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I think this is something that is definetaly worth looking at. Given the depth of our squad (atlhough accoring to the *experts* out east we have none) there are plenty of players who are well and truly good enough to be playing pretty regularly but not getting a run.
I'll base this on last weeks team:
Drew_Banfield
Michael_Braun
Trent_Carroll
Daniel_Chick
Ben_Cousins
Dean_Cox
Andrew_Embley
Chad_Fletcher
Michael S._Gardiner
Darren_Glass
Kasey_Green
David_Haynes
Jeremy_Humm
Adam_Hunter
Glen_Jakovich
Rowan_Jones
Chris_Judd
Daniel_Kerr
Ashley_McIntosh
Kane_Munro
Ashley_Sampi
David_Wirrpunda
Then add these 12 players:
Damien Adkins
Callum Chambers
Michael Collica
Travis Gaspar
Paul Johnson
Quinten Lynch
Phil Matera
Andrew McDougall
Chad Morrison
Phil Read
Troy Wilson
Josh Wooden
And that would give you a general playing squad of 34 players. Whilst these guys wouldn't get much of a run:
Zac Beeck
Aaron Edwards
Ashley Hansen
Peter Matera
Mark Nicoski
Clancy Rudeforth
Mark Seaby
Adam Selwood
David Sierakowski
Brent Staker
Although you'd be looking to give guys like Hansen, Seaby and Staker their first senior runs, while Edwards, Nicoski, Rudeforth and Beeck are on the rookie list and still in developing stages, Selwood would also be in his developing stages especially given the size of him. Which leaves the great man who is now gone
and Sierakowski who will most likely by delisted or retire at the years end.
But just say between those bottom rung of players, you probably wouldn't give them any more than 6 games (2 each to Hansen, Seaby and Staker at some point).
Just abit of maths here, we have 12 rounds to go. 12 x 22 spots for each week means there are 264 spots available for the rest of the year, minus the 6 to the young guys, leaves 258 spots.
258 spots between the 34 playing squad members means that on average each member would play in 7 to 8 games for the remainder of the home and away season. Obviousbly guys like Cousins, Gardiner and the top players would play in as many as possible, while Lynch, Johnson, Adkins and co. would only play 4 or 5 matches.
But I reckon this is a good way to get as many people into the team as possible and give everyone a good run in the sneior side.
Anyone else agree or would the best thing to do is to just play our strongest 22 each week??
There is both pro's and co's to each tactic, but I reckon a rotation could work well as it keeps players fresh and enthusiastic and doesn't leave the team stale and stuck in the same game plan week in week out.
On the other hand the strongest 22 means players know they have to work hard to get there and stay there, and of course the most obvious - we're going in each week.
I dont know which way is the way to go, but I like the idea of just trying for half a season how it goes rotating the team around.
I'll base this on last weeks team:
Drew_Banfield
Michael_Braun
Trent_Carroll
Daniel_Chick
Ben_Cousins
Dean_Cox
Andrew_Embley
Chad_Fletcher
Michael S._Gardiner
Darren_Glass
Kasey_Green
David_Haynes
Jeremy_Humm
Adam_Hunter
Glen_Jakovich
Rowan_Jones
Chris_Judd
Daniel_Kerr
Ashley_McIntosh
Kane_Munro
Ashley_Sampi
David_Wirrpunda
Then add these 12 players:
Damien Adkins
Callum Chambers
Michael Collica
Travis Gaspar
Paul Johnson
Quinten Lynch
Phil Matera
Andrew McDougall
Chad Morrison
Phil Read
Troy Wilson
Josh Wooden
And that would give you a general playing squad of 34 players. Whilst these guys wouldn't get much of a run:
Zac Beeck
Aaron Edwards
Ashley Hansen
Peter Matera
Mark Nicoski
Clancy Rudeforth
Mark Seaby
Adam Selwood
David Sierakowski
Brent Staker
Although you'd be looking to give guys like Hansen, Seaby and Staker their first senior runs, while Edwards, Nicoski, Rudeforth and Beeck are on the rookie list and still in developing stages, Selwood would also be in his developing stages especially given the size of him. Which leaves the great man who is now gone
But just say between those bottom rung of players, you probably wouldn't give them any more than 6 games (2 each to Hansen, Seaby and Staker at some point).
Just abit of maths here, we have 12 rounds to go. 12 x 22 spots for each week means there are 264 spots available for the rest of the year, minus the 6 to the young guys, leaves 258 spots.
258 spots between the 34 playing squad members means that on average each member would play in 7 to 8 games for the remainder of the home and away season. Obviousbly guys like Cousins, Gardiner and the top players would play in as many as possible, while Lynch, Johnson, Adkins and co. would only play 4 or 5 matches.
But I reckon this is a good way to get as many people into the team as possible and give everyone a good run in the sneior side.
Anyone else agree or would the best thing to do is to just play our strongest 22 each week??
There is both pro's and co's to each tactic, but I reckon a rotation could work well as it keeps players fresh and enthusiastic and doesn't leave the team stale and stuck in the same game plan week in week out.
On the other hand the strongest 22 means players know they have to work hard to get there and stay there, and of course the most obvious - we're going in each week.
I dont know which way is the way to go, but I like the idea of just trying for half a season how it goes rotating the team around.

