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12 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Currently i would have a blank team sheet. Every spot must be earned.

Yeah, after everything that’s happened, Gawn should have to earn his spot.

/s

1 hour ago, buck_nekkid said:

Currently i would have a blank team sheet. Every spot must be earned.

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4 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

Yeah, after everything that’s happened, Gawn should have to earn his spot.

/s

Yep, if Heath is better, then he has to be #1 ruck. I have no probs with that at all…

2 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

Yep, if Heath is better, then he has to be #1 ruck. I have no probs with that at all…

maxy will be #1 ruck no doubt about it


Gone down a somewhat youth path for this 23 so wont be our best team by any stretch.

FB: Adams Petty Bowey

HB: Howes Turner Jiath

C: Windsor Langford Lindsay

HF: Chandler JvR Tholstrup

Ff: Jefferson Mihocek Fritsch

R: Gawn Rivers Pickett

I: Viney Heath Langdon Steele salem

Can probably substitute Jefferson for Kentfield.

Viney to spend more time in the forward line.

We are in desperate need for a high pressure small forward.

Edited by Random Task

3 hours ago, Random Task said:

Gone down a somewhat youth path for this 23 so wont be our best team by any stretch.

FB: Adams Petty Bowey

HB: Bowey Turner Jiath

C: Windsor Langford Lindsay

HF: Chandler JvR Tholstrup

Ff: Jefferson Mihocek Fritsch

R: Gawn Rivers Pickett

I: Viney Heath Langdon Howes Steele

Can probably substitute Jefferson for Kentfield.

Viney to spend more time in the forward line.

We are in desperate need for a high pressure small forward.

A bit much Bowey...

I can see king throwing the magnets around a little bit. I wouldn’t be surprised if Salem got a position change. I reckon he could move to half forward

 
9 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

I can see king throwing the magnets around a little bit. I wouldn’t be surprised if Salem got a position change. I reckon he could move to half forward

Surely our I50 delivery would improve with Salem playing at half forward.

2 hours ago, Ted Lasso said:

I can see king throwing the magnets around a little bit. I wouldn’t be surprised if Salem got a position change. I reckon he could move to half forward

1 hour ago, Little Richard said:

Surely our I50 delivery would improve with Salem playing at half forward.

Maybe, but HBFs have played their whole career with the game in front of them - able to peel off and push off a forward to then have chest facing the end we want to go to.

Forwards invariably win the footy and will have their back to the goals and/or with someone right on them. You can definitely have structures and set pieces that free up players in the forward half but you can just as easily do that with a HBF as with HFF.

I would leave Salem where he is until his last elite trait - his kicking - leaves him and we have to move beyond him.


Salem Petty Lever

Bowey Turner Jiath

Windsor Viney Langdon

Chandler Mihocek Tholstrup

Pickett Van Rooyen Fritsch

Gawn Langford Rivers

Lindsay Steele Sparrow Howes Culley

Emergencies: Moniz Sharp Kentfield May

Delivery out if the backline is more important than delivery inside 50.

Ideally everyone at every position is elite, but not the case.

Where is the game style going from here?

Personally I think the forward line has tactically the most room to grow for invovation.

Those that follow soccer would know that set pieces have became all the rage again. Also the top managers philosophy is structure in the back and midfield, however players must be able to interchange position on the fly. The team has a general structure but must morph as the play goes on and players must be aware of what position they need to fill etc.

The forward area is where predictable structure is thrown out the window and players are given creative licence to make something happen. Simply, you don't want to be predictable as that is exactly what the opposition defence is ready for.

I always thought with Goody it was the same thing over and over going inside 50 and the forward setup.

I feel the game will change inside 50 a lot in the coming years. Hopefully King will the one to reivent it.

On 17/10/2025 at 21:58, WERRIDEE said:

Melbourne

B: Lever, Petty, Salem

HB: Lindsay, Turner, Bowey

C: Culley, Steele, Langford

HF: Chandler, van Rooyen, Langdon

F: Melksham, Mihocek, Fritsch

FOLL: Gawn, Rivers, Pickett

IC: Windsor, Sparrow, Tholstrup, Jiath, Viney

EMERG: Pick 7, Pick 8, Howes

Casey

B: Adams, May, Berry

HB: Howes, McDonald, Moniz-Wakefield

C; Sinnema, Laurie, Sharp

HF: Henderson, Johnson, Mentha

F: McAdam, Kentfield, Jefferson

FOLL: Campbell, Pick 7, Pick 8

IC: Heath, White, Pick 37, Bonner, Cross

EMERG: Smith, Baldi, Yze

It's bit early to be picking the best 23, but one thing I would say is don't write Steven May off just yet.

He will be back with some big points to prove to the coach, and if his body holds up he may just surprise everyone.

10 hours ago, rpfc said:

Maybe, but HBFs have played their whole career with the game in front of them - able to peel off and push off a forward to then have chest facing the end we want to go to.

Forwards invariably win the footy and will have their back to the goals and/or with someone right on them. You can definitely have structures and set pieces that free up players in the forward half but you can just as easily do that with a HBF as with HFF.

I would leave Salem where he is until his last elite trait - his kicking - leaves him and we have to move beyond him.

Good comments and with the pace of the game there is now a greater incentive to implement a new churn or washing machine strategy where players are constantly on the move running forward to receive the ball and then returning to run back to a defensive position to run forward again. This constant rotation would be especially effective against zone defence as runners can move into space rather than into contests. A good mix of youth and older players must be used to use the squad best while resting and matching hardened bodies when required against specific opponents.

I have promoted these action sfor some years and hope KIng will introduce some different tactics and strategies than those Goody seemed to adhere to.


Regarding the pace of our key defenders being poor, not sure either of the AA key defenders (Battle and Andrews) are racehorses. Neither are their offsiders in Barass or Gardner. Both teams rely on quick movement out of defense to allow them to get into good positions, and then pressure on the kicker coming in to take intercept marks. Neither require elite speed from the key defenders.

We used to be very good at it. That has gone and it has left our key defenders exposed for speed when it is clearly game style that has cost them for mine.

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