Prediction ROUND 1 2023 - Pick your best team

[Danger in Texas]

IF Worrell and McAdam aren’t up to it (I posted this in the PS thread too so it’s a repost), I think we’ll go with this at this stage:

B: Michalanney, Butts, Doedee
HB: Smith, Murray, Dawson
C: Hinge, Laird, Soligo
HF: Rankine, Walker, Schoenberg
F: McHenry, Fogarty, Rachele
R: ROB, Keays, Berry
I/C: Thilthorpe, Milera, Parnell, Pedlar
Sub: Murphy or Jones (my preference would be Murphy)

If Worrell’s fit, he replaces MM. If McAdam’s fit… well he comes in and someone goes to sub, dunno who

Think our midfield rotation will mainly be Laird/Keays/Berry/Schoenberg, with varying bursts from Soligo/Rankine/Rachele from time to time. Bit of a rotation system on the wing, with Rankine/Hinge/Soligo/Milera/Parnell/Dawson getting varying time there

Not 100% what I’d be doing but it’s not a side I’d be unhappy with, at all

 

[rabidcrow]

Laird I/C LOL

Slap stick comedy

Pedlar and Rachele starting mids - 2024 if things go perfectly from here but more likely a possibility in 2025

Less than Zero chance in 2023 even if Laird Keays Berry and Sloane were all out injured Rachele and Pedlar wouldn’t be our starting mids


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[rabidcrow]

Berry, pedlar, rachelle> laird, berry, keays.

With all due respect - I do think they are key parts for us to be successful down the track - but Pedlar and Rachele are miles away from starting mids.
Pedlar has to get through a pre season first and then a few games - quite possibly as a forward in Sanfl - before he even thinks about playing midfield in AFL.

Both are a mile away from Laird,Keays,Berry,Schoenberg, Soligo

I get you like them more but let’s be realistic about where each player sits


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[Brett Cummings]

With all due respect - I do think they are key parts for us to be successful down the track - but Pedlar and Rachele are miles away from starting mids.
Pedlar has to get through a pre season first and then a few games - quite possibly as a forward in Sanfl - before he even thinks about playing midfield in AFL.

Both are a mile away from Laird,Keays,Berry,Schoenberg, Soligo

I get you like them more but let’s be realistic about where each player sits


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Not like it matters. We won't be challenging for at least a couple more years. The current midfield ain't getting anywhere near a flag.

 

[dogs105]

IF Worrell and McAdam aren’t up to it (I posted this in the PS thread too so it’s a repost), I think we’ll go with this at this stage:

B: Michalanney, Butts, Doedee
HB: Smith, Murray, Dawson
C: Hinge, Laird, Soligo
HF: Rankine, Walker, Schoenberg
F: McHenry, Fogarty, Rachele
R: ROB, Keays, Berry
I/C: Thilthorpe, Milera, Parnell, Pedlar
Sub: Murphy or Jones (my preference would be Murphy)

If Worrell’s fit, he replaces MM. If McAdam’s fit… well he comes in and someone goes to sub, dunno who

Think our midfield rotation will mainly be Laird/Keays/Berry/Schoenberg, with varying bursts from Soligo/Rankine/Rachele from time to time. Bit of a rotation system on the wing, with Rankine/Hinge/Soligo/Milera/Parnell/Dawson getting varying time there

Not 100% what I’d be doing but it’s not a side I’d be unhappy with, at all

I'd put Darren McAdam at CHF

 

[crows dude]

Played around again on my team. Must be pre-season time.

F Fogarty Walker McAdam
HF Keays Thilthorpe Pedlar
C Dawson Rachele Soligo
HB Laird Murray Smith
B Worell Butts Doedee
R O'Brien Rankine Berry
I Milera Hamill Sloane Schoenberg
SUB Sholl

F Newchurch Gollant Nankervis
HF McHenry Berg Murphy
C Cook Jones Hinge
HB McPherson Magden Parnell
B Michalanney Borlase Brown
R Strachan Crouch Taylor
I Dowling Bond Hately Wright

 

[LoBu]

Played around again on my team. Must be pre-season time.

F Fogarty Walker McAdam
HF Keays Thilthorpe Pedlar
C Dawson Rachele Soligo
HB Laird Murray Smith
B Worell Butts Doedee
R O'Brien Rankine Berry
I Milera Hamill Sloane Schoenberg
SUB Sholl

F Newchurch Gollant Nankervis
HF McHenry Berg Murphy
C Cook Jones Hinge
HB McPherson Magden Parnell
B Michalanney Borlase Brown
R Strachan Crouch Taylor
I Dowling Bond Hately Wright

I know Brown can play anywhere but back pocket in the sanfl is harsh

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[crow2crow]

I know Brown can play anywhere but back pocket in the sanfl is harsh

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i thunk he got it about right

 

[LeftyLuke]

Played around again on my team. Must be pre-season time.

F Fogarty Walker McAdam
HF Keays Thilthorpe Pedlar
C Dawson Rachele Soligo
HB Laird Murray Smith
B Worell Butts Doedee
R O'Brien Rankine Berry
I Milera Hamill Sloane Schoenberg
SUB Sholl

F Newchurch Gollant Nankervis
HF McHenry Berg Murphy
C Cook Jones Hinge
HB McPherson Magden Parnell
B Michalanney Borlase Brown
R Strachan Crouch Taylor
I Dowling Bond Hately Wright

Laird is our best mid and b&f winner. Rankine won't be a full time mid. Same with Rachele. Play them in the forward line and give them some bursts in the midfield. Rankine and Rachele don't have the physical durability needed for full time mid. Laird and Berry do. Soligo is next in line for full-time mid along with Schoenberg.

 

[WeeBlake]

Jones Butts Dawson
Smith Murray Doedee
McHenry Sloane Brown
McAdam Walker Murphy
Rankine Himmelberg Milera

ROB Keays Laird
Berry Hinge Schoenberg Rachele

 

[crows dude]

Laird is our best mid and b&f winner. Rankine won't be a full time mid. Same with Rachele. Play them in the forward line and give them some bursts in the midfield. Rankine and Rachele don't have the physical durability needed for full time mid. Laird and Berry do. Soligo is next in line for full-time mid along with Schoenberg.

Yeh you are right that is what will happen. But This is what I want to happen. A grade Class in the midfield. Laird and Keays can have bursts in there but neither have the class of Rankine or Rachele. A grade Class here is what i am talking about. A.dn how exciting would that look.

 

[LeftyLuke]

Yeh you are right that is what will happen. But This is what I want to happen. A grade Class in the midfield. Laird and Keays can have bursts in there but neither have the class of Rankine or Rachele. A grade Class here is what i am talking about. A.dn how exciting would that look.

I think Berry and Soligo will be stars in time. I'm hoping Rankine can be a Shai Bolton type as that's where he can be most damaging with his goal sense and bursts through the midfield. I hope Rachele turns into the Zac Bailey, Dusty type. He needs to keep building up his body to limit the soft tissue injuries.

 

[Scorpus]

I fed ChatGPT our playing list and this is the best 22 it came up with

 

[Danger in Texas]

I fed ChatGPT our playing list and this is the best 22 it came up with

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"This lineup is based on current AFL player positions and abilities"

Ahh yes, I too am familiar with our gun KPF duo Brodie Smith and James Borlase

 

[Scorpus]

If you shuffle the ChatGPT lineup into something more realistic you get

B Parnell - Doedee - Worrell
HB Smith - Borlase - Jones
C Sholl - Sloane - Hinge*
HF Rankine - Walker - McHenry
F Murphy - Himmelberg - McAdam
R Strachan - Laird - Crouch

I Keays - Hately - Nankervis - Brown

*in off the emergency list for Seedsman

 

[crows dude]

Added Keane now to SANFl side.

F Fogarty Walker McAdam
HF Keays Thilthorpe Pedlar
C Dawson Rachele Soligo
HB Laird Murray Smith
B Worell Butts Doedee
R O'Brien Rankine Berry
I Milera Hamill Sloane Schoenberg
SUB Sholl

F Newchurch Gollant Nankervis
HF McHenry Berg Murphy
C Cook Jones Hinge
HB McPherson Keane Parnell
B Michalanney Borlase Brown
R Strachan Crouch Taylor
I Dowling Bond Hately Wright (C) Magden (VC)

 

[crow2crow]

Added Keane now to SANFl side.

F Fogarty Walker McAdam
HF Keays Thilthorpe Pedlar
C Dawson Rachele Soligo
HB Laird Murray Smith
B Worell Butts Doedee
R O'Brien Rankine Berry
I Milera Hamill Sloane Schoenberg
SUB Sholl

F Newchurch Gollant Nankervis
HF McHenry Berg Murphy
C Cook Jones Hinge
HB McPherson Keane Parnell
B Michalanney Borlase Brown
R Strachan Crouch Taylor
I Dowling Bond Hately Wright (C) Magden (VC)

toppies arent get much of a look in hopefully

 

[crows dude]

toppies arent get much of a look in hopefully

Always injuries and travelling emergencies. Players held back. So we will probably still use a few

 

[JennyTalia]

I fed ChatGPT our playing list and this is the best 22 it came up with

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Nicks is just keeping chat gpt's seat warm.

 

[Go the Guts]

If you shuffle the ChatGPT lineup into something more realistic you get

B Parnell - Doedee - Worrell
HB Smith - Borlase - Jones
C Sholl - Sloane - Hinge*
HF Rankine - Walker - McHenry
F Murphy - Himmelberg - McAdam
R Strachan - Laird - Crouch

I Keays - Hately - Nankervis - Brown

*in off the emergency list for Seedsman

Borlase at CHB......ouch.

 

[kulak]

B Smith Butts Laird
HB Doedee Murray Dawson
C Milera Soligo Sholl
HF McHenry Fogarty Rankine
F McAdam Walker Rachelle
R O'Brien Crouch Berry
IC Thilthorpe Worrell Schoenberg Murphy

Crouch I hope will be super fit. He is a good footballer and 27, 28 later this season. Geelong would have him fit and firing for 5+ years.
Laird I am putting back to defence to create room for Berry, Soligo, Schoenberg, and occasionally Rankine and Rachelle in the midfield. And also because we need a genuine ground ball winner in our defence.
Keays reserves, Crouch Berry Soligo are all better than him, Schoenberg needs more chances, Rankine and Rachelle need some CBAs. I don't think he adds much as a forward.
Hamill I figure will be concussed. If he plays it should be forward in place of McHenry, let him run around tackling people instead of trying to run and carry and being taken down.
Hinge realistically will probably play ahead of Sholl but I hope Sholl has a cracking pre-season and has a big year 4 improvement.
Murphy I still like even though nobody else does. Just like how hard he hits the contest. Will probably ruin himself doing so.
Sloane isn't in my first 22 picked but realistically there will be more than zero injuries and he will play.

Haven't read enough "young player X is training the house down" articles to pick Taylor, Nankervis etc.

 

[Caputo]

My Round 1 Team is picked on a 7-9-7 basis.

Riley Thilthorpe
Darcy Fogarty
Taylor Walker
Shane McAdam
Izaak Rankine
Josh Rachele
Ned McHenry

Reilly O'Brien
Sam Berry
Rory Laird
Ben Keays
Harry Schoenberg
Jake Soligo
Wayne Milera
Rory Sloane
Elliot Himmelberg

Jordan Dawson
Chayce Jones
Brodie Smith
Patrick Parnell
Tom Doedee
Nick Murray
Jordon Butts

Emerg: Hinge Brown Pedlar

 

[LoBu]

My Round 1 Team is picked on a 7-9-7 basis.

Riley Thilthorpe
Darcy Fogarty
Taylor Walker
Shane McAdam
Izaak Rankine
Josh Rachele
Ned McHenry

Reilly O'Brien
Sam Berry
Rory Laird
Ben Keays
Harry Schoenberg
Jake Soligo
Wayne Milera
Rory Sloane
Elliot Himmelberg

Jordan Dawson
Chayce Jones
Brodie Smith
Patrick Parnell
Tom Doedee
Nick Murray
Jordon Butts

Emerg: Hinge Brown Pedlar

Nice approach, but what is Himmelberg's role in the mid, and do we need him if we have ROB, Thilthorpe and Walker? Wouldn't your emerg Pedlar be better?

 

[Caputo]

Nice approach, but what is Himmelberg's role in the mid, and do we need him if we have ROB, Thilthorpe and Walker? Wouldn't your emerg Pedlar be better?

My approach for Himmelberg as cover for 3 forwards and 2 Backs as well as ROB in ruck. Even though Thilthorpe takes limited CB don't want him at risk for long periods. RT is to important to put at long term risk from collision injuries

 

[Mikevk123]

B Doedee Butts Jones
HB Smith Worrell Milera
C Dawson Berry Sholl
HF Keayes Fogarty McAdam
F Rankine Walker Rachele
FOLL O’Brien Schoenberg Laird
I/C- Thilthorpe, Soligo, Hinge, Pedlar