Prediction Our starting 22 Round 1 - 2018

I'd be hoping that come Round 1, 2018 the football world would be talking about us in a way that we haven't been talked about for a very long time.
(Hopefully) Top 8 certainty's with strong top 4 claims.
Would love to know what everyone thinks our best 22 would be come this time in 2 years.

My prediction below with a (hopeful) assumption.

FB: Jetta Dunn O. McDonald
HB: Vince McDonald Salem
C: Tyson Petracca Oliver
HF: Brayshaw Weideman Vandenberg
FF: Prestia Hogan Kent
MID: Gawn Jones Viney

INT: Harmes, Garlett, Kent, Frost

EMG: Melksham, Garland, Stretch

Very hypothetical and based on a bit of luck with all being fit but getting real hard to fit them all in.
A few very stiff blokes.
 
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I think we should play guys in positions as per what should work and they should sort it out and play awesomely or I'll cry or yell at them. And adjust as necessary over the next couple of years. Also I think probably Watts should feature in there in any or all of the positions. It should all be Watts
 
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It's speculative, I didn't see Fyfe or Heppell anywhere.
I understand Buddy will see out his career at Melbourne, but that was pretty much info I got from a dream after a big plate of ice cream later confirmed by a magic 8 ball
 

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I'd be hoping that come Round 1, 2018 the football world would be talking about us in a way that we haven't been talked about for a very long time.
(Hopefully) Top 8 certainty's with strong top 4 claims.
Would love to know what everyone thinks our best 22 would be come this time in 2 years.

My prediction below with a (hopeful) assumption.

FB: Jetta Dunn O. McDonald
HB: Vince McDonald Salem
C: Tyson Petracca Oliver
HF: Brayshaw Weideman Vandenberg
FF: Prestia Hogan Kent
MID: Gawn Jones Viney

INT: Harmes, Garlett, Kent, Frost

EMG: Melksham, Garland, Stretch

Very hypothetical and based on a bit of luck with all being fit but getting real hard to fit them all in.
A few very stiff blokes.

So I guess Watts was part of the Prestia deal then
 
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I'd be hoping that come Round 1, 2018 the football world would be talking about us in a way that we haven't been talked about for a very long time.
(Hopefully) Top 8 certainty's with strong top 4 claims.
Would love to know what everyone thinks our best 22 would be come this time in 2 years.

My prediction below with a (hopeful) assumption.

FB: Jetta Dunn O. McDonald
HB: Vince McDonald Salem
C: Tyson Petracca Oliver
HF: Brayshaw Weideman Vandenberg
FF: Prestia Hogan Kent
MID: Gawn Jones Viney

INT: Harmes, Garlett, Kent, Frost

EMG: Melksham, Garland, Stretch

Very hypothetical and based on a bit of luck with all being fit but getting real hard to fit them all in.
A few very stiff blokes.

Watts? Surely!
 
Bloody hate these threads

They're one of those things that 5 years ago this board would hotly debate.

No offence to the OP - but I'm glad we're past that, looking back on threads for this years team and there would be lucky to be 4-5 players correct.
 
Plenty of time for Brock to get his body right and force his way back into the team.

My 2016 team in like 2011 would have been hilarious.

B: Bartram Frawley Garland
HB: Strauss McDonald Blease
C: Scully Trengove Gysberts
HF: Bennell Watts Tapscott
F: Wonna Jurrah Howe
R: Gawn Viney (cos we knew he was father son) McKenzie
Int: Martin Jones etc etc

That's a rough one - but can guarantee I would have said something like 'could definitely contend'....
 
My 2016 team in like 2011 would have been hilarious.

B: Bartram Frawley Garland
HB: Strauss McDonald Blease
C: Scully Trengove Gysberts
HF: Bennell Watts Tapscott
F: Wonna Jurrah Howe
R: Gawn Viney (cos we knew he was father son) McKenzie
Int: Martin Jones etc etc

That's a rough one - but can guarantee I would have said something like 'could definitely contend'....
Barty :(
 

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My 2016 team in like 2011 would have been hilarious.

B: Bartram Frawley Garland
HB: Strauss McDonald Blease
C: Scully Trengove Gysberts
HF: Bennell Watts Tapscott
F: Wonna Jurrah Howe
R: Gawn Viney (cos we knew he was father son) McKenzie
Int: Martin Jones etc etc

That's a rough one - but can guarantee I would have said something like 'could definitely contend'....

Best part is back in 2011 that team was a shoe in to be a star team .. high picks plus 5 years of development = Def gon happen
 
My 2016 team in like 2011 would have been hilarious.

B: Bartram Frawley Garland
HB: Strauss McDonald Blease
C: Scully Trengove Gysberts
HF: Bennell Watts Tapscott
F: Wonna Jurrah Howe
R: Gawn Viney (cos we knew he was father son) McKenzie
Int: Martin Jones etc etc

That's a rough one - but can guarantee I would have said something like 'could definitely contend'....

Jurrah makes me sad.. wouldnt mind having him around still (if he stayed on the straight and narrow!
 

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My prediction Top 4 side smack bang in the middle of a premiership window ... ok so is a tad controversial we live in hope

FB: Jetta Frost Dunn
HB: Bugg McDonald Salem
C: Brayshaw Tyson Oliver
HF: Petracca Hurley Kent
FF: Watts Hogan Garlett
MID: Gawn Jones Viney

INT: Weideman, Melksham, Trengove, Vandenburg

EMG: Garland, Harmes , Stretch
 
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