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Best 22 for Round 1

WERRIDEE
in Melbourne Demons

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B: Lever, May, Bowey

HB: Salem, Turner, Brayshaw

C: Langdon, Petracca, Hunter

HF: Viney, McDonald, Neal-Bullen

F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Chandler

FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Pickett

IC: Grundy, Sparrow, Jordon, Rivers

SUB: Melksham

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    28 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    B: Lever, May, Bowey

    HB: Salem, Turner, Brayshaw

    C: Langdon, Petracca, Hunter

    HF: Viney, McDonald, Neal-Bullen

    F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Chandler

    FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Pickett

    IC: Grundy, Sparrow, Jordon, Rivers

    SUB: Melksham

    No Petty???

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    Gone very early!

     Harmes, bbb, petty, schache, spargo and several others say ‘hi’!

    think there will be some interesting changes this year. 

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    25 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

    Gone very early!

     Harmes, bbb, petty, schache, spargo and several others say ‘hi’!

    think there will be some interesting changes this year. 

    If Schache starts round 1 we are in serious injury trouble for the start of the season.  Same with Melksham.

     

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    B: Lever,  May,  Bowey

    HB: Salem,  Petty,  Brayshaw

    C: Langdon,  Petracca,  Hunter

    HF: Harmes, McDonald, Neal-Bullen

    F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Pickett       

    FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Viney

    IC: Grundy, Sparrow, Spargo, Rivers

     

    EMG Sestan, Jordon, Brown, Turner

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    Bowey for Hibberd

    Interesting... not impossible

    Petty obviously needs to be included.

    I'd question Melksham as the sub baring in mind that there is no longer a medical requirement for substitution. The old mantra when there was a similar sub rule was young fresh legs for the last quarter. Chandler fits that description but you already have him in the side.

    Not sure ANB is a lock.

    Given only one official practice match and no VFL games until Round 3 the intra club scratch matches assume some significance in determining the make up of the team.

    Going to be an interesting battle for 4-5 spots

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    3 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    B: Lever, May, Bowey

    HB: Salem, Turner, Brayshaw

    C: Langdon, Petracca, Hunter

    HF: Viney, McDonald, Neal-Bullen

    F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Chandler

    FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Pickett

    IC: Grundy, Sparrow, Jordon, Rivers

    SUB: Melksham

    Substitute Van Royen for Jordan, add BBB. Petty obviously takes Turners place ! Tactical Sub Harmesy and thats my team also for round 1 2023!

    Edited by picket fence

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    INs & OUTs from finals to R1 2023

    OUT: Hunt, Melksham, Jackson, Sparrow, ANB
    IN: Bowey, van Rooyen, Grundy, Jordon, Hunter

    McDonald for BBB another possibility....

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    11 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Substitute Van Royen for Jordan, add BBB Tactical Sub Harmesy and thats my team also for round 1 2023!

    I like Turner but surely Petty has to be in the team. Either way, we look well placed to be a huge threat this year.....

     

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    All righty then, let's see...

    B:         Bowey      Petty        Lever

    HB:      Salem       May        Rivers

    C:        Langdon  Petracca   Brayshaw

    HF:      Grundy   [BBB/TMC]     Hunter

    F:         Pickett    Van Rooyen    Fritsch

    Foll:      Gawn       Oliver            Viney

    and your favourites of Tomlinson, Harmes, Jordon, Neal-Bullen, Spargo, Smith, Sparrow, Laurie, Dunstan, Melksham.

    I'm tipping only one of Brown and McDonald will be in the round one team and that Van Rooyen will be ahead of the other.

    Grundy will be playing the traditional role of rucking half-forward/third tall!

    Langdon will have a wing left as open as possible while Brayshaw will take a wing-to-defence and Hunter will take a wing-to-attack role on the more congested side (i.e., the side May always kicks out to!)

    I think Laurie might sneak in if his practice games are good enough, becoming a dedicated small defender and pushing Rivers to the bench as another reasonably flexible runner.

    I think we may yet see Tomlinson string a chunk of games together as Goodwin has a go at positional moves, trying to confuse opponents and test out the best way to use Gawn/Grundy and maybe induct Petty as a swingman option.

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    There are hot cross buns at Coles, Easter eggs at Woolworths and Werridee teams on Demonland.

    Must be January.

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    Yeah I forgot Petty

    B: Lever, May, Bowey

    HB: Salem, Turner, Brayshaw

    C: Langdon, Petracca, Hunter

    HF: Viney, McDonald, Neal-Bullen

    F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Petty

    FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Pickett

    IC: Grundy, Sparrow, Chandler, Rivers

    SUB: Melksham

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    B - (24) Rivers, (1) May, (8) Lever
    HB - (3) Salem, (35) Petty, (10) Brayshaw
    C: (12) Hunter, (13) Oliver, (15) Langdon
    HF - (9) Spargo, (2) van Rooyen, (30) Neal-Bullen
    F - (31) Fritsch, (25) McDonald, (36) Pickett
    RU - (11) Gawn, (5) Petracca, (7) Viney
    IC - (6) Grundy, (32) Sparrow, (17) Bowey, (4) Harmes
    SUB - (22) Howes

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    Reserves

    B: McVee, Adams, D.Smith

    HB: Rivers, Tomlinson, Hibberd

    C: Howes, Dunstan, Woewodin

    HF: Laurie, Schache, Melksham

    F: Spargo, Brown, Jefferson

    FOLL: Verrall, Harmes, Hunter

    IC: Sestan, Moniz-Wakefield, Farris-White, K.Turner or Burgoyne

    Edited by WERRIDEE

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    I've changed the side again

    B: Lever, May, Bowey

    HB: Salem, D.Turner, Brayshaw

    C: Langdon, Petracca, Jordon

    HF: Viney, McDonald, Neal-Bullen

    F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Petty

    FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Pickett

    IC: Grundy, Sparrow, Chandler, J.Smith

    SUB: Melksham

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    Bowey May Lever

    Salem Petty Brayshaw

    Langdon Oliver Howes

    Pickett Mcdonald Neal-Bullen

    Gawn Van Rooyen Fritsch

    Grundy Viney Petracca

    Harmes Sparrow Rivers Chandler

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    My best 23 are :

    B: Rivers May Lever,

    HB: Salem Petty Hibberd

    C: Hunter Oliver Langdon

    HF: Fritsch Gawn  T.Mac

    FF: Pickett   Brown  Chandler 

    R: Grundy Petracca  Viney,

    I: Van Rooyen , Sparrow, J.Smith, Harmes, Brayshaw

     

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    1 hour ago, Wilson7 said:

    B - (24) Rivers, (1) May, (8) Lever
    HB - (3) Salem, (35) Petty, (10) Brayshaw
    C: (12) Hunter, (13) Oliver, (15) Langdon
    HF - (9) Spargo, (2) van Rooyen, (30) Neal-Bullen
    F - (31) Fritsch, (25) McDonald, (36) Pickett
    RU - (11) Gawn, (5) Petracca, (7) Viney
    IC - (6) Grundy, (32) Sparrow, (17) Bowey, (4) Harmes
    SUB - (22) Howes

    Appreciate that you included the numbers, Wilson.

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    I'm trying to think whether there's ever been a Melbourne  player debuting with ''Van" in their name but Ray Carr is all l can come up with...

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    12 hours ago, drdrake said:

    If Schache starts round 1 we are in serious injury trouble for the start of the season.  Same with Melksham.

     

    With 5 interchange I don't necessarily agree. You don't always select the 19th to 23rd best player for the interchange positions.

    Much can depend upon form injury a horses for courses need and heaven forbid Goody and Selection Committee opening their eyes to our top 30 players and not the 23 heroes that famously won our 13th flag. Let's hope this is the direction all season where players are rewarded with AFL selection and our depth proves that our list is 32 deep rather than 23!!

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    5 hours ago, jayceebee31 said:

    My best 23 are :

    B: Rivers May Lever,

    HB: Salem Petty Hibberd

    C: Hunter Oliver Langdon

    HF: Fritsch Gawn  T.Mac

    FF: Pickett   Brown  Chandler 

    R: Grundy Petracca  Viney,

    I: Van Rooyen , Sparrow, J.Smith, Harmes, Brayshaw

     

    Change Gawn on HF line to FPocket and Chandler to FFlank in Tmacs possie and Tmac is CH F. Much better balanced 

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    5 hours ago, Simon Port said:

    Bowey May Lever

    Salem Petty Brayshaw

    Langdon Oliver Howes

    Pickett Mcdonald Neal-Bullen

    Gawn Van Rooyen Fritsch

    Grundy Viney Petracca

    Harmes Sparrow Rivers Chandler

    One more needed for 23. 

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    4 hours ago, Fanatique Demon said:

    Appreciate that you included the numbers, Wilson.

    Love the selection of Howes. 

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    5 hours ago, Simon Port said:

    Bowey May Lever

    Salem Petty Brayshaw

    Langdon Oliver Howes

    Pickett Mcdonald Neal-Bullen

    Gawn Van Rooyen Fritsch

    Grundy Viney Petracca

    Harmes Sparrow Rivers Chandler

    23 not 22 needed. 

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