Unofficial Preview Best 22! Who’s in the team Round 1, 2023?

[Ballsontheline]

Bloody hard to figure out at this stage as so much projection on how guys will improve (or not) over preseason. Midfield is tough to work out (other than Jai).

Hardwick Blanck DGB
CJ Sicily Day
Amon Jai McD
Moore Scrim Butler
Breust Lewis Meek
Reeves Stephens Finn
I: Ward Impey Nash Jeka sub: bramble

Where's Wingard?

 

[chopflop]

Sneaky chance to see Day play a bit forward again this year? No gunston. Did quite well in the one game he played there last year.

 

[peetoo]

There’s a midfield player who missed one game 2022, is probably fit, and Mitchell omeara departed. Depth in howe Shiels too.

Yet he’s rarely in these starting teams. Would be a massive 180 by the coach for him to be missing

 

[Tassie Cryptik]

There’s a midfield player who missed one game 2022, is probably fit, and Mitchell omeara departed.

Yet he’s rarely in these starting teams. Would be a massive 180 by the coach for him to be missing

There are none so blind as those who refuse to see Nash.

 

[DeafHawk]

Obviously there's gonna be injuries going into round one. And Sam may wait a few games before he adds the new draftees straight away. Games at Box Hill won't do the youngsters any harm in the early stages of the season .
Backline:
Hardwick Barrass Scrimshaw
Jiath Sicily Morrison
Centreline:
Amon Newcombe Ward
Reeves Worpel Day
Frwd line:
Wingard Meek McDonald
Breust Lewis Moore
İnt,chg:
Maginess Impey Bramble Stephens

To break in:
Nash
Kosi
Blanck
McKenzie
Weddle
Morris
Butler
Lynch
Frost

Barrass???

 

[HedgeFund]

There’s a midfield player who missed one game 2022, is probably fit, and Mitchell omeara departed. Depth in howe Shiels too.

Yet he’s rarely in these starting teams. Would be a massive 180 by the coach for him to be missing

Ditto Morrison and Frost.

We just lost 90+ seasons of AFL experience.

Why we wouldn’t do everything possible to have these 3 guys in the side given they’ll have 11 (Frost), 6 (Morrison) and 5 (Nash) seasons and 280-odd senior games to their name is mystifying.

Maturity & senior experience is more vital to us than every other team in the competition in 2023

 

[Sturty]

Does anyone know when we plan to announce jumper numbers?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Agent Smith]

Does anyone know when we plan to announce jumper numbers?

Thanks in advance!

I don't know for sure but I'm betting this Saturday's open training might be targetted.

 

[PenAndPaper]

I've tried doing a best 22 numerous times and really can't stay on any that I have come up with. Such a great problem to have and hopefully injuries are kind to us this year and competition for spots is at a maximum.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Fox Footy’s take on our best 22.

B: Hardwick, Sicily, Blanck
HB: Jiath, Frost, Day
C: Mackenzie, Ward, Amon
HF: Moore, Koschitzke, Macdonald
F: Breust, Lewis, Meek

FOLL: Reeves, Newcombe, Wingard

I/C: Worpel, Impey, Scrimshaw, Maginness

 

[KermitJagger]

Fox Footy’s take on our best 22.

B: Hardwick, Sicily, Blanck
HB: Jiath, Frost, Day
C: Mackenzie, Ward, Amon
HF: Moore, Koschitzke, Macdonald
F: Breust, Lewis, Meek

FOLL: Reeves, Newcombe, Wingard

I/C: Worpel, Impey, Scrimshaw, Maginness

I've seen worse! It's just too hard to pick who is going to play and where. The players we feel are best might not always jive with the coaching unit. For example, I could see the backline shaping up like this instead:

B: Hardwick, Blanck, Morris
HB: Jiath, Sicily, Maginness

Out: Frost, Day
In: Morris, Maginness

Just because Sam seemed to prefer a line up with Morris, as it allowed Hardwick to play a more damaging brand. Day could also be removed for a greater midfield role also, which would allow Maginness to resume his role of starting off ball and picking up a midfield opponent in general play.

 

[Flukey!]

I have no idea.

When a team is performing poorly, the catch cry is to 'play youth"
When just about all you have is youth, it's not that easy to select a side.

Amon will be a definite in.
I suspect Stephens and Meek will be in.
I could imagine Mackenzie and Weddle get games in R1.

That's 5 new faces just there.

Hopefully Worps is back along with several others who missed the later stages of this year.

Our team is going to look very different.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Hardwick Blanc Frost
CJ Sicily Day

That's my backline round 1

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I've seen worse! It's just too hard to pick who is going to play and where. The players we feel are best might not always jive with the coaching unit. For example, I could see the backline shaping up like this instead:

B: Hardwick, Blanck, Morris
HB: Jiath, Sicily, Maginness

Out: Frost, Day
In: Morris, Maginness

Just because Sam seemed to prefer a line up with Morris, as it allowed Hardwick to play a more damaging brand. Day could also be removed for a greater midfield role also, which would allow Maginness to resume his role of starting off ball and picking up a midfield opponent in general play.

From what I can tell from training Finn will play midfield and Day will play some time on the wing also when not at half back. I think Worps and Sugar are likely competing for the 1 spot.

I can see a side like the below for Round 1.

B: Hardwick, Blanck, Frost
HB: Jiath, Sicily, Scrimshaw
C: Day, Maginness, Amon
HF: Moore, Koschitzke, Macdonald
F: Breust, Lewis, Meek

FOLL: Reeves, Newcombe, Wingard

I/C: Worpel, Impey, Mackenzie, Ward

 

[KermitJagger]

From what I can tell from training Finn will play midfield and Day will play some time on the wing also when not at half back. I think Worps and Sugar are likely competing for the 1 spot.

I can see a side like the below for Round 1.

B: Hardwick, Blanck, Frost
HB: Jiath, Sicily, Scrimshaw
C: Day, Maginness, Amon
HF: Moore, Koschitzke, Macdonald
F: Breust, Lewis, Meek

FOLL: Reeves, Newcombe, Wingard

I/C: Worpel, Impey, Mackenzie, Ward

Only switch I'd make to that side is Meek / Reeves trading spots and maybe Wingard out of the midfield in lieu of Ward or Worpel.

Is Wings training with the mids currently?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Only switch I'd make to that side is Meek / Reeves trading spots and maybe Wingard out of the midfield in lieu of Ward or Worpel.

Is Wings training with the mids currently?

Not that I’ve seen.

 

[shotgun_blues]

MY BEST 22 ROUND 1 : Version 837. Finally happy with this one. I think it's right on the money.

B: Jiath Frost Hardwick
HB: Scrimshaw Sicily Impey
C: Amon Worpel Day
HF: Wingard Lewis Moore
F: Kositchzke Reeves Bruest

R: Meek Newcombe Ward
I: C.MacDonald Nash Maginness MacKenzie Weddle

E: Morrison Bramble DGB

 

[cryptor]

Fox Footy’s take on our best 22.

B: Hardwick, Sicily, Blanck
HB: Jiath, Frost, Day
C: Mackenzie, Ward, Amon
HF: Moore, Koschitzke, Macdonald
F: Breust, Lewis, Meek

FOLL: Reeves, Newcombe, Wingard

I/C: Worpel, Impey, Scrimshaw, Maginness

Morrison stiff. D+

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Frost out DGB in. Time to move forward.

 

[bigconornash]

RD 1 side

FB: Hardwick Blanck Sicily
HB: CJ Scrimma DBG
C: Amon Newk Day
HF: Cmac Reeves Moore
FF: Breust Lewis Kosi

FOLL: Meek Stephens Ward
INT: Wingard Maginness Frenchie Worpel


EME: Morrison Nash Impey Weddle Greene

 

[Mikevk123]

B Hardwick Blancke Sicily
HB Jiath Granger-Barrass Scrimshaw
C Day Worpel Amon
HF Wingard Lewis Moore
F Bruest Koschitzke Butler
FOLL- Meek Ward Newcombe
I/C- Nash, Stephens, Impey, Mckenzie

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Hardwick - Blanck - DGB
Scrimshaw - Sicily - CJ

Meek - Maginess - Ward
Amon - Newcombe - Day

Moore - Lewis - MacDonald
Breust - Reeves - Wingard

Impey - Nash - one of Worpel / Stephens / Mackenzie - one of Butler / Kosi.

Impey to rotate through the backline. Day to move back there if required.

Main midfield rotation of Ward, Maginess, Newcombe, Nash and one of Worpel / Stephens / Mackenzie.

Wingard, Moore and MacDonald to also roll through the midfield.

CJ and Ward to rotate through the wing.

 

[kenneje]

FB: DGB - Sicily - Hardwick
HB: Jiath - Frost - Scrimshaw

MID: Reeves - Newcombe - Worpel
MID: Day - Maginness - Amon

HF: Moore - Lewis - Wingard
FF: Breust - Meek - Butler

IC: Ward - Stephens - MacDonald- Impey

Looking at our list, Mitch Lewis is seemingly our most important player going into 2023, and Gunston is the biggest 'out'.
If Lewis goes down, I'd imagine we're going to struggle to kick a winning score.

Saying that, if fit, a half forward line of Moore, Wingard and Lewis is S tier.

Love our backline, and love the exciting midfield depth in MacKenzie, Hustwaite, Nash, Morrison, Bramble, Long, Weddle, O'Sullivan etc ...

 

[peetoo]

Hate the new sub rule. Just make it 5 bench spots and move on. No one liked the last sub rule, why bring it back?

And the premiers during the sub rule?

 

[TylerDurden]

B Hardwick Blancke Sicily
HB Jiath Granger-Barrass Scrimshaw
C Day Worpel Amon
HF Wingard Lewis Moore
F Bruest Koschitzke Butler
FOLL- Meek Ward Newcombe
I/C- Nash, Stephens, Impey, Mckenzie

Reeves will play. Nothing surer.