Opinion Pick your first 11 Soccer team from AFL players.

[Aristotle Pickett]

It would be interesting if soccer was the dominant sport in Australia and current AFL players were soccer players.
' Field players in the top soccer leagues of Europe tend to be around 5 feet, 11 inches, with goalkeepers around 6 feet, 2 inches. They display lean, defined physiques.Agility is paramount also speed, players make nearly a thousand changes of direction per game. Agility ,speed, explosiveness,skill and power, stability from the ankles through the torso and the technique to deliver power to the ground while taking a quick stride.'
'The mesomorph body type in soccer is characterized by being muscular and lean.'

I've picked an 11 ,that if they grew up with soccer, would be elite soccer players.



Franklin, C.Cameron
T.Greene, Bont, N.Daicos
Saad, Petracca, Grimes, Dangerfield
, Frederick
J.Howe (Goalkeeper)

 

[The Nostradamus]

Ginnivan

Penalties for days

 

[Dirty Bird]

Jason Horne-Francis is as soft as Neymar

Surely a shoe-in?

 

[PhatBoy]

It’s almost cliche now but Mark Blicavs

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Mark Blicavs

Age

33

Ht

198cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

M/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

4.1

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

1.7

4star

D

11.1

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.9

3star

CL

0.1

2star

D

8.6

3star

K

2.0

1star

HB

6.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.6

4star

CL

2.0

4star

walks/steeplechases into this side as a forward.

 

[Bianconeri]

Not sure what Saad has that screams rcb

 

[pz5151]

Didn’tMason Cox play reasonably high level of soccer?

I wonder if Pendlebury could transition to another sport?

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Not sure what Saad has that screams rcb

He's exremely agile and quick, he's probably better suited as a wing back.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Didn’tMason Cox play reasonably high level of soccer?

I wonder if Pendlebury could transition to another sport?

Yes Pendulbury could do it imo

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Grimes Is one who could be replaced.

 

[PrinceCharles]

Buddy Petracca

Cameron Bont Cerra Rozee

Saad May Weitering Dangerfield

Naitanui

 

[Scatter]

Pretty sure that is Brandon Walker in your photo, not Freddy.

 

[And_ROOS]

Tried to include players from lots of teams to make it a bit interesting.

If all players were at their peak, Hind and Saad have elite sprinting speed, Blicavs would be a box to box midfielder, you have assist machines in Bont and Petracca and a front three that has a lot of movement. Cameron and Franklin very quick and skilled, and Elliott comes up clutch in big moments (get him on penalties).

 

[Rob R]

Jason Horne-Francis is as soft as Neymar

Surely a shoe-in?

Polec - scared of any contact.

Lyon as coach as he knows how to bore spectators to death?

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[Bianconeri]

He's exremely agile and quick, he's probably better suited as a wing back.

I’d argue strength and position is more important for a CB but my main concern is such a left sided player being named on the right.

 

[Bianconeri]

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Tried to include players from lots of teams to make it a bit interesting.

If all players were at their peak, Hind and Saad have elite sprinting speed, Blicavs would be a box to box midfielder, you have assist machines in Bont and Petracca and a front three that has a lot of movement. Cameron and Franklin very quick and skilled, and Elliott comes up clutch in big moments (get him on penalties).

That’s a really tall midfield, they’ll struggle to keep the ball against any possession based side.

 

[Bruno Tiger]

D. Moore

J. Short N. Balta M. Blicavs D. Rioli

J. Daicos D. Prestia

M. Holmes S. Bolton H. Ralphsmith

H. McKay

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Heath Chapman makes a pretty good goalkeeper

 

[citizen-erased]

Can i bring Fletcher out of retirement as keeper? Age shouldn't be an issue

4231 lineup

----------------Wright--------------
N.Daicos-Petracca-Bolton
------Green------T.Atkins------
Saad-Blicavs-T.Stewart-Redman
--‐------------Rampe‐--------------

 

[BringouttheGimp]

G: Howe

D: Quaynor Moore

DM: Maynard

M: Naicos De Goey Pendlebury Sidebottom

F: Ginnivan Elliot Jaicos

 

[Dirty Bird]

Lyon as coach as he knows how to bore spectators to death?

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He'd play a 10-0-0

 

[Milanista28]

Not sure why people are putting 200CM strikers in, not many have succeeded at that height in that role.

 

[PrinceCharles]

G: Howe

D: Quaynor Moore

DM: Maynard

M: Naicos De Goey Pendlebury Sidebottom

F: Ginnivan Elliot Jaicos

Ah the old 2143 formation

 

[PrinceCharles]

Not sure why people are putting 200CM strikers in, not many have succeeded at that height in that role.

I reckon Buddy could have been one of the best in the world if he took to it early in life.

 

[Milanista28]

I reckon Buddy could have been one of the best in the world if he took to it early in life.

Doubt it. But it's hard to say, running with the ball at your feet at that height is crazy hard, maybe he has a career similar to Peter Crouch which is nothing to be ashamed of, big Pete was great.

 

[Jetafl]

Josh Rachele has to be in the starting XI played under 17's soccer for Australia and offered a scholarship at Melbourne City.