Prediction Round 1, 2026 - Best 23

[Blue Red and Gold]

I would have Cumming

Noone in that list of players is being picked ahead of them.

I would have Cumming and Milera in the same category as Hinge.

Cumming was underwhelming last year for mine.

 

[Coopers]

I would have Cumming

I would have Cumming and Milera in the same category as Hinge.

Cumming was underwhelming last year for mine.

Maybe, if they underperform. If they hold steady they are fine.

Milera was one of our best performed in our two shitty finals. Which is more of an indictment on everyone else, but still, he was good.

 

[1970crow]

You can put Tex in the "locks" group too.

Shit, forgot about him. I was using Scorpus 23 to reconcile to my lists and he didn't have Tex in his 23.

 

[1970crow]

No way I would have Cumming and Milera as locks

Nor would I, which makes me realise that I forgot to include Nank in the 'next up' group.

 

[JPetro83]

B: Laird - Butts - Worrell
HB: Michalanney - Murray - Milera
C: Curtin - Soligo - Draper
HF: Ah Chee - Fogarty - Rachele
FF: ANB - Thrilthorpe - Walker
R: O’brien - Dawson - Rankine

Int: Keane - Taylor - Peatling - Keays - Hinge (thanks crows dude)
SANFL 22

FF:Cotton - T. Murray - Ludlowyke
HF:Marsh - Maley - Cook
C: Sholl - Dowling - Cummings
HB: Edwards - Nankervis - Jones
FB: Ryan - Borlase - Bond
R: McAndrew - Berry - Pedlar

Int: Welsh

I think Pedlar showed enough in the finals to be there Round 1

 

[Daniel6]

I think Pedlar showed enough in the finals to be there Round 1

I agree, but I didn’t find a direct link to someone who should drop out.

So, who comes out for Pedlar to come in.

 

[Bob Neil]

FF: Rachele - Thilthorpe - Rankine

HF: Keays - Fogarty - Ah Chee

C: Hinge - Dawson - Edwards

FOLL: O’Brien - Curtin - Soligo

HB: Laird - Murray - Milera

FB: Worrell - Keane - Michalanney

INT: Maley - Draper - Peatling - Cumming - Neal-Bullen

I think Tex is a 12-15 game proposition at best and is there for when one of Fogarty or Thilthorpe is injured (and to keep Fogarty honest - he was poor last year). Maley gives us a good contested marking/swingman option that we lack and can be the ruck chop out so we maximise TT up front as #1 target.

Want to see Edwards in the team and I think wing/HB is the spot.

Rankine, Rachele, Dawson and Curtin can swap midfield and up forward to maximise TOG and mix up our forward threats. The other mids Soligo, Draper and Peatling can cycle thru the bench and a wing.

I’m not big on the Max on ball or up forward experiment so I’d like to settle him down back and really see him excel in that role.

Hinge, Keays, Cumming, Laird, Milera and Neal-Bullen keep their spots as the incumbents but would want to see more from them individually and collectively than the last part of last season.

 

[1970crow]

Best 23 is;
Out - Smith, Taylor
In - Rankine, Ah Chee

Pedlar at risk, but that’s us for most of the year.

 

[1970crow]

I agree, but I didn’t find a direct link to someone who should drop out.

So, who comes out for Pedlar to come in.

Taylor. Those to are 23rd and 24th in selection order at present. Smith gone, who was an extra defender, is replaced by the incoming ah Chee. And then when Rankine returns, one of Pedlar or Taylor is in the gun.

 

[LoBu]

End of 2025 team for next year:

FB: Michelanney - Murray - Worrell
HB: Laird - Keane - Milera
C: Ah Chee - Soligo - Curtin
HF: Rachele - Fogarty -Keays
FF: Walker - Thilthorpe - Pedlar
R: O’Brien - Dawson - Rankine

Int: Draper - ANB – Peatling – Cummings - Hinge

SANFL

FB: Ryan - Borlase - Bond
HB: Edwards - Butts – Marsh
C: Cook - Dowling – Nankervis
HF: Sholl - Maley - Jones
FF: Welsh – Ludowyke - Taylor
R: McAndrew – Cotton – Berry
Int: T Murray