B)

Well we now know the makeup of about 90 % of our players, and that list aint at all too shabby !!! Not perfect... far from the sieve some of us may have described the list not so many years back !!

Now...

Where do we put everyone ?? This qustion would be far easier answered in 09..when two things happen...1...we know more about those we just recruited in AFL terms...and 2 We know who will for what ever reason have played their last ( or likely last ) game for the Red and Blue .

Given that not everyone is going to get a start in 08.. but also the predisposition already announced by the new chiefs that players will progress sooner rather than later ( as in past ) , who goes where ??

Im now going out.. I expect 10 good attempts when I get back..lol.

seriously.. i've alredy given myself a headache thinking about this.. there are some fairly easy slots..and some with a few vying for the jumper.

Oh happy days

Roll on 2008 !!!!!!!!!!!

B - Matthew Whelan - Nathan Carroll - James Frawley

HB - Daniel Bell - Jared Rivers - Clint Bartram

C - Sir Cale Morton - Nathan Jones - Brad Green

HF - Russell Robertson - Michael Newton - Matthew Bate

F - Colin Sylvia - David Neitz - Aaron Davey

R - Jeff White - Brock McLean - Cameron Bruce

I/C - James McDonald - Ricky Petterd - Lynden Dunn - Brent Moloney

Emer - Addam Maric - John Meesen - Ben Holland - Adem Yze - Jack Grimes - Brad Miller etc..

B. Matthew Whelan - Nathan Carroll - James Frawley

HB. Daniel Bell - Jared Rivers - Ricky Petterd

C. Lynden Dunn - Nathan Jones - Cameron Bruce

HF. Brad Green - Michael Newton - Matthew Bate

F. Aaron Davey - David Neitz - Russell Robertson

R. Jeff White - Brock McLean - James McDonald

Inter. Clint Bartram, Adem Yze, John Meeson, Brad Miller

Em. Brent Moloney, Ben Holland, Cale Morton

B. Matthew Whelan - Nathan Carroll - James Frawley

HB. Daniel Bell - Jared Rivers - Ricky Petterd

C. Sylvia - Nathan Jones - Cameron Bruce

HF. Brad Green - Michael Newton - Matthew Bate

F. Aaron Davey - David Neitz - Russell Robertson

R. Jeff White - Brock McLean - James McDonald

Inter. Clint Bartram, Adem Yze, John Meeson, Brad Miller, Brent Moloney, Lynden Dunn, Paul Wheatley

Emergency- Simon Buckley, Chris Johnson, Paul Johnson

depth- Ben Holland, Warnock, Jamar

developing- Cale Morton, Jack Grimes, Addam Maric, Tom McNamara, Kyle Cheney, Colin Garland, Weetra

That's our entire list-

We've really strengthened our midfield this draft with Grimes and Morton. Kyle Cheney could be a running half back flanker. Maric will fill our need for a small forward, giving davey help and releasing davey to the wing.

i expect the big improvers in 2008 to be Colin Sylvia moving permanently into the midfield, Colin Garland to be a dozen games as a 3rd tall backman and Matthew Bate to continue his development as a star hard working, goal kicking CHF.

Whelan, Frawley, Carroll

Bell, Rivers, Green

Davey, Mclean, Bruce

Sylvia, Bate, Robertson

Maric, Neitz, Newton

White McDonald Jones

PJ Petterd Bartam Morton

B. Clint Batram - James Frawley - Nathan Carroll

HB. Daniel Bell - Jared Rivers - Paul Wheatley

C. Sylvia - Nathan Jones - Cameron Bruce

HF. Brad Green - Michael Newton - Matthew Bate

F. Aaron Davey - David Neitz - Russell Robertson

R. Jeff White - Brock McLean - James McDonald

Inter. Simon Buckley, Adem Yze, John Meeson, Brad Miller, Brent Moloney, Lynden Dunn, Ricky Petterd

Emergency- Matthew Whelan, Cale Morton, Paul Johnson, Colin Garland

hahahahaha everyone bags J.white all year then put him straight back in as no 1 ruck. i say trial meeson game 1.

Well if Meesen is impressive enough in pre-season to take the number 1 ruck spot then I will be a happy man

But you dont just hand it to him if White is still the best option come round 1

B - Matthew Whelan - Nathan Carroll - James Frawley

HB - Daniel Bell - Jared Rivers - Clint Bartram

C - Sir Cale Morton - Nathan Jones - Brad Green

HF - Russell Robertson - Michael Newton - Matthew Bate

F - Colin Sylvia - David Neitz - Aaron Davey

R - Jeff White - Brock McLean - Cameron Bruce

I/C - James McDonald - Ricky Petterd - Lynden Dunn - Brent Moloney

Emer - Addam Maric - John Meesen - Ben Holland - Adem Yze - Jack Grimes - Brad Miller etc..

genius....btw i dont like pettard as a half back flanker so this is ideal...maric straight in next week lol...love the kid already

SENIORS

B: WHELAN, CARROLL, FRAWLEY

HB: WHEATLEY, RIVERS, BELL

C: BRUCE, JONES, MORTON

HF: BATE, NEWTON, DAVEY

F: ROBERTSON, NEITZ, GREEN

FOLL: WHITE, MCLEAN, MCDONALD

IC: BARTRAM, PETTARD, SYLVIA, MEESON

EMRG: DUNN, MILLER, GRIMES

REPLACEMENTS

B: MCNAMARA, WARNOCK, CHENEY

HB:BODE, GARLAND, C.JOHNSON

C: BUCKLEY, MOLONEY, DUNN

HF: YZE, MILLER, WEETRA

F: P.JOHNSON, HOLLAND, MARIC

FOLL: JAMAR, GRIMES,

Can't complain about getting the best player at the under 18's championships I would think Morton would fit straight into our side.

I hope Grimes is more of a midfielder than halfback, we have problems with both areas so it probably doesn't matter.

Maric is the type of player we need to help out Davey that has almost signalled an end to Sampi's career, I think we need to go for a midfielder or key forward in the PSD Sampi is neither and his knee problem can't be helping him and CAC doesn't sound to keen on him.

I would doubt that there would be any good key forward's under 23 in the PSD so that leaves midfielders, maybe Ryley Dunn can get another go. Connelly would know him better than anyone and must have seen something in him to have picked him so high a few years ago.

McNamara's height worries me and no one has said anything about Cheney's running ability we are desperate for a small backman who is quick can link up and use the ball well.

The 3rd tall backman worries me I think Frawley should be the favorite for the spot but he really hasn't done anything to suggest that he can play that position, Miller is probably next in line and I hope for our sake Miller doesn't hardly play a game for us cause he is useless and we should have got rid of him when we had the chance.