bassett    Hart

R:  Clarke     Ricciuto   McLeod

I:  Biglands Reilly Burns Massie


2nd XXI


F:  Watts      Krueger    Schuback
HF: Jericho    Perrie     Hazell
C:  Begley     Gallagher  Doughty
HB: Mattner    S.Stevens  Hentschel
B:  Rutten     Parker     Bock

R:  Hudson     Skipworth  Shirley

I:  Smith    Andrews    Dabrowski



VERY top heavy reserves side and no top quality midfielders in it

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

1st XXII

F: Johncock, M Stevens, Schuback
HF: Welsh, Carey, Ladhams
C: Reilly, Ricciuto, Burton
HB: Smart, McGregor, Massie
B: Edwards, Bassett, Hart

R: Biglands, Goodwin, McLeod

I: Clarke, Perrie, Stenglein, Shirley


2nd XXI

F: Hentschel, Rutten, Burns
HF: Hazell, Dabrowski, Watts
C: Begley, Bode, Doughty
HB: Torney, S Stevens, Mattner
B: Bock, Parker, Smith

R: Hudson, Skipworth, Gallagher

I: Andrews, Krueger, Jericho

 

[Crow-mosone]

why are rookies included here?

 

[Jerome]

Originally posted by Crow-mosone
why are rookies included here?

When the Crows B side have played against Centrals and the Eagles the rookies have been part of the team. They're on the payroll so they're eligable to play.

 

[DaveW]

Originally posted by Crow-mosone
why are rookies included here?

Who else are we going to top the 2nd string side off with?

They're part of our playing list after all - James Gallagher 2001, Martin Mattner 2002, Hayden Skipworth 2003... we've had our share of rookie listed players make the senior side in recent times.