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I cant seem to find a thread of our best 22 so please feel free to merge this if one already exists, but this is how i see our best 22 going into season 2012:

FB: Garland Frawley Tapscott

HB: Blease Rivers Grimes

C: Bail Trengove Jones

HF: Petterd Watts Howe

FF: Davey Clark Jurrah

Foll: Jamar Moloney Syliva

Int: McKenzie Green Morton Martin

Unlucky to miss = Bennell Jetta Bartram Gawn

Would like to hear your thoughts...

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FB: Garland Frawley Bartram

HB: Davey Rivers Grimes

C: Blease Trengove Jones

HF: Sylvia Watts Howe

FF: Green Clark Jurrah

Foll: Jamar Moloney McKenzie

Int: Tapscott, Martin, Petterd

Sub: Bail

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FB: Garland Frawley Bartram

HB: Blease Rivers Grimes

C: Bail Trengove Jones

HF: Sylvia Watts Howe

FF: Green Clark Jurrah

Foll: Jamar Moloney McKenzie

Int: Tapscott, Martin, Davey

Sub: Petterd

Emg: Jetta Gawn Gysberts

* Bring on 2013 when Rivers, Davey and Green aren't auto-selections.

* And I'm looking forward to seeing the Howe/Petterd battle for that HFF position - may be a big call but I have Howe in front of Petterd based on the season just gone.

* Who honestly knows how Neeld is going to start them??!!

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FB: Garland, Frawley, Nicholson

HB: Grimes, Rivers, Blease

C: Trengove, Moloney, Bail

HF: Howe, Watts, Petterd

FF: Martin, Clark, Davey

FOLL: Jamar, Gysberts, McKenzie

INT: Green, Jones, Sylvia

SUB: Tapscott

EMERG: Bartram, Jurrah, M. Sewell (Please draft him!)

I've named Jurrah out of the best 22. Would love to see the match commitee make a statement round 1 by making Jurrah show an improved work rate at Casey before we'd be willing to pick him in the 22.

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FB : Garland Frawley Bartram

HB : Rivers Watts Tapscott

C : Blease Sylvia Bail

HF : Trengove Martin Jurrah

FF : Green Clark Howe

FOLL : Jamar Moloney McKenzie

INT : Grimes Petterd Jones

SUB : Gysberts

EMG : Davey Bate Nicholson

We really do possess a good list that underperforms too often - Neeld should be able to get the best out of them .

I tried to put as many "Goers" as I could find in the team - Usually that's what a new coach does as well .

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FB : Garland Frawley Bartram

HB : Rivers Watts Tapscott

C : Blease Sylvia Bail

HF : Trengove Martin Jurrah

FF : Green Clark Howe

FOLL : Jamar Moloney McKenzie

INT : Grimes Petterd Jones

SUB : Gysberts

EMG : Davey Bate Nicholson

We really do possess a good list that underperforms too often - Neeld should be able to get the best out of them .

I tried to put as many "Goers" as I could find in the team - Usually that's what a new coach does as well .

Not only have you wrecked the team balance but you have an amazingly tall back line that would get slaughtered against smaller teams. Watts at CHB is not the go, he is only a floater when there. Others need to take his share of the load. What the hell!

B: Garland(Could play wing but doubt it) Frawley Bartram

HB: Blease(rotating with Jones off the wing) Rivers(Martin for chop out) Grimes(rotating with bail on the ball)

C: Jones Trengove Morton

HF: Howe Watts Green

F: Davey Clark Jurrah

R: Jamar Sylvia Moloney

Int.: Mckenzie Gysberts/Tapscott(Dunno who will get the nod) Martin

Sub: Petterd

Emg. Strauss Bate(Cos he is planned to play so they say and is BOG in VFL weekly) Tom Mac.

Unluckies Joel Mac, Jetta, Nicholson, Gawn, Wona

Possibly the most balanced team on paper, the centre bounce line up is tantalising, the backs have a great balance and the half back line is exctitng to say the least. The forward line is finally complete imo, so dangerous when going on all cylindars. The only question mark is the midfield, we are still weak in that area and i would love to see Myles Sewell be our Michael Barlow. Great player and i think is draftable and best 22 material if he can make the cut.

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Not only have you wrecked the team balance but you have an amazingly tall back line that would get slaughtered against smaller teams. Watts at CHB is not the go, he is only a floater when there. Others need to take his share of the load. What the hell!

B: Garland(Could play wing but doubt it) Frawley Bartram

HB: Blease(rotating with Jones off the wing) Rivers(Martin for chop out) Grimes(rotating with bail on the ball)

C: Jones Trengove Morton

HF: Howe Watts Green

F: Davey Clark Jurrah

R: Jamar Sylvia Moloney

Int.: Mckenzie Gysberts/Tapscott(Dunno who will get the nod) Martin

Sub: Petterd

Emg. Strauss Bate(Cos he is planned to play so they say and is BOG in VFL weekly) Tom Mac.

Unluckies Joel Mac, Jetta, Nicholson, Gawn, Wona

Possibly the most balanced team on paper, the centre bounce line up is tantalising, the backs have a great balance and the half back line is exctitng to say the least. The forward line is finally complete imo, so dangerous when going on all cylindars. The only question mark is the midfield, we are still weak in that area and i would love to see Myles Sewell be our Michael Barlow. Great player and i think is draftable and best 22 material if he can make the cut.

Watts is not equiped for CHF yet - you may have a point about the backline though ( against small forward lines ) Grimes for Rivers for that case - Not sure that my backline is "amazingly" tall in any case . Watts plays like a utility and has good leg speed - Don't get the "Wrecked team balance" bit either - how ?

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B: Garland Frawley Tapscott

HB: Blease Rivers Grimes

C: Jones Trengove Bail

HF: Jurrah Watts Green

F: Davey Clark Howe

R: Jamar Sylvia Moloney

Int.: Mckenzie Gysberts Martin

Sub: Petterd

I would prefer Tapscott and Grimes to be rotated through the midfield but the backline looks so good with both of them there (apart from Grimes kicking!)

Gawn is stiff to miss.

Probably need to squeeze Bartram in - but for who?

I can't fit Morton in. (and on 2011 form Idon't want to)

Davey only just holding his spot, and I reckon he might lose it to Bate

The HF line looks a bit flighty - maybe swap Watts and Clark?

However, I reckon 2012 will spring one or two surprises. A new coach brings out talent and hard work in unexpected people. I am looking forward to Bail firing up, and I reckon one of Jetta, Bennell, Evans or Nicholson will emerge as a real talent. I hope it is Jetta.

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Watts is not equiped for CHF yet - you may have a point about the backline though ( against small forward lines ) Grimes for Rivers for that case - Not sure that my backline is "amazingly" tall in any case . Watts plays like a utility and has good leg speed - Don't get the "Wrecked team balance" bit either - how ?

You wreck the team balance when you have too many talls in the one team imo. Essendon are prime examples, West Coast somehow work their way around it. Watts, Martin, Jamar, Clark, Rivers, Frawley, Garland. Come on man, today's game is about a balance of players, this is talking leg speed and height wise, who possess leg speed who are small/medium sized, and the right amount of talls who are either versatile or stay-in-postion KPP in the one team. OR ELSE U R FINISHED against anyone. The wrong balance, too many small/mediums, too many talls and the team balance is *&^%$#! And i think that Watts too isn't just someone who plays like a utility, HE IS a utility. BUT, i can definitely see him lock down in a position this year, CHF being that position. And yeh ur backline is amazingly tall, 2 smalls in the backline, IS THIS SOME SORT OF SICK JOKE, we would get ^&*%$# on if we had 4 talls and 2 smalls, that is a joke, honestly.

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You wreck the team balance when you have too many talls in the one team imo. Essendon are prime examples, West Coast somehow work their way around it. Watts, Martin, Jamar, Clark, Rivers, Frawley, Garland. Come on man, today's game is about a balance of players, this is talking leg speed and height wise, who possess leg speed who are small/medium sized, and the right amount of talls who are either versatile or stay-in-postion KPP in the one team. OR ELSE U R FINISHED against anyone. The wrong balance, too many small/mediums, too many talls and the team balance is *&^%$#! And i think that Watts too isn't just someone who plays like a utility, HE IS a utility. BUT, i can definitely see him lock down in a position this year, CHF being that position. And yeh ur backline is amazingly tall, 2 smalls in the backline, IS THIS SOME SORT OF SICK JOKE, we would get ^&*%$# on if we had 4 talls and 2 smalls, that is a joke, honestly.

Full Back, CHB, CHF, Full Forward, 2nd tall defender & 2nd flexible ruck option you name there. Looks good. What's the problem?!!

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Geez, we have a good 22 on paper, really should perform much better then we did at times in 2011. Hopefully we see each and every player improve next year, creating a situation where getting into the 22 is a task in and of itself. Don't want to see players in [censored] form get a game automatically due to lack of competition.

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You wreck the team balance when you have too many talls in the one team imo. Essendon are prime examples, West Coast somehow work their way around it. Watts, Martin, Jamar, Clark, Rivers, Frawley, Garland. Come on man, today's game is about a balance of players, this is talking leg speed and height wise, who possess leg speed who are small/medium sized, and the right amount of talls who are either versatile or stay-in-postion KPP in the one team. OR ELSE U R FINISHED against anyone. The wrong balance, too many small/mediums, too many talls and the team balance is *&^%$#! And i think that Watts too isn't just someone who plays like a utility, HE IS a utility. BUT, i can definitely see him lock down in a position this year, CHF being that position. And yeh ur backline is amazingly tall, 2 smalls in the backline, IS THIS SOME SORT OF SICK JOKE, we would get ^&*%$# on if we had 4 talls and 2 smalls, that is a joke, honestly.

You've got the same 7 talls in your team ! OK so you've got Martin on the bench but not a lot of difference hey - 6 v 7 in the starting 18 - In fact nearly every team posted has the same 7 talls in it ! The difference being I have Martin in the team at CHF - As I said earlier maybe Grimes for Rivers ( who I've seen play on mediums / smalls quite a lot ) A tallish backline is usually needed against Pies , Cats , Hawks and Eagles ( esp if we're getting towelled up by their talls ) Anyway , it's ok to agree to disagree !

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FB – Luke Tapscott, James Frawley, Jared Rivers

HB – Sam Blease, Colin Garland, Jack Grimes

C – Rohan Bail, Brent Moloney, Nathan Jones

HF – Jeremy Howe, Jack Watts, Brad Green

FF – Aaron Davey, Mitch Clark, Liam Jurrah

R – Mark Jamar, Jack Trengove, Colin Sylvia

I – Stefan Martin, Jordie Mckenzie, Ricky Petterd, Jordan Gysberts

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I cant seem to find a thread of our best 22 so please feel free to merge this if one already exists, but this is how i see our best 22 going into season 2012:

FB: Garland Frawley Tapscott

HB: Blease Rivers Grimes

C: Bail Trengove Jones

HF: Petterd Watts Howe

FF: Davey Clark Jurrah

Foll: Jamar Moloney Syliva

Int: McKenzie Green Morton Martin

Unlucky to miss = Bennell Jetta Bartram Gawn

Would like to hear your thoughts...

I have 21 of the same players in there, but with Gysberts in the 22. Howe and Petterd can fight it out for the last spot. Hopefully T. McDonald can push for a spot. My emergencies would be Howe/Petterd, Bennell and Gawn.

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Firstly, all the power forwards in the comp play CHF - that's where Clark should play.

FF? Maybe Howe

Morton does not get a gig; nor does Davey on 2011 form.

So:

B: Rivers Frawley Tapscott

HB: Grimes Garland Bail

C: Blease Moloney Trengove

HF: Watts Clark Sylvia

F: Jurrah Howe Green

R: Jamar Gysberts McKenzie

I: Martin, Jones, Petterd, Bartram

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