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FB: Jetta Dunn Garland

HB: Salem McDonald Melksham

C: Stretch Viney Brayshaw

HF: Kent Hogan Vanders

FF: Garlett Pedersen Petracca

Foll: Gawn Vince Jones

Int: Tyson Kennedy Bugg Watts

Backs; Lumumba Grimes Frost OMac White Terlich

Mids: ANB Harmes Trengove Michie Newton M Jones

Fwds: JKH Dawes King Hunt

Ruck: Spencer

Included the new boys as Roos has a track record of playing the guys he recruits.

Not a whole lot of structural change in the talls but there should be competition for spots especially down back. The main thing I'm hoping for is increased speed and endurance and hopefully more goal kicking power.

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FB : Jetta McDonald Garland

HB: O.McDonald Dun Salem

C: stretch Jones Brayshaw

HF: pretracca Frost Kent

FF: harmes Hogan Garlett

Ruck: Gawn Tyson Viney

Interchange: Bugg Vdb Vince Anb

I feel as though we really need to get these young kids playing as many games as possible as Vince Dunn jones won't be around for as long but still good to have them on the park for guidance and add some confidence to these players. Feels good to struggle trying to fit everyone into the best 22!!!

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No doubt this will change, but just an initial team:

FB: Jetta T. McDonald Dunn

HB: White Frost Melksham

C: Salem vandenBerg Viney

HF: Harmes Hogan Petracca

FF: Garlett Pedersen Kent

Foll: Gawn N. Jones Vince

Int: Brayshaw Tyson Garland Watts

EDIT: I totally forgot about Watts.

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B: Jetta - T. McDonald - Garland

HB: Salem - Frost - Melksham

C: Tyson - N Jones - Vince

HF: vandenBerg - Dunn - Brayshaw

F: Kent - Hogan - Garlett

Foll: Gawn - Bugg - Viney

I/c: Kennedy - Newton - Pedersen - Petracca

Emerg: Stretch - Michie - ANB

defenders: Lumumba - O McDonald - Grimes - Terlich - White*

midfielders: Trengove - JKH - Hunt - M Jones (pick 3, 46?)

forwards: Watts - Dawes - Harmes* (pick 7, 50?)

rucks: Spencer - King* (pick 82, psd pick?)

42 on the list, isn't it?

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FB: Jetta Dunn Garland

HB: Frost McDonald Melksham

C: Salem Viney Brayshaw

HF: Petracca Hogan Vanders

FF: Garlett Pedersen Kent

Foll: Gawn Vince Jones

Int: Tyson Harmes Bugg Watts

Backs; Lumumba Grimes OMac White Terlich

Mids: ANB Trengove Michie Newton M Jones Stretch Kennedy

Fwds: JKH Dawes King Hunt

Ruck: Spencer

We seem to have a glut of small fast young guys on the fringe - ANB, Stretch, JKH and Kennedy. Hopefully a couple really fly this year. ANB as a forward / mid I think has the most chance of cementing his place. JKH and Kennedy fight it out as forward / mid rotation depth, Stretch defender / mid depth.

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MELBOURNE v GWS GIANTS

Sunday September 6 at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm

DEMONS

B: C.Garland, L.Dunn, J.Howe

HB: D.Cross, T.McDonald, C.Salem

C: J.Grimes, B.Vince, M.White

HF: J.Harmes, O.McDonald, A.Brayshaw

F: J.Garlett, J.Hogan, J.Kennedy-Harris

Foll: M.Gawn, N.Jones, J.Viney

Inter (from): J.Watts, B.Stretch, B.Newton, V.Michie, A.Neal-Bullen, N.Jetta, J.Spencer

In: M.White, J.Harmes, A.Brayshaw, J.Kennedy-Harris

Out: M.Jones

New: Mitch White (Dandenong U18)

For the record - last MFC side. Anyone recall how Bugg went?

Co-incidentally Melksham and Kennedy selected against each other in Pie-Bomber clash.

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Just think how far we have come.

Seriously. When was the last season you saw a "best 22 for year" thread where we didn't include at least one unnamed draft pick? I.e. named pick 3 on the bench, or even better yet, named a potential draftee as if we already had picked them?

I think we'd probably be going back at least 5 years.

Our list must be improving.

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Just think how far we have come.

Seriously. When was the last season you saw a "best 22 for year" thread where we didn't include at least one unnamed draft pick? I.e. named pick 3 on the bench, or even better yet, named a potential draftee as if we already had picked them?

I think we'd probably be going back at least 5 years.

Our list must be improving.

Almost starting to look like a REAL Afl team :rolleyes:

might surprise a few, not the least of all.....US !!

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I love doing these...

FB: Jetta - Dunn - Garland

HB: Melk - McDonald - Salem

C: Vince - N.Jones - Brayshaw

HF: Kent - Hogan - Petracca

FF: Garlett - Pedersen - Watts

R: Gawn - Tyson - Viney

I: Vanders - Frost - Bugg - Newton

Looking pretty strong!

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Thinking outside the box a little



FB: Bugg Frost Dawes - Frost as a stopper, Bugg and Dawes are competitive and both good users of the footy


HB: Vince Dunn Melksham - All have shown they can play a defensive role, whilst Dunn and Vince have long penetrating kicks that would make any backline nervous


C: Jetta Jones Salem - provides run and carry on the wing, both good users of the footy


HF: Petracca McDonald Vanders - McDonald has shown he can make space and take a grab, Petrecca/Vanders add size and competitiveness


FF: Garlett Hogan JKH - Need crumbers at Hogan's feet and speed to make space


Foll: Gawn Viney Tyson - The on ball brigade capable of getting first hands on the ball, and extracting to outside run


Int: Pederson Brayshaw Harmes Kennedy - Pederson (backup ruck/forward/back),with a fleet of rotating midfielders (not sure about Kennedy, but Roo's normally tells trade recruits "it's your position to lose")


* nearly every player can rotate back and forward or through the midfield



No Garland, Lumumba, Watts, Kent, Trengove, ANB or Stretch - shows the improvement


It also allows the kids to develop in the VFL.


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FB: Jetta Dunn Garland

HB: Salem McDonald Melksham

C: Stretch Viney Brayshaw

HF: Kent Hogan Vanders

FF: Garlett Pedersen Petracca

Foll: Gawn Vince Jones

Int: Tyson Kennedy Bugg Watts

Backs; Lumumba Grimes Frost OMac White Terlich

Mids: ANB Harmes Trengove Michie Newton M Jones

Fwds: JKH Dawes King Hunt

Ruck: Spencer

Included the new boys as Roos has a track record of playing the guys he recruits.

Not a whole lot of structural change in the talls but there should be competition for spots especially down back. The main thing I'm hoping for is increased speed and endurance and hopefully more goal kicking power.

Swap Tyson and Stretch?

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Thinking outside the box a little

FB: Bugg Frost Dawes - Frost as a stopper, Bugg and Dawes are competitive and both good users of the footy

HB: Vince Dunn Melksham - All have shown they can play a defensive role, whilst Dunn and Vince have long penetrating kicks that would make any backline nervous

C: Jetta Jones Salem - provides run and carry on the wing, both good users of the footy

HF: Petracca McDonald Vanders - McDonald has shown he can make space and take a grab, Petrecca/Vanders add size and competitiveness

FF: Garlett Hogan JKH - Need crumbers at Hogan's feet and speed to make space

Foll: Gawn Viney Tyson - The on ball brigade capable of getting first hands on the ball, and extracting to outside run

Int: Pederson Brayshaw Harmes Kennedy - Pederson (backup ruck/forward/back),with a fleet of rotating midfielders (not sure about Kennedy, but Roo's normally tells trade recruits "it's your position to lose")

* nearly every player can rotate back and forward or through the midfield

No Garland, Lumumba, Watts, Kent, Trengove, ANB or Stretch - shows the improvement

It also allows the kids to develop in the VFL.

Dawes back pocket?
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IMO our improvement next year will come from the fact that these players missed huge parts of the year and will make the team better should they play most of the year:

Frost played 3 out of 23

Salem 10 of 23

Tyson 15 of 23

Pederson 7 of 23

Kent 4 of 23

Petracca 0 of 23

Viney 16 of 23

55 games played from top 22 players out of a possible 161

If these players play 140 games next year, we will improve significantly.

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"Dawes back pocket?"

Why not, he's more than capable of bringing the ball to ground from an aerial contest!!!

Also super competitive at ground level.

and is a very good field kick and normally moves it on quickly.

Don't underestimate the value of on-field leadership qualities - Cross is a very good example

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A complete list of all players (including draftees) and based on GRRM's best 22 team (which is pretty good). Assuming Harmes gets upgrades and Hunt and Michie re-sign, otherwise we may have an additional draftee or DFA.

FB: Jetta Dunn Garland

HB: Salem McDonald Melksham

C: Stretch Viney Brayshaw

HF: Kent Hogan Vanders

FF: Garlett Pedersen Petracca

Foll: Gawn Vince Jones

Int: Tyson Kennedy Bugg Watts

Backs; Lumumba Grimes Frost OMacTerlich White®

Mids: ANB Harmes Trengove Michie Newton M Jones

Fwds: JKH Dawes Hunt King®

Rucks: Spencer

Draftess: 3, 7, 46, R1, R2

The best part is that for me Lamumba, Grimes, Frost, Dawes, Spencer and Trengove are senior players who aren't getting games, which means we have at least 1 depth in each line and can potentially go to a best 26 before we start really struggling. This gives us some cover for injuries, form and kids learning.

Then we have a good list of other young players who I fully expect to demand a position based on form at some point: OMac, White, ANB, Harmes, Newton, Michie, JKH. That's seven more players who will have to perform at VFL level to get a game, but have futures ahead of them if they can get in.

A couple of young developers (King, Hunt) and a couple of playing for their careers (Jones and Terlich), rounds the list out, and you'd expect that after next pre-season, when we move on a handful of the following 14 who will be out of contract (and not always among our first picked):

Trengove, Dawes, Grimes (RFA), Watts (RFA), M Jones, Spencer (UFA), Terlich, Newton, O McDonald,, Pedersen, Hunt, Michie, King ®, White ®,

we will suddenly have an AFL list, with depth, with a few kids developing, no dud seniors and no significant list cloggers.

What I do see though, is a lack of midfield depth. The core best 22 midfield is ok (if not young), but after that it gets thin. ANB and Harmes are probably next picked but they too are green. Trengove has question marks. Michie and Newton have different sorts of question marks, but at least represent depth. This is an area we will need to add to, hopefully through the draft this year, and through trades next year.

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How I see it,,

FB: Jetta , Dunn, Garland

HB: Salem, T.Mac, Melksham

CTR : Stretch , Viney, Tyson

HF : Harmes, Frost, Vandenberg

FF : Garlett, Hogan, Kent

FOLL: Gawn, Vince, Jones

BNCH : Petracca, Bugg, Kennedy, Brayshaw

EMRGY : Watts, Lumumba, ANB

Possibly pick 3/7 depending who we take and how they perform in NAB

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Anyone think Dunn or Garland might be used forward this year. Dunn played forward against the GWS final round and played OK. Similar height and weight to Pederson and is a better kick than Frost.

I'm firmly of the belief that Frost should play in the backline, as a result Dunn could easily play forward.

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First of many, many best 22 drafts

FB: Jetta Dunn Garland

HB: Melksham T.Mac Salem

C: Tyson Vince Brayshaw

HF: Petracca Hogan Watts

FF: Garlett Pederson Kent

R: Gawn N.Jones Viney

INT: Kennedy Bugg Frost Vandenburg

EMG: Lumumba Harmes ANB

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The club may pick up some pretty good talent in nov draft. A.FRANCIS and K.COLLINS are already made players. A forward and defender. Dawes,Watts,Grimes may struggle to get time in the seniors. To pick my best 22 I will wait for the nov draft to end.

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Dawes should not play one game this year if this team is to improve. Completely ineffectual footballer who was not wanted by ONE club when put up for trade.

Petracca (if fit), Melksham, Pick 3, 7, Bugg will all be in the round 1 team hopefully. I understand the thought of easing high draft picks in; but this era is not like the Neeld era. These draft picks if they are ready should play. Selwood, Judd, Hodge, Goodes etc all played round 1. If good enough, play them.

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