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Bizarrely, the drafting of Berry has opened my eyes to new roles for DBJ and the two Rats!!

We now have 4 genuine small/medium forwards who should be demanding a game: SPP, Rioli, Richards, Berry. What to do with DBJ?

My most exciting/talented 18 is

Berry Georgiades Rioli
SPP Lukosius Richards
Sinn Wines J.Burgoyne
Farrell Aliir Bergman
Jones BZT Burton
Sweet JHF Butters

Rozee and Drew make 20.

DBJ is boring but adds total versatility (fwd back or mid) either as 22nd or 23rd man. If he can't fill that role Atkins could.

Ratugolea/Finlayson/Visentini could all play 2nd Ruck, but Ratugolea could could also stand a monster forward if BZT struggles or go forward and be the "kick it to Charlie" option, which is like alcohol- OK in small doses, poison if used all the time.

That is a side with lots of flexibility. There is room for one more in that team and it could be a third tall forward or another defender like Evans or another mid.

PS I know my Ratugolea proposal will be unpopular and even suggesting Atkins has a role in the AFL team makes me feel very dirty.
 
shewho said:
Bizarrely, the drafting of Berry has opened my eyes to new roles for DBJ and the two Rats!!

We now have 4 genuine small/medium forwards who should be demanding a game: SPP, Rioli, Richards, Berry. What to do with DBJ?

My most exciting/talented 18 is

Berry Georgiades Rioli
SPP Lukosius Richards
Sinn Wines J.Burgoyne
Farrell Aliir Bergman
Jones BZT Burton
Sweet JHF Butters

Rozee and Drew make 20.

DBJ is boring but adds total versatility (fwd back or mid) either as 22nd or 23rd man. If he can't fill that role Atkins could.

Ratugolea/Finlayson/Visentini could all play 2nd Ruck, but Ratugolea could could also stand a monster forward if BZT struggles or go forward and be the "kick it to Charlie" option, which is like alcohol- OK in small doses, poison if used all the time.

That is a side with lots of flexibility. There is room for one more in that team and it could be a third tall forward or another defender like Evans or another mid.

PS I know my Ratugolea proposal will be unpopular and even suggesting Atkins has a role in the AFL team makes me feel very dirty.
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You have Rozee on the bench? haha
 

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Out small FWD chart currently is in order
Rioli
DBJ
SPP (injury return)
Richards
Berry

This flicking DBJ off are dreaming. I’m not convinced on Richards. At 25 surely he’s hit his ceiling, after 9 games I don’t think is much. Happy to be proven wrong. Berry is a shiny new toy but unproven.
 
FishingRick04 said:
Out small FWD chart currently is in order
Rioli
DBJ
SPP (injury return)
Richards
Berry

This flicking DBJ off are dreaming. I’m not convinced on Richards. At 25 surely he’s hit his ceiling, after 9 games I don’t think is much. Happy to be proven wrong. Berry is a shiny new toy but unproven.
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Berry will have more of an impact than all of them other than Rioli early
 
Suddenly our list thickens - forward depth feels solid.

Talls - Rat, Georgi, Marshall, Finlayson, Luko, Lord, Whitlock

Smalls - Rioli, DBJ, SPP, Richards, Berry, Charleston, Anastopolous, Mcentee.

Who will force their way in? Might put some pressure on Mead/Lorenz/Jackson if we go back to 7 forwards.
 
Duckimus Prime said:
Key Defensive depth is non-existent unless you include Esava.
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The clear weakness. Well, everywhere on the ground is not quite premiership quality but defense is the worst. Aliir on the wrong side of 30 too.
 
My Depth Chart…
Key Defender: Aliir Aliir | Miles Bergman | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | Esava Ratugolea | Xavier Walsh | Jacob Moss

General Defender: Kane Farrell | Logan Evans | Lachie Jones | Josh Sinn | Ryan Burton | Dylan Williams

Inside Midfielder: Zak Butters | Jason Horne-Francis | Connor Rozee | Willem Drew | Ollie Wines | Jackson Mead | Christian Moraes | Hugh Jackson

Outside Midfielder: Jase Burgoyne | Travis Boak | Will Lorenz | Rory Atkins

Ruckman: Jordan Sweet | Ivan Soldo | Dante Visentini

Key Forward: Mitch Georgiades | Jack Lukosius | Todd Marshall | Ollie Lord | Jeremy Finlayson | Jack Whitlock

General Forward: Willie Rioli | Sam Powell-Pepper | Darcy Byrne-Jones | Joe Berry | Joe Richards | Benny Barrett | Jed McEntee | Tom Anastasopoulos | Lachie Charleson
 

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FF Rioli Mitch Richards
HF SPP Luko DBJ
C. Lorenz Hornet Burgoyne
HB Burton Alir Bergman
FB Farrell BZT Evans
F Sweet/Soldo Rozee Butters
 
Our key forwards are as much of a worry as our key backs. We have quantity not quality. Two athletic development talls that may or may not make it and two marshmallows who will be good for a few goals against North but won't do anything when we need them to. Everything rests on Georgiades really, the next guy I trust is Finlayson and that says a lot.
 
TeeKray said:
Our key forwards are as much of a worry as our key backs. We have quantity not quality. Two athletic development talls that may or may not make it and two marshmallows who will be good for a few goals against North but won't do anything when we need them to. Everything rests on Georgiades really, the next guy I trust is Finlayson and that says a lot.
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If chris Scott was our coach , I think we wouldn't worry as much but this team is built for anti hinkley ball
 
It starts to get hard, when you actually try and fit everyone in. Play Drew and lose a small forward? F knows who to put on the wings/outside

FF Rioli Lord Georgi
HF Richards Luko DBJ
C. Finlayson Hornet Burgoyne
HB Bergman Alir Jones
FB Farrell BZT Evans
F Sweet Rozee Butters

I: Wines (mid) Sinn (def) SPP Lorenz
 
TeeKray said:
Our key forwards are as much of a worry as our key backs. We have quantity not quality. Two athletic development talls that may or may not make it and two marshmallows who will be good for a few goals against North but won't do anything when we need them to. Everything rests on Georgiades really, the next guy I trust is Finlayson and that says a lot.
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The intention is to only use Finlayson as a last resort option next season.

A trio of Luko, Georgiades and Lord in theory is quite dynamic and has the right profile balance. At the same time, if Ken expects to play the same gameplan as he has with Dixon and merely subbing Lord into that role, this forward line is going to be a schematic disaster.

Defensively I think they'll be fine. BZT and Aliir are the mainstay KPDs with Ratugolea as depth in the event one of the other two miss due to injury and/or suspension. Bergman and Jones can also play taller than their size in a pinch. It's not a position I'm terribly worried about going into this season tbh.
 
As long as we don’t panic and re-list Sam Skinner.
 
Chewy316 said:
The intention is to only use Finlayson as a last resort option next season.

A trio of Luko, Georgiades and Lord in theory is quite dynamic and has the right profile balance. At the same time, if Ken expects to play the same gameplan as he has with Dixon and merely subbing Lord into that role, this forward line is going to be a schematic disaster.

Defensively I think they'll be fine. BZT and Aliir are the mainstay KPDs with Ratugolea as depth in the event one of the other two miss due to injury and/or suspension. Bergman and Jones can also play taller than their size in a pinch. It's not a position I'm terribly worried about going into this season tbh.
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I don't rate Lukosius. Marshall likewise and he's got the added negative of the concussion problems. I like the way Lord plays and he's shown glimpses but he's also had many games where he's been close to invisible.

I'm not worried about the defenders either. None of those guys are going to win an All Australian guernsey but we don't need them to.
 
Lukosius might come good. I didn’t rate AhChee after his stint at Gold Coast but he has looked a different player at Brisbane.

Lord, Lukosius and Marshall have each got the next 2-3 years to really consolidate their places in our forward line alongside Georgiades before Whitlock should feasibly challenge for regular AFL footy. Hopefully a couple of them are up to it.
 
Gryllis said:
Does this mean Lord is working on his craft as a second ruck over the preseason? We can't be having Wines as regular ruck support next season.
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This is a key point. If Finlayson is rightfully not going to be played much next year (and even if he is), we need a viable second ruck option who can play forward the rest of the time. Georgiades, Marshall and Lukosius can’t. Surely Ratugolea won’t be tried forward again. It has to be Lord or Visentini IMO.
 
PJ Power said:
This is a key point. If Finlayson is rightfully not going to be played much next year (and even if he is), we need a viable second ruck option who can play forward the rest of the time. Georgiades, Marshall and Lukosius can’t. Surely Ratugolea won’t be tried forward again. It has to be Lord or Visentini IMO.
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Perhaps an unpopular opinion but I rate Visentini up forward. Would let him train there in preseason to work on his craft a bit but has good hands, crashes packs and neat set shot.
 

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