Preview R1: Changes for 2025

[Multiballz]

How does Sholl compare with recent premiership & grand final wingmen?

No, they're not. Wings are as irrelevant as rucks when it comes to squad building. If you have a great one, happy days, you're getting production where others aren't. However, teams can and will get success running mediocre wingers.

As Floating Doughnut line breaking midfielders are the key to a good side, but I would also like to throw in gun half back flankers, a good key forward and a gun small forward.

My memory isnt as good as others I admit, but wingmen have featured fairly heavily in a fair few modern day Grand final wins havent they?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Drugs Are Bad Mackay? Scorpus only a couple weeks until Draft Game!
Who won last year?

Those records have mysteriously umm... gone missing

 

[Cromulant]

You need speed as well to put pressure on the opposition and to break away, look at our 3 recruits.

Reality is, you need a little bit of everything.... to win it.

I just don't think we draft Draper purely because he breaks lines. It's one factor, but not the be all, end all

 

[Cromulant]

No, they're not. Wings are as irrelevant as rucks when it comes to squad building. If you have a great one, happy days, you're getting production where others aren't. However, teams can and will get success running mediocre wingers.

As Floating Doughnut line breaking midfielders are the key to a good side, but I would also like to throw in gun half back flankers, a good key forward and a gun small forward.

All recent premiership sides have had everything you've mentioned including gun wingers.

 

[1990crow]

Those records have mysteriously umm... gone missing

Have we checked Essendons filing cabinet?

 

[Cromulant]

Have we checked Essendons filing cabinet?

Phil Harper's email inbox ??

 

[George Kramer]

Reality is, you need a little bit of everything.... to win it.

I just don't think we draft Draper purely because he breaks lines. It's one factor, but not the be all, end all

Agreed, I prefer poise and skill and it’s not like Smith doesn’t have a bit of speed and breakaway

 

[Danger in Texas]

Wing competition will definitely be interesting next year

Sholl - best performed wing last year, likely has hit his ceiling
Nank - may be more consistently moved up the ground
Dowling - should improve again, very good pushing forward and can accumulate
Curtin - I like wing as his spot for now, where he can become an overhead presence and use his kicking to good use
Cumming - should mostly play HBF, but can push to a wing if need

If we draft Jagga, I’d play him wing with stints on-ball next year, too - encourage him to be as aggressive gaining metres as possible when he has time and space

 

[hugecannon]

Wing competition will definitely be interesting next year

Sholl - best performed wing last year, likely has hit his ceiling
Nank - may be more consistently moved up the ground
Dowling - should improve again, very good pushing forward and can accumulate
Curtin - I like wing as his spot for now, where he can become an overhead presence and use his kicking to good use
Cumming - should mostly play HBF, but can push to a wing if need

If we draft Jagga, I’d play him wing with stints on-ball next year, too - encourage him to be as aggressive gaining metres as possible when he has time and space

Whoever we end up with at 4, you’d think they’d spend a fair bit of their first season playing as that HF/stoppage mid as they build up their body to AFL standards.

Surely another nail in the Murphy coffin!!

 

[cleanhands]

Whoever we end up with at 4, you’d think they’d spend a fair bit of their first season playing as that HF/stoppage mid as they build up their body to AFL standards.

Surely another nail in the Murphy coffin!!

 

[Big Dub]

Wing competition will definitely be interesting next year

Sholl - best performed wing last year, likely has hit his ceiling
Nank - may be more consistently moved up the ground
Dowling - should improve again, very good pushing forward and can accumulate
Curtin - I like wing as his spot for now, where he can become an overhead presence and use his kicking to good use
Cumming - should mostly play HBF, but can push to a wing if need

If we draft Jagga, I’d play him wing with stints on-ball next year, too - encourage him to be as aggressive gaining metres as possible when he has time and space

Oscar Ryan could also push into the back 6, pushing someone (Cumming?) to the wing.

Could Cheddar also be worth some time on the wing?

 

[Danger in Texas]

Oscar Ryan could also push into the back 6, pushing someone (Cumming?) to the wing.

Could Cheddar also be worth some time on the wing?

I’d actually play Cheddar 50/50 wing and mid, if/when he’s ready to come into the AFL side. I originally thought he’d be a wing at AFL, but he surprised me with the bits I saw of his midfield craft development this year

 

[1990crow]

Oscar Ryan could also push into the back 6, pushing someone (Cumming?) to the wing.

Could Cheddar also be worth some time on the wing?

Doubt it. Nicks will go experience