Opinion 2013 preseason best 22

[BallerO]

What do you think Geelong will look like next year on a weekly basis (assuming no injuries)?

It seems we have too many players who are AFL worthy that might not make it in weekly unless there are injuries.


FF: Chapman, Pods, Johnson
HF: Vardy, Hawkins, Varcoe
C: Bartel, Duncan, Caddy
HB: Rivers, Taylor, Mackie
FB: Enright, Lonergan, J. Hunt

R: Macintosh, Kelly, Selwood

I/C: Menzel, Christensen, T.Hunt, Corey (Sub).


Not included: Stokes, Motlop, Guthrie, West, Smedts, Murdoch, Walker, and Stringer.

 

[cynical]

FB Enright Lonergan Guthrie
HB Murdoch Taylor Brown
C Bartel Duncan Mackie
HF SJ Walker Varcoe
FF Menzel Hawkins Motlop
R Simpson Selwood Christensen
IC Vardy Smedts Kelly sub Horlin-Smith

not included chapman, west, stokes, j hunt, t hunt, j pod, corey

too much depth in my opinion

 

[year of the cat]

FB: J.Hunt, Lonergan, Guthrie
HF: Enright, Taylor, Mackie
C: Bartel, Duncan, Varcoe
HF: S.Johnson, Vardy, Menzel
FB: Chapman, Hawkins, Kersten

R: D.Simpson, Kelly, Selwood

I/C: West, Christensen, Caddy , T.Hunt.
Emerg: Murdoch, Motlop, Sheringham, Horlin-Smith

 

[JSelwoodisKing]

Ill have a crack, (looks exciting anyway you go) -

FB: J.Hunt, Lonergan, Guthrie
HF: Enright, Taylor, Mackie
C: S.Johnson, Duncan, Varcoe
HF: Bartel, Pods, Christensen
FF: Chapman, Hawkins, Menzel

R: West, Kelly, Selwood

I/C: Vardy, Motlop, T.Hunt, Murdoch
Rotating game time (experience) in order of importance: Smedts, Horlin-Smith, Simpkin, Kersten, Walker, Sheringham, Simpson.
Unsure what to do with Smithy, still think his hardness around the contest and clearance work is so important, just dont know where to fit him in.
Still think Pods deserves another year before Vardy takes his place. Hawk and Pods worked well together this year, he did a great job in sacrificing his game to give Hawk the space he needed to use his strength one out. Vardy is still so young, another year's experience under his belt and he takes Pods spot (in my opinion anyway).
Think Guthrie is as solid as they come and whilst doesn't have the pace or highlight reel of a murdoch or smedts will be a very solid contributor week in week out.
Whichever way the MC go though, there's some exciting talent around and watching the VFL today was a positive end to an otherwise disappointing weekend.

 

[winty]

B: Guthrie Lonergan J.Hunt
HB: Enright Taylor Mackie
C: Christensen Bartel Varcoe
HF: Motlop Vardy Chapman
F: Johnson Hawkins Menzel
Foll: Simpson Selwood Kelly
Int: Murdoch T.Hunt Smedts Duncan
Emerg: Podsiadly Kersten Stokes

Back-up: Burbury, Corey, Cowan, Eardley, Horlin-Smith, Kersten, McCarthy, Schroder, Sheringham, Simpkin, Stephenson, Stringer, Walker, West plus whoever we pick up via trade/in the draft.

Don't think Blicavs, Bathie and Hamling will be ready for seniors next year.

 

[Gogeelong]

FF: Chapman, Hawkins, Kersten
HF: Menzel, Vardy, Varcoe
C: Bartel, Johnson, Mackie
HB: Guthrie, Taylor, Brown
FB: Enright, Lonergan, J. Hunt

R: West, Kelly, Selwood

I/C: Stokes, Christensen, T.Hunt, Duncan
Trying to find a spot for Simpkin, and H-Smith

this is the side that could be playing at the end of the year.

 

[you pick one]

B: Guthrie Lonergan J.Hunt
HB: Enright Taylor Mackie
C: Christensen Bartel Varcoe
HF: Motlop Vardy Chapman
F: Johnson Hawkins Menzel
Foll: Simpson Selwood Kelly
Int: Murdoch T.Hunt Smedts Duncan
Emerg: Podsiadly Kersten Stokes

Back-up: Burbury, Corey, Cowan, Eardley, Horlin-Smith, Kersten, McCarthy, Schroder, Sheringham, Simpkin, Stephenson, Stringer, Walker, West plus whoever we pick up via trade/in the draft.

Don't think Blicavs, Bathie and Hamling will be ready for seniors next year.

I wont bother posting mine pretty much as above except for Simpson and one or two slight positional changes in the 22,I had the emergencies the same.

 

[David the Cat]

Anyone who doesnt have Menzel in the starting 22 needs a rethink.

Putting Pods out to pasture could incur the wrath of a certain mod....here's my top 25 team with a couple of outside recruitment inclusions! just for fun.


Enright Lonergan Rivers
Mackie Taylor Hunt
Varcoe Kelly Duncan
Motlop Vardy SJ
Chapman Hawkins Menzel

Griffin Selwood Bartel

I/C from Christensen Smedts T Hunt Guthrie Murdoch West Skinner

 

[AlterRob]

FF: Chapman, Hawkins, Christensen
HF: Menzel, Vardy, Varcoe
C: Bartel, Johnson, Duncan
HB: Mackie, Taylor, Guthrie
FB: Hunt, Lonergan, Enright

R: West, Selwood, Kelly

INT: Motlop, Smedts, T.Hunt, Corey.

Guys like Kersten, Stringer, Brown, Gillies, Horlin-Smith, Stringer, Walker, Simpkin to be given opportunities to grab a spot throughout the year.
*Stokes and Pods could easily slip into this side without much fuss but I've put some kids before them.

 

[you pick one]

Anyone who doesnt have Menzel in the starting 22 needs a rethink.

Putting Pods out to pasture could incur the wrath of a certain mod....here's my top 25 team with a couple of outside recruitment inclusions! just for fun.


Enright Lonergan Rivers
Mackie Taylor Hunt
Varcoe Kelly Duncan
Motlop Vardy SJ
Chapman Hawkins Menzel

Griffin Selwood Bartel

I/C from Christensen Smedts T Hunt Guthrie Murdoch West Skinner

Is that Taylor Hunt or Taylor Hunt or Taylor Josh Hunt my brain hurts.

 

[David the Cat]

Is that Taylor Hunt or Taylor Hunt or Taylor Josh Hunt my brain hurts.

So does mine..too many options....Stokes, GH-S...Kersten...Simpkin...Pods...Mitch Brown......so much talent!!!

btw.......T Hunt is on the bench ypo......

your bifocals fogging up?

 

[you pick one]

So does mine..too many options.......T Hunt is on the bench ypo......

your bifocals fogging up?

So he is,no blood pressures still up after last night.

 

[strauchnyy]

Fb: Silgvani lonergan enright
Hb: Guthrie Taylor mackie
C: Duncan selwood varcoe
Hf: sj pods bartel
Ff: chappy Hawkins Menzel
Fol: west Christensen Kelly
Int: vardy thunt motlop stokes

Emerg: Murdoch kersten "first round pick mid"

 

[David the Cat]

So he is,no blood pressures still up after last night.

I was proud of myself....remained calm with a steely confidence we would get back in it.

I lost my rag when the Motlop free wasnt paid....that led to a 2 goal turn around and I knew we were finished.

Freo deserved winners though.

 

[rooie]

FB: J Hunt, Lonergan, Guthrie
HB: Mackie, Taylor, Enright
C: Duncan, Kelly, T Hunt
HF: Johnson, Pods, Chapman
FF: Menzel, Hawkins, Varcoe
R: Vardy, Bartel, Selwood
I From: Stokes, Christensen, West, Motlop, Corey, Smedts, Simpkin, Walker, Murdoch

 

[foxdog50]

Can someone tell me how many players we have to delist this year???

 

[Vdubs]

FF: Chapman, Hawkins, Kersten
HF: Menzel, Vardy, Varcoe
C: Bartel, Johnson, Mackie
HB: Guthrie, Taylor, Brown
FB: Enright, Lonergan, J. Hunt

R: West, Kelly, Selwood

I/C: Stokes, Christensen, T.Hunt, Duncan
Trying to find a spot for Simpkin, and H-Smith

this is the side that could be playing at the end of the year.

Great line-up, lots of injury there

 

[geelong_crazy26]

cant believe hardly anyone has smedts a definite starter in the 18... rate this kid so highly and its only a matter of time before he comes elite

FB- Gutrhie Lonergan mackie
HB- Smedts Taylor enright
C- kelly Christensen Duncan
HF- Menzel podsiadly johnson
FF- chapman Hawkins varcoe
R- Simpson selwood Bartel
Int- vardy t hunt murdoch stringer

Kirsten- 7-14 games
walker- 10-22 games
bathie- 5-10 games
horlin-smith- 10-22 games

 

[catstorm]

We need Dawson Simpson in the starting team, West is a good number 2 Ruckman but he is badly exposed by the top ruck man in the AFL.

FB- Guthrie Lonergan Enright

HB- Murdoch Taylor Mackie

C- Kelly T.Hunt Duncan

HF- Menzel Vardy Johnson

FF- Smedts Hawkins Varcoe

R- Simpson Selwood Bartel

INT- Chapman, Christensen, West
Sub- Motlop

 

[Partridge]

Here goes nothing.......

B: Guthrie - Lonergan - J.Hunt
HB: Enright - Taylor - Mackie
C: Duncan - Johnson - Kelly
HF: Menzel - Podsiadly - Varcoe
F: Smedts - Hawkins - Chapman
R: West - Selwood - T.Hunt

I/C: Bartel - Vardy - Christensen
Sub: Motlop

Hoping Brown, Horlin-Smith, Simpson and others start knocking the door down too.

 

[muttonchops]

I will have a crack.

B - J.Hunt Lonergan Enright
HB - Mackie Taylor T Hunt
C - Duncan Kelly Varcoe
HF - Menzel Walker Johnson
F - Smedts Hawkins Chapman
R - West Bartel Selwood
Int - Vardy Christensen Guthrie Motlop

This is actually a pretty hard task, which is a good thing. But by going through the excercise it shows you that our list is pretty good and there wont be huge changes for next year.

 

[Claude Balls]

There are only 4 players I think we can reasonably assume will play 18+ games next year (if fit), who didn't play against Freo. They are Varcoe, Menzel, Smedts, and I reckon also Guthrie. Perhaps Guthrie is a bit prospective but what the hell, I like him. Scarlett will retire, and to make way for the other 3, I'm predicting that Corey, J. Hunt and Stokes will struggle to hold their spots.

B: Guthrie - Lonergan - Mackie
HB: Enright - Taylor - T. Hunt
C: Duncan - Bartel - Varcoe
HF: Menzel - Pods - Stevie
F: Chapman - Hawkins - Smedts

Foll: West, Selwood, Kelly

Int. Vardy, Christensen, Motlop
Sub: Murdoch

I'd love Mitch Brown to bang the door down and thrive as a third tall defender, and for Walker and or Kersten to earn a dozen games up forward. That's all a bit prospective for the purposes of this thread however.

I think this also shows our need to find another good inside midfielder. We all speak frequently of Kersten, Brown, Walker etc as good tall prospects, but we lack the midfield equivalent. I.e. a genuinely talented kid with two or three years under his belt who looks capable of becoming an A-grader.

 

[Selwood_14]

I think this also shows our need to find another good inside midfielder. We all speak frequently of Kersten, Brown, Walker etc as good tall prospects, but we lack the midfield equivalent. I.e. a genuinely talented kid with two or three years under his belt who looks capable of becoming an A-grader.

I don't see enough VFL to know, but from what I have seen Schroder and/or Horlin-Smith.

 

[magicmarker]

I think this also shows our need to find another good inside midfielder. We all speak frequently of Kersten, Brown, Walker etc as good tall prospects, but we lack the midfield equivalent. I.e. a genuinely talented kid with two or three years under his belt who looks capable of becoming an A-grader.

Totally agree, I think all of the suggested teams are short one permanent midfielder. I think we should be breaking the bank to somehow add Caddy and/or Wines to that team. Otherwise, really like the look of that side.

 

[volcboy]

FB: J.Hunt, Lonergan, Guthrie
HF: Enright, Taylor, Brown
C: Duncan, S.Johnson, Mackie
HF: Bartel, Vardy, Menzel
FB: Chapman, Hawkins, Kersten

R: D.Simpson, Kelly, Selwood

I/C: West, Christensen, Varcoe, T.Hunt.
Emerg: Murdoch, Motlop, Sheringham, Horlin-Smit

Similar to others...

* Play Vardy forward instead of Pods. Pods has been very good for us, but its time to make the transition. It also allows us to play West and Simpson together.
* Move Bartel forward to play defensive Rooke role - he's a good mark and shot at goal, plus a ferocious tackler. He'd give opposition coaches nightmares.
* Play Brown at half back in Mackie's role, allowing Mackie to push further up the ground and kick more goals (as he did this year)
* Leave SJ in the middle and rest him forward - with Hawkins stepping up, Chapman spending more time forward, Vardy and possibly Menzel back and Kersten to step up, he can cause more damage here.