Sydney Team of the 21st Century

[bedford]

What are you talking about? The whole idea is for everyone to make their own team or give their opinions. My version is not some official version that sydney is going to announce, its just my opinion.

And your not us , let us pick our teams ! also we hate Carlton is that enough and Essendon and Hawthorn

 

[curnow inferno]

And your not us , let us pick our teams !

Please do!!!

 

[bedford]

Please do!!!

Thank you , please i need CAPITALS

 

[AG]

B: Leo Barry - Heath Grundy - Dane Rampe
HB: Tadgh Kennelly - Craig Bolton - Nick Malceski
C: Dan Hannebery - Josh Kennedy - Jarrad McVeigh
HF: Ryan O'Keefe - Lance Franklin - Luke Parker
F: Nick Davis - Barry Hall - Michael O'Loughlin
R: Adam Goodes - Brett Kirk - Jude Bolton
INT: Paul Williams - Kieren Jack - Ted Richards - Nick Smith

Richards and Smith more deserving than the next best mids, so I'm picking them on the bench. Our defence is the hardest imo.

I'm probably forgetting someone.

Forgot Maxfield, so I'll swap out Richards since a key defender on the bench doesn't make much sense. Straight swap Papley for Davis.

In: Tom Papley, Stuart Maxfield
Out: Ted Richards, Nick Davis

Mills is closest of the current players I'd say.

 

[bedford]

Forgot Maxfield, so I'll swap out Richards since a key defender on the bench doesn't make much sense. Straight swap Papley for Davis.

In: Tom Papley, Stuart Maxfield
Out: Ted Richards, Nick Davis

Mills is closest of the current players I'd say.

Are we doing the TOC if so it only goes to 2000. Better maybe and probably has been done before , a team since 1982 , or from 2001

 

[AG]

No idea but I love Maxfield and doing things like this. Best players of year, century, team of year etc. I wasted plenty of hours when I was younger doing this at school and uni.

 

[curnow inferno]

Are we doing the TOC if so it only goes to 2000. Better maybe and probably has been done before , a team since 1982 , or from 2001

The premise of the thread was 2000 onwards so maxwell and kelly probably irrelevant.

it would be interesting to see one from 81 onwards for a total sydney one but im too young to remember any of the 80s myself

 

[bedford]

The premise of the thread was 2000 onwards so maxwell and kelly probably irrelevant.

it would be interesting to see one from 81 onwards for a total sydney one but im too young to remember any of the 80s myself

Good , see ya

 

[RUNVS]

Just trying to create a Swans best 22 of the 21st century for a possible thread on the main board later and I created this team off the top of my head.

B: Smith, Richards, Roberts-Thomson
HB: Mattner, C.Bolton, Kennelly
C: McVeigh, Goodes, O'Keefe
HF: Papley, Franklin, Davis
F: O'Loughlin, Hall, Heeney
Foll: Jolly, Kennedy, Kirk
Int: Jack, Gulden, J.Bolton, Mills

Am I missing anyone obvious?

Also I'll be honest and say I really want to include Blakey in that team as he provides amazing drive off half back but I am not sure I can justify sticking him in the team over someone like Mattner.

 

[bedford]

Just trying to create a Swans best 22 of the 21st century for a possible thread on the main board later and I created this team off the top of my head.

B: Smith, Richards, Roberts-Thomson
HB: Mattner, C.Bolton, Kennelly
C: McVeigh, Goodes, O'Keefe
HF: Papley, Franklin, Davis
F: O'Loughlin, Hall, Heeney
Foll: Jolly, Kennedy, Kirk
Int: Jack, Gulden, J.Bolton, Mills

Am I missing anyone obvious?

Also I'll be honest and say I really want to include Blakey in that team as he provides amazing drive off half back but I am not sure I can justify sticking him in the team over someone like Mattner.

Goodes was never a centreman and Macca would be back , Heeney would never make that team at this stage of his career , Ball before Jolly who turned it up .

 

[RUNVS]

Goodes was never a centreman and Macca would be back , Heeney would never make that team at this stage of his career , Ball before Jolly who turned it up .

You are likely right, and I thought quite a bit about Heeney and in truth the only reason I stuck him in the team is I couldn't think of another forward to take his place.

 

[bedford]

You are likely right, and I thought quite a bit about Heeney and in truth the only reason I stuck him in the team is I couldn't think of another forward to take his place.

Good try though , the thing is should there be a criteria like eg 50 games at least as some champs were finishing say in the early part of the century .

 

[RUNVS]

Good try though , the thing is should there be a criteria like eg 50 games at least as some champs were finishing say in the early part of the century .

Yes, I think a team of the century team needs to have a sustained period of success, though I did include Gulden in the team which sort of bends a few of my rules.

It is why somoene like Lockett can't make the team as sure he technically played in the 21st century but no one would say he had a good body of work in the 21st century.

Also a player like Jetta, who was amazing in 2012, but that was the only year he was amazing. He didn't sustain that level enough to be considered for the team of the 21st century.

 

[bedford]

Start a thread then , i've done a bit of homework and will put it up after work , could pick a ressies as well lol

 

[HighReeve]

Also a player like Jetta, who was amazing in 2012, but that was the only year he was amazing. He didn't sustain that level enough to be considered for the team of the 21st century.

Nah, Jetta was restricted by shin splits in '13, but his 2014&2015 seasons was as good as his prior form, just didn't play as much forward.

 

[RUNVS]

Bringing this thread back to life.

What do people think of this team?

B: Smith, Richards, Roberts-Thomson
HB: McVeigh, C.Bolton, Kennelly
C: Goodes, Jack, O'Keefe
HF: Papley, Franklin, Davis
F: O'Loughlin, Hall, Heeney
Foll: Ball, Kennedy, Kirk
Int: Mattner, Gulden, J.Bolton, Mills

Honestly I am not sure about sticking Heeney in the forward line as I am not sure he has done enough but at the same time I couldn't think of anyone else to go into the team in the forward line.

Rampe feels like he should be in the team too but I am not sure where to stick him. I also, and I know people may disagree, really want Blakey in that team as his drive out of defence and setting up attacking plays is second to none but I can't figure out how to get him in the team.

Jolly and Ball is a tough choice and I am not sure a person would be wrong either way by who they pick.

I also stuck Gulden in the team despite only being a Swan for two seasons as he brings something to the team no other player of the 21st century has done.

Also the Barry/LRT decision would be controversial, but I feel like from a team balance point of view Barry would not be needed, and we would be a bit short if he was in the team ahead of LRT.

What does everyone think?

 

[bedford]

A rough go
B. MALCESKI BARRY CROUCH.
HB KENNELLY C.BOLTON MCVEIGH
C. FOSDKE KENNEDY MAXFIELD
HF. O'KEEFE FRANKLIN HANNEBERRY
F. O'LOUGHLIN HALL KIRK
FOLL. BALL GOODES J.BOLTON
INT. LEWIS-THOMPSON PARKER GRUNDY GULDEN
SUB. JACK.
EMG. P.WILLIAMS ,R.SHAW , MATTHEWS , N.SMITH .
To me the blokes that were around the 2 flags have preference , as the new boys haven't achieved anything as yet , hope it changes in the next 5 years .

 

[RUNVS]

A rough go
B. MALCESKI BARRY CROUCH.
HB KENNELLY C.BOLTON MCVEIGH
C. FOSDKE KENNEDY MAXFIELD
HF. O'KEEFE FRANKLIN HANNEBERRY
F. O'LOUGHLIN HALL KIRK
FOLL. BALL GOODES J.BOLTON
INT. LEWIS-THOMPSON PARKER GRUNDY GULDEN
SUB. JACK
To me the blokes that were around the 2 flags have preference , as the new boys haven't achieved anything as yet , hope it changes in the next 5 years .

Must admit I forgot about Malceski and Crouch.

Malceski, Shaw, Mattner and Kennelly all would have a reasonable shot at the side too as all were very good but also quite similar to how good they were.

Personally would not include Fosdke in the team as he was a good player but more of a good role player. Hannebery, I loved him, but his kicking was, well it wasn't a strength of his.

 

[RUNVS]

Also just realised I completely left out Parker

He definitely needs a spot in the side somewhere.

 

[bedford]

Must admit I forgot about Malceski and Crouch.

Malceski, Shaw, Mattner and Kennelly all would have a reasonable shot at the side too as all were very good but also quite similar to how good they were.

Personally would not include Fosdke in the team as he was a good player but more of a good role player. Hannebery, I loved him, but his kicking was, well it wasn't a strength of his.

Fosdike and Hanners could've won a Norm Smith

 

[bedford]

Also just realised I completely left out Parker

He definitely needs a spot in the side somewhere.

That's why it's not easy

 

[RUNVS]

That's why it's not easy

I think Mattner will need to make way on the bench for Parker.

B: Smith, Richards, Roberts-Thomson
HB: McVeigh, C.Bolton, Kennelly
C: Goodes, Jack, O'Keefe
HF: Papley, Franklin, Davis
F: O'Loughlin, Hall, Heeney
Foll: Ball, Kennedy, Kirk
Int: Parker, Gulden, J.Bolton, Mills

Can't bring in Crouch, because as good as he was, I have Kirk in the side and he can definitely play the tagger role if needed. Don't need two taggers in the side.

 

[caesar88]

B - N. Smith, H. Grundy, D. Rampe
HB - N. Malceski, C. Bolton, J. McVeigh
C - A. Goodes, B. Kirk, N. Fosdike
HF - I. Heeney, L. Franklin, J. Bolton
F - T. Papley, B. Hall, M. O'Loughlin
Foll - D. Jolly, J. Kennedy, D. Hannebery

I/C - S. Maxfield, R. O'Keefe, L. Roberts-Thomson, T. Richards

Sub - K. Jack

Emg. - L. Parker, J. Ball, J. Lloyd, L. Barry

 

[Kiama Chris]

B - N. Smith, H. Grundy, D. Rampe
HB - N. Malceski, C. Bolton, J. McVeigh
C - A. Goodes, B. Kirk, N. Fosdike
HF - I. Heeney, L. Franklin, J. Bolton
F - T. Papley, B. Hall, M. O'Loughlin
Foll - D. Jolly, J. Kennedy, D. Hannebery

I/C - S. Maxfield, K. Jack, L. Roberts-Thomson, T. Richards

Sub - J. Lloyd

Craig Bolton to the flank and Ted to CHB.
Macca to the bench.
ROK in for Kizza.
No room for Mark of the Century? Wow!
Either way one heck of a team with some very good players missing out.

 

[RUNVS]

I must admit I am surprised people are including Fosdike in our team. Don't get me wrong I thought he was a useful player but never did I even consider him to be worthy of being in the 21st Century team.