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2020 TEAM

B: Jetta, May, Lever

HB: Hibberd, Petty, Kolodashnij

C : Stretch, Brayshaw, Salem

HF: Spargo, TMc, Hannan

F: jSmith, Weideman, Melksham

 

FOLL: GAWN, Oliver Harmes

IC: LOCKHART,  SPARROW, FRITSCH VINEY,

 

VANDENBERG PREUSS, C.WAGNER CHANDLER PETRACCA, HUNT,

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      On 25/03/2019 at 23:14, Wiseblood said:

    2030, at the latest.  Love to know our future side in 12 years time.  I wonder if Nathan Jones will go around again?

    Kobe Farmer (c)

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      On 25/03/2019 at 15:59, WERRIDEE said:

    I'm looking not right now but probably the half way point when we get Lever. If we want to be a premiership team we have to make changes our team is still too slow and not enough good ball users.

    I've made the tough decision in retiring Jones and Lewis and we have the worst key position player in the comp in O.Mac and we have no small forwards..

     

    B: JETTA, MAY, LEVER

    HB: HIBBERD, PETTY, KOLODJASHNIJ

    C : HUNT, SALEM, BAKER

    HF: MELKSHAM, WEIDEMAN, HANNAN

    F: J.SMITH, T.MCDONALD, CHANDLER

    FOLL: GAWN, OLIVER, BRAYSHAW

    IC: VINEY, JORDON, HARMES, FRITSCH

     

    Kolodjashnij to take Salem's role, Salem into the midfield to add some much needed class.

    Hunt and Baker to give us speed on the wings.

    Chandler seems like our most gifted small forward unfortunately.

    Jordon and Fritsch as our good ball users off the bench.

    Thoughts?

    Like it. Hope it materialises this season. Just need to blood replacements for Hibberd & Jetta down the track.

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    Why no Petracca ? Is one of our better ball users ! Just misses set shots fir goal.

    How good  do you know that Chandler will become He definitely seems more skilled than other smaller forwards I agree but not unfortunately.

    Looks good and  obviously some players need building up and devrloping size and strength. 

    Also need turnover of coaches under Goody st end of 2019.

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      On 09/04/2019 at 22:14, 58er said:

    Why no Petracca ? Is one of our better ball users ! Just misses set shots fir goal.

    How good  do you know that Chandler will become He definitely seems more skilled than other smaller forwards I agree but not unfortunately.

    Looks good and  obviously some players need building up and devrloping size and strength. 

    Also need turnover of coaches under Goody st end of 2019.

    Simply he is not a hard enough worker... and so misses 2/3rds of most games.

    Chandler brings nippy play and evasiveness, plus his speed and run with the ball.  He stops us being as Vanilla, when with the ball.

     

    I think our coaches are some of the best in League.  We don't need to knee jerk, because we are struggling so far in 2019.

     

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      On 07/04/2019 at 08:16, spirit of norm smith said:

    Best 22 now includes

    OLIVER. BRAYSHAW. VINEY. SALEM. GAWN. LEVER. HARMES. JETTA. PETRACCA. MELKSHAM.  The top 10

    Probables - May. kk. Hunt Hannan.  Fritsch.  Weideman. - Tmcd Anb  Frost Preuss 

    Bit players - Garlett  J.wagner C.Wagner Baker Maynard t.smith Hore Keilty 

    injured soldiers  - Vandenburg J.Smith  Jkh  

    ageing - Lewis  Jones

    development - Spargo. Lockhart. Petty Sparrow Jordan Nietscke

    wildcards - Bedford Chandler

    **** likely to be traded - Stretch 

    Updated. Stretch definitely in the Dunn, Martin,  Trengove,Watts status. Outside the coach’s plans so will probably ask to be traded. 

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    Honestly, does this thread need to be updated every second week?

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      On 18/04/2019 at 12:59, dazzledavey36 said:

    Honestly, does this thread need to be updated every second week?

    sure, i mean...why not? it's all a bit of fun on a messageboard....

    i prefer to think of it in terms of list - who'll still be on it in 2023, at the start of the next tv rights deal?

    likely still on the list:

    1. may (turns 31 in 2023)
    2. salem (28)
    3. harmes (28)
    4. petracca (27)
    5. viney (29)
    6. lever (27)
    7. spargo (24)
    8. brayshaw (27)
    9. gawn (31 on dec 31, 2022)
    10. oliver (26)
    11. hannan (29)
    12. preuss (28)
    13. hunt (27)
    14. fritsch (27)

    uncertain (let's say half of them are still on the list at the start of 2023; i've highlighted a guess of a dozen still with us):

    1. bedford (23)
    2. hibberd (33)
    3. stretch (27)
    4. kolodjashnij (28)
    5. frost (30)
    6. melksham (32)
    7. vandenberg (31)
    8. jordon (23)
    9. kennedy harris (28)
    10. nietschke (23)
    11. o mac (27)
    12. neal-bullen (27)
    13. sparrow (23)
    14. baker (25)
    15. hore (27)
    16. petty (24)
    17. jetta (33)
    18. j wagner (29)
    19. j smith (27)
    20. chandler (23)
    21. c wagner (26)
    22. lockhart (23)
    23. walker (28)
    24. keilty (28)
    25. bradtke (23)

    unlikely:

    1. jones (35)
    2. lewis (37)
    3. maynard (32)
    4. garlett (34)
    5. t smith (32)

    so, here's round 1, 2023 (give or take end of trade / draft period of the next four years, natch, player fitness, etc., etc.)...

    B: Jetta - May - Lever
    HB: Salem - Petty - Fritsch
    ? Harmes - Brayshaw - Hannan
    HF: Petracca - T Mac - Hunt
    F: Preuss - Weideman - Melksham
    Foll: Gawn - Oliver - Viney
    I/c: Spargo - Sparrow - Lockhart - J Smith
    Emerg: Frost - Hore - C Wagner - Bradtke

    tbh, it's not wildly different from now - the 14 or so who should, hopefully, still be with us are core players of our team now, with virtually four full seasons ahead of them

    of course, some of them may choose to retire after winning four premierships in a row from 2019-2022 inclusive.........

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    Don’t think Sparrow is uncertain. He will almost certainly be a gun in a couple of years time.

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    But who will be the coach in 2023??

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