Preview 2025 Best 22 Discussion

[FAILTOSUCCEED]

I don't know about the rest, but Fyfe most definitely is not a forward.

Hes no longer up to it in the middle.

 

[Minz]

If the coach wants a big body replacement for Fyfe he isn't choosing between Murphy and Erasmus.

I'm not quite sure who Murphy (or Cooper by the way) replace if they come in, but pretty sure it won't be Fyfe.

Erasmus is competing with Fyfe, O'Meara, O'Driscoll and Banfield for a place.

I see NOD as more outside run than inside mid; can’t see Erasmus as an outside guy

 

[pK75]

I see NOD as more outside run than inside mid; can’t see Erasmus as an outside guy

NOD does have good burst speed to break away from stoppages though, I like him as a change up type inside player like Switta, Jackson and Bolton.

 

[gungho]

Walker Pearce Ryan
Clark Cox Chappy
Noddy Young Sharp
Freddy Treacy Bolton
Jackson Amiss Switta

Darcy Brayshaw Serong

Fyfe, Johnson, Sturt, Wagner.

Sub Erasmus.

- Quality all over the park.

 

[King Huskii]

Walker Pearce Ryan
Clark Cox Chappy
Noddy Young Sharp
Freddy Treacy Bolton
Jackson Amiss Switta

Darcy Brayshaw Serong

Fyfe, Johnson, Sturt, Wagner.

Sub Erasmus.

- Quality all over the park.

That's pretty good

I'd have that too except Fyfe as he is in doubt for round 1. I'd have Aish in as a mid rotation who.has the flexibility of backline or wing which helps for injury cover as Erasmus can go into the middle when the sub gets activated.

 

[FreoRicci]

Walker Pearce Ryan
Clark Cox Chappy
Noddy Young Sharp
Freddy Treacy Bolton
Jackson Amiss Switta

Darcy Brayshaw Serong

Fyfe, Johnson, Sturt, Wagner.

Sub Erasmus.

- Quality all over the park.

I like this.

Surely Erasmus and Johnson are mature and big enough to take over JOM and Fyfe’s spots.

 

[Joao]

Hes no longer up to it in the middle.

Yes I think he's no longer the best option in there either, but he's still an AFL standard mid, he's a WAFL standard forward.

 

[FAILTOSUCCEED]

Yes I think he's no longer the best option in there either, but he's still an AFL standard mid, he's a WAFL standard forward.

Disagree based on last year, no longer an AFL standard mid. Maybe as sub.

 

[Joao]

Disagree based on last year, no longer an AFL standard mid. Maybe as sub.

He's borderline to my eye, but he's playing a role good enough to keep other players out. If he wasn't doing the job he would have gotten dropped - we have options.

 

[gungho]

Some fairly strong midfield depth this year.

A roster: Bradshaw, serong, young.
B roster. Fyfe, Bolton, Johnson, JOM
C roster. Erasmus, Brodie, Switta, Aish, Simpson, banfield,

It’s going to be hard to get a crack. You can only really play 5 or 6 mids a game.

 

[DaveLister]

To me there is a clear best 20, their average age and games are 24.6 years and 85 games. A young core on the precipice

No	Name	Games	Age	Date of Birth
13	Ryan, Luke	155	28yr 11mth	6/02/1996​
8	Brayshaw, Andrew	146	25yr 2mth	8/11/1999​
15	Bolton, Shai	135	26yr 1mth	8/12/1998​
25	Pearce, Alex	122	29yr 7mth	9/06/1995​
36	Cox, Brennan	111	26yr 5mth	13/08/1998​
4	Darcy, Sean	110	26yr 7mth	12/06/1998​
3	Serong, Caleb	103	23yr 11mth	9/02/2001​
6	Clark, Jordan	102	24yr 2mth	16/10/2000​
9	Jackson, Luke	98	23yr 3mth	29/09/2001​
39	Switkowski, Sam	88	28yr 1mth	20/11/1996​
26	Young, Hayden	80	23yr 9mth	11/04/2001​
32	Frederick, Michael	78	24yr 7mth	17/05/2000​
31	Walker, Brandon	64	22yr 2mth	17/10/2002​
35	Treacy, Josh	56	22yr 5mth	4/08/2002​
24	Amiss, Jye	47	21yr 5mth	31/07/2003​
14	Sharp, Jeremy R	46	23yr 5mth	13/08/2001​
5	Chapman, Heath	42	22yr 11mth	31/01/2002​
34	Wagner, Corey	40	27yr 9mth	23/03/1997​
44	Johnson, Matt	37	21yr 9mth	16/03/2003​
1	Sturt, Sam	31	24yr 8mth	12/05/2000​

The next 3 players could be our 3 oldest players in bringing our averages to 25.7 years and 102 games.

7	Fyfe, Nathan	240	33yr 3mth	18-Sep-91​
10	Walters, Michael	239	34yr	7-Jan-91​
2	O'Meara, Jaeger	186	30yr 10mth	23-Feb-94​

These 3 players skew our averages by adding over 1 year and 15 games to our playing side's averages. We see only marginal improvement over some of our younger options.

 

[Troy Cooked It]

To me there is a clear best 20, their average age and games are 24.6 years and 85 games. A young core on the precipice

No	Name	Games	Age	Date of Birth
13	Ryan, Luke	155	28yr 11mth	6/02/1996​
8	Brayshaw, Andrew	146	25yr 2mth	8/11/1999​
15	Bolton, Shai	135	26yr 1mth	8/12/1998​
25	Pearce, Alex	122	29yr 7mth	9/06/1995​
36	Cox, Brennan	111	26yr 5mth	13/08/1998​
4	Darcy, Sean	110	26yr 7mth	12/06/1998​
3	Serong, Caleb	103	23yr 11mth	9/02/2001​
6	Clark, Jordan	102	24yr 2mth	16/10/2000​
9	Jackson, Luke	98	23yr 3mth	29/09/2001​
39	Switkowski, Sam	88	28yr 1mth	20/11/1996​
26	Young, Hayden	80	23yr 9mth	11/04/2001​
32	Frederick, Michael	78	24yr 7mth	17/05/2000​
31	Walker, Brandon	64	22yr 2mth	17/10/2002​
35	Treacy, Josh	56	22yr 5mth	4/08/2002​
24	Amiss, Jye	47	21yr 5mth	31/07/2003​
14	Sharp, Jeremy R	46	23yr 5mth	13/08/2001​
5	Chapman, Heath	42	22yr 11mth	31/01/2002​
34	Wagner, Corey	40	27yr 9mth	23/03/1997​
44	Johnson, Matt	37	21yr 9mth	16/03/2003​
1	Sturt, Sam	31	24yr 8mth	12/05/2000​

The next 3 players could be our 3 oldest players in bringing our averages to 25.7 years and 102 games.

7	Fyfe, Nathan	240	33yr 3mth	18-Sep-91​
10	Walters, Michael	239	34yr	7-Jan-91​
2	O'Meara, Jaeger	186	30yr 10mth	23-Feb-94​

These 3 players skew our averages by adding over 1 year and 15 games to our playing side's averages. We see only marginal improvement over some of our younger options.

We need PurpleEyes to revisit their games played/average age theory from a couple years back. We look to be heading right into our sweet spot especially with so many of these having played their careers together. The synergy is only continuing to grow.

 

[BoneBroth]

A great list and highlights just how well list is primed, with so many still under the Fifty game mark.

I’m not sure I’d have Wagner in the best twenty players, although I concede he will be in the team before Draper because of role. But I’m so high on Draper I have him ahead of Wagner as a player.

Exciting times ahead.


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[bellie4pm]

Some fairly strong midfield depth this year.

A roster: Bradshaw, serong, young.
B roster. Fyfe, Bolton, Johnson, JOM
C roster. Erasmus, Brodie, Switta, Aish, Simpson, banfield,

It’s going to be hard to get a crack. You can only really play 5 or 6 mids a game.

Forgetting NOD

 

[gungho]

Forgetting NOD

Saw him more as a winger with Sharpie.

 

[pK75]

Saw him more as a winger with Sharpie.

If you’re including JOM, Banfield, Aish, Switta and Simpson, you should chuck NOD in there as well.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

Some fairly strong midfield depth this year.

A roster: Bradshaw, serong, young.
B roster. Fyfe, Bolton, Johnson, JOM
C roster. Erasmus, Brodie, Switta, Aish, Simpson, banfield,

It’s going to be hard to get a crack. You can only really play 5 or 6 mids a game.

Its all speculation an opinion obviously but Id have a few differences.My list is different to yours in that Im grading what I predict will be the performance level of players. I have higher expectations for Erasmus and Johnson due to how they both look great according to training reports. Im also grading Bolton on how I think he'll go when midfield. I think Luke Jackson will spend time playing as a mid at some point in the year if he gets his fitness up to scratch. SWitta judged purely on how he goes as a mid not a forward.
Well have injuries.
A roster: Bradshaw, Serong, Young. Bolton
B roster. Johnson,Sharp, NOD, Erasmus, Jackson
Fyfe (in between B and C)
C Roster Reid, Simpson, Aish,Switta
D roster. Brodie, O'Meara, banfield, Narkle, Worner

 

[go_the_dockers]

B: Walker Pearce Ryan
HB: Clark Cox Chappy
M: Noddy Young Sharp
HF: Sturt Treacy Bolton
F: Jackson Amiss Switta

R: Darcy Brayshaw Serong

B: Erasmus, Johnson, Freddy , JOM

Sub Wagner


Depth: Fyfe, Aish, Worner, Walters, Draper, Reid

I am happy for Fyfe and Erasmus to share the inside mid role for a bit, and settle the team before finals.

 

[pK75]

B: Walker Pearce Ryan
HB: Clark Cox Chappy
M: Noddy Young Sharp
HF: Sturt Treacy Bolton
F: Jackson Amiss Switta

R: Darcy Brayshaw Serong

B: Erasmus, Johnson, Freddy , JOM

Sub Wagner


Depth: Fyfe, Aish, Worner, Walters, Draper, Reid

I am happy for Fyfe and Erasmus to share the inside mid role for a bit, and settle the team before finals.

We always play 7 backs and 7 forwards so swap Wagner with JOM/Ras and that’s our round 1 team I reckon.

Great depth when we have Fyfe, Aish, Worner, Walters, Draper, Reid, Simpson and Ras all competing for a spot in the starting 22.

 

[go_the_dockers]

We always play 7 backs and 7 forwards so swap Wagner with JOM/Ras and that’s our round 1 team I reckon.

Great depth when we have Fyfe, Aish, Worner, Walters, Draper, Reid, Simpson and Ras all competing for a spot in the starting 22.

I wanted someone with pace as the sub.

O'Meara, Erasmus, Fyfe, Walters, Aish etc etc just won't have an impact as the sub.

Maybe Reid, and hoping his skills could get us a goal late in games.


Agree with 7 defenders, so something like this.

B: Walker Pearce Ryan
HB: Clark Cox Chappy
M: Noddy Young Sharp
HF: Sturt Treacy Bolton
F: Jackson Amiss Switta

R: Darcy Brayshaw Serong

B: Erasmus, Johnson, Freddy , Wagner

Sub Reid


Depth: Fyfe, Aish, Worner, Walters, Draper, JOM

 

[Duz97]

B: Walker Pearce Ryan
HB: Clark Cox Chappy
M: Noddy Young Sharp
HF: Sturt Treacy Bolton
F: Jackson Amiss Switta

R: Darcy Brayshaw Serong

B: Erasmus, Johnson, Freddy , Wagner

Sub Reid

This would be my team aswell only thing I’m not against is if Draper has improved more then Ras I’d drop Ras Chappy to the wing where they’ve wanted to play him for years and Draper in as a defender. And maybe coop as the sub changing with Murphy every 2 weeks

 

[go_the_dockers]

This would be my team aswell only thing I’m not against is if Draper has improved more then Ras I’d drop Ras Chappy to the wing where they’ve wanted to play him for years and Draper in as a defender. And maybe coop as the sub changing with Murphy every 2 weeks

Does Draper, Ryan, Cox, Pearce make us too tall and slow?

I would think so.

I don't think Pearce and Cox will play 22 games this year, so he should 5 games easily. In my eyes, Pearce is one player we should have lined up rest weeks so he is fit at the end of the year.

Round 5 vs Richmond
Round 12 vs Gold Coast
Round 22 vs Port maybe

Probably best you get the players rested early in the year, as if it comes the back end of the year and we need to win the players won't be rested.

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Does Draper, Ryan, Cox, Pearce make us too tall and slow?

I would think so.

I don't think Pearce and Cox will play 22 games this year, so he should 5 games easily. In my eyes, Pearce is one player we should have lined up rest weeks so he is fit at the end of the year.

Round 5 vs Richmond
Round 12 vs Gold Coast
Round 22 vs Port maybe

Probably best you get the players rested early in the year, as if it comes the back end of the year and we need to win the players won't be rested.

Fwiw, in the last match sim I believe they had Draper lined up on Shai. Shai presumably had him on skates, but he'll have pretty much every defender on skates.

I think they may at least try to look at what a back line where Draper plays with Ryan, Cox and Pearce looks like. Draper's an elite athlete and I think there's a version of him where it can work. We would play McPharlin, Dawson and Johnson together, and their support cast weren't exactly short people. Johnson having the athleticism and skill he had made that work, and Draper could develop into that type where you're adding defensive robustness without sacrificing mobility/rebounding/defending ground balls. Probably too raw right now, though showed encouraging signs to end the season.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Fwiw, in the last match sim I believe they had Draper lined up on Shai. Shai presumably had him on skates, but he'll have pretty much every defender on skates.

I think they may at least try to look at what a back line where Draper plays with Ryan, Cox and Pearce looks like. Draper's an elite athlete and I think there's a version of him where it can work. We would play McPharlin, Dawson and Johnson together, and their support cast weren't exactly short people. Johnson having the athleticism and skill he had made that work, and Draper could develop into that type where you're adding defensive robustness without sacrificing mobility/rebounding/defending ground balls. Probably too raw right now, though showed encouraging signs to end the season.

I have Ryan playing the Johnson role. Draper could take Wagner's spot, but not sure that improves us. I would need to see him playing on a 3rd or 4th tall, and not only manning up on someone a lot smaller than him well but also provide run and carry out of the back line.

At 1.97m's he would really struggle against the 1.7 to 1.8m guys, who would try to draw high free kicks against him.

I think he is next in line to fill in any of Ryan, Pearce and Cox but just out of the best 22.