Preview Pick your team for R1, 2017

[JPetro83]

B: Lever, Talia, Brown
HB: Laird, Hartigan, Hampton
C: Smith B Crouch, Seedsman
HF: Menzel, Walker, Lynch
F: Cameron, Jenkins, Betts
R: Jacobs (pending MRP), M. Crouch, Sloane
I/C: Milera, Cheney, Knight, Lyons
Em: Doedee, Kelly, Atkins & Mcgovern

 

[JPetro83]

Lets be serious here.. nobody actually thinks we are going to land a big fish or that we are "up to our eye balls" in Rockliff?

 

[DJ75]

B: Laird Talia Hartigan
LD: Smith
HB: Hampton Lever Cheney
C: Cameron Sloane Seedsman
HF: Knight Walker Lynch
FF: Betts Jenkins

1R: Jacobs Rockliff B Crouch

INT: M Crouch, Atkins, McGovern, Milera

Reasoning;

• We ALWAYS play an extra defender. No point naming a 6 man back line. LD = Loose defender
• Brown has been reasonable, but I'm more interested in gaining some speed (hence Hampton in) and also want to see Laird be accountable. He is too interested in padding his stats at the moment. Laird and M Crouch have a very bad habit of demanding the ball, even when in a poor position to receive it. They need to change this part of their game.
• Jacobs gets the gig - just. One poor effort though and ROB is in for an extended run.
• Thompson can go clog up Melbourne's midfield. Rockliff in. If we don't get Rockliff, then I'm happy to throw M Crouch on field and CEY on the bench.
• Hampton, Cameron, Seedsman, Knight and Milera provide the running power. Such a great improvement on what we have had.
• Atkins at this stage is in - but I fear he may be heading the way of Mackay. Two big finals and two cr@p his pants performances. Only gets one more chance.
• Tough call on Brown and Lyons. To put it simply, I prefer the running power of Knight, Milera and Atkins over Lyons, but could be persuaded to change.
• I want to see McGovern thrown in defence during the season. His flexibility to cover there could be critical in big games. Also keen to throw him on a wing for patches.

In summary;
OUT: Thompson, Lyons, Brown, Mackay, Douglas
IN: Rockliff, Knight, Hampton, Seedsman, Milera

 

[DJ75]

Lets be serious here.. nobody actually thinks we are going to land a big fish or that we are "up to our eye balls" in Rockliff?

I do. I think we have Rockliff in the bag - hence the Lyons/Thompson contract status.

 

[Cromulent]

B: Brown - Hartigan - Lever
HB: Laird - Talia - Smith
C: Milera - Sloane - Atkins
HF: Lynch - Walker - Cameron
F: Betts - Jenkins - Menzel
R: Jacobs - B.Crouch - Rockliff
I: M.Crouch - Knight - McGovern - Hampton
E: O'Brien - Wigg - Doedee

OUT: Thompson, Douglas, Mackay, Lyons, Cheney
IN: Rockliff, Knight, Menzel, Milera, Hampton

 

[Crowked]

Wandering if Gore was a waste of time wil be in the afl system 3 years and not one suggestion he should get a game

More the question how long do you keep guys that aren't going to make it

Pretty unlikely to ever play AFL for us IMO. I think he has another year on contract, so he has 12 months to turn around his very vanilla impression so far. A similar season next year and he's a certain delist.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

B: DOEDEE, Talia, Lever
HB: HAMPTON, Hartigan, Laird
C: SMITH, Sloane, CAMERON
HF: MILERA, Lynch, MENZEL
F: Betts, Walker, Jenkins
1R: O'BRIEN, ROCKLIFF, M Crouch

I: B Crouch, McGovern, SEEDSMAN, Atkins

E: Knight, Brown, Cheney.

(CAPS denote new players/positional changes)

 

[Red mist]

My team would include the likes of Menzal, Wigg, Hampton, Doedee and a traded in mid. This increases the selection pool from 29 (whoopee) to 34. If it means 16 and 6 down to 13 and 9, so what.

 

[VSTone]

you know something we don't?

absolutely nothing.... what's Shaun Burgoyne doing when he's finished playing?

 

[Bunker]

Laird Talia Cameron
Lever Hartigan CEY
Hampton Rockliff Smith
Lynch Walker Knight
Betts Jenkins Menzel

R: Jacobs, Sloane, B.Crouch
Int: McGovern, M.Crouch, Atkins, Milera

Inside mids: CEY, Rockliff, B.Crouch, M.Crouch, Sloane
Outside mids: Hampton, Smith, Atkins, Milera, Knight, Sloane also, Menzel to a degree.

McGovern to be a swingman back and forward.
Cheney as depth very unlucky, and CEY in place for extra mid rotation feel like more importance
feel this team has much more potential rotations through our midfield e.g. Cameron have a run through the wing, smith and hampton can cover back.
atkins milera menzel hampton knight rotating hhf/wing
would like to see walker lose a bit of weight for next season, to be more mobile.
2016 it felt we had forwards and backs that were only forwards and backs, when our midfield struggle. need to rotate more through their.

 

[billy fragos]

Defence

B: Laird - Talia - Lever
HB: Smith - Hartigan - Seedsman
C: Atkins - M.Crouch - Menzel
HF: Lynch - Walker - Cameron
F: Betts - Jenkins - McGovern
R: Jacobs - Sloane - Rockliff
Int: B.Crouch - Milera - Knight - Cheney

Trade:

Douglas (Second round pick)
Lyons (Late First/Early Second round pick)
Grigg (Third round pick)
Mackay (Third round pick)
CEY (Second round pick)

Retire:

VB
Jeansch
Thompson*

Delist:

Lowden

 

[BunjiMac]

Laird, Talia, Lever
Hampton, Hartigan, Smith
Cameron, Atkins, Knight
Menzel, Walker, Lynch
Betts, JJ, McGovern

ROB, Sloane, Brouch

Int: Mrouch, Milera, CEY, Greenwood

Doedee to force himself in as the season wears on.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

B. Brown. Talia. Lever
HB. Laird. Hartigan. Smith
C. Cameron. M. Crouch. Seedsman
HF. Menzel. Walker. Lynch
F. Bett. JJ. Shooter
R. Sauce. Sloane. B. Crouch
Int. Rat. Knight. Beech. Cheney.

Eng from: Hampton Wigg. Doedee. ROB

In. Menzel. Beech. Knight. Seedsman

Out. Douglas. Lyons. Thompson. DMac

 

[marty36]

B: DOEDEE, Talia, Lever
HB: HAMPTON, Hartigan, Laird
C: SMITH, Sloane, CAMERON
HF: MILERA, Lynch, MENZEL
F: Betts, Walker, Jenkins
1R: O'BRIEN, ROCKLIFF, M Crouch

I: B Crouch, McGovern, SEEDSMAN, Atkins

E: Knight, Brown, Cheney.

(CAPS denote new players/positional changes)

You named seedsman, Mendel, Hampton , Matty Lloyd questioned that they didn't deliver this year, and he is right. All 50 game plus players which should have stepped straight in, Hampton was unlucky, but will that be an ongoing problem, Menzel I'm not sure on if it's an attitude problem in the way he prepares and Seedsman is a little vanilla.

Three recruits which I'm sure the crows thought would have added something to the team and none delivered, was that a major problem this year and will it change next year

 

[thephenom]

Back - Lever, Talia, Doedee
HalfBack - Hampton, Hartigan, Laird
Centre - Cameron, Crouch, Seedsman
Half Forward - Lynch, Walker, Menzel
Forward - Betts, Jenkins, McGovern

Ruck - ROB, Sloane, Crouch

IC - Milera, Atkins, Knight, Wigg

 

[lincsPJ]

Back - Lever, Talia, Doedee
HalfBack - Hampton, Hartigan, Laird
Centre - Cameron, Crouch, Seedsman
Half Forward - Lynch, Walker, Menzel
Forward - Betts, Jenkins, McGovern

Ruck - ROB, Sloane, Crouch

IC - Milera, Atkins, Knight, Wigg

Bit harsh on one B Smith.

 

[marty36]

Back - Lever, Talia, Doedee
HalfBack - Hampton, Hartigan, Laird
Centre - Cameron, Crouch, Seedsman
Half Forward - Lynch, Walker, Menzel
Forward - Betts, Jenkins, McGovern

Ruck - ROB, Sloane, Crouch

IC - Milera, Atkins, Knight, Wigg

Do you think we will trade Smith?

 

[chipins]

Brown,Talia,Lever
Hampton,Hartigan,Laird
Smith,M.Crouch,Menzel
Lyons,Walker,Milera
Lynch,Jenkins,Betts

Jacobs,B.Crouch,Sloane

Knight,Ellis-Yolmen,Cheney,Seedsman

In:Knight,Milera,Menzel,EllisYolmen,
Hampton,Seedsman
Out:Atkins,Mackay,Cameron,Thompson,
Douglas,McGovern

 

[SloaneysDanger]

If anyone thinks Charlie shouldn't be playing round 1 they need to re-think.

 

[Wouldbetackler]

If anyone thinks Charlie shouldn't be playing round 1 they need to re-think.

Yes he has stood up in finals footy a couple times now. Full time wingman next year if he gets full preseason

 

[Wouldbetackler]

Brown Talia Lever
Smith Hartigan Laird
Cameron Sloane Hampton
Lynch Walker Knight
Betts Jenkins McGovern
Jacobs Rockcliff Brouch
Mrouch Atkins Cheney Milera
Emg: ROB Doedee Menzel

 

[Footypie32]

Cheney starts round 1 next season. One of the few that showed he could handle finals pressure.

 

[Crows4Eva]

Not taking into account any possible trades.

FB - Lever - Talia - Brown
HB - Laird - Hartigan - Seedsman
C - Smith - M. Crouch - Cameron
HF - Lynch - Walker - Knight
FF - Betts - Jenkins - McGovern
Foll - Jacobs - Sloane - B. Crouch
Int - Atkins - Milera - Cheney - Hampton

Next in Line: Douglas - MacKay - Ellis-Yolmen - Menzel - Lyons

We cannot afford to continue playing Thompson even if we do end up resigning him which appears inevitable at this point. Douglas comes out for Knight/Menzel hopefully, younger and faster options with more upside and same goes for MacKay with Hampton hopefully taking his place.

Cameron and Smith to the midfield to add more pace and we need to play Milera in there as well.

 

[19thcrow]

There's two big names being talked about, so let's get both of them!

Round 1:

Brown, Talia, Lever
Laird, Hartigan, Hampton
Smith, Sloane, B Crouch
Lynch, Walker, Cameron
Betts, Jenkins, McGovern
Jacobs, Martin, Rockliff
I/C: M Crouch, Atkins, Milera, Menzel

Balfors pie bank will have to be used again. We won't even get one let alone both.

 

[weekend at bernies]

B: Lever - Hartigan - Brown
HB: Smith - Talia - Laird
C: Milera - Rockliff - Cameron
HF: Knight - JJ - Lynch
F: Betts - Tex - Menzel
R: Jacobs - Sloane - Brouch
I/C: M. Crouch - McGovern - Cheney - Atkins