Best 22 for 2014

[Beer n Skittles]

4 forwards, 5 defenders, 13 mids

 

[King of Ruin]

We cleared out a lot of dead wood this year.

We also added some cam wood.

 

[HARKER]

Going by zee's VFL side... Retire, Delist for 2014:

FB: Duigan, White, McInnes
HB: Temay, Giles, Bootsma
C: Graham, Scotland, Lucas
HF: Armfield, Rowe, Buckley
FF: Johnson, Casboult, Reynolds
R: Wood, Cachia, Cripps
IC: Bell, Ellard, Holman, Sheehan/Byrne

Giles, Everitt and Docherty have the back half covered. That leaves a key forward a priority, with time not on Rowe's side, Waite in his 30s and Levi yet to find his groove.

Wood - I have very low expectations. Enough said, we'll be investing in a teenager next time around. Cam Conlon gets to run around injury free while Scott Jones and Darcy Cameron have an extra year in the WAFL to prove themselves.

A KPF (Waite) and 3 midfielders (Judd, Carrazzo, Simpson) will be the retirees in 2 years time, if not sooner. Mclean we can nurse for a further year to qualify for father/son.

I'm tempted to fire up a List thread for 2015, but some may see it as just a little bit premature.

We're likely to have another 8 or so changes next year.
We'd also be in a much better position than even last year to have some real irons in the fire.

 

[HARKER]

I reckon there are a lot of people who underrate how much Mick likes Ellard. In the team as soon as he is fit every time this year. He's not on the fringe as much as everyone thinks.

Everyone underestimates exactly that. Good point.

 

[Red Bull]

B:Simpson Watson Giles
HB:Walker Jamison Everitt
C:Thomas Gibbs Tuohy
HF:Menzel Henderson Yarran
F:Garlett Waite Kruezer

R:Warnock Judd Murphy

INT:Robinson Bell Curnow Cripps

RESERVES

B:Temay White Duigan
HB:Scotland McInnes Docherty
C:Lucas McLean Bootsma
HF:Carrazzo Casboult Armfield
F:Buckley Rowe Reynolds

R:Wood Cachia Graham

INT:Ellard Holman Johnson Sheehan

 

[TerryWallet]

B: Simpson Jamison Watson
HB: Everitt Henderson Docherty
C: Thomas Gibbs Tuohy
HF: Judd Waite Walker
F: Garlett Kruezer Menzel
R: Warnock Curnow Murphy

INT: Robinson Yarran Bell Graham

EM: Armfield Rowe Cripps


With a lot of gameday positional swinging.

 

[thylacine60]

TW still carrying the best sig onsite.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

]B: Simpson Jamison Everutt
HB:Scotland Watson Tuohy
C: Thomas Gibbs Judd
HF: Yarran Henderson Menzel
F: Garlett Waite Walker
R: Kruezar Curnow Murphy

INT: Robinson, Cripps, Casboult, Bell

EM: McLean, Docherty, Rowe Graham

 

[Sound]

B: Tuohy Jamison Docherty
HB: Walker Watson Everitt
C: Simpson Gibbs Scotland
HF: Judd Waite Carrazzo
F: Yarran Henderson Garlett
R: Warnock Thomas Murphy
INT: Armfield Kreuzer McLean Robinson (s)

EMG: Casboult Curnow Lucas

 

[JustaBattler]

Good to see so many combinations and possibilities...

 

[Cringle]

After seeing this.. it's got me wondering how long before Giles can come into the defence and replace Tuohys dash as he plays half forward/wing.

 

[Bradles21]

How can people have McLean out of their best 22? Easily in our top 10.

 

[HBF]

How can people have McLean out of their best 22? Easily in our top 10.

Easily in my best 22.
Missed him big time in the final vs Sydney.

 

[Bradles21]

Easily in my best 22.
Missed him big time in the final vs Sydney.

We really did! I think he will be even more vital next year with the interchange cap.

 

[etsal1]

Easily in my best 22.
Missed him big time in the final vs Sydney.

Brock played in that game

 

[Matty411]

Like what was said re: Tuohy and he will definitely see more action on the wing/forward in 2014. With the recruitments, we've now got a lot of flexibility between the HB and HF lines. So we may well see the likes of Hendo, Spida Jnr, Tuohy, Gibbs, Walker and Thomas all rotate across those two and across the wings (with Hendo the exception from the midfield).

Really hard to make a 22 at this point given that flexibility and having not had the preseason to monitor how Mick sees each players' role going in 2014.

Personally, we could see anything from this:

McInness-Jamison-Tuohy
Everitt-Watson-Walker
Simpson-McLean-Gibbs
Thomas-Henderson-Yarran
Garlett-Waite-Kreuzer
Warnock-Murphy-Curnow
Carazzo-Judd-Docherty-Robinson

to this:

Everitt-Jasmison-Simpson
Scotland-Henderson-Walker
Thomas-McLean-Judd
Robinson-Casboult-Menzel
Garlett-Waite-Yarran
Kreuzer-Murphy-Carrazzo
Curnow-Docherty-Tuohy-Bell

Guys like McInness, Watson, Casboult, Menzel, Bell, Warnock - even Scotto will have to work hard to earn their place; while the likes of Graham, Cripps, Lucas, Boots, Armfield, White, Giles and Wood will be the guys hoping to push them out and make the 22.

A lot of guys on the outside looking in, which will create huge competition for spots barring injury = better performance.

Excited about our depth, flexibility and competition for spots - with another preseason of learning Mick's gameplan, I'm confident in standing by my prediction (barring massive injury collapse *touch wood*) that we'll push for top 4 and land between 4-6 come September next year.

 

[HBF]

Brock played in that game

I could have sworn he didn't play in that game.

 

[Mister Carlton]

How can people have McLean out of their best 22? Easily in our top 10.

Andrew Carrazzo also.

 

[Bradles21]

Andrew Carrazzo also.

Will be like a new recruit next year if he can stay fit.

 

[etsal1]

I could have sworn he didn't play in that game.

Granted he was a late in for the Menz.

 

[zeeCFC]

After seeing this.. it's got me wondering how long before Giles can come into the defence and replace Tuohys dash as he plays half forward/wing.

God I love this highlights package...The third goal against Freo had me in hysterics.

Barlow gets turned inside out in each one of them.

 

[big jilm]

B. Tuohy Jamison McInness
HB. Walker Watson Simpson
C. Thomas Gibbs Judd
HF. Yarran Waite Robinson
F. Casboult Henderson Garlett
Foll. Kreuzer Carrazzo Murphy
IC. McLean Curnow Everitt Menzel

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Andrew Carrazzo also.

Cant fit them all in though. The way I hope our list develops with Menzel, Graham and Cripps all having good years that hopefully they have done enough by seasons end to push someone like McClean out of the best 22.

 

[BM123]

Will be like a new recruit next year if he can stay fit.

Same situation as Murphy to me who wasn't 100 fit. Midfield should look a lot better if we get Thomas, Murphy and Carazzo fit and firing.

 

[Matty411]

Same situation as Murphy to me who wasn't 100 fit. Midfield should look a lot better if we get Thomas, Murphy and Carazzo fit and firing.

A fit and firing quartet of Judd, Murphy, Thomas and Carrazzo is unmatched by any - at very least top 2 in the league. Add in Gibbsy, McLean and our part timers and our top midfield should beat any on their day.