Prediction Your 2019 Best 22? (Post Trade Period)

[BlueAbroad]

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Good on Terry.
Not letting the cat out of the bag now, am I?

If you have the video monetised, don't expect a return.

haha nah all good - nothing to hide on my end.

With my average viewership of 7 views, monetisation is the last thing on my mind

 

[BlueAbroad]

I think that's a fair assessment of our starting 22.

Cuningham would be competing for that spot in the forward line currently allocated to Lang.

O'brien will most likely try and push Thomas out of the side before the end of the season.

Kennedy will probably play round 1 instead of Setterfield. I'd imagine he'll be held back to make sure his body is good to go. If he's 100% fit, then someone will be unlucky at the selection table.

I'm definitely more hopeful of Setterfield starting round 1 than what I am confident.

It's good to have a layer of depth at the club - now we just need to keep these guys healthy!

 

[Blue and Silver]

B: Newman, Weitering, Plowman
HB: Williamson, Marchbank, Simpson
C: Walsh, Cripps, Fisher
HF: Murphy, Curnow, McGovern
F: Bugg, McKay, Fasolo
R: Kreuzer, Kennedy, Dow

I/C: Curnow, Thomas, O'Brien, Petrevski-Seton

Betting on Walsh staring in the side and staying.

Fasolo and Bugg as our small forward options.

Ridiculously hard to squeeze everyone in, several options left out, who I feel are stiff.

 

[Eiffel 65]

B: Newman, Weitering, Plowman
HB: Williamson, Marchbank, Simpson
C: Walsh, Cripps, Fisher
HF: Murphy, Curnow, McGovern
F: Bugg, McKay, Fasolo
R: Kreuzer, Kennedy, Dow

I/C: Curnow, Thomas, O'Brien, Petrevski-Seton

Betting on Walsh staring in the side and staying.

Fasolo and Bugg as our small forward options.

Ridiculously hard to squeeze everyone in, several options left out, who I feel are stiff.

Jones is the interesting one. Think he needs to play round 1.

Jones on Lynch
Weitering on Riewoldt
Plowman on Caddy

Marchbank as the interceptor.

Or Marchbank on Riewoldt and Weitering as the interceptor.

Think you need the 3rd taller type in there because if either Lynch or Riewoldt get on top of their opponent, you have the option of changing match ups.

Don't know who comes out of the squad for Jones though.

 

[TooBlue14]

Jones is the interesting one. Think he needs to play round 1.

Jones on Lynch
Weitering on Riewoldt
Plowman on Caddy

Marchbank as the interceptor.

Or Marchbank on Riewoldt and Weitering as the interceptor.

Think you need the 3rd taller type in there because if either Lynch or Riewoldt get on top of their opponent, you have the option of changing match ups.

Don't know who comes out of the squad for Jones though.

Having McGovern in the side and maybe SOSAJ allows further flexibility with matchups.

 

[pinot]

Jones is the interesting one. Think he needs to play round 1.

Jones on Lynch
Weitering on Riewoldt
Plowman on Caddy

Marchbank as the interceptor.

Or Marchbank on Riewoldt and Weitering as the interceptor.

Think you need the 3rd taller type in there because if either Lynch or Riewoldt get on top of their opponent, you have the option of changing match ups.

Don't know who comes out of the squad for Jones though.

Jones atheleticism and intercepting marking power makes him a no brainer at Full Back. He is fully supported by the club to shine.
But if Richmond are getting lopsided repeated entries then Jones will be the fallguy despite the midfield requiring to hold up.

So in essence we need to see big strides in SPS + Fisher + Kennedy this year and Setterfield + Dow later in the year.

 

[SurreyBlue]

All I will say is; I’m excited about what I think our team can look like with the options and depth available and consequently what it can achieve in 2019 and beyond. It’s up to our coaches now.

Newman Weitering Plowman
Williamson Marchbank Garlett or Cunningham
Dow Cripps Simpson
Petrovski-Seton Curnow JSilvagni
McGovern McKay Fasolo
Kruezer Kennedy Murphy
Fisher Settlefield O’Brien Walsh

 

[Laphroaig]

Jones atheleticism and intercepting marking power makes him a no brainer at Full Back.

I do often get the impression, watching Jones play, that he has no brain. Or at least is failing to engage it.

 

[pinot]

I do often get the impression, watching Jones play, that he has no brain. Or at least is failing to engage it.

Obviously he is not a natural backman and has been playing in the role for 18 months. I don't think I am alone on thinking he will get better - missing Doc in the backline is a blow but that backline needs synergy rather than Jones believing he can take on a whole backline by himself.

 

[jooce8891]

wonder if he will hang about after his career finishes?

i hope so, but he seems he could be a media person with his humour

 

[La Dispute]

The pre-season comp will be a good gauge as to where Setterfield is at. I doubt he plays round 1 either, but if he has a solid JLT he will be a consideration.

 

[Prochard123]

Hey guys just wondering how Newman is tracking in the preseason. And what type of role do you guys expect him to play? Can you play all of Simpson, Williamson and Newman as rebounding half-backs, is that not enough players with lock-down abilities downback?

 

[I bleed Blue]

I think the plan will be half back. However if Williamson kicks on like many of us here think he will, then I can see Newman getting plenty of stints on the HFF. We need some mid size players who can kick goals up there.

 

[CJMB]

Hey guys just wondering how Newman is tracking in the preseason. And what type of role do you guys expect him to play? Can you play all of Simpson, Williamson and Newman as rebounding half-backs, is that not enough players with lock-down abilities downback?

I think the plan will be half back. However if Williamson kicks on like many of us here think he will, then I can see Newman getting plenty of stints on the HFF. We need some mid size players who can kick goals up there.

I think he'll be a staple of the core group down back.

Weitering, Marchbank, Plowman, & Jones as the taller group, intercepting & lockdown. A few of us are hoping the first three can step up and take some more defensive responsibility which potentially reduces the need for Jones, moreso when combined with McGovern's versatility of being able to go back if needed.

That leaves Simpson, Newman, Williamson and Thomas as the smaller types, all capable of playing in defense or wing. There's also O'Brien who's primarily a mid/wing but I can see him having stints at hbf during games as part of the rotations. These guys are all primarily running & distributing players, Plow can play small & Garlett has trained down back this preseason but we don't really have a specialist lock-down small type.

If I was going to pick our round 1 defenders at this stage it probably looks something like
FB: Plowman, Jones, Marchbank
HB: Newman, Weitering, Simpson
INT: Williamson/Thomas
Plus O'Brien starting either on the left wing or bench, chance for both Daisy & Willo named on the bench with Willo as a hbf/wing and Daisy as more hff/wing.

 

[Soapy V]

Word is Marchbank is a bit behind and may struggle for Round One. Hasn't trained fully yet

My Round One

Garlett Jones Plowman
Newman Weitering Williamson. Simpson as the extra man

 

[Coona Blues]

Word is Marchbank is a bit behind and may struggle for Round One. Hasn't trained fully yet

My Round One

Garlett Jones Plowman
Newman Weitering Williamson. Simpson as the extra man

More likely than Jones, I would expect

 

[Soapy V]

More likely than Jones, I would expect

I don't think so. Jones has trained all summer so far and can still run etc. 6 weeks until first practice match. Marchbank has hardly even run yet

 

[Blue__Balls]

Without wanting to sound harsh - I think I'd rather Marchy had a delayed start to the season. Better that than carrying a bloke with a history of injury, coming off a limited preseason, into round one against a premiership fancy. No risks for round one, only blokes who are fit and firing and can play out the game.

Simpson, Jones, Newman
Garlett, Weitering, Williamson
Murphy, Curnow, O'Brien
Kreuzer, Cripps, Kennedy
Fisher, Curnow, SPS
Fasolo, McKay, McGovern
I/C: Walsh, Cuningham, Bugg, Polson

Back line lacks a bit of height, but we've got the ability to swing Gov down back for patches if needed. Wouldn't be against JSOS making the bench to give us some flexibility there too. Plenty of drive from the back half though.

Plenty of muscle around the ball, plus two elite runners on the outside and the incomparable Ed doing a defensive job.

The three big lads up forward supported by some very creative, clean ball-users.

Walsh plays round one for me. He may drop out of the side at some point in the first few rounds, but give the lad a taste and see how he responds.
Cunners needs games, and a full preseason should have him cherry ripe.
Bugg ahead of Thomas I think. Stronger body and fills the Lamb role as a defensive forward who can hit the scoreboard. Genuine mid rotation.
Polson I think gets picked for the matchup. Rioli, Butler, Castagna, Higgins etc - Richmond have enough smalls to justify playing an extra zippy little bloke to keep one of them under wraps.

 

[CJMB]

Without wanting to sound harsh - I think I'd rather Marchy had a delayed start to the season. Better that than carrying a bloke with a history of injury, coming off a limited preseason, into round one against a premiership fancy. No risks for round one, only blokes who are fit and firing and can play out the game.

Simpson, Jones, Newman
Garlett, Weitering, Williamson
Murphy, Curnow, O'Brien
Kreuzer, Cripps, Kennedy
Fisher, Curnow, SPS
Fasolo, McKay, McGovern
I/C: Walsh, Cuningham, Bugg, Polson

Back line lacks a bit of height, but we've got the ability to swing Gov down back for patches if needed. Wouldn't be against JSOS making the bench to give us some flexibility there too. Plenty of drive from the back half though.

Plenty of muscle around the ball, plus two elite runners on the outside and the incomparable Ed doing a defensive job.

The three big lads up forward supported by some very creative, clean ball-users.

Walsh plays round one for me. He may drop out of the side at some point in the first few rounds, but give the lad a taste and see how he responds.
Cunners needs games, and a full preseason should have him cherry ripe.
Bugg ahead of Thomas I think. Stronger body and fills the Lamb role as a defensive forward who can hit the scoreboard. Genuine mid rotation.
Polson I think gets picked for the matchup. Rioli, Butler, Castagna, Higgins etc - Richmond have enough smalls to justify playing an extra zippy little bloke to keep one of them under wraps.

I'm gonna throw this out there... Plow plays regardless of Marchbank or Jone's selection and I'm not comfortable with only the 2 taller guys, even against Richmond. Plow also gets picked before Jack every day of the week and I'd rather keep McGovern up forward to help Charlie & Harry.

After all that talk of the future of small forward lines, there's not many teams rocking the '1 tall & 1 or 2 mediums ' that Richmond did out of necessity in 2017.

We'll go into round 1 with McKay 203, Curnow 194 & McGovern 190 which Richmond will counter with Astbury 195, Rance 194, Grimes 193 & Broad 192. 3 guys have more individual responsibility while 1, most likely Rance, plays loose as key interceptor.

At the other end of the ground they'll have Lynch 199, Riewoldt 193 & Caddy 186 which we'll counter with (fitness permitting) Jones 198, Weitering 195, Marchbank 193 & Plowman 190. I'd guess that's Jones to Lynch, Weitering to Riewoldt, Plow to Caddy and Marchbank the intercepting role.

Even with the 6-6-6 rule I think we'll still see teams want that extra man down back. There was a particularly strong marking defensive unit that did quite well at the end of September too so that'll still be fresh in everybody's minds. Most teams are running 2 or 3 decent sized forwards this season along with bigger bodied fwd/mids so I'm not sure we'll see too many defensive units with just the 2 big guys.

ADE: Jenkins 200, Walker 194, Lynch 192 (Fogarty 193?)
BRI: McInerney 204, Hipwood 203, McStay 195, Rayner 187
CAR: McKay 203, Curnow 194, McGovern 190
COL: Cox 211, Mihocek 192, De Goey 191
ESS: Daniher 200, McKernan 196, Stringer 192
FRE: Lobb 207, Taberner 199, Hogan 195 (McCarthy 193?)
GEE: Hawkins 198, Ratugolea 197 (Henry 191?)
GCS: Patton 198, Cameron 196, Himmerlberg 194
HAW: Roughead 193, Gunston 193 (O'Brien 193? Schoenmakers 195? Ceglar 204?)
MEL: Weideman 195, McDonald 194, Petracca 186 (Preuss 204?)
NTH: Brown 200, Wood 192, Ziebel 188 (Campbell 200?)
PTA: Lycett 203, Dixon 200, Marshall 198
RIC: Lynch 199, Riewoldt 193, Caddy 186 (Martin 187?)
STK: Bruce 197, McCartin 194, Membrey 188
SYD: Franklin 198, Reid 196, McCartin 192
WCE: Vardy 200, Kennedy 196, Darling 191
WBD: Boyd 200, Schache 199, Gowers 187 (Dunkley 190?)

 

[Blue__Balls]

I'm gonna throw this out there... Plow plays regardless of Marchbank or Jone's selection and I'm not comfortable with only the 2 taller guys, even against Richmond. Plow also gets picked before Jack every day of the week and I'd rather keep McGovern up forward to help Charlie & Harry.

After all that talk of the future of small forward lines, there's not many teams rocking the '1 tall & 1 or 2 mediums ' that Richmond did out of necessity in 2017.

We'll go into round 1 with McKay 203, Curnow 194 & McGovern 190 which Richmond will counter with Astbury 195, Rance 194, Grimes 193 & Broad 192. 3 guys have more individual responsibility while 1, most likely Rance, plays loose as key interceptor.

At the other end of the ground they'll have Lynch 199, Riewoldt 193 & Caddy 186 which we'll counter with (fitness permitting) Jones 198, Weitering 195, Marchbank 193 & Plowman 190. I'd guess that's Jones to Lynch, Weitering to Riewoldt, Plow to Caddy and Marchbank the intercepting role.

Even with the 6-6-6 rule I think we'll still see teams want that extra man down back. There was a particularly strong marking defensive unit that did quite well at the end of September too so that'll still be fresh in everybody's minds. Most teams are running 2 or 3 decent sized forwards this season along with bigger bodied fwd/mids so I'm not sure we'll see too many defensive units with just the 2 big guys.

ADE: Jenkins 200, Walker 194, Lynch 192 (Fogarty 193?)
BRI: McInerney 204, Hipwood 203, McStay 195, Rayner 187
CAR: McKay 203, Curnow 194, McGovern 190
COL: Cox 211, Mihocek 192, De Goey 191
ESS: Daniher 200, McKernan 196, Stringer 192
FRE: Lobb 207, Taberner 199, Hogan 195 (McCarthy 193?)
GEE: Hawkins 198, Ratugolea 197 (Henry 191?)
GCS: Patton 198, Cameron 196, Himmerlberg 194
HAW: Roughead 193, Gunston 193 (O'Brien 193? Schoenmakers 195? Ceglar 204?)
MEL: Weideman 195, McDonald 194, Petracca 186 (Preuss 204?)
NTH: Brown 200, Wood 192, Ziebel 188 (Campbell 200?)
PTA: Lycett 203, Dixon 200, Marshall 198
RIC: Lynch 199, Riewoldt 193, Caddy 186 (Martin 187?)
STK: Bruce 197, McCartin 194, Membrey 188
SYD: Franklin 198, Reid 196, McCartin 192
WCE: Vardy 200, Kennedy 196, Darling 191
WBD: Boyd 200, Schache 199, Gowers 187 (Dunkley 190?)

Perfectly valid callout - though I'm operating on the proviso that he, like Marchbank, has had a very limited preseason so far. Not sure if it's enough to affect his round one prospects though.

 

[CJMB]

Perfectly valid callout - though I'm operating on the proviso that he, like Marchbank, has had a very limited preseason so far. Not sure if it's enough to affect his round one prospects though.

It's an interesting point though. If Plow and Marchbank aren't up for round 1 then who is next in line and are they even fit? Macreadie, Goddard, BSOS, Kerr?... all new to the club/position or returning from injury. Probably would have to be McGovern out of necessity, and he's someone who isn't at full training right now too...

So I guess I'll say that my first choice selections are Jones, Weitering, Marchbank & Plowman. If one of Marchbank or Plow isn't right for round 1 then we can cope with just the remaining 3, but if both Marchbank and Plow miss then McGovern swings back.

 

[Soapy V]

I’m hoping now with Russell on board that we don’t play anyone that isn’t ready.

 

[Arr0w]

I’m hoping now with Russell on board that we don’t play anyone that isn’t ready.

I see this as the most important aspect of injury management.

 

[Blue__Balls]

It's an interesting point though. If Plow and Marchbank aren't up for round 1 then who is next in line and are they even fit? Macreadie, Goddard, BSOS, Kerr?... all new to the club/position or returning from injury. Probably would have to be McGovern out of necessity, and he's someone who isn't at full training right now too...

So I guess I'll say that my first choice selections are Jones, Weitering, Marchbank & Plowman. If one of Marchbank or Plow isn't right for round 1 then we can cope with just the remaining 3, but if both Marchbank and Plow miss then McGovern swings back.

Yeah, it gets tricky. I think we have some options though.

JSOS can start down back as the medium stopper. If he struggles, Gov goes back and Jack drops into the forward line.
Macreadie, if fit, can probably be given a chance, especially if it's likely to be for a few weeks only before another player comes back in.
Schumacher might get a cheeky look-in, but I think he might be a slow burn this year.
Kerr has apparently done some training with the defenders, he may actually be closer to the top of list list.
Daisy probably half a chance to replace Plowman if it comes to it as well.

 

[CJMB]

Yeah, it gets tricky. I think we have some options though.

JSOS can start down back as the medium stopper. If he struggles, Gov goes back and Jack drops into the forward line.
Macreadie, if fit, can probably be given a chance, especially if it's likely to be for a few weeks only before another player comes back in.
Schumacher might get a cheeky look-in, but I think he might be a slow burn this year.
Kerr has apparently done some training with the defenders, he may actually be closer to the top of list list.
Daisy probably half a chance to replace Plowman if it comes to it as well.

Your JS-MM option has some merit, could be an option.

Not sure if I'd be replacing Plow with Daisy, per say, I'd have him in the same basic category as Simmo, Newman, Willo as running/distributing players rather than the more defensive minded Plow who locks down.

Is Macreadie up and running at the moment or still on a restricted program after the shambles of last year?

From memory one of the track watchers suggested Kerr looked a fair way back as a KPD, reckon it might take some time for him to find the role natural which is completely understandable.