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Posted

Ok sports fans here is the Final Starting 18 of Backs, Forwards & Midfielders based on votes accumulated this week. You've got to admit its a pretty good starting 18, but the jobs not finished - The interchange and emergencies must be picked for the Demonland '2009 best side'....

Unfortunately there are one maybe two who like to refer to this little project as flawed, but its the closest side you will get that involve everyone's opinions.

Here is the starting 18:

BACKS: WHELAN WARNOCK GARLAND

H-BACKS: RIVERS MARTIN C.JOHNSON

CENTRES: GREEN MOLONEY MORTON

H-FWDS: DAVEY BATE ROBERTSON

FWDS: SYLVIA MILLER WONAEAMIRRI

FOLL: P.JOHNSON McLEAN JONES

The nominations of the next 10 players who all accumulated significant votes in their respective categories but missed out on the starting 18 are: -

J.Frawley, C.Bartram (from the Backs)

C.Bruce, S.Buckley, J.Grimes, S, Valenti, McDonald (from the Midfielders); M.Jamar was 2nd most voted ruckman.

M.Newton, A.Maric (from the forwards)

These 10 are listed in a vote off. What you must do is pick your 4 interchange. Votes will then be collated. The top 4 become the interchange, The next 3 will be listed as emergencies. And then unfortunately 3 players will be eliminated from the DEMONLAND'S Best Squad for start of the 2009 season.

(NOTE: Whether you include Jamar as a 2nd ruckman to compliment the team is entirely up to you!) - this is likely to be a debatable topic...

A few will say its a bit "pie in the sky" because it doesnt include this years upcoming draft picks. Well we can all do it again come Mid-October then !

Its about your opinions at present!

Good Luck. I look forward to all your selections!

High Tower!

Posted

I don't usually have a go at people's spelling but it's Wonaeamirri.

Posted
I don't usually have a go at people's spelling but it's Wonaeamirri.

Thankyou...you will find its spelt correctly.

;)

Posted

I've enjoyed your little series of polls on this, High Tower. Nice work.

As you mentioned, its really quite difficult to give the full picture, as we're going to have another significant change in the list for next year, but it's a fun exercise anyway. Obviously Bruce would be ahead of the Chris Johnson for a starting spot, but his versatility has hurt him in this sort of poll. Apart from that, its a decent list. Like many others around here, I'm looking forward to seeing our list once the trading period and drafts are over. Exciting times ahead.

Posted
I've enjoyed your little series of polls on this, High Tower. Nice work.

As you mentioned, its really quite difficult to give the full picture, as we're going to have another significant change in the list for next year, but it's a fun exercise anyway. Obviously Bruce would be ahead of the Chris Johnson for a starting spot, but his versatility has hurt him in this sort of poll. Apart from that, its a decent list. Like many others around here, I'm looking forward to seeing our list once the trading period and drafts are over. Exciting times ahead.

Thankyou Pantaloons, and you are quite right, that Cameron Bruce's versatility has hurt him for the starting 18, but early polling suggests he will make the starting 22. Maybe poll-goers are also focusing on the future (hence 2009 side) and that the youngsters need valuable game time to improve.

If the poll were name the 5 best melbourne players at present, I would say that Bruce would be in the top 5. (Except Yze Magic's opinion.. ;) ).

By the way where is Santo Poko?

Posted

Hightower, you better remove Bruce from the poll.

He must be in the starrting 18 and given the Captaincy, or you will probbaly be banned from Demonland.

Posted
Hightower, you better remove Bruce from the poll.

He must be in the starrting 18 and given the Captaincy, or you will probbaly be banned from Demonland.

Incorrect. Have you voted yet?

Posted
Incorrect. Have you voted yet?

No, cos my bench is

Buckley Moloney P.Johnson Dunn

And you only have one in the poll.


Posted
No, cos my bench is

Buckley Moloney P.Johnson Dunn

And you only have one in the poll.

Well Moloney has made the starting 18, so has P.Johnson. Buckley is in contention.

Lynden Dunn has been an unlucky omission as he has not come under backs or forwards, was a notable omission from the midfielders category.

Read the thread.

Posted
Incorrect. Have you voted yet?

funniest post of the week. i love that you just dismissed him and kept going. i cant stop laughing.

Well Moloney has made the starting 18, so has P.Johnson. Buckley is in contention.

Lynden Dunn has been an unlucky omission as he has not come under backs or forwards, was a notable omission from the midfielders category.

Read the thread.

dunn should have been included here. for the same reason as bruce, and because you left him out of the midfielders. or was that mclean? he should be on this list tho. he is clearly in our best 22.

Posted
funniest post of the week. i love that you just dismissed him and kept going. i cant stop laughing.

dunn should have been included here. for the same reason as bruce, and because you left him out of the midfielders. or was that mclean? he should be on this list tho. he is clearly in our best 22.

(I'll come clean): You have your finger on the pulse so to speak.....absolutely correct. I kicked myself for not including Petterd in Backs and Midfielders categories. McLean in the Midfielders and Dunn in probably all three categories.

Huge oversight.

I had to automatically include McLean - there is no doubt which I did. Otherwise this would be the response: :angry:

As far as Petterd and Dunn go - I am z-thinking of ways - perhaps a reppa-charge vote. If not I will wait until trade time or xmas and start from scratch and include or new additions via the trade!

If you have any thoughts on this I'd be happy to listen...(or read in this case)

PS. I glad you liked the way I dismissed him

Posted
PS. I glad you liked the way I dismissed him

i like yze_magic. alot. in fact sometimes he comes to my house and brings over his dartboard set (complete with cameron bruce face cut out). normally he has to leave about 9 though, otherwise his mum gets pretty angry and comes and gets him. but it was funny because 'incorrect' had nothing to do with what he had said.

yeah i think you should do it again. it is an interesting exercise, obviously very limited. in fact it is interest that in this modern age we can run this sort of poll so easily but back in football eras gone by this would have been most useful, because players dont play in set positions as much anymore. it is much more likely that a player is a forward pocket/mid which means he can get the most vote overall but not enough in either categories.

maybe your poll could be 'talls' and 'smalls' but that predetermines the numbers of height instead of predetermines positions. is there a maximum number you can list in one of these polls?

perhaps when the team is posted there should be a vote on 'should any player be left out, and if so, who should be brought in' dual question poll and obviously there must be a 'no' option in these questions......

Posted

It would have made more sense to put the remaining 20-odd players on our list into this poll (or at least the half-decent ones). The fact that some guys were left off the other polls makes this an even better idea than it otherwise would have been.

Could make a pretty handy interchance with guys that are left out - Wheatley, Dunn, Petterd, plus the second ruck (which happens to me one M Jamar). They wouldn't be far off what's selected from this group.

but it was funny because 'incorrect' had nothing to do with what he had said.

Sure it did. Y_M asserted that High Tower would get banned if he didn't include Bruce in the 18. High Tower replied with 'incorrect'.

Posted
i like yze_magic. alot. in fact sometimes he comes to my house and brings over his dartbard set (complete with cameron bruce face cut out). normally he has to leave about 9 though, otherwise his mum gets pretty angry and comes and gets him. but it was funny because 'incorrect' had nothing to do with what he had said.

yeah i think you should do it again. it is an interesting exercise, obviously very limited. in fact it is interest that in this modern age we can run this sort of poll so easily but back in football eras gone by this would have been most useful, because players dont play in set positions as much anymore. it is much more likely that a player is a forward pocket/mid which means he can get the most vote overall but not enough in either categories.

maybe your poll could be 'talls' and 'smalls' but that predetermines the numbers of height instead of predetermines positions. is there a maximum number you can list in one of these polls?

perhaps when the team is posted there should be a vote on 'should any player be left out, and if so, who should be brought in' dual question poll and obviously there must be a 'no' option in these questions......

Thats an idea..............stay tuned. I'll get a few who will 'get their backs up, but what the hell. I'll finalise the side first and do that next week. By listing the entire side, asking should any player be left out of position and if so who, and for who? Petterd, Dunn....with a Yes or No option.

Posted
It would have made more sense to put the remaining 20-odd players on our list into this poll (or at least the half-decent ones). The fact that some guys were left off the other polls makes this an even better idea than it otherwise would have been.

Could make a pretty handy interchance with guys that are left out - Wheatley, Dunn, Petterd, plus the second ruck (which happens to me one M Jamar). They wouldn't be far off what's selected from this group.

Sure it did. Y_M asserted that High Tower would get banned if he didn't include Bruce in the 18. High Tower replied with 'incorrect'.

Correct. :lol:

Posted
Sure it did. Y_M asserted that High Tower would get banned if he didn't include Bruce in the 18. High Tower replied with 'incorrect'.

it wasnt the usual answer to such a statement however.

Posted
it wasnt the usual answer to such a statement however.

Actually, I hit two birds with one stone so to speak!

Posted
it wasnt the usual answer to such a statement however.

Probably because the majority of people on here either don't know what trolling is or can't resist getting worked up anyway :)


Posted
Probably because the majority of people on here either don't know what trolling is or can't resist getting worked up anyway :)

Exactly. ;)

Posted
Jamar, Grimes, Frawley, Maric.

The youth brigade.

Geez, its tight for that fourth spot. This will be a close call. Might have to call for a photo finish!

Posted

MAKE SURE YOU VOTE

:rolleyes:

Might have to leave this open right through the weekend.........its tighter than a size 6 leggings...........

Posted
Hightower, you better remove Bruce from the poll.

He must be in the starrting 18 and given the Captaincy, or you will probbaly be banned from Demonland.

[censored], moan, whinge...

Posted
WHERE'S WHEATLEY?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR :angry:

Grrrrrr. Missed the boat I'm afraid. :angry: Blame the voters.

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