Who will be around...

[Bigness]

...when the pies give the flag another shake? I still believe we are 2-3 years away when some of our 50 game players have closer to 80-90 games under their belt.

I think the following will no longer be in our line-up when we are ready to challenge..

Wakelin
Burns
Rocca
Bryan
O'Bree
Johnson
Maxwell
Lockyer?

I have based this on Saturday's 22 but included Rocca in this list as he's still in our best 22 if fit. All others outside of our 22 are probably a chance to still be around except Holland and Lonie. Who will replace the guys in the above list?

Wakelin - JA/Brown (Together they should become our 2 backline linch pins before our next challenge)
Burns - Stanley (I really hope he steps up when he gets his next chance)
Rocca - Dawes (Widely tipped)
Bryan - Wood -there's no one else on our list to ruck
O'Bree - McCarthy (if he is the inside mid everyone says)
Johnson - Isles? Not sure about this one. Scott Reed?
Maxwell - McCaffer (not a direct replacement but may take a spot in the 22)
Lockyer - Cook? Is he good enough

Taking this into account....

H Shaw Anthony O'Brien
Scott Reed Brown Clarke
Isles Stanley Thomas
Didak T Cloke Medhurst
Davis Dawes Rusling
Fraser Pendlebury Swan
(from) Wood, McCarthy, R Shaw, Cook, McCaffer, Wellingham, Reid


Thoughts?

 

[#1 pies]

Rocca
Wakelin
Burns
Johnson
They're the only ones i agree with.
Lockyer will be with us for a while, same with Maxy imo.
No way Bryan, he's playing better than fraser atm.

 

[HFF]

Rocca
Burns
Wakelin
Presti
Johnson
O'Bree
Lonie
Toovey
Holland

Also possibly R. Shaw and Lockyer but the above names seem shoo-ins.

 

[pieman123]

i think our team in 3 years time will be:

B: Goldsack Brown H.Shaw
HB: Dyas Anthony O'brien
C: Clarke Pendlebury Wellingham
HF: Medhurst Cloke Davis
F: Reid Dawes Didak
R: Wood Thomas Swan
Inter: Mccarthy Stanley Fraser Reed

this is assuming we dont go for kerr or j brown

 

[HFF]

Pieman, you've sold Cooky, Egan, Dick, Barham and Iles short there by placing Dyas in front of them.

Also, Im highly optimistic that Rus will be in our best 22 by that time.