I just want to know who will be in the best 22 for next year
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B: Tom Hislop, Mal Michael, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Jay Nash, Patrick Ryder, Nathan Lovett-Murray
C: Jason Winderlich, Brent Stanton, Angus Monfries
HF: Adam McPhee, Scott Gumbleton, Andrew Lovett
F: Alwyn Davey, Matthew Lloyd, Scott Lucas
FOL: David Hille, Jobe Watson, Mark McVeigh
INT: Jason Laycock, Adam Ramanauskas, Andrew Welsh, Damien Peverill
Dempsey has not shown enough to be an automatic choice, nor has Gumbleton, but I think the team would work best with him at CHF and Lloyd/Lucas closer to goal. There seems to be more depth this season than most. Hard not to fit JJ into the team, but if injuries occour I would expect him to come into the side.
B: Slattery - Michael - Fletcher
HB: Nash - Ryder - Lovett-Murray
C: Winderlich - Watson - Lovett
HF: McPhee - Lucas - Welsh
F: Davey - Lloyd - Jetta
FOLL: Laycock - McVeigh - Stanton
I/C: Hille - Ramanauskas - Monfries - Gumbleton
B: Slattery, Michael, Lovett-Murray
HB: Nash, Fletcher, Ramanauskas
C: Lovett, J Johnson, Winderlich
HF: McPhee, Lucas, Welsh
F: Davey, Lloyd, Jetta
FOLL: Laycock, Stanton, McVeigh
I/C: Ryder, Monfries, Dempsey, Watson
I haven't picked emergencies, because you could easily pick 10.
There are a lot of blokes you can make claims for, which is a good sign.
I expect Myers, Neagle, Gumby and Hocking to play a fair bit of footy this year.
It's interesting that everyone has Jason Johnson and Pev out of their side and only one person put Rama in (on the bench).
Based on this side we could expect not only to finish well and truly toward the bottom but to make minimal progress in terms of player development next year. This is more or less the same side fully fit from last year less our best player - Hird.
Surely Ryder and Watson are both in our starting 18?
There are 8 players in that side with less than 50 games.
Plus Watson, Monfries, NLM and Stanton with not too many more.
That's a lot of inexperience and scope for improvement.
There are 8 players in that side with less than 50 games.
Plus Watson, Monfries, NLM and Stanton with not too many more.
That's a lot of inexperience and scope for improvement.
There's no such thing as a starting 18.
It changes each week based on match ups and rotations.
The bench isn't your 19th-22nd players anymore, it's an extention of your midfield.
There are 8 players in that side with less than 50 games.
Plus Watson, Monfries, NLM and Stanton with not too many more.
That's a lot of inexperience and scope for improvement.
Not argueing that some of these guys under 50 games will improve however that side is not the best side for us to play in order to get to the next flag.
Our '05, '06 and to a lesser extend Myers from 07 draftees need to be injected into the side next year in a meaningful way in order for us to really make some headroad on the competition.
That sides midfield is still ordinary. We need to develop these guys that will become a really good midfield.
This thread is about our best 22 next year, not our best 22 for 3-5 years time.Not argueing that some of these guys under 50 games will improve however that side is not the best side for us to play in order to get to the next flag.
Our '05, '06 and to a lesser extend Myers from 07 draftees need to be injected into the side next year in a meaningful way in order for us to really make some headroad on the competition.
That sides midfield is still ordinary. We need to develop these guys that will become a really good midfield.
This thread is about our best 22 next year, not our best 22 for 3-5 years time.
Guys like Houli, Hislop, Myers etc aren't in our best 22 for 08. They'll get games no doubt, and over the next couple of years work their way into being starting players, but currently they still have work to do.
If we want to achieve finals in 08, then Houli, Hislop, Myers, Reimers etc aren't our best options. That's what I'm guessing this thread is about... Fielding a best 22 that can push for finals in 08. Not so much the long term.That all depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you are trying to play the best you can possibly play with the players you have available then you are correct.
If you are trying to develop a side that will challenge for a flag in the next 3 - 5 years then your best 22 - to achieve that objective will be different.
This is my point. I would like to think that our key objective next year should be development. Whether or not that translates into wins, i'm not to fussed about. I would much rather finish 15th or 16th getting a full year of experience into many of our young kids than finish 10th playing the exact same best 22 from last year and not getting games into Jetta, Houli, Hislop, Riemers, Gulmbleton, Myers, Neagle, Dempsey, etc.
There needs to be a balance I know however it would be a total waste of a year if hypothetically we played that 'best 22' every week.
Our '05, '06 and to a lesser extend Myers from 07 draftees need to be injected into the side next year in a meaningful way in order for us to really make some headroad on the competition.
B: Henry Slattery, Mal Michael, Nathan Lovett-Murray
HB: Jay Nash, Dustin Fletcher, Paddy Ryder
C: Jason Winderlich, Jobe Watson, Adam Mcphee
HF: Andrew Lovett, Scott Lucas, Angus Monfries
F: Alwyn Davey, Matthew Lloyd, Leroy Jetta
FOL: David Hille, Brent Stanton, Mark McVeigh
INT: Jason Laycock, Courtenay Dempsey, Andrew Welsh, Scott Gumbleton