Hmmm. Interesting. No Bird in your top 25? It's a tough one isn't it. I guess we are lucky we have some depth in our side at the moment, there would be close to 30 guys pushing for a spot (forgetting injuries, of course).
I would have to have Playfair and Davis in the 22, not sure who I would drop though. Maybe Everitt? And I'd go Bird over Matthews (sorry Tom).
Can I open a can of worms here...how valuable is Barry Hall to our side? In my opinion, it is great to have a target like him up forward, but he just takes up too much room. He cracks the shits when other players lead into his space, and we rarely see him, O'Keefe and O'Loughlin all play very well in a single game. Usually O'Keefe and MOL lose out to Hall's demand for space, which means that if he plays badly, we will generally lose.
I would much rather see O'Keefe and MOL given some room - like they have been lately with Baz suspended - with some midfielders/smaller forwards contributing a couple of goals each as well, rather than a single target up forward who isn't very reliable.
Okay, that's it, I'm preparing myself for the criticism...