Every club can play finals in 2010 - if they field this "best 22" each week!

[Bring-Back-Powell]

These are my "best 22" for each club. When I look at each side on paper, I can see every team having a chance for September. This is before the injury bug strikes, ofcourse.

I'd love feedback from everyone - and I can handle the abuse , so fire away!

MELBOURNE:

B Garland Warnock Bennell
HB Rivers Frawley Joel MacDonald
C Morton Moloney Davey
HF Bate Miller Sylvia
F Watts Jurrah Woneamirri
FOLL Jamar Grimes Jones
INT Ja McDonald Green Bruce Trengove
E P Johnson Martin Petterd

Edit: In - Green Out - Petterd

RICHMOND:

B Moore Thursfield Rance
HB Newman McGuane McMahon
C Delidio Foley Tambling
HF Cotchin Riewoldt Nahas
F Morton Simmonds Vickery
FOLL Graham Jackson Cousins
INT Polo Hislop Collins White
E Edwards Post Martin

Edit: In- Tambling Out - Edwards

FREMANTLE:

B Grover Tarrant Suban
HB Hayden Johnson Mundy
C Hill Palmer Schammer
HF Soloman Pavlich Headland
F Ballantyne McPharlin McPhee
FOLL Sandilands Ibbotson Haselby
INT deBoer Duffield Broughton Bradley
E Hinkley Pearce Morabito

Edit: In - Palmer out - Hayden (I named him twice)

North Melbourne:

B Harding Thompson Urquhart
HB Firrito Hansen McMahon
C Anthony Swallow Ziebell
HF Campbell Edwards Jones
F Thomas Petrie Hale
FOLL McIntosh Rawlings Harvey
INT Greenwood Pratt Grima Wells
E Goldstein Warren Cunnington

Edit: in - Swallow, out - Goldstein

Sydney:

B Bevan Roberts-Thompson RIchards
HB Grundy C Bolton Mattner
C Shaw J Bolton Jack
HF McVeigh O'Keefe McGlynn
F White Bradshaw Moore
FOLL Mumford Goodes Kirk
INT Bird Seaby Barlow Malceski
E Smith Kennedy Jetta

More clubs to come.

 

[Sin City]

Good effort, thanks for going to the trouble.

I'm not sure Richmond with Simmonds, McMahon, Edwards and Hislop and without Martin and Post is going to trouble too many teams though.

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

West Coast:

B Mackenzie Glass B Jones
HB Hurn Brown S Selwood
C Embley Priddis A Selwood
HF Masten Kennedy Ebert
F Le Cras Lynch McKinley
FOLL Cox Rosa Kerr
INT Butler Spangher Naitanui Swift
E Sheppard Hansen Dalziell

PORT ADELAIDE:

B Surjan Carlisle Pettigrew
HB C Cornes Chaplin Krakouer
C Pearce K Cornes Salopek
HF Gray J Westhoff Rodan
F Ebert Tredrea D Motlop
FOLL Brogan Boak Cassisi
INT Trengove Logan Thomas Hartlett
E Moore Salter Schulz

HAWTHORN:

B Brown Gilham Gibson
HB Hodge Croad Birchall
C Bateman Mitchell Ellis
HF Osborne Franklin Burgoyne
F Rioli Roughead Hooper
FOLL Taylor Lewis Sewell
INT Guerra Renouf Ladson Young
E Schoenmakers Dowler Murphy

EDIT: In - Gilham Out - Murphy

ESSENDON

B Slattery Pears Fletcher
HB Dempsey Ryder Hooker
C Dyson Stanton Hocking
HF Davey Hurley Monfries
F Williams Neagle McVeigh
FOLL Hille Watson Winderlich
INT Lonergan Lovett-Murray Prismall Welsh
E Zaharakis Reimers Melksham

CARLTON

B Bower Thornton Armfield
HB Houlihan Jamison Russell
C Joseph Murphy Simpson
HF Robinson Waite Yarran
F Betts O'Hailpin Garlett
FOLL Kreuzer Gibbs Judd
INT Henderson Scotland Carazzo Hampson
E McLean Grigg Wiggins

BRISBANE:

B McGrath Merrett Maguire
HB Drummond Patfull Sheldon
C Rischitelli Black Sherman
HF Brennan Brown Polkinghorne
F M Clark Fevola Proud
FOLL Leuenberger RIch Power
INT Stiller Adcock Johnstone Selwood
E X Clarke Buchanan Redden

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

ADELAIDE:

B Johncock Rutten Symes
HB Doughty Bock McLeod
C Vince Edwards Dangerfield
HF Goodwin Hentschell Knights
F Porplyzia Tippett Burton
FOLL Maric Thompson Van Berlo
INT Mackay Reilly Walker Douglas
E Petrenko Moran Sellar

COLLINGWOOD:

B L Brown Presti. O'Brien
HB Toovey Maxwell Shaw
C Thomas Swan Beams
HF Lockyer Cloke Didak
F Davis Anthony Medhurst
FOLL Jolly Pendlebury Ball
INT O'Bree Fraser N Brown Dick
E Wellingham Johnson Wood

W BULLDOGS:

B Harbrow Morris Hargrave
HB Gilbee Lake Picken
C Eagleton Boyd Griffen
HF Murphy Hahn Ward
F Akermanis Hall Johnson
FOLL Hudson Cooney Cross
INT Minson Higgins Giansiracusa Hill
E Williams Addison Everitt

ST KILDA:

B Baker Dawson Fisher
HB Goddard Blake Gram
C Montagna Dal Santo Ray
HF Lovett Riewoldt McQualter
F Milne Koschitzke Schneider
FOLL Gardiner Jones Hayes
INT Peake King Geary Gilbert
E SMith Clarke Gwilt

EDIT - In Fisher out Gwilt

GEELONG:

B Wojcinski Scarlett Milburn
HB Enright Taylor Mackie
C Corey Selwood Ling
HF Johnson Mooney Chapman
F Rooke Hawkins Byrnes
FOLL Ottens Bartel Ablett
INT Blake Stokes Kelly T Varcoe
E Hunt Lonergan Drum

Love to get feedback guys! Rip shreds into me

 

[PooMonkey]

CARLTON

B Bower Thornton Armfield
HB Houlihan Jamison Russell
C Joseph Murphy Simpson
HF Robinson Waite Yarran
F Betts O'Hailpin Garlett
FOLL Kreuzer Gibbs Judd
INT Henderson Scotland Carazzo Hampson
E McLean Grigg Wiggins


Not even close to Carltons best 22

more like

B Jospeh Jamison Thornton
HB Bower Waite Russell
C Simpson McLean Murphy
HF Houlihan Kruezer Yarran
F Betts Henderson Lucas
Foll Warnock Judd Gibbs
Int Grigg Hampson Carazzo Armfield
E Wiggins Garlett Scotland

 

[Swansujelly]

Your Sydney team isn't far off. Anyway, nice effort, I think we are a shoo in for the finals. Unsure that Melbourne, Fremantle, Richmond or Norths are a realistic chance, everyone else, yes, injuries allowing of course.

 

[TeamHurley]

Was the whole point of this post just to include mclean as an emergancy for carlton nice work

 

[silverscope]

FREMANTLE:
B Grover Tarrant Suban
HB Hayden Johnson Mundy
C Hill Duffield Schammer
HF Soloman Pavlich Headland
F Ballantyne McPharlin McPhee
FOLL Sandilands Ibbotson Haselby
INT deBoer Palmer Broughton Bradley
E Hinkley Pearce Morabito

That's an ok looking team but I would have:

B: Grover Tarrant Hayden
HB: Broughton McPharlin Duffield
C: Hill Mundy Ibbotson
HF: Headland Pavlich McPhee
F: Ballantyne Johnson de Boer
R: Sandilands Hasleby Crowley
I: Morabito Suban Schammer Bradley

E: Solomon Pearce Hinkley

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

You don't have Gilham in the team at all and Gibson at CHB.

And I disagree with the main thrust of the thread anyway.

 

[TempleKelvington]

Yep....agree you can argue a case for every team to make the finals or miss out on the finals. I think that the probability of some sides making the finals is a lot less than others.

I think even with their best teams...Melb and Richmond are unlikely to make the finals..can they?....Of course.

....I think Nth, Port, Syd,Freo and WCE are much stronger candidates.

Melbourne is a young team on the way up and Richmond is in the early stages of a re-build and their time will come but I don't think it will be this year.

Also, you have Robert Murphy starting the bench...He's in our starting 18, in fact in our best 6 players.

 

[SAINTS 2010 2011]

If thats off the top of your head then thats amazing .. well done. For the saints yeah gwilt is more like 27th best and where is S.Fisher?? haha all good you did well. In answer to your question NO Richmond, melbourne and fremantle look very underdone but not to worry rebuilding phase.

B Baker Dawson Blake
HB Gram S.Fisher Gilbert
C Montagna Goddard Dal Santo
HF Lovett Riewoldt Armitage
F Milne Koschitzke Schneider

FOLL Gardiner Jones Hayes

INT King Ray McQualter J.Smith


Unbeatable?

 

[iGNITER]

That's an ok looking team but I would have:

B: Grover Tarrant Hayden
HB: Broughton McPharlin Duffield
C: Hill Mundy Ibbotson
HF: Headland Pavlich McPhee
F: Ballantyne Johnson de Boer
R: Sandilands Hasleby Crowley
I: Morabito Suban Schammer Bradley

E: Solomon Pearce Hinkley

What about Rhys Palmer? NAB Rising Star im sure he is in your 22.

Cant believe both teams didnt include him

 

[Monkey King]

Was the whole point of this post just to include mclean as an emergancy for carlton nice work

I laughed.

Seems McLean leaving, despite getting good recompense, has left some Melbourne fans feeling bitter.

 

[Defacto]

If thats off the top of your head then thats amazing .. well done. For the saints yeah gwilt is more like 27th best and where is S.Fisher?? haha all good you did well. In answer to your question NO Richmond, melbourne and fremantle look very underdone but not to worry rebuilding phase.

B Baker Dawson Blake
HB Gram S.Fisher Gilbert
C Montagna Goddard Dal Santo
HF Lovett Riewoldt Armitage
F Milne Koschitzke Schneider

FOLL Gardiner Jones Hayes

INT King Ray McQualter J.Smith


Unbeatable?

love that side. only change is i would swap J smith with Clarke and put armitage on the interchange to swap in and out of the midfield. put mcqualter where armitage was.

 

[Fear0411]

murphy out and gihlam in and would find room for shoenmakers

 

[Muse]

Can't believe nobody had Palmer in Freo's best 22, now that is weird considering his EASILY in their best 4-5 players.

Bring-Back-Powell, I didn't mind your Collingwood team but mine would look a bit different. For example, L. Brown should never be in our best 22 unless injury but I'd imagine ours may look a bit like this.

B Maxwell Presti. O'Brien
HB Toovey N. Brown Shaw
C Thomas Pendlebury Beams
HF Davis Cloke Didak
F Anthony Rusling Medhurst
FOLL Jolly Swan Ball
INT O'Bree Fraser Sidebottom Dick
E Wellingham Macaffer Wood

 

[Prem87]

Freo's team always looks great on paper, they have enough experienced players and quality youngsters..i wouldnt be surprised if they shot up the ladder.

 

[loki04]

Freo's team always looks great on paper, they have enough experienced players and quality youngsters..i wouldnt be surprised if they shot up the ladder.

Pity they have one of the worse coaches in the league, I say that based on the fact they have got worse since he came in despite a very decent list to work with.

 

[Prem87]

Can't believe nobody had Palmer in Freo's best 22, now that is weird considering his EASILY in their best 4-5 players.

Bring-Back-Powell, I didn't mind your Collingwood team but mine would look a bit different. For example, L. Brown should never be in our best 22 unless injury but I'd imagine ours may look a bit like this.

B Maxwell Presti. O'Brien
HB Toovey N. Brown Shaw
C Thomas Pendlebury Beams
HF Davis Cloke Didak
F Anthony Rusling Medhurst
FOLL Jolly Swan Ball
INT O'Bree Fraser Sidebottom Dick
E Wellingham Macaffer Wood

I like that team a lot

You guys have done very well over the past 5 years without a ruckman in winning the clearances and contested footy - watch that multiply with Jolly and now with Ball.

 

[Haggard H]

RICHMOND:

B Moore Thursfield Rance
HB Newman McGuane McMahon
C Delidio Foley White
HF Cotchin Riewoldt Nahas
F Morton Simmonds Vickery
FOLL Graham Jackson Cousins
INT Polo Hislop Collins Edwards
E King Post Martin

Man, I'm presuming the Tambling omission is an oversight and not a fall for out-of-date media hype.

McMahon out, Polo to HBF. White to bench, Tambling to wing. Simmonds out, Post to FF. Hislop out, Martin to bench. And could probably slip in Tuck over Moore.

Maybe in two years time.

 

[FisherHawk]

Why would the Saints side be unbeatable? They are the best example of what a side can do close to injury free. Best injury free run I've ever seen but still not good enough to topple the Cats.

"HAWTHORN:
B Brown Croad Murphy
HB Hodge Gibson Birchall
C Bateman Mitchell Ellis
HF Osborne Franklin Burgoyne
F Rioli Roughead Hooper
FOLL Taylor Lewis Sewell
INT Guerra Renouf Ladson Young
E Schoenmakers Dowler Whitecross"

Not a bad effort. You missed Gilham in at FB, Croad to CHB and Gibson pushes Murphy out.

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

I laughed.

Seems McLean leaving, despite getting good recompense, has left some Melbourne fans feeling bitter.

It would be remiss of me not to explain why I left McLean out of the 22.

I just don't think he's good enough to make Carlton's best 22. He has come off a horror 2009, where every second disposal of his was of the clanger variety. He's also getting slower while the game is speeding up. His 2008 was servicable before getting injured. 2007 was nothing special either.

So how do you expect a player that has been very average for a bottom team (where he should've been winning B & F 's and been his club's standout), to all of a sudden become an integral member of a higher quality team.

I expect him to play 10-14 games, hence first emergency.

I'm not bitter at all, and we were more than compensated in the exchange

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

Not a bad effort. You missed Gilham in at FB, Croad to CHB and Gibson pushes Murphy out.

Sorry, Gilham was an oversight. He is certainly worthy of a regular game.

 

[Muse]

I agree with Bring-Back-Powell again, haha this time on the situation with McLean. I don't see him being more than a depth player for Carlton after this season, however just to make sure they don't look like they made a mistake in getting him, they will play him all year barring injury.

 

[iGNITER]

It would be remiss of me not to explain why I left McLean out of the 22.

I just don't think he's good enough to make Carlton's best 22. He has come off a horror 2009, where every second disposal of his was of the clanger variety. He's also getting slower while the game is speeding up. His 2008 was servicable before getting injured. 2007 was nothing special either.

So how do you expect a player that has been very average for a bottom team (where he should've been winning B & F 's and been his club's standout), to all of a sudden become an integral member of a higher quality team.

I expect him to play 10-14 games, hence first emergency.

I'm not bitter at all, and we were more than compensated in the exchange

He will be in their 22.