Team Mgmt. The Future 22

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ghostdog

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This precipitated out of pondering a future ruck combo of Bryan and Draper.

What the team might look like in 3-5 years? Caveat: have to go to the shops so this is without reviewing players' ages.
Edit: If there's a player missing, I'm presuming they're traded or delisted.

B: Saad-Brand-Francis
HB: Ridley-BZT-Gleeson
C: Ham-McGrath-Redman
HF: Cahill-Jones-Stringer
F: Mosquito-Daniher (!)-Walla
Foll: Draper-Merrett-Shiel

IC: Eyre, Davey (1 and/or 2?), Hird, Wanganeen (!)
 
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B: Adam Saad - Brandon Zerk-Thatcher - Aaron Francis
HB: Jordan Ridley - Cody Brand - Mason Redman
C: Brayden Ham - Darcy Parish - Zach Merrett
HF: Kyle Langford - Joe Daniher - Jake Stringer
F: Irving Mosquito - Harrison Jones - Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
R: Sam Draper - Dylan Shiel - Andrew McGrath
I/C: Devon Smith - Dylan Clarke - Alwyn Davey - Josh Eyre
 

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B: Adam Saad - Brandon Zerk-Thatcher - Aaron Francis
HB: Jordan Ridley - Cody Brand - Mason Redman
C: Brayden Ham - Darcy Parish - Zach Merrett
HF: Kyle Langford - Joe Daniher - Jake Stringer
F: Irving Mosquito - Harrison Jones - Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
R: Sam Draper - Dylan Shiel - Andrew McGrath
I/C: Devon Smith - Dylan Clarke - Alwyn Davey - Josh Eyre
...and Smith too 😕
 
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Saad Zerk Ridley
Redman Brand Francis
Shiel Wines* Merrett
McKenna Daniher Tippa
Mosquito Jones Stringer
Draper Parish McGrath
Ham Langford Laverde Smith

*Reckon we'll trade Fantasia & picks for Wines this year.
Joey to stay as well :p
 
22 born in 96 or later:

FB: Francis - Zerk-Thatcher - Ridley
HB: Redman - McBride - McQuillan
MF: Langford - McGrath - Ham
HF: McKenna - Jones - Parish
FF: Snelling - Gown - Laverde
OB: Draper - Hibberd - Clarke
IC: Begley - Cahill - Guelfi - Mutch
 

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Who would you pick instead under that criteria?
Langford is a possibility. I can't see Laverde, Begley or Mutch on the list in 5 years. Maybe Laverde if he really shows something this year. Mutch would need a decent run at it but I think he would be held out by Ham, Cutler, Zaharakis. I'd like Redman on a wing, so Mutch also doesn't get a game against him. I don't see Mutch making it in our side. Begley might survive under exRichmond coaches for his toughness, but I found him sloppy most of the time last year ( I know he returned from injury).

I'd be inclined to leave them out, thinking they're traded. I'm still keen on Charlie Constable. A quality medium forward from somewhere. Not sure if Connor Blakely is out of favour at Freo as well.
 
Langford is a possibility. I can't see Laverde, Begley or Mutch on the list in 5 years. Maybe Laverde if he really shows something this year. Mutch would need a decent run at it but I think he would be held out by Ham, Cutler, Zaharakis. I'd like Redman on a wing, so Mutch also doesn't get a game against him. I don't see Mutch making it in our side. Begley might survive under exRichmond coaches for his toughness, but I found him sloppy most of the time last year ( I know he returned from injury).

I'd be inclined to leave them out, thinking they're traded. I'm still keen on Charlie Constable. A quality medium forward from somewhere. Not sure if Connor Blakely is out of favour at Freo as well.
Read what I wrote at the top of the post. 96 onwards
 
I realise they're not like for like replacements, but Blakely's a 96 drop and Constable's a 99, so I'm not sure what you mean.
I went purely off our list though. No predictions for who would or wouldn't be around
 

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FB: Saad-BZT-Francis
HB: Ridley-Brand-Gleeson
C: Ham-McGrath-Redman
HF: Parish-Jones-Stringer
FF: Mosquito-Daniher-Walla
Foll: Draper-Merrett-Shiel

IC: Smith-Heppell-Bryan-Hird

In this scenario;
- Eyre, Davey, Davey, Wanganeen are developing in the VFL
- Langford, Laverde, Begley, Mutch, Fantasia are delisted or traded
- Gown, Guelfi, Clarke, Stewart, Snelling are borderline or depth best 22
-McKenna went home
-Hooker, Hurley, Zaharakis have been thanked for their service
 

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