Unofficial Preview 2022 Best 22

[Frankie23]

A team with Moore, Grundy, De Goey and Adams playing every week is not coming second last again.

In fact, looking at a lot of the squads posted, they're fairly strong - albeit the known forward line issues. However with a strong coaching panel this can be rectified. Forecasting us to push for a spot around 8-11th next season

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

Im going to go with a risky development squad. No doubt there will be a few injuries and no ones best 22 will be the team that walks out round 1.

Dean Roughhead IQ
Ruscoe Moore Maynard

Grundy Adams Lipinski
J Daicos De Goey McCrae

Elliott Cameron Henry
Ginnivan Mihocek McCreey

In: Pendlebury, Crisp. McInnis, N Daicos
Sub: Murley

With an injury to a midfield type I would be happy to see Poulter and T Brown given an oppotunity. I would also be happy with Kreuger getting a game in front of Ginnivan. Also much prefer to try to develop Murley over Noble

But if we are conservative

Maynard Roughhead IQ
Crisp Moore Howe

Grundy Adams Pendlebury
J Daicos De Goey Sidebottom

Elliott Cameron WHE
Heney Mihocek McCreey

In: Lipinski, Kreuger, T Brown, Poulter
Sub: C Brown

In this situation: Dean and Keane are the insurance on likely injuries/concussions to Moore/Roughhead. McCrae, N Daicos, Ruscoe and Noble (my hard no) are back up for midfielders and hbf. Cox is the ruck or forward/ruck backup which is the same in the above version.

 

[snagbreac]

Looking at the various lists here, and at the difficulty most posters are having in settling on the best players, my view that 2022 will not be the disaster year most are predicting is strengthened. The side we have could easily finish mid table, and could even press into the 8. With a decent run with injuries, (a big if) we will be competitive. I am assuming here that De Goey will play, and Nick Daicos will be a player straight away. Neither are certain.
It is 2023 that worries me. Once Pendlebury, Sidebottom and Howe are gone, our top end is gone. There will have to be dramatic improvement from a lot of players who were only medium draft picks for as to hold on, let alone start improving from then.
But I at least look forward to a fairly good 2022.

If those three do go, then there's a chance we sign one or two free agents.

 

[snagbreac]

Im going to go with a risky development squad. No doubt there will be a few injuries and no ones best 22 will be the team that walks out round 1.

Dean Roughhead IQ
Ruscoe Moore Maynard

Grundy Adams Lipinski
J Daicos De Goey McCrae

Elliott Cameron Henry
Ginnivan Mihocek McCreey

In: Pendlebury, Crisp. McInnis, N Daicos
Sub: Murley

With an injury to a midfield type I would be happy to see Poulter and T Brown given an oppotunity. I would also be happy with Kreuger getting a game in front of Ginnivan. Also much prefer to try to develop Murley over Noble

But if we are conservative

Maynard Roughhead IQ
Crisp Moore Howe

Grundy Adams Pendlebury
J Daicos De Goey Sidebottom

Elliott Cameron WHE
Heney Mihocek McCreey

In: Lipinski, Kreuger, T Brown, Poulter
Sub: C Brown

In this situation: Dean and Keane are the insurance on likely injuries/concussions to Moore/Roughhead. McCrae, N Daicos, Ruscoe and Noble (my hard no) are back up for midfielders and hbf. Cox is the ruck or forward/ruck backup which is the same in the above version.

Is Murley good enough to play round one??

 

[Jen2310]

Just from what ive surveryed at training so far.

FB:Howe-Roughy-Maynard
HB: Pendles-Moore-Quaynor
C: Sidebottom-Adams-J.Daicos
F: Grundy-Lipinski-Crisp
HF: Henry-Mihochek-McCreery
FF: Elliott-Cameron-Bianco
INT: Noble-N.Daicos-Krueger-Macrae
Sub: Ginnivan/Poulter

 

[BuckleysBrigade]

Haven’t seen Bianco in too many teams - if is keen on quality ball use, he’ll be lining up B22 IMO

 

[Jen2310]

Haven’t seen Bianco in too many teams - if is keen on quality ball use, he’ll be lining up B22 IMO

I was tossing up between Ginni/Bianco.
Ginni has been impressive at training, but Bianco has been quite solid too, and had a good 2021. So it could go either way. Ginni has upped his pressure.

 

[snagbreac]

Just from what ive surveryed at training so far.

FB:Howe-Roughy-Maynard
HB: Pendles-Moore-Quaynor
C: Sidebottom-Adams-J.Daicos
F: Grundy-Lipinski-Crisp
HF: Henry-Mihochek-McCreery
FF: Elliott-Cameron-Bianco
INT: Noble-N.Daicos-Krueger-Macrae
Sub: Ginnivan/Poulter

No WHE???

Other than that, your lineup is the most realistic I've seen except for the omission of Dean. Dean is new but I don't think we'll be waiting too long to see him line up.

 

[Jen2310]

No WHE???

Other than that, your lineup is the most realistic I've seen except for the omission of Dean. Dean is new but I don't think we'll be waiting too long to see him line up.

I've considered him. Possibly the sub. Has been training in the forward line, I think (I'd have to double check) and I'm unsure which way McRae and the coaching staff will go when it comes to selection.
I'd like to include him, but would haave to be at the exclusion of soneone else.

One way or another, there will be competition for spots.

Could put him on the bench in exchange of Macrae for the winger. Or to replace Bianco. It was tough deciding

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

Is Murley good enough to play round one??

No idea. Looks similar to Noble in terms of the way he plays. Its more a lets see if he can play sort of pick.

 

[sr36]

Haven’t seen Bianco in too many teams - if is keen on quality ball use, he’ll be lining up B22 IMO

But if we're keen on contests and pressure, Bianco may struggle to get a look in.

 

[sr36]

No WHE???

Other than that, your lineup is the most realistic I've seen except for the omission of Dean. Dean is new but I don't think we'll be waiting too long to see him line up.

I don't see WHE as a definite. I suspect Macrae will use the wings differently to Bucks. If we want a hit up target there, we'll go with him on the wing, but I don't think that will be the case and think he'll be competing with Elliott and Henry for a medium forward role. I'd love him to have a real crack at adding some bulk for a half back role.

 

[stormskye]

Just from what ive surveryed at training so far.

FB:Howe-Roughy-Maynard
HB: Pendles-Moore-Quaynor
C: Sidebottom-Adams-J.Daicos
F: Grundy-Lipinski-Crisp
HF: Henry-Mihochek-McCreery
FF: Elliott-Cameron-Bianco
INT: Noble-N.Daicos-Krueger-Macrae
Sub: Ginnivan/Poulter

Seems decent, only I’d swap noble for ginni or poulter. Allow pendles and n daicos to rotate, with either ginni and mccreery rotating, or poulter onto wing and j daicos pushing forward for spells. Nobles ball use and decision making just isn’t good enough for me atm, we conceded far to many goals from turnovers last season, esp off HB. Although noble wasn’t alone in causing these, I think he’s the weakest link in our defence.

 

[Kappa]

A team with Moore, Grundy, De Goey and Adams playing every week is not coming second last again.

In fact, looking at a lot of the squads posted, they're fairly strong - albeit the known forward line issues. However with a strong coaching panel this can be rectified. Forecasting us to push for a spot around 8-11th next season

You reckon our midfield looks strong?

Guess you're one of those people who sees Pendlebury and Sidebottom on paper and still expect them to be A grade midfielders, when they will be no where near that in 2022.

 

[sr36]

You reckon our midfield looks strong?

Guess you're one of those people who sees Pendlebury and Sidebottom on paper and still expect them to be A grade midfielders, when they will be no where near that in 2022.

It depends on how Maynard and JDG go.

Grundy, Maynard, Adams, JDG as mainstays with rotations from Lipinski and the veterans could go well.

 

[Kappa]

It depends on how Maynard and JDG go.

Grundy, Maynard, Adams, JDG as mainstays with rotations from Lipinski and the veterans could go well.

Maynard and de Goey have never been full time midfielders before, de Goey is a massive down hill skier in the midfield and Maynard has only played their briefly and struggled… bit bizarre to put your hopes on them.

 

[sr36]

Maynard and de Goey have never been full time midfielders before, de Goey is a massive down hill skier in the midfield and Maynard has only played their briefly and struggled… bit bizarre to put your hopes on them.

If we play them there, we will be putting our hopes on them and I don't think it will be bizarre at all to play them there. But yes I agree, them forming part of a decent midfield, sure as hell can't be banked upon.

 

[Jen2310]

Seems decent, only I’d swap noble for ginni or poulter. Allow pendles and n daicos to rotate, with either ginni and mccreery rotating, or poulter onto wing and j daicos pushing forward for spells. Nobles ball use and decision making just isn’t good enough for me atm, we conceded far to many goals from turnovers last season, esp off HB. Although noble wasn’t alone in causing these, I think he’s the weakest link in our defence.

Fair enough. I wouldn't write anyone off until we see what new coaches can do, and from what ive seen so far his ball use has been better. For his faults, he has more positives.
So I wouldn't be shocked if he is included in the best 22.

 

[sr36]

Fair enough. I wouldn't write anyone off until we see what new coaches can do, and from what ive seen so far his ball use has been better. For his faults, he has more positives.
So I wouldn't be shocked if he is included in the best 22.

Noble kicks it alright when he's taking the game on. His turnovers have been when we've been in chip it slowly through the press mode - that was an awful tactic for our list.

 

[Jen2310]

Noble kicks it alright when he's taking the game on. His turnovers have been when we've been in chip it slowly through the press mode - that was an awful tactic for our list.

Yeah, and with a new game plan not to do that, it could very well change his ball use in the backline. Lets wait to see how that plans out before judging whether he should be playing or not.

 

[sr36]

Yeah, and with a new game plan not to do that, it could very well change his ball use in the backline. Lets wait to see how that plans out before judging whether he should be playing or not.

He'll be an interesting watch as he'll have to adapt more than some. Bucks's feed it backwards first plan put the ball in his hands a fair bit, but it also exposed his weakness a fair bit too.

 

[Jen2310]

He'll be an interesting watch as he'll have to adapt more than some. Bucks's feed it backwards first plan put the ball in his hands a fair bit, but it also exposed his weakness a fair bit too.

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how he goes. Plus given there is a real emphasis on bettering our skills and stripping it down, that might also go a long way.

 

[sr36]

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how he goes. Plus given there is a real emphasis on bettering our skills and stripping it down, that might also go a long way.

I'm expecting to see a more forward running from us - I think he might be a beneficiary.

 

[Jen2310]

I'm expecting to see a more forward running from us - I think he might be a beneficiary.

There is a lot of running in packs, lots of run and carry from the backline to the forward half, and running in general that I've seen. No this chip kicking around. Definitely cause for optimism.

 

[Frankie23]

You reckon our midfield looks strong?

Guess you're one of those people who sees Pendlebury and Sidebottom on paper and still expect them to be A grade midfielders, when they will be no where near that in 2022.

I’ve written off Sidebottom as a mid, however Pendles has a role rotating into the midfield. However if we’re going to move forward as a team he has to have less midfield minutes moving forward

Grundy, Adams, De Goey as a core is rock solid, you can’t argue against that - each bringing their own set of elite traits to the table

Crisp, Pendlebury will do their job rotating through. Maynard is a wildcard here as well

How well we do in 2022 will come down to the improvement in guys like Lipinski, J Daicos, Macrae. Already that’s a core of 9 pretty solid players, I don’t think the cattle was the issue last year - we now have the right coaches and support around them.