Backward Thinking

1. Where will Bruce play in 2010?
- Forward
  
  7
- Midfield
  
  49
- Defence
  
  54
2. Where will McDonald play in 2010?
- Forward
  
  0
- Midfield
  
  55
- Defence
  
  55
3. Can Frawley, Garland, Rivers, and Warnock play in the same backline?
- Yes
  
  91
- No
  
  19
4. If the defensive set-up Round One was Frawley, Rivers, Warnock, Garland, McDonald, Bruce, and Grimes which player/s would you object to? And why?
- Rivers - Too many talls.
  
  6
- Warnock - Too many talls.
  
  4
- Garland - Too many talls.
  
  6
- Frawley - Too many talls.
  
  0
- McDonald - Will be in the midfield.
  
  32
- McDonald - Won't be in the team.
  
  8
- Bruce - Will be in the midfield.
  
  34
- Grimes - Will be in the midfield
  
  33
- I would not object to those 7 players starting in defence in 2010.
  
  28
5. Apart from the 7 I have previously mentioned, who is the one player you would like to see start 2010 in defence?
- Bennell
  
  48
- Cheney
  
  19
- Bell
  
  4
- McNamara
  
  4
- Strauss
  
  35

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November 6, 200915 yr

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B: Rivers Warnock Bennell
HB: Strauss Frawley Bruce

C: Davey Moloney Blease

HF: Morton Watts Sylvia

F: Bate Jurrah Green

Fo: Jamar Grimes Jones

Int: Martin Scully Trengove McDonald

E: Garland Aussie Petterd Maric

Next: Jetta, Dunn, Miller,....

Blease, Strauss, and Bennell are going to have to train their arses off to make Rd 1.

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November 6, 200915 yr

B: Rivers Warnock Bennell
HB: Strauss Frawley Bruce

C: Davey Moloney Blease

HF: Morton Watts Sylvia

F: Bate Jurrah Green

Fo: Jamar Grimes Jones

Int: Martin Scully Trengove McDonald

E: Garland Aussie Petterd Maric

My only problem would be that its a pretty tall forward line. No real crumbers, but I suppose it also doesn't have the big guy to towel off either, but still, someone good off the ground would be nice.

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November 6, 200915 yr

Morton should have been an option down back. He played there a fair bit this year.

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November 6, 200915 yr

Blease, Strauss, and Bennell are going to have to train their arses off to make Rd 1.

I agree with Blease & Strauss, I'd like to see them make it. Whilst there are no guarantees, Bennell would be more likely to make it. Based on the amount of games and form he has shown, nothing more.

The same cases can be made for Petterd and Maric in making Round 1. I tried to fit Petterd in, probably could have, but I leaned towards youth on the bench (&quality) and experience in Green for up forward and the skipper, McDonald on bench.

edit: - Can understand how some might think McDonald in place of Strauss on half back flank too. I went with a 2nd year player. Did the same with Blease over Scully too.

Edited November 6, 200915 yr by High Tower

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November 7, 200915 yr

B: Rivers Warnock Bennell
HB: Strauss Frawley Bruce

C: Davey Moloney Blease

HF: Morton Watts Sylvia

F: Bate Jurrah Green

Fo: Jamar Grimes Jones

Int: Martin Scully Trengove McDonald

E: Garland Aussie Petterd Maric

Next: Jetta, Dunn, Miller,....

I don't like Jones in the starting 18, especially when Garland, Petterd and Aussie all miss out. So I'd have McDonald starting in Jones' spot, with Petterd or Aussie getting McDonald's bench spot.

And I'd have Jetta as an emergency before Maric.

It's so hard picking a team for Round 1. Hopefully that's a good sign.

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November 7, 200915 yr

Jones is first 22 in my view

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November 7, 200915 yr

Author

If Jones isn't in the 22 - who is going to get the clearances?

Brock had glacial movement and missed targets but he averaged over 5 clearances a game from memory.

Scully and Trengove won't be at the bottom of the packs in 2010, and nor should they have that burden.

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November 8, 200915 yr

Brock had glacial movement and missed targets but he averaged over 5 clearances a game from memory.

Pause.

"Glacial movement" - that is a good description. My first thought reading that was "OP" for some reason, whilst grimacing...

Carry on.

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