Preview R1: Changes for 2025

[crows dude]

Squads before draft. Will put into positions once i know who we have drafted

SANFL - 18 Players
Jones
Murphy
Pedlar
Edwards
Cook
Ryan
T Murray
Bond
Smith
Schoenberg
Hamill
Berry
Strachan
Taylor
Welsh
Dowling
Rookie Pick
Rookie Pick

AFL - 24 Players
Keays
Cumming
Nean-Bullen
First Pick
Crouch
Curtin
Nankervis
Keane
Fogarty
Butts
O'Brien
Sholl
Thilthorpe
Worrell
Rachele
N Murray
Laird
Milera
Dawson
Walker
Hinge
Rankine
Soligo
Michalanney

 

[Bring back Bas]

My side for round 1 next year is:

FB: Worrell, Butts, Michalanney
HB: Hinge, Keane, Milera
C: Sholl, ROB, Cumming
FOL: Dawson, Rankine, Soligo
HF: Keays, Walker, Rachelle
FF: Fogarty, Thilthorpe, Pedlar

INT: Ryan, Laird, Curtin, Pick #2
SUB: Neal-Bullen

EMG: Nankervis, Murray, Berry, Jones

Nankervis and Murray are very unlucky to miss out. I think Ryan will be a good player, hopefully as soon as next season so he is pushing Nankervis out. Murray is behind Butts and Keane based on 2024 form but Murray was coming off an ACL so should improve on this year. Any of the 3 would be unlucky to miss out.

The players in bold are effectively new players in the 23 from what we had last year. 7 additions to the 23 is a huge turn over but I think it is all reasonable. Murray, Thilthorpe and Rankine are also like partial new recruits so over a third of the side will be different from this year.

I guess we would use about 33(?) players across the season so, in addition to the emergencies, I anticipate those games will come from the following group of players:
Crouch
Dowling
Cook
Edwards
Hamill
Taylor
Schoenberg
Gollant
Burgess

 

[Bring back Bas]

Squads before draft. Will put into positions once i know who we have drafted

SANFL - 18 Players
Jones
Murphy
Pedlar
Edwards
Cook
Ryan
T Murray
Bond
Smith
Schoenberg
Hamill
Berry
Strachan
Taylor
Welsh
Dowling
Rookie Pick
Rookie Pick

AFL - 24 Players
Keays
Cumming
Nean-Bullen
First Pick
Crouch
Curtin
Nankervis
Keane
Fogarty
Butts
O'Brien
Sholl
Thilthorpe
Worrell
Rachele
N Murray
Laird
Milera
Dawson
Walker
Hinge
Rankine
Soligo
Michalanney

I'm interested to see how you fit Murray, Keane, Butts and Worrell into the same backline.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

My side for round 1 next year is:

FB: Worrell, Butts, Michalanney
HB: Hinge, Keane, Milera
C: Sholl, ROB, Cumming
FOL: Dawson, Rankine, Soligo
HF: Keays, Walker, Rachelle
FF: Fogarty, Thilthorpe, Pedlar

INT: Ryan, Laird, Curtin, Pick #2
SUB: Neal-Bullen

EMG: Nankervis, Murray, Berry, Jones

Nankervis and Murray are very unlucky to miss out. I think Ryan will be a good player, hopefully as soon as next season so he is pushing Nankervis out. Murray is behind Butts and Keane based on 2024 form but Murray was coming off an ACL so should improve on this year. Any of the 3 would be unlucky to miss out.

The players in bold are effectively new players in the 23 from what we had last year. 7 additions to the 23 is a huge turn over but I think it is all reasonable. Murray, Thilthorpe and Rankine are also like partial new recruits so over a third of the side will be different from this year.

I guess we would use about 33(?) players across the season so, in addition to the emergencies, I anticipate those games will come from the following group of players:
Crouch
Dowling
Cook
Edwards
Hamill
Taylor
Schoenberg
Gollant
Burgess

Probably best to swap ROB & Dawson who is not really suited to ruck.

 

[crows dude]

I'm interested to see how you fit Murray, Keane, Butts and Worrell into the same backline.

24 players so one probably misses

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

24 players so one probably misses

Odds are 1 will be injured & if not we can look to manage them during the year to best suit opposition forward matchups. Eg. If the opposition have 2 really big forwards then Butts & Murray should play.

Also, think we can look to use Worrell & Murray in other roles too.

 

[Scorpus]

Best guess at Nick's preferred R1 team

B: Murphy Murphy Murphy
HB: Smith Murphy Murphy
C: Murphy Murphy Murphy
HF: Murphy Murphy Murphy
FF: Murphy Murphy Murphy

R: ROB Murphy Murphy

B: Cumming, ANB Murphy Murphy
S: Curtin

Murphy can ruck I reckon

 

[dogs105]

I hope Chayce Jones

1

Chayce Jones

Age

24

Ht

182cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.6

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.9

4star

MG

178.6

3star

D

8.9

2star

K

4.9

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

1.6

3star

MG

143.3

3star

D

9.4

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

MG

175.0

3star

gets back to his 2023 form 12 months after the Lisfranc

 

[Bring back Bas]

I hope Chayce Jones gets back to his 2023 form 12 months after the Lisfranc

That would be nice. I'm not sure which one of 2023 or 2024 was an anomaly. Hopefully 2024. He is probably behind both Sholl and Cumming for a wing position now. I wonder whether he plays wing in the SANFL or they try him in another position. Most likely that would be down back but I wouldn't mind seeing him have another crack on ball. He has all of the attributes required and is more mature than last time he played there. We all recognise that we need inside mids.

 

[1990crow]

My best 22, with only questions being the last picked players in Dowling and Nank

Pedlar Thilthorpe Rachele
Keays Fogarty Neale-Bullen
Dowling Curtin Soligo
Hinge Keane Cummings
Worrell Murray Michalanny

RoB Dawson Rankine

Crouch Walker Pick 4 Nank

E: Taylor Scholl Milera

Who is Cummings?

 

[1990crow]

I hope Chayce Jones gets back to his 2023 form 12 months after the Lisfranc

I think Jones is finished.

 

[dogs105]

I think Jones is finished.

Could be. I'm hoping not, and that 2024 was injury related

 

[Danger in Texas]

I think Jones is finished.

Possibly. 2025 is probably going to be make or break, though I think Nank/Dowling/Curtin have gone, or will go past him

 

[Cromulant]

I think Jones is finished.

He's 24

I don't think he's finished at all

 

[LoBu]

Who is Cummings?

Cumming soon

 

[FR0GGY]

He's 24

I don't think he's finished at all

Not finished, but not that good I think he means by finished.

 

[Bob Neil]

FB: Michalanney - Keane - Worrell
HB: Milera - Murray - Hinge
C: Cumming - Soligo - Dawson
FOLL: O’Brien - Crouch - Rankine
HF: Rachele - Fogarty - Keays
FF: Neal-Bullen - Walker - Thilthorpe
INT: Taylor - Curtin - Dowling - Nankervis
SUB: Pedlar

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Interesting question around Jordon Butts. Had a much improved season. Looked much freer physically.

Most of us would have Murray, Keane, Worrell as our preferred trio but I suspect the club rate Butts higher than we do. Can seeing us running with an ultra tall backline rather than making a tough call.

Another question around Laird. He will put in the most diligent preseason imaginable to try to win back his starting midfield role. Will we stick to our guns or can he win a reprieve?

Milera...? Even assuming he gets back to full fitness, where does he play? Are we content to leave him in the SANFL and field a young, inexperienced line up with unused seniority in the reserves?

ANB for Murphy seems a simple, clean upgrade. Will the club see it that way?

Brodie...? Nicks proclaimed him a big part of our future but surely that was BS. Does he read the writing on the wall and pull the pin? If we dangled a development coaching role in front of him (he already coaches with our women's team) would he retire and take it?

 

[latinoheat]

Interesting question around Jordon Butts. Had a much improved season. Looked much freer physically.

Most of us would have Murray, Keane, Worrell as our preferred trio but I suspect the club rate Butts higher than we do. Can seeing us running with an ultra tall backline rather than making a tough call.

Another question around Laird. He will put in the most diligent preseason imaginable to try to win back his starting midfield role. Will we stick to our guns or can he win a reprieve?

Milera...? Even assuming he gets back to full fitness, where does he play? Are we content to leave him in the SANFL and field a young, inexperienced line up with unused seniority in the reserves?

ANB for Murphy seems a simple, clean upgrade. Will the club see it that way?

Brodie...? Nicks proclaimed him a big part of our future but surely that was BS. Does he read the writing on the wall and pull the pin? If we dangled a development coaching role in front of him (he already coaches with our women's team) would he retire and take it?

Got to get Milera to 100 games for father -son !

 

[AFC979810]

I hope Chayce Jones gets back to his 2023 form 12 months after the Lisfranc

You would think if he returns to his 2023 form - he is still fringe best 22.

Sholls 2024 was far better than Jones 2023. Cummings will come into the best 22 and Nank will continue to develop.

Where does Jones fit in?

 

[Cromulant]

Not finished, but not that good I think he means by finished.

Had a tough year off field this year, a lot of issues with his wife and their recently arrived little one.

He's got too much talent not to be in the AFL

 

[FR0GGY]

Had a tough year off field this year, a lot of issues with his wife and their recently arrived little one.

He's got too much talent not to be in the AFL

I disagree there. I hope he makes it but at 24 I hoped we’d have seen more than we have by now.

 

[Trigger13]

I still think Pedlar can be like a new recruit if he gets his body and mindset right over preseason. We’ve seen what he is capable of. Wishful thinking perhaps.

 

[MsTopG]

Michalanney Keane Worrell
Nankervis/Bond Murray Cumming
Dowling Dawson Hinge
Rachele Thilthorpe Neale-Bullen
Keays Fogarty Pedlar

ROB?/Better ruck Soligo Rankine

Curtin pick 4 Berry Edwards

 

[hugecannon]

B:- Michaelanney. Murray. Worrell
HB:- Hinge. Keane. Cumming
C:- Dawson. Crouch. Sholl
1R:- O’Brien. Rankine. Soligo
HF:- Rachelle. Fogarty. Keays
F:- Walker. Thillthorpe. Neal-Bullen

Int:- Curtin. Nankervis. Taylor. Pick 4
Sub:- Pedlar