Strategy 2023 | Let's Construct Our Best 22 | Part 1: Midfielders

[FootyGuy13]

February has almost arrived meaning it's time to do another one of these. With so much discussion about who is in our Best 22 every summer, let's put it to a vote to see who is right. After a season of missed opportunities, over-confidence and losing 7 games in the exact same fashion (including the 2 finals), there is definitely a hope that 2023 will have a lot of learnings learnt so that we don't have to go through all that again this year. There should be a bit of reshuffling to the team this time around with the new arrivals giving some of the once-thought mainstays of the team a reason to fight for their spot on the team, and others leaving for whatever excuse they've thought of.

There'll be 4 polls, 1 each for Mids, Defenders, Forwards and other, put up every Tuesday until I run out of threads.​

In Part 1, vote for up to 6 players in the poll to fill these positions.

C: Wing | Centre | Wing
R: Ruck | Ruck-Rover | Rover

In the poll above are every player I've seen listed as a midfielder or ruckman in either DreamTeam and/or the Best 22 thread... Happy Voting!

Spoiler: Previous Teams

Post-2009 team:
B: James Frawley | Matthew Warnock | Colin Garland
HB: Jamie Bennell | Jared Rivers | Cameron Bruce
C: Cale Morton | Colin Sylvia | Aaron Davey
HF: Jack Watts | Matthew Bate | Brad Green
F: Ricky Petterd | Liam Jurrah | Austin Wonaeamirri
R: Mark Jamar | Brent Moloney | Jack Grimes
INT: James McDonald | Stefan Martin | Nathan Jones | Sam Blease

E: Brad Miller | Neville Jetta | John Meesen

2016 team:
B: Neville Jetta | Lynden Dunn (vc) | Colin Garland
HB: Christian Salem | Tom McDonald | Tomas Bugg
C: Dom Tyson | Bernie Vince | Angus Brayshaw
HF: Christian Petracca | Cam Pedersen | Dean Kent
F: Jeff Garlett | Jesse Hogan | Jack Watts
R: Max Gawn | Nathan Jones (c) | Jack Viney
INT: Aaron vandenBerg | Sam Frost | Jack Grimes | James Harmes

E: Billy Stretch | Heritier Lumumba | Jack Trengove

2017 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Oscar McDonald | Tom McDonald
HB: Jayden Hunt | Sam Frost | Michael Hibberd
C: Jordan Lewis | Clayton Oliver | Dom Tyson
HF: Christian Petracca | Jesse Hogan | Dean Kent
FF: Jeff Garlett | Cam Pedersen | Jack Watts
R: Max Gawn | Nathan Jones | Jack Viney
INT: Angus Brayshaw | Christian Salem | Billy Stretch | Bernie Vince

E: Jake Melksham | Aaron vandenBerg | Tomas Bugg

IN FROM 2016: Oscar McDonald, Jayden Hunt, Michael Hibberd, Jordan Lewis, Clayton Oliver, Billy Stretch
OUT FROM 2016: Lynden Dunn, Colin Garland, Tomas Bugg, Aaron vandenBerg, Jack Grimes, James Harmes

2018 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Oscar McDonald | Jake Lever
HB: Jayden Hunt | Sam Frost | Michael Hibberd
C: Angus Brayshaw | Dom Tyson | Nathan Jones
HF: Jake Melksham | Jesse Hogan | Christian Petracca
FF: Jeff Garlett | Tom McDonald | Mitch Hannan
R: Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver | Jack Viney
INT: Christian Salem | Alex Neal-Bullen | Jordan Lewis | James Harmes

E: Cam Pedersen | Bernie Vince | Corey Maynard | Joel Smith

IN FROM 2017: Jake Lever, Jake Melksham, Mitch Hannan, Alex Neal-Bullen, James Harmes
OUT FROM 2017: Jack Watts, Dean Kent, Cam Pedersen, Billy Stretch, Bernie Vince

2019 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Michael Hibberd | Oscar McDonald | Christian Salem
C: Angus Brayshaw | James Harmes | Nathan Jones
HF: Christian Petracca | Sam Weideman | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Jake Melksham | Tom McDonald | Aaron vandenBerg
R: Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver | Jack Viney
INT: Bayley Fritsch | Kade Kolodjashnij | Charlie Spargo | Jordan Lewis

E: Mitch Hannan | Braydon Preuss | Billy Stretch | Sam Frost

IN FROM 2018: Steven May, Sam Weideman, Aaron vandenBerg, Bayley Fritsch, Kade Kolodjashnij, Charlie Spargo
OUT FROM 2018: Dom Tyson, Jesse Hogan, Jayden Hunt, Sam Frost, Jeff Garlett, Mitch Hannan

2020 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Steven May | Marty Hore
HB: Michael Hibberd | Jake Lever | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | James Harmes
HF: Christian Petracca | Jake Melksham | Bayley Fritsch
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Tom McDonald | Sam Weideman
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Angus Brayshaw
INT: Aaron vandenBerg | Nathan Jones | Adam Tomlinson | Mitch Brown

E: Luke Jackson | Jayden Hunt | Harley Bennell | Jay Lockhart

IN FROM 2019: Ed Langdon, Marty Hore, Kysaiah Pickett, Adam Tomlinson, Mitch Brown
OUT FROM 2019: Jordan Lewis, Oscar McDonald, Alex Neal-Bullen, Kade Kolojashnij, Charlie Spargo

2021 team:
FB: Michael Hibberd | Steven May | Trent Rivers
HB: Christian Salem | Jake Lever | Adam Tomlinson
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | James Harmes
HF: Luke Jackson | Sam Weideman | Bayley Fritsch
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Ben Brown | Charlie Spargo
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Christian Petracca
INT: Angus Brayshaw | Jayden Hunt | Jay Lockhart | Tom McDonald

E: Jake Melksham | Bailey Laurie | Neville Jetta | Oskar Baker

IN FROM 2020: Trent Rivers, Ben Brown, Luke Jackson, Charlie Spargo, Jayden Hunt, Jay Lockhart
OUT FROM 2020: Neville Jetta, Marty Hore, Jake Melksham, Aaron vandenBerg, Nathan Jones, Mitch Brown

2022 team:
FB: Trent Rivers | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Jake Bowey | Harrison Petty | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | Angus Brayshaw
HF: Kysaiah Pickett | Tom McDonald | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Charlie Spargo | Ben Brown | Bayley Fritsch
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Christian Petracca
INT: Luke Jackson | James Harmes | Tom Sparrow | Adam Tomlinson | James Jordon (sub)

E: Jayden Hunt | Michael Hibberd | Luke Dunstan

IN FROM 2021: Harrison Petty, Jake Bowey, Alex Neal-Bullen, Tom Sparrow, James Jordon (sub)
OUT FROM 2021: Jay Lockhart, Michael Hibberd, Sam Weideman, Jayden Hunt

2023 team so far:
FB: Back Pocket | Full Back | Back Pocket
HB: Half Back Flank | Centre Half Back | Half Back Flank
C: Wing | Centre | Wing
HF: Half Forward Flank | Centre Half Forward | Half Forward Flank
FF: Forward Pocket | Full Forward | Forward Pocket
R: Ruck | Ruck-Rover | Rover
INT: Interchange | Interchange | Interchange | Interchange | Sub

E: Emergency | Emergency | Emergency

IN FROM 2022:
OUT FROM 2022: Luke Jackson

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Been talking the talk about the absolute need for the 3 ruck centre set up all offseason, now it's time to walk the walk and vote it into existence.

 

[Dory_77]

I'm on board the Howes train as the winger opposite Lingers

 

[Crimson Azure]

Some posters have put great effort into their responses.

 

[Crimson Azure]

I'm on board the Howes train as the winger opposite Lingers

Isn’t that why we got Hunter?

 

[Dory_77]

Isn’t that why we got Hunter?

Yes, and realistically he's the more likely option to start the season at least. But I'm backing Howes in based on vibes and hopefully 'training the house down' preseason form.

 

[The Dr]

Love the votes for Farris-White. #Roundonesmokey

 

[Toump Ass]

Respect to whoever voted for Angus Brayshaw. I love the campaigner but even I don't want him in the centre.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

The Schac giving you noobs the inside word.... Judd McVee, someone else needs to vote for him other than me.

 

[Headless]

C: Langdon - Viney - Hunter
R: Grundy - Oliver - Petracca

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

C: Langdon - Viney - Hunter
R: Grundy - Oliver - Petracca

Very well constructed there Les

 

[Headless]

Very well constructed there Les

I've been working on it since FootyGuy13 started the thread. Happy with the final product of the week of work.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Pret

C: Langdon - Viney - Hunter
R: Grundy - Oliver - Petracca

Pretty straight forward really

 

[Toump Ass]

R: Grundy - Schache - Gawn

 

[Meds]

R: Grundy - Schache - Gawn

C: Hunter - Pickett - Spargo

Perfectly balanced...