Based on a few glimpses of what our players are capable of.

Here is my best 22 list, with a view of playing young guns to get more games into them.

B Cheney Warnock Frawley

HB Rivers Garland MacDonald

C Bruce Moloney Morton

HF Davey Bate Green

F Sylvia Watts Jurrah

FOL Jamar Jones Grimes

INT Petterd McDonald Trengove Strauss

Emg Johnson Scully Wonaeamirri

wow. it's hard to fit everyone you want in

I was thinking about this after watching the game the other day. besides morton who I would start on the wing I'll assume everyone else is available

B Cheney Warnock Frawley

HB Davey Rivers MacDonald

C Bruce Moloney Scully

HF Bate Miller Sylvia

F Maric Green Jurrah

FOL Jamar McDonald Grimes

INT Petterd Martin Trengove Watts

Emg Strauss Jones Wonaeamirri

It's great when it is difficult to fit everyone in and scully/trengrove are playing over Jones on pure ability rather than what they have proven

I was thinking about this after watching the game the other day. besides morton who I would start on the wing I'll assume everyone else is available

B Cheney Warnock Frawley

HB Davey Rivers MacDonald

C Bruce Moloney Scully

HF Bate Miller Sylvia

F Maric Green Jurrah

FOL Jamar McDonald Grimes

INT Petterd Martin Trengove Watts

Emg Strauss Jones Wonaeamirri

It's great when it is difficult to fit everyone in and scully/trengrove are playing over Jones on pure ability rather than what they have proven

Assuming Garland is fit, would he make your best 22??

Cheney Warnock Garland

Rivers Frawley MacDonald

Morton Sylvia Davey

Wonaeamirri Bate Green

Maric Petterd Jurrah

Jamar Grimes Jones

Martin McDonald Bruce Moloney

Trengove Scully Watts

Jetta Bennell Strauss McKenzie®

Dunn Bail Bartram Bell Newton® Spencer Messen PJ

I was thinking about this after watching the game the other day. besides morton who I would start on the wing I'll assume everyone else is available

B Cheney Warnock Frawley

HB Davey Rivers MacDonald

C Bruce Moloney Scully

HF Bate Miller Sylvia

F Maric Green Jurrah

FOL Jamar McDonald Grimes

INT Petterd Martin Trengove Watts

Emg Strauss Jones Wonaeamirri

It's great when it is difficult to fit everyone in and scully/trengrove are playing over Jones on pure ability rather than what they have proven

I guess Martin is useful as a backup ruckman / Key position.

Okay, you've tempted me in to doing this. Let me first say that a best 22 is almost impossible, it changes after every performance especially in a side so unsettled as ours. Instead I'm going to select what I see as the team I would pick each week, if I had all 40+ Melbourne players fit and firing.

B: MacDonald Frawley Garland

HB: Morton Rivers Bruce

C: Grimes Moloney Green

HF: Sylvia Bate Jurrah

FF: Watts Miller Petterd

Foll: Jamar Jones Davey

Int: Martin McDonald Trengove Scully

First point - regardless if its Brendan Van Schaik or Trent Zomer every team needs a second ruckman. It's take your pick between Meesen, PJ, Spencer or Martin. PJ + Meese have the form on the board but I've gone with Martin for his athleticism.

Backline - I don't think Warnock will ever amount for more than a good ordinary player. I'd prefer Frawley, Rivers and Garland. Joel Macdonald has impressed so far, Bruce is steady off a flank and Morton has the edge over Strauss, Bennell and co. That list is near endless such as Cheney, McNamara, Bartram but I'm not keen on any of them.

Midfield - Moloney, Jones, Davey the cornerstone. Grimes, Scully, Trengove the future, the latter two must play if showing anywhere near enough. The skipper still very important off the pine and I'd love Green forward (Green goes forward, Morton midfield, Strauss backline was an option) but he's still dangerous from a wing. McKenzie and Dunn might be the closest 2 to getting a spot here. But I heard Bell tagged well during the last practice game and I've heard Rohan Bail showed some nice signs on a wing.

Forward line - 2 default selections here. Brad Miller - we need his presenting and size atm. Jack Watts - he needs top level experience. Sylvia plays his half forward roaming role, with modern zoning defensive it was the role he was born to play. Bate, Jurrah and Miller form a combination. Neither of the 3 can command a forward 50, but if used properly can be dangerous marking options. Petterd gets the last spot, he played good footy last year and can mark and kick goals, get up the ground and apply solid defensive pressure. I couldn't fit in a crumbing option, but Wona is straight in if he can get back to his best, it's been too long without him! Maric close on his best as well.

Very few teams these days go with 4 bigs in their forward line, which makes me wonder if having Rivers, Frawley, Warnock and Garland in the same backline makes us too big down there, which causes a lack of run from defence and slow ball movement?

Assuming Garland is fit, would he make your best 22??

Its a hard one as he is in our best 22 but been out for so long, he may need some touch... I will say this that if he was going to play back I would go with the side named and he wouldn't play, even though both him and frawley can play small I think we would be a bit tall (although it depends on the opposition), I would happily have Garland at FF instead of green if they would keep him there as he was recruited as a fwd..

Backline - I don't think Warnock will ever amount for more than a good ordinary player. I'd prefer Frawley, Rivers and Garland.

he's finished 7th and 4th in the last 2 BnFs because more often than not he does a good job on the gorillas.. Frawley is really the only other one on the list who can do that job and most sides have a couple of big blokes to be minded. Knockknock would be picked every single week if fit

I guess Martin is useful as a backup ruckman / Key position.

I think it would be Johnson if fit (I know doesn't make sense I assumed everyone was fit) but you need a backup ruckman so Martin it is just to give Jamar some down time... Although I would prefer if Jamar could play the whole game and we went in with one ruck but it just won't happen

RND1 TEAM

B: BRUCE, WARNOCK, RIVERS

HB: DAVEY, FRAWLEY, MACDONALD

C: SCULLY, GRIMES, TRENGOVE

HF: GREEN, MILLER, PETTERD

F: JURRAH, BATE, MARIC

FOLL: JAMAR, SYLVIA, JONES

IC: MCDONALD, MOLONEY, STRAUSS, MARTIN

BEST TEAM

B: BRUCE, WARNOCK, GARLAND

HB: DAVEY, FRAWLEY, MACDONALD

C: SCULLY, GRIMES, TRENGOVE

HF: GREEN, BATE, MORTON

F: JURRAH, WATTS, WONAEAMIRRI

FOLL: JAMAR, SYLVIA, JONES

IC: MOLONEY, PETTERD, STRAUSS, MARTIN

Why is everyone putting martin in?

The guy isnt a footballer, he is an athlete yes! but not a footballer..

He missed a shocking goal on the weekend and really cant kick..

Id have jetta in the ruck rather then him.. at least he can do something

And my team would be:

Fully fit 2010 list:

B: Bennell - Frawley - Rivers

HB: Macdonald - Garland - Bruce

C: Davey - Moloney - Morton

HF: Bate - Miller - Pettard

F: Jurrah - Watts - Wonna

R: Jamar - Sylvia - Grimes

B: Green - PJ - Trengrove - Jones

E: Scully - Maric - Strauss - Jetta

The combimed Demon forum footy team,pretty hard to go past the premiers!

But somebody bought up the salary cap (party poopers)

SO...... Next Best.

B: MCDONALD FRAWLEY WARNOCK

HB:RIVERS GARLAND MACDONALD

C: TRENGOVE GRIMES MORTON

HF DAVEY BATE PETTERD

FF: SYLVIA GREEN WONAEAMIRRI

FOLL: JAMAR MOLONEY JONES

IC: SCULLY SPENCER JURRAH STRAUSS

I'd have McKenzie down back but for now he's stuck on the rookie list.

ROUND 1 TEAM

B: BENNELL WARNOCK RIVERS

HB: GREEN FRAWLEY JOEL_MAC

C: MOLONEY GRIMES TRENGOVE

HF: DAVEY BATE PETTERD

F: JURRAH MARTIN MARIC

FOLL: JAMAR BRUCE SYLVIA

IC: JUNIOR JONES SCULLY WONAEMERRI

BEST TEAM

B: GARLAND WARNOCK RIVERS

HB: GREEN FRAWLEY JOEL_MAC

C: MOLONEY GRIMES TRENGOVE

HF: DAVEY BATE PETTERD

F: JURRAH WATTS MARIC

FOLL: JAMAR BRUCE SYLVIA

IC: JONES MORTON MARTIN WONAEMERRI

EMG: DUNN SCULLY BENNELL (*NEWTON)

My first 25

B: Frawley Warnock Bennell

HB: MacDonald Garland Bruce

C: Morton Moloney Sylvia

HF: Bate Watts Green

F: Davey Jurrah Petterd

Fo: Jamar Grimes Jones

Int: Martin Scully Trengove Mcdonald

Em: Maric Rivers Jetta

Em: Maric Rivers Jetta

No way.

My round 1 team (at the moment, it always changes).

FB: Macdonald Warnock Frawley

HB: Grimes Rivers Bennell

C: Trengove Moloney Sylvia

HF: Petterd Dunn Davey

FF: Jurrah Green Bate

Foll: Jamar Jones Scully

Int: Martin McDonald Bruce Maric

My first 25

Agreed.

My first 25

B: Frawley Warnock Bennell

HB: MacDonald Garland Bruce

C: Morton Moloney Sylvia

HF: Bate Watts Green

F: Davey Jurrah Petterd

Fo: Jamar Grimes Jones

Int: Martin Scully Trengove Mcdonald

Em: Maric Rivers Jetta

Big call not including Rivers in selected team. He'd be in my top 10

No way.

Sorry, should I change my team?

Agreed.

Agreed as in with the team or that it's my top 25?

Sorry, should I change my team?

I just don't agree at all, put whoever you want in your team.

I just don't agree at all, put whoever you want in your team.

Thanks for the permission.

Agreed as in with the team or that it's my top 25?

lol. team.

edit:

KB: 'Big call not including Rivers in selected team. He'd be in my top 10'

He wasn't in the coaches top 10 last year playing 20 games.

Best team I can think of:

B: Cheney Warnock Rivers

HB: MacDonald Frawley Garland

C: Morton Bruce Davey

HF: Green Watts Bate

F: Petterd Jurrah Sylvia

R: Jamar Grimes Moloney

I: Spencer Trengove Wonaeamirri McDonald

E: Jetta Jones Bennell

B Garland Warnock Rivers

HB MacDonald Frawley Bruce

C Davey Grimes Morton

HF Bate Watts Green

F Petterd Jurrah Jetta

R Jamar Sylvia Moloney

In McDonald Martin Jones Wonaeamirri

E Trengove Scully Bennell