Prediction Best Lineup for 2024

[r_boy]

In the event that we draft McKercher and Duursma I wouldn’t expect either of them to be best 22 straight away.

Both of them will need to add a good 3/4kg before they’ll be able to compete with the big boys

Don't want McKercher losing his running power. Should only be adding lean muscle

 

[JGreezy]

In the event that we draft McKercher and Duursma I wouldn’t expect either of them to be best 22 straight away.

Both of them will need to add a good 3/4kg before they’ll be able to compete with the big boys

I thought this was best 22 for the year, not round 1. Which is also why there should be more Logue on these lists.

I think Duursma and McKercher will both be playing seniors by mid season.

 

[R00StaR]

I like the side .
I”d draft Curtin (more options with him , can play forward or give us height back) rather than Duursma & have George there on the HFF . Think we need to hate say it also include CJ as 2nd ruck ….

Hmm i dunno. Duursma seems stronger overhead despite being shorter and is a better forward. Could be a real weapon as a 3rd tall in defense as well.
While i want Sanders and hard to see us passing over McKercher it would add some real flexibility to our line up if we took both Duursma and Curtin.
As for best 22, too hard atm.

 

[Mr north man]

In the event that we draft McKercher and Duursma I wouldn’t expect either of them to be best 22 straight away.

Both of them will need to add a good 3/4kg before they’ll be able to compete with the big boys

LOL your kidding both will play Round 1

 

[QueenslandRoo]

This team will win the Premiership next year. No ifs. No buts. It's a sure thing.

B: Berg Logue(Dawson) Corr

HB: Goater Comben Fisher

C: Scott LDU Stevens

HF: Ford CCJ Sheez

F: Curtis Larkey Zurhar

R: Xerri Wardlaw Thomas

Interchange: Phillips Stephenson George Simpkin

Unlucky: Arch, Shiels, Greenwood, Powell, McDonald, Picks 2 and 3 in the draft

 

[Blue train 28]

This team will win the Premiership next year. No ifs. No buts. It's a sure thing.

B: Berg Logue(Dawson) Corr

HB: Goater Comben Fisher

C: Scott LDU Stevens

HF: Ford CCJ Sheez

F: Curtis Larkey Zurhar

R: Xerri Wardlaw Thomas

Interchange: Phillips Stephenson George Simpkin

Unlucky: Arch, Shiels, Greenwood, Powell, McDonald, Picks 2 and 3 in the draft

BP FB. BP
Goater. Corr vacant
HB. CHB. HB
Fisher Pink. Sheezel
WM. CTR. WM
Stephens LDU. Scott
HFF. CHF. HFF
Duursma Cam Z. Tarryn T
FP FF. FP
Stephenson Nick L. Paul C
Ruck T xerri , RR Simpkin rover Wardlaw
Bench
Colby M, Powell , Phillips, vacant bench spot
Lots of Mids on the bench hard to fit them all in?
brayden George will probably need a good run in the vfl before debuting
Can Charlie comben play down back and do it well?
Callum Coleman Jones, McDonald , Curtis Taylor , Miller Bergman , Eddie Ford next best.
Definitely back 6 needs the work and depth

 

[Spud11]

Can we try Comben in defence?

 

[zoomba23]

Can we try Comben in defence?

Has your Internet connection been cut off for the past four months

 

[Spud11]

Has your Internet connection been cut off for the past four months

If you mean his injury, I’m aware of it. When he comes back.

*edit:
Some scrolling and the search function has revealed others have had the same idea. I thought a Tarrant-style move to defence was my own Blighty-tinged ‘think outside of the box’ ‘geez we need some defenders rn’ OG idea.
No I haven’t been cruising the forums as much as usual. So haven’t seen.

As for the internet connection, please don’t pick on me. I’m with Optus.

 

[Mr north man]

This team will win the Premiership next year. No ifs. No buts. It's a sure thing.

B: Berg Logue(Dawson) Corr

HB: Goater Comben Fisher

C: Scott LDU Stevens

HF: Ford CCJ Sheez

F: Curtis Larkey Zurhar

R: Xerri Wardlaw Thomas

Interchange: Phillips Stephenson George Simpkin

Unlucky: Arch, Shiels, Greenwood, Powell, McDonald, Picks 2 and 3 in the draft

2 and 3 will play straight away .

 

[zoomba23]

If you mean his injury, I’m aware of it. When he comes back.

*edit:
Some scrolling and the search function has revealed others have had the same idea. I thought a Tarrant-style move to defence was my own Blighty-tinged ‘think outside of the box’ ‘geez we need some defenders rn’ OG idea.
No I haven’t been cruising the forums as much as usual. So haven’t seen.

As for the internet connection, please don’t pick on me. I’m with Optus.

Fair play for taking that disappointment like a champ. Jokes aside though, I think Comben in defence will happen out of necessity of injury prevention but that he'll settle forward if he ever actually crafts himself a career. It's a decent idea that proves that anyone who comes up with it has a football brain.

I sympathise you with Optus too. The least they could do is buy you dinner before that jolly rogering

 

[Heaps of fun]

This team will win the Premiership next year. No ifs. No buts. It's a sure thing.

B: Berg Logue(Dawson) Corr

HB: Goater Comben Fisher

C: Scott LDU Stevens

HF: Ford CCJ Sheez

F: Curtis Larkey Zurhar

R: Xerri Wardlaw Thomas

Interchange: Phillips Stephenson George Simpkin

Unlucky: Arch, Shiels, Greenwood, Powell, McDonald, Picks 2 and 3 in the draft

I'd replace George with McDonald to give us another defender instead of eight forwards but perfect otherwise.

 

[The acurate one]

Can we try Comben in defence?

Man he has spent the last four years on the other side of defence

 

[RossHenshaw]

Can we try Comben in defence?

Mate it has been proposed & confirmed 1500 times already on BigFooty ….

 

[Spud11]

Mate it has been proposed & confirmed 1500 times already on BigFooty ….
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Any word on Goldstein? I think he’ll stay tbh and be a one club man.
I hope McKay stays too.

 

[Chadwiko]

Round 1 in 2024, with 'options' here based on likely draft combinations;


OPTION 1 - McKercher/Duursma draft

B: Archer - Corr - Dawson

HB: Fisher - Pink - Sheezel

C: B.Scott - Davies-Uniacke - D.Stephens

HF: T.Thomas - Comben - B.George

F: J. Stephenson - Larkey - Zurhaar

R: Xerri - Simpkin - Wardlaw

I/C: Phillips, Duursma (R), McKercher (R), Ford

Unlucky/Omit: McDonald, Greenwood, Harvey, Goater, Bergman, Curtis, Taylor, Powell, Drury, CCJ



OPTION 2 - Curtin/Watson draft

B: Archer - Corr - Pink

HB: Fisher - Curtin (R) - Sheezel

C: B.Scott - Davies-Uniacke - T.Thomas

HF: J. Stephenson - Comben - B.George

F: N. Watson (R) - Larkey - Zurhaar

R: Xerri - Simpkin - Wardlaw

I/C: D. Stephens, Phillips, Ford, P. Curtis

Unlucky/Omit: McDonald, Greenwood, Harvey, Goater, Bergman, Taylor, Powell, Drury, CCJ




OPTION 3 - McKercher/Curtin draft

B: Archer - Corr - Pink

HB: Fisher - Curtin (R) - Sheezel

C: B.Scott - Davies-Uniacke - D.Stephens

HF: T.Thomas - Comben - B.George

F: J. Stephenson - Larkey - Zurhaar

R: Xerri - Simpkin - Wardlaw

I/C: Phillips, McKercher (R), Ford, P. Curtis

Unlucky/Omit: McDonald, Greenwood, Harvey, Goater, Bergman, Taylor, Powell, Drury, CCJ

 

[RossHenshaw]

Round 1 in 2024, with 'options' here based on likely draft combinations;


OPTION 1 - McKercher/Duursma draft

B: Archer - Corr - Dawson

HB: Fisher - Pink - Sheezel

C: B.Scott - Davies-Uniacke - D.Stephens

HF: T.Thomas - Comben - B.George

F: J. Stephenson - Larkey - Zurhaar

R: Xerri - Simpkin - Wardlaw

I/C: Phillips, Duursma (R), McKercher (R), Ford

Unlucky/Omit: McDonald, Greenwood, Harvey, Goater, Bergman, Curtis, Taylor, Powell, Drury, CCJ



OPTION 2 - Curtin/Watson draft

B: Archer - Corr - Pink

HB: Fisher - Curtin (R) - Sheezel

C: B.Scott - Davies-Uniacke - T.Thomas

HF: J. Stephenson - Comben - B.George

F: N. Watson (R) - Larkey - Zurhaar

R: Xerri - Simpkin - Wardlaw

I/C: D. Stephens, Phillips, Ford, P. Curtis

Unlucky/Omit: McDonald, Greenwood, Harvey, Goater, Bergman, Taylor, Powell, Drury, CCJ




OPTION 3 - McKercher/Curtin draft

B: Archer - Corr - Pink

HB: Fisher - Curtin (R) - Sheezel

C: B.Scott - Davies-Uniacke - D.Stephens

HF: T.Thomas - Comben - B.George

F: J. Stephenson - Larkey - Zurhaar

R: Xerri - Simpkin - Wardlaw

I/C: Phillips, McKercher (R), Ford, P. Curtis

Unlucky/Omit: McDonald, Greenwood, Harvey, Goater, Bergman, Taylor, Powell, Drury, CCJ

Sorry don’t rate Archer at this level yet

 

[Chadwiko]

Sorry don’t rate Archer at this level yet

Fair, but we don't have a better small defender option ahead of him IMHO.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Can we try Comben in defence?

that’s apparently the plan
Comben to be our CHB

 

[RossHenshaw]

Fair, but we don't have a better small defender option ahead of him IMHO.

Bergman

 

[Chadwiko]

Bergman

I think Archer makes a better defender than Bergman tbh. I think Bergman has a long way to go.

 

[rickety]

Bergman

I commented to myself last year that Bergman has quite a good defensive technique. I don't even know what that is, but his movements, his surety, positioning etc were just textbook, imo, if there is even such a thing. I think Archer is more bash and crash - must be genetic - but he is a bloody solid spoil. His pace is not even deceptive, imo, he just has a little bit of toe. I'd have them both.

 

[the big lebowski]

Assuming Kerch and Dursma

B- McDonald Pink/Dawson Bergman

HB- sheezel Corr Fisher

C- Scott LDU Stephens

HF- Thomas Comben Zuhaar

F- Curtis Larkey Dursma

R- Xerri Simpkin Wardlaw

Int- phillips Powell Ford Mckercher

Sub- Goater

 

[Chadwiko]

Assuming Kerch and Dursma

B- McDonald Pink/Dawson Bergman

HB- sheezel Corr Fisher

C- Scott LDU Stephens

HF- Thomas Comben Zuhaar

F- Curtis Larkey Dursma

R- Xerri Simpkin Wardlaw

Int- phillips Powell Ford Mckercher

Sub- Goater

Not bad, but I can't see Stephenson not being best 22 to start the year, I'm hopeful Brayden George can be a week 1 starter, and I reckon you need at least one bigger body on your interchange bench.

 

[RossHenshaw]

Assuming Kerch and Dursma

B- McDonald Pink/Dawson Bergman

HB- sheezel Corr Fisher

C- Scott LDU Stephens

HF- Thomas Comben Zuhaar

F- Curtis Larkey Dursma

R- Xerri Simpkin Wardlaw

Int- phillips Powell Ford Mckercher

Sub- Goater

Pretty much spot on