Prediction Round 1, 2025: Starting 23

[Bill Birmingham]

2025 Line-Up:

Hough. Edwards. Baker.

Ginbey. McGovern. Graham.

Hunt. Yeo. Maric.

Cripps. Waterman. L.Ryan.

Owies. O.Allan. B.Williams.

Flynn. Kelly. Reid.

Interchange: Hutchinson. Duggan. Hewett. Hall.

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

2025 Line-Up:

Hough. Edwards. Baker.

Ginbey. McGovern. Graham.

Hunt. Yeo. Maric.

Cripps. Waterman. L.Ryan.

Owies. O.Allan. B.Williams.

Flynn. Kelly. Reid.

Interchange: Hutchinson. Duggan. Hewett. Hall.

This is a good list of names, but I can’t see us going with Yeo, Kelly, Reid as our 3 primary mids. The reason we got Graham was for him to be our Rowbottom/Willem Drew.

Yeo/Reid/Kelly was boom or bust. Either they won the clearance and were incredibly damaging or oppo did and came out the front putting our defense under immense pressure from a lack of defensive positioning/pressure from our midfield.

How often do you see Port go with Rozee, Butters, Horne -Francis at the same centre bounce?

I think Graham will be a midfield mainstay as defensive mid. Might see Harley and TK both rotating between mid/fwd. My gut says when we have an important centre bounce our preferred set up will be Harley, Yeo, Graham.

 

[We_The_West]

This is a good list of names, but I can’t see us going with Yeo, Kelly, Reid as our 3 primary mids. The reason we got Graham was for him to be our Rowbottom/Willem Drew.

Yeo/Reid/Kelly was boom or bust. Either they won the clearance and were incredibly damaging or oppo did and came out the front putting our defense under immense pressure from a lack of defensive positioning/pressure from our midfield.

How often do you see Port go with Rozee, Butters, Horne -Francis at the same centre bounce?

I think Graham will be a midfield mainstay as defensive mid. Might see Harley and TK both rotating between mid/fwd. My gut says when we have an important centre bounce our preferred set up will be Harley, Yeo, Graham.

Yeah I agree Graham will be a big pick up for our midfield. Steinglein level importance.

I think he and Duggan will be the rotating defensive mids, hopefully bringing Bo Allan into the mix.

 

[WCE777]

This is a good list of names, but I can’t see us going with Yeo, Kelly, Reid as our 3 primary mids. The reason we got Graham was for him to be our Rowbottom/Willem Drew.

Yeo/Reid/Kelly was boom or bust. Either they won the clearance and were incredibly damaging or oppo did and came out the front putting our defense under immense pressure from a lack of defensive positioning/pressure from our midfield.

How often do you see Port go with Rozee, Butters, Horne -Francis at the same centre bounce?

I think Graham will be a midfield mainstay as defensive mid. Might see Harley and TK both rotating between mid/fwd. My gut says when we have an important centre bounce our preferred set up will be Harley, Yeo, Graham.

Yeah I agree Graham will be a big pick up for our midfield. Steinglein level importance.

I think he and Duggan will be the rotating defensive mids, hopefully bringing Bo Allan into the mix.

B: Cole, Edwards, Hough
HB: Ginbey, Gov, Baker
C: Hunt, Duggan, Maric
HF: Kelly, Waterman, Ryan
FF: Cripps, Allen, Owies
FOL: Flynn, Yeo, Reid
Int: Graham, JW, Hewett, Hutch, Hall.
Graham and Duggan rotating defensive mids.
JW ruck support and forward rotation.
Kelly can be part of rotation in midfield with Reid, Hutch and Hall can both rotate mid/wing wherever needed.
Stiff to miss B Allan, Dewar, B Williams, whoever the next KDEF option is after Edwards whether that is Barnett, Archer or Shanahan.

 

[Astro7]

Yeah I agree Graham will be a big pick up for our midfield. Steinglein level importance.

I think he and Duggan will be the rotating defensive mids, hopefully bringing Bo Allan into the mix.

Baker could even rotate through the middle...or certainly push up for added grunt/defensive work..Baker could rotate with Graham...both get stints in the guts...musical chairs...lotta rotatin' goin' on? ((;
But no way Baker and Graham in the backs together?