Pick our finals squad
Assume everyone is healthy and available for selection. Which 22 will take us the furtherest into the '10 finals series - best positions included?
It's tough, no doubt. Mine:
Smith Bolton Mattner
Shaw LRT Grundy
Malceski Kirk McVeigh
McGlynn White O'Keefe
Jack Bradshaw Jetta
Mumford Goodes Bolton
Seaby Kennelly Kennedy Hannebery
Next in Line:
Meredith
Rohan
Pyke
TDL
Moore
Bird
Sanford Wheeler 4 President!
B: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Heath Grundy
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Nick Smith, Tadhg Kennelly
C: Nick Malceski, Brett Kirk, Kieren Jack
HF: Daniel Hannebery, Ryan O'Keefe, Adam Goodes,
F: Ben McGlynn, Daniel Bradshaw, Jesse White
Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh
I/C: Brett Meredith, Josh Kennedy, Mark Seaby, Gary Rohan
Emg: Moore, Mattner, Meredith, Jetta
Something a bit different if White doesn't pull his finger out....and i prefer Ranga to Jets at the moment.
Smith Bolton LRT
Mattner Grundy Kennelly
Malceski McVeigh Jack
Rohan Seaby O'Keefe
McGlynn Bradshaw Kirk
Mummy Goodes Bolton
Shaw Hannebury Pyke Kennedy
Bird is ahead of all those next-in-lines, aside from Pyke who is not comparable as they play completely different positions. You could also argue Bird is ahead of Jetta, and possibly Mattner.
Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!
Bolton - Grundy - Smith
Kennelly - LRT - Mattner
McVeigh - Jude - Goodes
Malceski - White - McGlynn
Moore - Bradshaw - Jack
Seaby/Mumford - O'Keefe - Kennedy
Inter; Kirk - Bird - Hannerbery - Seaby/Mumford
E; Jetta - Rohan - Meredith
Moore, McGlynn and Shaw are the three I'd be looking at the form of most closely, imo any of the emergencys could replace them close to seamlessly.
Huh. Forgot O'Keefe. Who do I drop? Geez. Has to be Shaw.
The big worry is still the forward line. One of the talls there has to present across CHF, does White have the motor to do that all day? Should be able to kick enough goals, though, if Bradshaw can produce from full forward.
Defense should be able to handle any combination of talls and smalls, except perhaps still C'Wood with their flotilla of quick smalls.
The midfield is still just lacking the top line quality of the top sides, my hope is O'Keefe returns to his early season brilliance.
P.s, anyone know why Opera underlines some players names in red, but not all?
Last edited by Bleed Red Blood; 12th July 2010 at 03:12 AM.
B: CBolton LRT Mattner
HB: Malcheski Grundy Kennelly
C: Smith Kirk McVeigh
HF: Rohan O'Keefe McGlynn
F: White Bradshaw TDL/Vespremi
R: Mumford JBolton Goodes
Int: Seaby Hannebery Kennedy Meredith
EMER: Jack Bird Jetta
Think the backline is pretty straight forward, while the forwardline is an absolute crap shoot...with alot depending on form and the ability to deliver on promise (White and TDL). Bolton started the year as the small defender, and was replaced by Smith, who has graduated to the premier runwith player in the team.
I've gone for balance. Speed, skill and brute force.
Last edited by Bloody Hell; 12th July 2010 at 05:44 AM.
The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.
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The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.
I agree with Moore and Shaw, but McGlynn, really? I think he's been fantastic and we missed him dreadfully when out injured.Originally Posted by Bleed Red Blood
B - Mattner, Bolton, Grundy
HB - Macleski, LRT, Kennelly
C - Shaw, Kennedy, Bolton
HF- O'Keefe, Goodes, McGlynn
F - White, Bradshaw, Rohan
Ruck - Mumford, Kirk
Rover- Jack
I/C - Pyke, Smith, Richards, McVeigh
Pyke has been good enough to cement his spot ahead of Seaby's return - i just think Seaby will have been injured for too long and will not tbe playing his best footy. Still a big call but i think Pyke as a mature age recruit will relish the oppurtunity and step up to the standard required.
Richards because he is so versatile and can play back or forward and is a highly experienced player. If we need another tall going forward or keep a firing forward quiet he presents another option.
To be honest i think all things being equal the mid-fielder under most pressure is Kirk. Kennedy has overtaken him considerably as our hard nut ball-winner and Jack is our tagger. By playing Kirk we risk being too slow through the mid-field. I suspect what Roos may do thoguh is drop Richards instead and play Hannebury - we just don't have any extra tall to cover but i guess with Bolton, LRT and Grundy we have plenty of tall options down back - in a pinch we could rest Pyke and Mumford up forward.
Last edited by Swanner; 12th July 2010 at 01:25 PM.
u lost me when u put jack as an emergency
Theres not much left to say
I didn't have the opportunity to see the games that had people on here raving about him. What I have seen has been heaps good.. I suppose I put him in that fringe category cause like Moore he is playing that half forward type role that I think any of my emergencies could play, if a player we're to drop out who had been playing further up the field it would require reshuffling the side more, something I think generally unwise the deeper into the season it is.
McGlynn has been an incredibly consistent when fit... He is basically a shorter combination of Kirk and Jude who kicks goals, easily in our best 22.
Last edited by Peace; 12th July 2010 at 03:45 PM.
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