why not 6 or 7 inside-outside mids who can go forward or back?
Like Hird?
That would work
Would it?
No disrespect to the great man, but defensive pressure is where itās at.
Would it?
No disrespect to the great man, but defensive pressure is where itās at.
Depends if youāre impervious to pressure
Great post. Personally I donāt think Hartley Inclusion is too controversial, however I am interested in your exclusion of Ambrose and Dea. Ambrose is a better Hartley, there are so many times that Harts gets caught out of position and gives a forward a mark. And Dea has been very serviceable this season.
Ambrose and Dea are definitely AFL quality, but if I was to steer away from Hartley I would put Hooker back, Smack at full forward put Guelfi in the forward line and bring Redman onto the bench.
In reality though there are probably 5 positions in the best 22 which are up for grabs at the moment, with Francis probably making that only 4, with Gleeson also being very likely, with too much height in this backline for some forward lines being the main potential issue. Which makes Smack, Myers and Redman places the main ones up for grabs, and Myers probably only if we bring in another ready to go big body mid.
My potential best 22 for round 1 2019
B: Saad Hooker Francis
McKenna Hurley Gleeson
M: Zaharakis Langford McGrath
Bellchambers, Heppell, Merrett
F: Fantasia Daniher Guelfi
Stringer, McKernan, Walla
I: Smith, Parish, Myers, Redman
You are on fire Scarey!
You had me at Langford in the middle thoughš
I reckon Francis is a definitive. If Gleeson gets back to his level pre injury, heāll be fighting with Ridley and Redman for one of the two spots up for grabs in defence, imo.
The Gleeson position and the fight for it is the one that interests me the most. It (competition) should make our backline ā ā ā ā ā ā good.
Itās Gleesonās spot which Redman and Ridley have to take off him.
Spots have to be earned during pre season
Whoever gets it will need to be able to play on smalls as well as medium sized players, or be able to swap into the midfield with McGrath or Guelfi.
Whoever gets it will need to be able to play on smalls as well as medium sized players, or be able to swap into the midfield with McGrath or Guelfi.
I reckon Guelfi will get pushed out of midfield. Small defender is his best bet with occasional stints up the ground
He was out for the year due to a serious ankle injury. Itās not easy to get back to your level from an ankle injury, and Iām concerned itāll take him longer because of his slander frame.
Iād be very surprised if he has the spot sewn up before round one.
I agree
Anyone that thinks we can win a flag with our current list is seriously mistaken
I agree
Anyone that thinks we can win a flag with our current list is seriously mistaken
I believe we can
I think the past few years have shown that itās not necessarily about the cattle, but the roles they play. If all the players know their role and play it well, thereās no reason we canāt challenge the better teams in the comp.
Could not possibly disagree more.
We have quality on every line.
More than our share of match-winners, experience, speed and ridiculous depth.
It would be great if we get another mid or two in, but in reality lists just donāt get more primed than ours was this year and will be next year.
The Gleeson position and the fight for it is the one that interests me the most. It (competition) should make our backline ā ā ā ā ā ā good.
I have Gleeson, Ridley and Redman all in my best team.
Teams role with a back 7
Add one on the wing / Hb rotation which also includes Conor.
Done.
Francis. Hooker. Saad.
McKenna. Hurley. Gleeson.
Ridley and Redman on the interchange. They mark it, can both kick it and are in that prime age to take the leap.