The round 1 selection panel conundrum...NB Underdone players in italics

Backs

Bell Carroll Frawley

Pettard Rivers Bartram

Midfield

Buckley McLean Morton

White Jones McDonald

Forwards

Robertson Miller Davey

Green, Neitz, Newton

Interchange

Johnson.P,

Moloney,

Dunn

PLUS ONE

Already this line up includes 5 players who could be considered underdone as far as match preparation goes

+ 1 has me stumped as I would love to see McNamara or Martin get a game but this leaves us with a lack of midfield rotations, this is where Colin's brain explosion over the weekend has hurt us!

I am assuming that Bruce won't be risked yet, same for Whelan. Could Yze still provide cover for a midfield rotation? Makes me wish Valenti was on the senior list. Will CJ be given a crack?

I don't envy the match commitee's job next Thursday.

Any demonlanders got any angles on a solution?...answers on a postcard please

Play the kids

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The round 1 selection panel conundrum...NB Underdone players in italics

Backs

Bell Carroll Frawley

Pettard Rivers Bartram

Midfield

Buckley McLean Morton

White Jones McDonald

Forwards

Robertson Miller Davey

Green, Neitz, Newton

Interchange

Johnson.P,

Moloney,

Dunn

PLUS ONE

Already this line up includes 5 players who could be considered underdone as far as match preparation goes

+ 1 has me stumped as I would love to see McNamara or Martin get a game but this leaves us with a lack of midfield rotations, this is where Colin's brain explosion over the weekend has hurt us!

I am assuming that Bruce won't be risked yet, same for Whelan. Could Yze still provide cover for a midfield rotation? Makes me wish Valenti was on the senior list. Will CJ be given a crack?

I don't envy the match commitee's job next Thursday.

Any demonlanders got any angles on a solution?...answers on a postcard please

In order to beat the Hawks, we need to dominate the midfield, and stop the their run from defence. We won't stop their forwards.

The first move is to put Grimes on the long term injury list, and promote Valenti. Your team is stacked with talls of average ability. Having said that, alot of our small and mids are lacking match practice. So injury concerns aside, here we go:

Bartram Carroll Rivers

Petterd Miller Bell Buckley

Wheatley McLean Morton

Bruce Robertson Davey

Green Neitz

White McDonald Jones

P.Johnson, Moloney, Dunn, Valenti

7 man backline. Bell takes Franklin, with Rivers double-teaming. Miller takes Boyle. Carroll takes Roughhead.

5 man forwardline. Losing Bate and Sylvia really hurts. Robertson needs to lift his workrate. Move him out of the full-forwardline where he bludges.

3 weeks ago it didn't seem likely that Cale Morton would debut rd 1 now everyone has him starting on the ground let alone the bench.

In order to beat the Hawks, we need to dominate the midfield, and stop the their run from defence. We won't stop their forwards.

The first move is to put Grimes on the long term injury list, and promote Valenti. Your team is stacked with talls of average ability. Having said that, alot of our small and mids are lacking match practice. So injury concerns aside, here we go:

What's the rules of assessing a long term injury. 6-8 seems long but if it helps just put Grimey 14-16 even if he wasn't.

When he gets back in 6-8, we'll call it a miracle recovery. Then leave Valenti on as I"m sure someone else will have fallen down.

Yes, I'm a Valenti fan.

What's the rules of assessing a long term injury. 6-8 seems long but if it helps just put Grimey 14-16 even if he wasn't.

When he gets back in 6-8, we'll call it a miracle recovery. Then leave Valenti on as I"m sure someone else will have fallen down.

Yes, I'm a Valenti fan.

To be put onto a long term injury lists i think the AFL hires outsiders to assess the injury. correct me if im worng

I'd start Dunn on the ground and Morton on the bench. Yeah I am a big believer in Dunn and I think he will step up bigtime this year. Bring Morton on early in the first quarter. He is too good to leave on the pine for too long.

And FFS put Green up forward!!!!!!!!!!!!! Robbo to push down the ground ala Scotty Lucas. Give Newton and Flash some space to work magic. Nieta in purely pack busting role.

I think maybe Buckley could even get some time up forward. The kids gunna be a bazooka

Oh yeah what about Meeson getting a go round one?

3 weeks ago it didn't seem likely that Cale Morton would debut rd 1 now everyone has him starting on the ground let alone the bench.

Needs must when the devil vomits on your doorstep!

In order to beat the Hawks, we need to dominate the midfield, and stop the their run from defence. We won't stop their forwards.

The first move is to put Grimes on the long term injury list, and promote Valenti. Your team is stacked with talls of average ability. Having said that, alot of our small and mids are lacking match practice. So injury concerns aside, here we go:

Bartram Carroll Rivers

Petterd Miller Bell Buckley

Wheatley McLean Morton

Bruce Robertson Davey

Green Neitz

White McDonald Jones

P.Johnson, Moloney, Dunn, Valenti

7 man backline. Bell takes Franklin, with Rivers double-teaming. Miller takes Boyle. Carroll takes Roughhead.

5 man forwardline. Losing Bate and Sylvia really hurts. Robertson needs to lift his workrate. Move him out of the full-forwardline where he bludges.

MO64 I think you may have solved the puzzle with Wheatley being the missing piece re the PLUS ONE [hope he's fit] can slot on at HBF or CW

As for the rest

Interesting to put Rivers at BP...is that to reduce the risk of Frosty crashing into him???

I hope your right that Bruce is fit to play without too much injury risk

so in: Bruce, Valenti,

out: Newton, Frawley...so am I right in interpreting these two as some of the average tall's you were referring to?

given that whelan, bate, bruce and sylvia are unavailable this is my round 1 side...

B: Bell - Carroll - Miller

HB: Wheatley - Rivers - Yze

C: Buckley - McLean - Green

HF: Davey - Newton - Petterd

F: Robertson - Neitz - Dunn

R: White - McDonald - Jones

I: Johnson - Moloney - Morton - Bartram

B: Bell - Carroll - Miller

HB: Pettard- Frawley- Yze

C: Buckley - McLean - Moloney

HF: Davey - Newton - Morton

F: Robertson - Neitz - Green

R: White - McDonald - Jones

I: Johnson - Weetra - Morton - Bartram

Unavailable coz injured, or bc they need 1-2 weeks of praccy matches still:

Bate

Bruce

Rivers

Dunn

Sylvia (suspended)

Wheatley

Whelan

Grimes

Those who missed out:

CJ, Garland, Bode, Meesan, Holland, Warnock, Jamar, Maric, Cheeney, McNamara, Martin

u've got Morton listed twice sylvinator

u've got Morton listed twice sylvinator

Thats how good Morton is...he can play two positions at a time.

FCS, he will need to.

Sylvinator's team is close. I doubt Bartram will be ready and suspect Maric could get a run. In seriousness we will probably go into the game with either CJ or Bode (gulp!).

Morton is soft and not up to standard yet! If the dees play him Round 1 then they are definately going for a blood the kids approach. Valenti deserves a gig but unfortunately for him there's no LTI. Weetra should not play otherwise the seaon is over (if it isn't already). Frawley just really isn't that good either. He showed absolutely nothing last year.

These players should be looked at come round 9,10,11 etc if/when the dees aren't looking that good for the finals and it's on to looking towards 2009.

Wheatley should definately come in to fill that HB/W position as mentioned before. He's an experienced, talented and solid performer.

Unavailable coz injured, or bc they need 1-2 weeks of praccy matches still:

Bate

Bruce

Rivers

Dunn

Sylvia (suspended)

Wheatley

Whelan

Grimes

You select Bartram in your team but not Dunn. Why play one underdone player and not another? DB and CC have both stated they have been very cautious with these recovering players. I have faith that, pending a good performance this Saturday, Bruce, Dunn, Rivers, Wheatley and Whelan may all be available.

Wishful thinking maybe, but not impossible.

MO64 I think you may have solved the puzzle with Wheatley being the missing piece re the PLUS ONE [hope he's fit] can slot on at HBF or CW

As for the rest

Interesting to put Rivers at BP...is that to reduce the risk of Frosty crashing into him???

I hope your right that Bruce is fit to play without too much injury risk

so in: Bruce, Valenti,

out: Newton, Frawley...so am I right in interpreting these two as some of the average tall's you were referring to?

Not just Newton and Frawley. Throw in Carroll, Miller, and Robertson (who plays tall) and a waning Neitz. Rivers aside, our talls don't instill me with any great confidence.

Even if he's missing a leg through amputation, I'd still play Rivers in the side as a loose man in the backline. Franklin is our biggest danger, but he doesn't play a traditional key forward role. I'd start Bell on him, so naturally the Hawks would try to isolate Bell one-on-one deep in their forward line. This is why I'd have Rivers playing as a loose man deep in our backline.

Morton is soft.....

Good grief !!!

Back from the Leighoak.

Good fun, some good question's

Seems a few players I'd hope to be fit are unlikely starters for Round 1: Rivers, Frawley, Bartram, Wheatley, but Bruce is 50/50

Backs

Bell Carroll ---------

Pettard Miller Bruce

Midfield

White Jones McDonald

Buckley McLean Morton.C

Forwards

Green Robertson Dunne

Newton Neitz Davey

Interchange

Johnson.P, Moloney, ----------,----------

DB seemed to play down expectations of Cale Morton playing too much footy in the 1st half of 08, but I've a sneaking suspicion he may get a run either on the wing or off the pine against the Dorks.

Have fun filling in the gaps

To fill in some of the gaps:

seems pretty likely that Yze's going to get a run so there's one spot.

We're short one tall in the backline, does that mean Holland gets a run? Oh dear, as much as I like his work, against the Hawk's young talls, this could be disastrous.

Last spot on the bench will probably go to someone capable of a midfield rotation role so who does that leave? Bode? CJ? Dear God, our depth is shocking this year!!