A premiership contender needs more than a "best 22". A contender needs something like a "best 30". It is called quality depth, and Beamer might fall of the pace from the 22, but an injury or form slip will see a quality player like beamer slide right into the side nicely.

He will be on the list and would be still in the best 22 barring any setbacks. Might not play every game, but will make an impact when he gets selected because that is the sort of player he is.

Moloney v Jones

http://www.pro-stats.com.au/psw/web/compare_players?tid1=109&pid1=2003034&year1=2010&tid2=109&pid2=2006117&year2=2010

I noticed a couple of things while watching the kangas game with the seagulls in the stands, ie the north boys were bigger and stronger (but not better) than our boys and therefore Moloney has his upside. Also, Jamar was beaten all game and therefore Maloney struggled. I am of the opinion that during this season Moloney's form is totally dependent on Jamar's dominance in the ruck. Therefore whoever is Jamar's target will win possesion if Jamar rucks well ie Moloney or anyone else.

If our mids come on like we hope , Moloney won't have a spot .

If our mids come on like we hope , Moloney won't have a spot .

Nor will Jones. Sad, I know.

Just because we have a lot of skilled midfielders coming through

(Scully, Trengove, Gysberts, Blease, Mckenzie) doesn't mean they will over take and knock out a player such as Brent Moloney from our best 22.

We do have young talent that will get better, but going up against a strong bodied midfield with those players that wont gain the bulk needed by 2012 will just result in us getting dominated in the center.

This was shown against Hawthorn, they absolutley killed us and ran rings around us. You need a tough body to get in and under and feed the handball out to our Scullies and our Trengoves. In my opinion Moloney does a better job of that than Nathan Jones or Colin Sylvia.