Preview 2025 Best 22 Discussion

[Spirit Level]

First pass below! Before you all jump down my throat, this is a before draft/trade period best 22 which means no Bolton yet. I'll do another one after the list is finalised

Anyway..... as it currently stands:

FF: Sturt Amiss Switta
HF: Frederick Treacy Jackson
C: NOD Brayshaw Sharp
HB: Chappy Cox Clark
FB: Ryan Pearce Walker

R: Darcy Serong Young

I: Ras JOM Wags Fyfe

S: Walters

Pushing for a spot:
Simpson
Draper
Davies
Voss
Brodie
Worner
Delean (hopefully)
Knobel
Stanley
Wagner

Depth:
Banners
Aish
Emmett
McDonald
Reidy

Have at it!

 

[Purpletown]

That looks pretty good. I think we need to move beyond Fyfe, Walters and probably JOM too. We can't afford to play them all in the same team.

All three of them could potentially go backwards over the off season. Conversely some of the younger players could step up. We need to be ruthless about carrying old players who are only going to get worse.

 

[Pussinbootz]

Probably just swap Ras for Johnson.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

First pass below! Before you all jump down my throat, this is a before draft/trade period best 22 which means no Bolton yet. I'll do another one after the list is finalised

Anyway..... as it currently stands:

FF: Sturt Amiss Switta
HF: Frederick Treacy Jackson
C: NOD Brayshaw Sharp
HB: Chappy Cox Clark
FB: Ryan Pearce Walker

R: Darcy Serong Young

I: Ras JOM Wags Fyfe

S: Walters

Pushing for a spot:
Simpson
Draper
Davies
Voss
Brodie
Worner
Delean (hopefully)
Knobel
Stanley
Wagner

Depth:
Banners
Aish
Emmett
McDonald
Reidy

Have at it!

 

[Spirit Level]

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FF: Sturt Amiss Switta
HF: Frederick Treacy Jackson
C: NOD Brayshaw Sharp
HB: Chappy Cox Clark
FB: Ryan Pearce Walker

R: Darcy Serong Young

I: Ras JOM Wags Johnson

S: Walters

Pushing for a spot:
Simpson
Draper
Davies
Voss
Brodie
Worner
Delean (hopefully)
Knobel
Stanley
Wagner

Depth:
Fyfe
Banners
Aish
Emmett
McDonald
Reidy

 

[Spirit Level]

Needless to say a fit NOD with a full preseason improves us out of sight

 

[Lach72]

Johnson in for Fyfe.
Simpson for Walters

 

[theGav56]

Probably just swap Ras for Johnson.

Maybe my eyes are getting a little old. He ain't there.

I am struggling looking at all of Fyfe, Walters and O'Meara in that side.

Expect Bolton locks out Walters.

Erasmus and O'Driscoll must put pressure on O'Meara.

 

[EastcoastDocker]

I feel sharps spot in the 22 could come under threat. Fat side winger who can't play any other position on the ground, who doesn't have elite skills and questionable in the contest.

Could be the Brodie of 23/24.

 

[millsy]

Needless to say a fit NOD with a full preseason improves us out of sight

What's everyone's thoughts on NODs role next year? I presume most b22s will plant him on the wing, but watching the Peel finals series, today in particular, maybe he is an option for more genuine midfield time?

 

[theGav56]

What's everyone's thoughts on NODs role next year? I presume most b22s will plant him on the wing, but watching the Peel finals series, today in particular, maybe he is an option for more genuine midfield time?

Rotating via wing is a great option.

 

[Ysaye]

I feel sharps spot in the 22 could come under threat. Fat side winger who can't play any other position on the ground, who doesn't have elite skills and questionable in the contest.

Could be the Brodie of 23/24.

I can see what you are saying (agree with the weaknesses) but who else in our team has that combo of endurance+speed and is really good at keeping space? For me that is the difference from Brodie; he had competition on all sides. Sharp on the other hand is almost built for this team, despite his flaws.

 

[EastcoastDocker]

I can see what you are saying (agree with the weaknesses) but who else in our team has that combo of endurance+speed and is really good at keeping space? For me that is the difference from Brodie; he had competition on all sides. Sharp on the other hand is almost built for this team, despite his flaws.

I think we will need to play resting mids on skinny side wing more so NOD could get more fat side wing minutes, Freddy and sturt could rotate through there. Good opportunity to get Chapman further up the ground for short stints.

 

[freo1997]

Erasmus should be played before Fyfe and should of occurred this year.

 

[Dockeroo]

Draper has to be best 22. He’s an absolute gun!

There’s a decent chance draper improves significantly again in 2025 (not guaranteed I accept).

Even then he’s a walk up B22 in the form he finished the season. Forget his draft position.
I’m a big chapman fan and would never drop him but there’s a decent argument draper is a better player long term.

The AFL 22 under 22 selectors agreed - they selected draper in their squad and he even made the fan voted team, Chappy who played most of the season and was also eligible didn’t even make the squad nominations.

Personally I’d start draper ahead of Cox based on what we saw this season.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Ryan Pearce Walker
Clark Cox Chapman
Sharp Brayshaw O'Driscoll
Switkowski Treacy Frederick
Sturt Amiss Jackson
Darcy Serong Young
Erasmus Johnson Wagner Banfield

Pending our 2 most likely trades:
Wagner for Baker
Bolton for Banfield

 

[go_the_dockers]

This thread is probably a month too early, but this is how I see us ending up.

So many unknowns, with draft and trade period. If we get Baker, I think he takes NOD spot and then one of the Bench players is pushed out. If we get Berry and Hannaford, then I could make a a case for both players to bin the 23.


FB: Ryan Pearce Walker
HB: Chappy Cox Clark
C: NOD Brayshaw Sharp
HF: Bolton Treacy Jackson
FF: Sturt Amiss <New Small forward>

R: Darcy Serong Young

I: Ras JOM Wags Johnson Switta

 

[MadMundy]

I think the only one of our three veterans (Fyfe, Walters and O'Meara) that has a chance of getting dropped is Walters, as Longmuir seems to be okay with at least playing him as a sub and not having him start on the field.

 

[Spirit Level]

This thread is probably a month too early

 

[Cobbler]

Needs more Bolton, Pickett, Chad, Close, Rivers, Berry, Baker… Hill

 

[Spirit Level]

FF: Sturt Amiss Pickett
HF: Bolton Treacy Jackson
C: NOD Warner Brayshaw
HB: Chappy Cox Clark
FB: Ryan Pearce Walker

R: Darcy Serong Young

I: Ras Freddy Sharp Johnson

 

[ozzie69]

We have to push both Fyfe and Walters out next year. And ideally JOM too. I can see Ras and NOD pushing Fyfe and JOM out, but a Walters replacement we will need to find - Bolton is not a deep forward from what I can see, and Cooper seems to go well with room to move. Maybe Cooper could be moved into Walter's role with a bit of training? With his body going OK and a full pre-season, Coop could be really something.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

This thread is probably a month too early, but this is how I see us ending up.

So many unknowns, with draft and trade period. If we get Baker, I think he takes NOD spot and then one of the Bench players is pushed out. If we get Berry and Hannaford, then I could make a a case for both players to bin the 23.


FB: Ryan Pearce Walker
HB: Chappy Cox Clark
C: NOD Brayshaw Sharp
HF: Bolton Treacy Jackson
FF: Sturt Amiss <New Small forward>

R: Darcy Serong Young

I: Ras JOM Wags Johnson Switta

I agree bar I don't have O'Meara in the team and I do have Freddy and Draper. I think Draper will again improve and be a best 22 with Chapman moving to te wing (so O'Mearas spot) and Id have Freddy in the team instead of new small forward.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

Draper has to be best 22. He’s an absolute gun!

There’s a decent chance draper improves significantly again in 2025 (not guaranteed I accept).

Even then he’s a walk up B22 in the form he finished the season. Forget his draft position.
I’m a big chapman fan and would never drop him but there’s a decent argument draper is a better player long term.

The AFL 22 under 22 selectors agreed - they selected draper in their squad and he even made the fan voted team, Chappy who played most of the season and was also eligible didn’t even make the squad nominations.

Personally I’d start draper ahead of Cox based on what we saw this season.

Draper can play on smalls and talls. Id have Chapman move to the wing to allow Draper to play when everyones fit.

 

[Dockeroo]

Draper can play on smalls and talls. Id have Chapman move to the wing to allow Draper to play when everyones fit.

You can’t leave a player of Drapers talent level playing WAFL footy for a year after playing 22 AFL games the season previously.

Every team in the league would be calling his agent to trade him in on next years trade period if that happens.

Would be happy with Chapman to a wing too.