Opinion The Evolution of Your Best 22 for 2019

[Keystone agony]

Round 1 Side:

B: DBJ - Clurey - Jonas
HB: Houston - Howard - R.Burton
C : Westhoff - Wines - Ebert
HF: Boak - T.Marshall - Motlop
F: Ryder - Dixon - R.Gray
R: Lycett - SPP - Rockliff

Bench: Bonner (D), Rozee (W), Atley (M), S.Gray/Farrell/Butters (F)

Inj: Hartlett

If Harletts ready round 1 then he replaces that last fwd spot and Rozee likely swung to a FWD rotation

 

[MALTSY]

Port Adelaide POWER Round 1 vs Melbourne
F: Watts - Dixon - Farrell
HF: Motlop - Marshall - Rozee
C: Mayes - Wines - Bonner
HB: Burton - Clurey - Houston
B: Jonas - Howard - Byrne-Jones
R: Ryder- SPP- Gray
INT: Lycett - Boak - Westhoff - Woodcock

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

B: Dougal Howard, Tom Clurey, Dan Houston
HB: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Jonas, Ryan Burton
C: Sam Gray, Ollie Wines, Steven Motlop,
HF: Travis Boak, Justin Westhoff, Robbie Gray
F: Scott Lycett, Charlie Dixon, Connor Rozee

Foll: Paddy Ryder, Sam Powell-Pepper, Brad Ebert

I/C: Tom Rockliff, Todd Marshall, Riley Bonner, Hamish Hartlett

Defender depth: Matthew Broadbent, Xavier Duursma, Riley Grundy, Jarrod Lienert, Sam Mayes, Trent McKenzie

Forward depth: Tobin Cox, Kane Farrell, Aidyn Johnson, Jack Watts, Boyd Woodcock

Midfield depth: Karl Amon, Joe Atley, Zak Butters, Willem Drew, Joel Garner, Cameron Hewett, Jake Patmore, Jack Trengove

Ruck depth: Billy Frampton, Sam Hayes, Peter Ladhams

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-15/r1-2019-who-plays-in-your-clubs-seasonopener

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

My team:

B: Dougal Howard, Tom Clurey, Dan Houston
HB: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Jonas, Hamish Hartlett
C: Ryan Burton, Ollie Wines, Steven Motlop,
HF: Travis Boak, Justin Westhoff, Robbie Gray
F: Paddy Ryder, Charlie Dixon, Connor Rozee

Foll: Scott Lycett, Sam Powell-Pepper, Brad Ebert

I/C: Tom Rockliff, Todd Marshall, Riley Bonner, Jarrod Lienert

Em: Jack Watts, Sam Gray, Kane Farrell

 

[Zakk Wylde]

My team:

B: Dougal Howard, Tom Clurey, Dan Houston
HB: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Jonas, Hamish Hartlett
C: Ryan Burton, Ollie Wines, Steven Motlop,
HF: Travis Boak, Justin Westhoff, Robbie Gray
F: Paddy Ryder, Charlie Dixon, Connor Rozee

Foll: Scott Lycett, Sam Powell-Pepper, Brad Ebert

I/C: Tom Rockliff, Todd Marshall, Riley Bonner, Jarrod Lienert

Em: Jack Watts, Sam Gray, Kane Farrell

Probably my side too.... Farrell stiff.

 

[GremioPower]

My team:

B: Dougal Howard, Tom Clurey, Dan Houston
HB: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Jonas, Hamish Hartlett
C: Ryan Burton, Ollie Wines, Steven Motlop,
HF: Travis Boak, Justin Westhoff, Robbie Gray
F: Paddy Ryder, Charlie Dixon, Connor Rozee

Foll: Scott Lycett, Sam Powell-Pepper, Brad Ebert

I/C: Tom Rockliff, Todd Marshall, Riley Bonner, Jarrod Lienert

Probably my side too.... Farrell stiff.

Two differences to mine. I have Watts and Mayes, while you both have Rozee and Houston.

I haven't been keeping any record, but I believe that there is a strong consensus on the core of the team.

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My Magpies' XXI:
Offense
Billy Frampton - Peter Ladhams - Sam Gray
Aidyn Johnson - Kane Farrell - Xavier Duursma
Midfield
Sam Hayes (R) - Jack Trengove - Joel Garner
Conor Rozee (W) - Joe Atley - Zak Butters (W)
Defense
Dan Houston - Cameron Hewett - Karl Amon
Trent McKenzie - Matthew Broadbent - Riley Grundy

Interchange: Boyd Woodcock (F/M), Martin Frederick (D), Jake Patmore (M)

 

[WHOME]

Most of the sides named here lack a speedy small forward, imo one of S Gray/Johnson/Woodcock or similar type has to play.

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[HinkleysHeroes]

My team:

B: Dougal Howard, Tom Clurey, Dan Houston
HB: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Jonas, Hamish Hartlett
C: Ryan Burton, Ollie Wines, Steven Motlop,
HF: Travis Boak, Justin Westhoff, Robbie Gray
F: Paddy Ryder, Charlie Dixon, Connor Rozee

Foll: Scott Lycett, Sam Powell-Pepper, Brad Ebert

I/C: Tom Rockliff, Todd Marshall, Riley Bonner, Jarrod Lienert

Em: Jack Watts, Sam Gray, Kane Farrell

My team would have lienert as emergency and have Watts on the bench. Watts to rotate with each winger onto the bench. If we require a defender we swing westy back and Watts goes forward.

 

[GremioPower]

Most of the sides named here lack a speedy small forward, imo one of S Gray/Johnson/Woodcock or similar type has to play.

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A Best-XXII side does not consider ground, weather, and opponent. It is more for us to show how we evaluate our players, than to assemble an actual team.

 

[WHOME]

A Best-XXII side does not consider ground, weather, and opponent. It is more for us to show how we evaluate our players, than to assemble an actual team.

Need a speedy, crumbing forward under those talls regardless of opponent/weather/ground

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[Powerstufff]

B: Dougal Howard, Tom Clurey, Dan Houston
HB: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Jonas, Ryan Burton
C: Sam Gray, Ollie Wines, Steven Motlop,
HF: Travis Boak, Justin Westhoff, Robbie Gray
F: Scott Lycett, Charlie Dixon, Connor Rozee

Foll: Paddy Ryder, Sam Powell-Pepper, Brad Ebert

I/C: Tom Rockliff, Todd Marshall, Riley Bonner, Hamish Hartlett

Defender depth: Matthew Broadbent, Xavier Duursma, Riley Grundy, Jarrod Lienert, Sam Mayes, Trent McKenzie

Forward depth: Tobin Cox, Kane Farrell, Aidyn Johnson, Jack Watts, Boyd Woodcock

Midfield depth: Karl Amon, Joe Atley, Zak Butters, Willem Drew, Joel Garner, Cameron Hewett, Jake Patmore, Jack Trengove

Ruck depth: Billy Frampton, Sam Hayes, Peter Ladhams

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-15/r1-2019-who-plays-in-your-clubs-seasonopener

Pretty good.
Without the benefit of pre-season games to judge by I'd probably have the 'proven' Farrell on the ground and Rozee as a depth player. Also hard luck Lienert but really hard to slot him in. In practice I don't know if Sam Gray will be ready R1, was still in a moon-boot prior to the team heading up to the Gold Coast.

 

[JUSTWORK]

Probably my side too.... Farrell stiff.

If Farrel is in form may need to be prepared to make a hard call on one of Boak, Ebo and Rockliff, all inside mids and with Wines and SPP May not need all 5 of them.

 

[GremioPower]

I have found this on Facebook. It is supposed to be Fox Sports' Port's Best-XXII:


Two names are different than those in my list: Rozee and Sam Gray. I have Mayes and Marshall, instead.

 

[Dave Omsby]

I’m thinking positive here and relying on organic growth but I’m hoping Marshall , Sammy PP , Farrell can find another level and Rozee can add some touches of brilliance straight away .


Ryder Marshall R. Gray
Boak Dixon Rozee
Ebert Wines Westhoff
Burton Howard Hartlett
Byrne-Jones Clurey Jonas

Lycett SPP Motlop
Int. Rockliff , Watts , S.Gray Johnson

 

[Judd is a port power fan]

My Round 1 team against Melbourne

B Dougal Howard Tom Jones (C) Ryan Burton

HB Darcy Bryne Jones Tom
Clurey Hamish Hartlett

Mid Steven Motlop Ollie Wines (VC) Travis Boak

R Scott Lycett Sam Powell Pepper Brad Ebert

HF Paddy Ryder Justin Westhoff Todd Marshall

F Robbie Gray Charlie Dixon Kane Farrell

Interchange Adyin Johnson Tom Rockliff Conner Rozze Jack Watts

 

[Janus]

My Round 1 team against Melbourne

B Dougal Howard Tom Jones (C) Ryan Burton

HB Darcy Bryne Jones Tom
Clurey Hamish Hartlett

Mid Steven Motlop Ollie Wines (VC) Travis Boak

R Scott Lycett Sam Powell Pepper Brad Ebert

HF Paddy Ryder Justin Westhoff Todd Marshall

F Robbie Gray Charlie Dixon Kane Farrell

Interchange Adyin Johnson Tom Rockliff Conner Rozze Jack Watts

Any team that doesn't have Bonner in it gets a like from me

 

[GreyPower]

Looks good, but half forward line too tall.

 

[GreyPower]

Tom Jones at Full Back, I suppose thats not unusual.

 

[PowerLil]

Houston is a lock for me.

 

[charcolechaddy]

We really need a few mids to take a big step this year, we look to tall in some areas slow all over and lack depth.

I hope I’m wrong but this could be a long year.

 

[1954]

In my opinion most of the teams named are a little top heavy particularly up forward, there has to be at least one player with better than average pace to get to the drop of the ball when it hits the carpet, or oppo defences will run it out of our forward 50 ad infinitum, allowing them to apply more pressure further upfield, where we also lack speed.

It's too early for me to name a line up yet, but for one of the small forward roles I will be watching the preseason form of the likes of Farrell and Woodcock, particularly the latter, who may be part of the missing puzzle.

 

[Janus]

In my opinion most of the teams named are a little top heavy particularly up forward, there has to be at least one player with better than average pace to get to the drop of the ball when it hits the carpet, or oppo defences will run it out of our forward 50 ad infinitum, allowing them to apply more pressure further upfield, where we also lack speed.

It's too early for me to name a line up yet, but for one of the small forward roles I will be watching the preseason form of the likes of Farrell and Woodcock, particularly the latter, who may be part of the missing puzzle.

It’s interesting you mention Woodcock - I never, ever dream about football, but the other day I had a dream that Woodcock was playing deep forward in the GF and kicked 5 goals. Rozee was playing half forward and went and gave him a big hug every time.

The commentators were all like “Where did this guy come from?”

I liked it because it meant that Robbie was playing back in the middle.

 

[Frank Hansen II]

Probably not quite to guidelines because it's more of a team I'd like to start round one as it gives a chance for young players to get some experience while still being a competitive line-up, although I think I could come up with a stronger 22 if it was a must win scenario.

B - DBJ, Howard, Houston
HB - Rozee, Jonas, Burton
C - Hartlett, Wines, Motlop
HF - Pudney, Marshall, Boak
F - Trengove, Dixon, Farrell
R - Ryder, R. Gray, Rockliff
Int - Ebert, Lycett, SPP, Westhoff

I think this is the first year in a long time where there were so many players who were unlucky not to be in the team (especially as I'm not averse to getting experience into some of the younger players this season; provided we balance it out with veterans across the park) but hopefully they'll get a run should injuries hit rather than the same 2 or 3 who have been put in lately regardless of the position that needs filling.

 

[Frank Hansen II]

It’s interesting you mention Woodcock - I never, ever dream about football, but the other day I had a dream that Woodcock was playing deep forward in the GF and kicked 5 goals. Rozee was playing half forward and went and gave him a big hug every time.

The commentators were all like “Where did this guy come from?”

I liked it because it meant that Robbie was playing back in the middle.

I'm still of the opinion that Robbie is at his most valuable in the middle. His 'rests' up forward need to be a lot shorter this year.

P.s. That is one beautiful sounding dream.

 

[JUSTWORK]

I'm still of the opinion that Robbie is at his most valuable in the middle. His 'rests' up forward need to be a lot shorter this year.

P.s. That is one beautiful sounding dream.

He's pretty damn damaging in a forward pocket, if we need him in the midfield next year we're in trouble. Time for Wines and SPP to carry the midfield and Rockliff (based on his form for us) or Atley to step up and be a force in the engine room.