Tigers- The best team your club can field in 2001

[amazonstud]

I would like to know what the different supporters think would be the best team their club could field from their list next season.

I will post what I think may be the best for all clubs.

I'll start with the Tigers.

D. Kellaway A.Kellaway Bourke
Hilton Gaspar Cameron
Fiora Knights Bowden
Dragacevic Hollan Tivendale
Biddiscombe Richardson Rogers
Ottens Campbell Daffy
Interchange
Gale Vardy James Chaffey

 

[TigerTank]

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B. Torney A. Kellaway Chaffey
HB. Biddescombe Gaspar Cameron
C. Hilton Knights Bowden
HF. Tivendale Richardson Campbell
F. Daffy Holland Rogers
R. Ottens D.Kellaway King

I/C Gale Vardy Dragisevic Fiora

E. Bourke Broderick Zantuck

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TT - Obligatory bad-tempered Richmond supporter

 

[CJH]

Pretty good attempt amazon. You don't differ much from TT or myself!

B Torney, A Kellaway, Vardy
HB Cameron, Gaspar, Hilton
C Bowden, D Kellaway, Chaffey
HF Tivendale, Richo, Rogers
F Pettifer, Holland, Dragicevic
R Ottens, Campbell, King
I Gale, Knights, Fiora, Daffy
E Bourke, Steinfort, Sziller



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[TigerTank]

CJH,

Can't fit Biddescombe into your best 25??


Cheers,

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TT - Obligatory bad-tempered Richmond supporter

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

here goes
torney,vardy,a.kellaway
cameron,gasper,chaffey
tivendale,d.kellaway,fiora
knights,holland,daffy
rogers,richo,pettifer
otto,campbell.king
i/c.sizzler,gale,coughlan,bourke
emerg:dragasevic,steinfort,broderick
cheers!

 

[Grendel]

How can you name Fiora in your side? I know hes a high draft pick but so what. Hes 18 light and probably going to play some games. But the strongest side you can name?

Strange call.

 

[TigerTank]

Originally posted by Grendel:
Strange call.

Strange call indeed Grendel.

I don't think a skinny 18-year-old should be the best 18 (best 22 maybe), let alone an untried draft pick (Pettifer). Surely they would be on the bench or in the twos until they gain confidence and adapt to the standard and pace of play.

Last year Richmond's defence held even after injury (and eventually poor form) wrecked the forward line and midfield.

Why not just leave the back six as they were when Richmond were winning? And Craig Biddescombe and Mark Chaffey were the key players with regard to rebounding from the backline.

Biddescombe not only kept his man quiet week-in-week-out, he also generated more forward thrusts than several of Richmond's vaunted midfielders. Furthermore, he averaged nearly 20 possessions a game and he was one of the best at the club for hitting a target by foot or by hand, under pressure as well.

Any Richmond supporter who can't see that Craig Biddescombe's 2000 season warrants a full-time gig on the half back flank was obviously watching a different team play to the one I watched.



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TT - Obligatory bad-tempered Richmond supporter

 

[CJH]

TT,

Actually, no I can't find a spot for Biddiscombe in my top 25. He is a 24 y.o. who has had only one decent season which was leading up to contract renewal time. His career has yielded only 57 games in 6 seasons. (Debut in 1995). I would suggest he is either a depth or tagging player.

Grendel,

We only got to see Fiora for a brief time last season, where he didn't set the football world alight, (7 games only) yet he has been named in each of the 'Best' tiger teams offered. What we have seen shows that this kid has ability by the bucket load. With an extended break last season with the broken foot and also an elongated post season should see him back a bit bigger and stronger this season.

That much ability cannot be ignored.

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This is a hallucination and these faces are in a dream. A computer generated environment; a fantasy island you can do anything and not have to face the consequences.

 

[TigerTank]

Originally posted by CJH:
Actually, no I can't find a spot for Biddiscombe in my top 25. He is a 24 y.o. who has had only one decent season which was leading up to contract renewal time.

CJH,

I humbly hand you my "black hat".

You are a very, VERY hard man!

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TT - Formerly the obligatory bad-tempered Richmond supporter, now looking like a comparatively nice guy compared to others who will remain nameless

[This message has been edited by TigerTank (edited 04 January 2001).]

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Originally posted by tiger_of_old:
here goes
torney,vardy,a.kellaway
cameron,gasper,chaffey
tivendale,d.kellaway,fiora
knights,holland,daffy
rogers,richo,pettifer
otto,campbell.king
i/c.sizzler,gale,coughlan,bourke
emerg:dragasevic,steinfort,broderick
oops i forgot hilton dammit lol ok ill have to reassemble the team
torney,vardy,a.kellaway
cameron,gasper,chaffy.
hilton,d.kellaway,tivendale
knights,holland,daffy
rogers,richo,fiora
otto,campbell,king
i/c.pettifer,gale,coughlan,sizzler.
to grendal and TT where do u know when your best team is? start of the season when all are jumping out of their skins during the middle of the season.the reason for fiora while he only played a handful of games last year he showed that he can compete at this level as for pettifer and coughlan well pettifer is from my old stomping ground and i have has mates tell me he,s certainly got the making of a afl player more or less straight away and as for coughlan just call it a gut feeling theirs always a smokie from the draft and its about time we had one.
as for biddescombe yes there is no denying he had a great season as did hilton chaffy etc but there is always a player who has one good season and thats it he goes off the boil i had 3 choices in chaffy,biddescombe or hilton.
i hope im wrong here biddescombe certainly deserves his chance.
cheers!
cheers!