Opinion Best Team by the Numbers

[Kane McGoodwin]

Ok, if you are to pick our best ever side by jumper number... where you can only pick 1 player per jumper number... where they played most of their games in.

B: Hart 34, Rutten 25, Smart 7
HB: Smith 33, Bock 44, Dawson 12
C: Sloane 9, Ricciuto 32, S Goodwin 36
HF: Lynch 27, Walker 13, S Welsh 17
F: Betts 18, Modra 6, D Jarman 3
R: Rehn 52, S Thompson 5, McLeod 23
I: Laird 29, McGuiness 11, K Johnson 28, Robran 10
Sub: Burton 24
E: M Stevens 19, Bickley 26, Rankine 22

 

[119others]

Without doing a huge amount of research think you have nailed it here Kane (which could mean a rather short thread haha).

Interesting that no decent number 1 or 2's in our history then if I am reading and remembering correctly? And actually only one player selected under number 5 although arguably TipRat at number 4 was probably a better PLAYER (only) than Stevens.

And for debate Bickley as an emergency as our dual premiership captain perhaps a little stiff not to make the team of 23.

And within a handful of years, Rankine will be well established as one of our all time greats - minimum top 10, if not top 5 by end of career. Will be comparable to DJ and Macca to perform on the big stage IMO

 

[PCORF]

Tough team to assemble here.

B: 7 Nigel Smart, 25 Ben Rutten, 34 Ben Hart
HB: 44 Nathan Bock, 33 Brodie Smith, 8 Nathan Bassett
C: 32 Mark Ricciuto, 23 Andrew McLeod, 36 Simon Goodwin
HF: 27 Tom Lynch, HF 13 Taylor Walker, 17 Scott Welsh
F: 18 Eddie Betts, 6 Tony Modra, 3 Darren Jarman

FOLL: 52 Shaun Rehn, 9 Tyson Edwards, 19 Patrick Dangerfield,
Int: 24 Sam Jacobs, 2 Andrew Jarman, 5 Scott Thompson, 31 Rory Sloane
Sub: 29 Rory Laird

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Without doing a huge amount of research think you have nailed it here Kane (which could mean a rather short thread haha).

Interesting that no decent number 1 or 2's in our history then if I am reading and remembering correctly? And actually only one player selected under number 5 although arguably TipRat at number 4 was probably a better PLAYER (only) than Stevens.

And for debate Bickley as an emergency as our dual premiership captain perhaps a little stiff not to make the team of 23.

And within a handful of years, Rankine will be well established as one of our all time greats - minimum top 10, if not top 5 by end of career. Will be comparable to DJ and Macca to perform on the big stage IMO

Here are some of the other numbers or those up for debate.

1 - Anderson
2 - A Jarman, B Crouch, Keays
4 - Clarke, Tippett, Jenkins
5 - S Thompson, M Crouch
8 - Bassett
9 - Sloane, Edwards
10 - Robran, McDermott
11 - McGuiness, Seedsman
12 - Dawson, Talia
14 - Connell, Tregenza, Soligo
15 - Pittman, Torney
16 - Brown
17 - Welsh, Vince
18 - Betts, Johncock, Bond, Maynard
20 - Stenglein, Maric
21 - Bode, Knights
22 - Rankine, Otten
24 - Burton, Jacobs
25 - Rutten, Micken
26 - Bickley, Douglas
27 - Lynch, Liptak
28 - K Johnson, N Murray
30 - Vardy, Milera
31 - Lyons, Marsh
32 - Ricciuto, Dangerfield
35 - Jameson, Biglands
37 - Hentschel
38 - Sholl
39 - Doedee
40 - Porplyzia
41 - McGovern, Butts
42 - Keath
43 - O’Brien
45 - Rouvray, Henderson

 

[Eagleboy2011]

No love for Carey? 28 matches (56 goals)

 

[Southerntakeover]

I'm not sure I'd put Sloane above Tyson

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I'm not sure I'd put Sloane above Tyson

It's one for debate.

Like Robran v McDermott.

 

[glengowan]

I made my own game up inspired by this thread. Hope you don't mind Kane McGoodwin. Best 18 from 1-18, 19-36 and with a little leeway, 37-52. Who would win?

1-18
B: T Edwards 9 D Talia 12 N Bassett 8
HB: N Smart 7 K McGregor 16 D McKay 14
C: T McGuiness 11 A Jarman 2, G Anderson 1
HF: D Jarman 3 T Walker 13 B Vince 17
F: E Betts 18 T Modra 6 K Tippett 4
R: D Pittman 15 S Thompson 5 C McDermott 10

19-36
B: T Stenglein 20 B Hart 34 R Laird 29
HB: B Smith 33 B Rutten 25 A McLeod 23
C: K Johnson 28 S Goodwin 36 D Brown 21
HF: T Lynch 27 M Stevens 19 B Burton 24
F: P Vardy 30 I Perrie 22 J Lyons 31
R: R Biglands 35 M Ricciuto 32 M Bickley 26

37-52 (Plus 2 Wildcards)
B: A Riley 43 A Keath 42 R Bone 51
HB: T Doedee 39 N Bock 44 M Jaensch 48*
C: C Schmidt 46 P Dangerfield 32** M Grigg 38
HF: R Henderson 45 C Groom 50 M Wright 47*
F: J Porplyzia 40 T Hentschel 37 M McGovern 41
R: S Rehn 52 M Viska 49 R Sloane 9**

*Bent the rules (they played more games in another number)
**Wildcard players (they weren't picked in the other teams so could be used to fill in numbers)