List Mgmt. Best side for start of 2025

[DuckYeah]

The back pocket position i have in question.. my most debatable position in our 22..

 

[Junk yard]

I'm going from memory (I could look it up, but ehhhh) but I swear didn't Pink and Teakle only play in the same game together a handful of times? I'd say somewhere between 4-7~ games at most?

And they were mostly in games where Logue didn't play.

Actually stuff it, I'm looking it up.

Okay they played together in 8 games last season - slightly more than I thought.

Crucially though, in the games that Logue played, Pink didn't.

Logue came back in rounds 19 + 20, then was out from round 21.
Pink played rounds 10-18, sat out the 2 games Logue was back, and then was brought back into the team from round 21.

(Here's another stat I wasn't aware of but will keep in my back pocket - Toby Pink played in all three of North's wins last year)

I dunno... I could be looking into that too much, but I really don't think Clarko likes going overly tall.

I don't see us fielding a team with all of Comben/Larkey/Darling/Teakle/Pink/Logue/Corr very often (if ever) in 2025.

Must be flat out???

 

[Blightys Barrel]

Must be happy hour

At the one of two hotels…..

 

[andana]

New Year , Newish Team

Arch. KDawson. Goater

Logue. Mr Chom. Daniels

Scott. LDU. Kerch

Zurhaar. Darling. BGZ

Parker. Larkey. Konstanty

X. Fo Shizzle. Warlord



Hardeman
FOS
Shotgun
Jy

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

With the hope of improving three seperate but related weaknesses in the side (HB transition, kick outs and forward 50 pressure) I present the following 23 which is a wish list not a prediction:

B: Archer Corr Logue
HB: Daniel Comben Goater

C: Mckercher Sheezel Scott

HF: Parker Darling O’Sullivan
F: Curtis Larkey Simpkin

R: Xerri Davies-Uniacke Wardlaw

I: Zurhaar Phillips Powell Hansen Jr

S: Ford

E: Hardeman, Duursma, Fisher, McDonald, Teakle

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

New Year , Newish Team

Arch. KDawson. Goater

Logue. Mr Chom. Daniels

Scott. LDU. Kerch

Zurhaar. Darling. BGZ

Parker. Larkey. Konstanty

X. Fo Shizzle. Warlord



Hardeman
FOS
Shotgun
Jy

No paul Curtis?

 

[DuckYeah]

With the hope of improving three seperate but related weaknesses in the side (HB transition, kick outs and forward 50 pressure) I present the following 23 which is a wish list not a prediction:

B: Archer Corr Logue
HB: Daniel Comben Goater

C: Mckercher Sheezel Scott

HF: Parker Darling O’Sullivan
F: Curtis Larkey Simpkin

R: Xerri Davies-Uniacke Wardlaw

I: Zurhaar Phillips Powell Hansen Jr

S: Ford

E: Hardeman, Duursma, Fisher, McDonald, Teakle

Do not mind that whatsoever.

I reckon FOS will be on the wing and Kerch half back. Goater will be stiff

 

[Chip Scab1]

Do not mind that whatsoever.

I reckon FOS will be on the wing and Kerch half back. Goater will be stiff

Goater is not due back for while, no? Might ease the pain of non-selection in the short term. He did look good though, certainly has the height and pace we are crying out for down back

 

[JGreezy]

I'm going from memory (I could look it up, but ehhhh) but I swear didn't Pink and Teakle only play in the same game together a handful of times? I'd say somewhere between 4-7~ games at most?

And they were mostly in games where Logue didn't play.

Actually stuff it, I'm looking it up.

Okay they played together in 8 games last season - slightly more than I thought.

Crucially though, in the games that Logue played, Pink didn't.

Logue came back in rounds 19 + 20, then was out from round 21.
Pink played rounds 10-18, sat out the 2 games Logue was back, and then was brought back into the team from round 21.

(Here's another stat I wasn't aware of but will keep in my back pocket - Toby Pink played in all three of North's wins last year)

I dunno... I could be looking into that too much, but I really don't think Clarko likes going overly tall.

I don't see us fielding a team with all of Comben/Larkey/Darling/Teakle/Pink/Logue/Corr very often (if ever) in 2025.

In round 19, when Logue returned, Comben went forward and we played Larkey, Comben and Teakle.

He stayed forward in round 20 but was injured in the first quarter.

Comben moved back into defense when Logue left the side.

Have Logue and Comben ever played in defense together?

 

[amaz199]

This is gonna sound overly optimistic or delusional but I'm clinging onto the possibility that Lmac can still extract something from his last few years. The decline in form has impacted us significantly and if he can't at least regain some of the elements of his game from 2021 (and prior), we're ****ed.

He needs to seriously get ultra fit and put in. I can see the things he does for us every game but it is the result of not getting the best out of himself that it looks that way. He can put in better performances.

If he can't, then I don't want him in the 22. If someone is a leader they need to be the ones to dictate the tempo of the game not contribute to the negative shift.

 

[amaz199]

Senior players were largely influential in pulling back how far the team could go last season.

If a young player does something brilliantly then gets let down by a more experienced player, it's soul crushing. Parker and co will need to make that loser mindset disappear ultra quick.

 

[Footywizard]

Lad we will be alright……kids are starting to hit peak mode…..if we can avoid the usual million injuries and get our consistent side out we will start winning those games we dropped 2nd half of year.

 

[KiwiRoo]

Lad we will be alright……kids are starting to hit peak mode…..if we can avoid the usual million injuries and get our consistent side out we will start winning those games we dropped 2nd half of year.

good post. I keep going back to those games where we played some sublime football for patches. Those patches will become longer, confidence rises and bang we have a decent football side.
Not looking back at the last couple of games as the young side was cooked by then and not enough senior talent to help out

 

[Chip Scab1]

In round 19, when Logue returned, Comben went forward and we played Larkey, Comben and Teakle.

He stayed forward in round 20 but was injured in the first quarter.

Comben moved back into defense when Logue left the side.

Have Logue and Comben ever played in defense together?

I really don't think they have... and I'm of the opinion, they shouldn't. Good spot up.