10 hours ago, Demonland said:

B: D.Turner, S.May, C.Jiath 
HB: C.Salem, J.Lever, J.Bowey
C: E.Langdon, H.Langford, X.Lindsay
HF: J.Melksham, B.Mihocek, T.Sparrow
F: B.Fritsch, L.Kentfield, K.Chandler
FOLL: M.Gawn, K.Pickett, J.Steele
I/C: H.Petty, T.Rivers, J.Viney, C.Windsor, J.van Rooyen

Depth: Jed Adams, Blake Howes, Matt Jefferson, Tom McDonald, Harry Sharp, Jai Culley
Ins: Changkuoth Jiath (Hawthorn), Brody Mihocek (Collingwood), Jack Steele (St Kilda)
Outs: Christian Petracca (Gold Coast), Clayton Oliver (GWS Giants), Judd McVee (Fremantle), Charlie Spargo (North Melbourne), Jack Billings (delisted), Tom Fullarton (delisted), Marty Hore (delisted), Oliver Sestan (delisted), Taj Woewoedin (delisted), Kynan Brown (delisted), Will Verral (delisted)
2025 draft picks: 7, 8, 37, 66, 71

A new King calls for a new army, and Melbourne will enter 2026 as a shockingly different semblance of its 2025 version. Two top-10 picks will add to the quality youngsters coming through, and Jack Steele was a late-but-important inclusion after Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca left. Brody Mihocek will offer plenty up forward and Changkuoth Jiath gives the Demons something different in the back half. 

Surprised Kentfield is starting 18 and Culley isn’t even on the bench.

I thought Culley showed he has some X-factor about him.

Bumping this thread post trade/draft, give us ya best 23's

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FB: Taylor Disco Petty
HB: Bowey Lever Lindsay
C: Langdon Viney Windsor
R: Gawn Rivers Pickett
HF: Langford JVR Pickett
FF: Fritsch Mihocek Chandler
INT: Salem CJ Steele Culley Melksham
EMG from: May Tholstrup Jefferson Kentfield Sparrow Adams Heath AMW

I've been liberal with the positions with the more versatile guys so take them with a grain of salt

Probably lacks another pressure fwd but they're no fun

Edited December 6, 2025Dec 6 by adonski

B: Lever, Petty, Jiath

HB: Salem, Turner, Bowey

C: Culley, Steele, Langford

HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, L.Pickett

F: Fritsch, Mihocek, Melksham

FOLL: Gawn, Rivers, K.Pickett

IC: Lindsay, Viney, Windsor, Langdon, Tholstrup

Round 1

B: Lever Petty Bowey

HB: Cj Turner Lindsey

C: Langdon Steele Culley

HF: Chandler JVR Melksham

F: Fritsch Mihocek L.Pickett

R: Gawn Rivers K.Pickett

Int: Windsor Langford Heath Viney Salem

Emg: May AMW Sparrow

FB: Lever Petty Bowey

HB: CJ Turner Salem

C: Langdon Steele Lindsay

HF: Culley JVR L.Pickett

FF: Chandler Mihocek Fritsch

Ruck: Gawn Rivers Pickett

INT: Taylor Langford Viney Windsor Melksham

EMG: Between AMW, Adams, Tholstrup, Kentfield, Onley, Matthews, Sparrow

B: Lever, Petty, Jiath

HB: Salem, Turner, Bowey

C: Culley, Steele, Langford

HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, L.Pickett

F: Fritsch, Mihocek, Melksham

FOLL: Gawn, Rivers, K.Pickett

IC: Lindsay, Taylor, Windsor, Viney, Langdon

EMERG: Sparrow, Tholstrup, Howes

Casey

B: Adams, May, Berry

HB: Howes, McDonald, Moniz-Wakefield

C: Laurie, Onley, Sharp

HF: Mentha, Johnson, Matthews

F: McAdam, Kentfield, Jefferson

FOLL: Heath, Sparrow, Tholstrup

IC: White, Campbell, Henderson, Bonner

Taylor Petty Turner

Jiath Lever Salem

Langdon Viney Lindsay

Fritsch JVR Chandler

LPickett Mihocek Melksham

Gawn Langford KPickett

Steele Rivers Windsor Culley ?Tholstrup

E: May Heath ?Sparrow

Bowey would be in place of Kolt if fit and relegate CJ or Salo to the pine

I'll try and pick my team for the Roos match in a month.

B: Lever, Petty, Jiath

HB: Lindsay, Turner, Salem

C: Langdon, Steele, Culley

HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, Tholstrup

F: Fritsch, Jefferson, L.Pickett

FOLL: Heath, Langford, Windsor

IC: Taylor, Sparrow, May, McDonald, Howes, Kentfield, Adams, Johnson

Gawn, Rivers and K.Pickett should be rested after playing State of Origin.