Reckon Short will be starting 22, but they won’t be keen to play all of Short, Pickett, Prestia & Graham off interrupted prep’s. Graham will miss and play limited VFL minutes you’d think.
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Round 1 Team Predictions
- Thread starter BrisTiger24
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I'd still leave JR out in spite of the inclusions.
Needs more pace & I am worried about too many underdone players.
Of course Dimma knows best but this is how I'd go:
Baker Young Grimes
Vlastuin Balta D Rioli
McIntosh Taranto Pickett
Martin Miller Bolton
Cumberland Lynch M Rioli
Nankervis Hopper Prestia
IC Broad Short Cotchin Clarke
Sub: Dow
Em: Graham Riewoldt Ross
Needs more pace & I am worried about too many underdone players.
Of course Dimma knows best but this is how I'd go:
Baker Young Grimes
Vlastuin Balta D Rioli
McIntosh Taranto Pickett
Martin Miller Bolton
Cumberland Lynch M Rioli
Nankervis Hopper Prestia
IC Broad Short Cotchin Clarke
Sub: Dow
Em: Graham Riewoldt Ross
If Riewoldt doesn’t play, who is the second ruck to back Nank up or, alternatively, if Miller plays second ruck then who is the second tall forward to support the Lynch-pin ?
Dusty is the second tall forward. Cumberland too. We can cover with our smaller fwd firepower IMO. Just need to be smart with our entries.
Heh heh heh… you old renegade.
At the end of the day, whatever side we throw out there we should be able to beat this Carlton line up. If we don’t, top 4 looks hard to achieve.
I’ll have one last crack.
Young and Broad seems overkill and creates unbalance I think, so if Broad is good to go, Young misses out. If both played, I think one of them would be a bit of a shag on a rock.
I’m playing Clarke because if we don’t, we look a bit slow up front.
I’ve got Miller in because despite the excitement of a few Peter North’s on this site, Sampson Ryan is still a ways off.
If Short gets a green light I’m only making him sub. Calf’s are very dodgy.
I’m throwing Steely Green in as a shock debutante. I have to. He’s my boy this year. Despite not a lot of possessions v Melbourne he didn’t look out of place. Think he balances the side out. Tough, won’t be overawed, nice skills and speed.
You could swap Short, Green, Ralphsmith around within the 23, but I’m perhaps trying to generate a bit more nip than others.
Doesn’t matter anyway. This won’t be the side we pick. Whatever we do pick, we should be able to get the job done against this Carlton team regardless. If we don’t, then top 4 looks a stretch.
Broad Grimes Baker
Rioli Balta Vlastuin
Kaps Hopper Pickett
Clarke Riewoldt Bolton
Martin Lynch MJR
Nank Tarranto Prestia
Chimp, Miller, Cumberland, Green
Short (sub).
Emergency: Ralphsmith, Young, Mansell, Neil Balme
Again, you can swap Short, Green, Ralph around in the 23 if you want.
Young and Broad seems overkill and creates unbalance I think, so if Broad is good to go, Young misses out. If both played, I think one of them would be a bit of a shag on a rock.
I’m playing Clarke because if we don’t, we look a bit slow up front.
I’ve got Miller in because despite the excitement of a few Peter North’s on this site, Sampson Ryan is still a ways off.
If Short gets a green light I’m only making him sub. Calf’s are very dodgy.
I’m throwing Steely Green in as a shock debutante. I have to. He’s my boy this year. Despite not a lot of possessions v Melbourne he didn’t look out of place. Think he balances the side out. Tough, won’t be overawed, nice skills and speed.
You could swap Short, Green, Ralphsmith around within the 23, but I’m perhaps trying to generate a bit more nip than others.
Doesn’t matter anyway. This won’t be the side we pick. Whatever we do pick, we should be able to get the job done against this Carlton team regardless. If we don’t, then top 4 looks a stretch.
Broad Grimes Baker
Rioli Balta Vlastuin
Kaps Hopper Pickett
Clarke Riewoldt Bolton
Martin Lynch MJR
Nank Tarranto Prestia
Chimp, Miller, Cumberland, Green
Short (sub).
Emergency: Ralphsmith, Young, Mansell, Neil Balme
Again, you can swap Short, Green, Ralph around in the 23 if you want.
B: Grimes Miller Broad
HB: Rioli Balta Vlastuin
C: Macintosh Hopper Pickett
HF: Martin Riewoldt Bolton
FF: MRJ Lynch Cumberland
Foll: Nankervis Tarranto Prestia
Int: Short Ryan Cotchin Baker
Sub: Graham
HB: Rioli Balta Vlastuin
C: Macintosh Hopper Pickett
HF: Martin Riewoldt Bolton
FF: MRJ Lynch Cumberland
Foll: Nankervis Tarranto Prestia
Int: Short Ryan Cotchin Baker
Sub: Graham
Of course he won’t. I said that. This is the team I’d go with.
We gotta get some more youth, leg speed and ability to get up and back into this team by years end.
Don’t see how Riewoldt contributes unless he plays at the side of Lynch on the full forward line.
He is now too slow to play in the wider spaces of half forward.
Too much running around the 50 trying to get a kick is not his go and hasn’t been for a long time. Exhausted quickly.
Like the rest of it, but would include Young. Watched him extensively last year and thought and said, we should take him with our first draft pick (and Steely with our second). Caesar has reported nothing that has persuaded me otherwise.
Tarrant if fit would have been chosen but again if we are going to compete with the best he is not the answer.
Broad has been a great servant and I can’t argue with those who say he deserves the nod.
This however would take the chance away from the younger man.
He is going to be a ripper!
I agree that Young could be a beauty.
Broad isnt the problem and is playing his best footy.
The biggest concerns in the defence right now for mine are whether Noah Balta can recapture his best form and whether or not Dylan Grimes can get back to the level required or whether he and his body (those bloody Hammies) have just about had enough.
The fact these 2 incumbent defenders are still under question marks heading into round 1 makes the presence of Broad and Vlastuin even more important.
Whilst not going as far as saying he’d play, Tom Lynch had pretty complimentary things to say about Young in today’s presser.
PS: Lynch really should be captain.
PS: Lynch really should be captain.
