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Opinion Your big 3 players for 2026 - Who are you backing in?

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This is harder than it sounds as I have about 10 players who improve in 2026 but the three 'List impact' players:

Smith - Will completely change our midfield. Creative and quick. Exactly what we need.
Moir - Will thrive in the Curnow-less forward line. Ready to fly.
Kemp - Showed signs before injury and when he comes back will be a Kouta styled utility.

The others to shine in 2026: Dean, B Camporeale, Motlop, Chesser, Newman, O Hollands and Ainsworth.

TA
 
My big 3 are

Backs- must clear ball from defensive areas
Centre (including Followers) - must get ball and transition forward (or kick goals if already forward)
Backs - must kick goals

Special mention to VFL Reserves - provide pressure for spots on those plaeyrs in the seniors
 
Hard because there’s a few to choose from for different reasons…

Mine are youth who provide the next layer who are coming through…

1. Chesser : a fan in his draft year, has had a couple of setbacks but seems to have recovered well, with some good performances in the back half of the season…
High end speed combined with a great tank, great defensive work ethic, kicking skills, runs both ways & can break the lines with speed & overlap…
Multiple positional player…

2. Cowan: There were some nice flashes in the back half of the year in games, where you could see he was beginning to show the confidence like he felt comfortable & belonged at the level, great passages of play from a rebounding standpoint taking the opposition and game on…

Has the ability to also get higher up the ground, wing…

3. Moir: Another talented player who battled an injury throughout his draft year for which the club has taken the conservative approach, shown glimpses of his ability & potential last season when forward or in midfield rotations…

Obviously still building his body for strength/power while addressing the endurance which has improved, and needs to continue, wonderful skills particularly by foot, natural game/goal sense who is good in the air…

Jagga and Dean looking forward to seeing, Carroll Motlop Wilson Ollie Kemp O’Keefe O’Farrell Young Ison Frankie…
 

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Ollie Hollands
Jesse Motlop
Marc Pittonet

Time for the whipping boys to stand up.
 
Really interesting. Could be anyone this year. I tallied up the numbers and so far 27 players have been nominated (as of this post) for big years so that in itself is pretty incredible. I doubt that would have happened in previous years. The nominations so far are:
  1. Smith - 13
  2. Walsh - 9
  3. Moir - 8
  4. Cowan - 6
  5. Chesser - 5
  6. McKay - 5
  7. Dean - 4
  8. Evans - 3
  9. Motlop - 3
  10. Newman - 3
  11. O'Keefe - 2
  12. Wilson - 2
  13. Lord - 2
  14. Charleson - 2
  15. Ainsworth -2
  16. O. Hollands - 2
  17. Florent - 1
  18. Weitering - 1
  19. Haywood - 1
  20. Cerra - 1
  21. E. Hollands - 1
  22. Ison - 1
  23. Acres - 1
  24. Saad - 1
  25. Cottrel - 1
  26. Kemp - 1
  27. Pittonet - 1
 
1. Max Kondogiannis
2. Tom Anastosopoulos
3. Mitch Georgiades
4. Blake Threadgold (yes - he really is Greek).
 

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