Who has the best back six heading into 2019? (super early edition)

[Scythe94]

Always a bit of fun debating which club has the best group in each part of the ground. Some lineups will obviously change post-draft, but this shouldn’t impact your ability to pick the best of the bunch for now.

These lineups are what seem to be the general consensus on each team’s board (mixed with a bit of my opinion) - if you disagree, by all means let me know where I’ve went wrong:

Adelaide

FB: Brown Talia Doedee
HB: Laird Keath Smith

Brisbane

FB: Hodge Adams Gardiner
HB: Witherden Andrews Rich

Carlton

FB: Plowman Weitering Simpson
HB: Newman Marchbank Docherty

Collingwood

FB: Maynard Dunn Langdon
HB: Howe Moore Crisp

Essendon

FB: Gleeson Hooker Francis
HB: Saad Hurley McKenna

Fremantle

FB: Ryan Hamling Logue
HB: Wilson Pearce S.Hill

Geelong

FB: Bews Blicavs Henry
HB: Tuohy Henderson Stewart

Gold Coast

FB: Harbrow Thompson Collins
HB: Hanley Hombsch Ballard

Greater Western Sydney

FB: Shaw Davis Haynes
HB: Williams Corr Kennedy

Hawthorn

FB: Stratton Frawley Hardwick
HB: Birchall Sicily Impey

Melbourne

FB: Jetta O.McDonald Lever
HB: Hibberd May Salem

North Melbourne

FB: Williams Tarrant Daw
HB: McMillan Thompson Vickers-Willis

Port Adelaide

FB: Houston Jonas Byrne-Jones
HB: Burton Howard Hartlett

Richmond

FB: Grimes Astbury Vlastuin
HB: Short Rance Houli

St Kilda

FB: Geary Austin Roberton
HB: Webster Carlisle Coffield

Sydney

FB: Allir Melican Smith
HB: Lloyd Grundy Rampe

West Coast

FB: Hurn Barrass Sheppard
HB: Jetta McGovern Duggan

Western Bulldogs

FB: Wood Cordy Morris
HB: Crozier Naughton Williams

 

[boncer34]

Gleeson instead of McGrath

 

[Shade]

West Coast but looking forward beyond that Port's back 6 looks very tasty.

 

[Brent24]

Richmond and West Coast

 

[Scythe94]

Didn't mention it in the OP, but I'm also backing West Coast here. Perfect mix of players who can perform shut down roles, intercept and rebound effectively.

 

[HairyO]

Sicily at CHB, Impey instead of Brand.

But that is a pretty bloody solid back 6.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Definitely not North, we are too top heavy and we struggle with the ground ball gets and providing small defender rebound. Our medium defenders outside EVW are fairly average one-on-one.

 

[kane249]

West Coast

FB: Schofield Barrass Sheppard
HB: Jetta McGovern Hurn

As good as his grand final was Schofield won't get a game if Sheppard is back most likely, makes us too tall.

Duggan or Cole would be in there.

 

[Quinz]

Ports doesn’t have the ‘names’ but is very solid.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

B- DBJ Jonas Houston
HB- Hartlett Dougal Burton

Clurey and Bonner miss out

 

[Baird]

Definitely collingwood once Dunn returns

 

[Anzacpaul]

Adelaide should have Alex Keath in over Kyle Hartigan and Brodie Smith instead of Wayne Milera

 

[Val Keating]

Melbourne

 

[kaiserchief13]

Gold Coast

 

[MagicGnome97]

I think our back 6 with Dunn and Moore back in instead of Greenwood and Goldsack which it was in the grand final seems very good on paper. Though I'm not sure if we've seen the 6 together like that so I have no proof. Dunn in particular was sorely missed in the GF and maybe could have kept Jack Riewoldt a bit quieter too when we played Richmond in the prelim.

But because we have rarely fielded that back 6 so far I'd have to say West Coast has the best back 6, Richmond 2nd.

 

[thetank]

West coast, richmond

 

[Godzke]

Good luck trying to outmark Essendon's back six with Gleeson or Ridley instead of McGrath.

Top 4 back line minimum

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[Bazza97]

Either Richmond or West Coast

 

[JayJ20]

Richmond or West Coast

I'll go with Richmond just

 

[Coaster2012]

Still us.

Take our Shoey and add Duggan.

 

[The King!]

Sydney cos

 

[trentjac]

Not even fair.... Fremantle - Ross Lyon plays everyone behind the ball. We have 18 opposed to everyone’s 6

 

[citizen-erased]

Gleeson instead of McGrath

Redman is my bet. Certainly impressed, albeit in two games.
Gleeson could take some time to return.

i used to rate our backline in the top 4, but its less solid than it once was.

I do like what the Dees have built.
Dees
Tigers
GWS
Hawks

top 4 for me.

 

[Scythe94]

OP updated with suggested changes.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

West coast, richmond

I get WC

I actually struggle with Richmond. If you asked which team is the best at defence I be happier to say the Tigers.

I give it to WC, they're a team that just dont let you bomb it into the 50.