Best 22 for year 2018

[bornadog]

Sorry Rocco, stealing your thunder. Terry Wallace picked the following team.

Terry has left out anyone over 30




I would think Dunkley should be in somewhere.

[comrade]

So that's without including 2 years worth of first round picks or any FA inclusions yet it looks pretty solid already.

Still lacks some pace and class.

Fingers crossed most of these blokes are premiership winners by this time

[Ozza]

Hard to imagine our side without Dale Morris!!! (and Bob and Boyd for that matter). But understand Plough went without all of Morris, Picken, Boyd & Bob, conservatively predicting they wouldn't still be there.

Still batting pretty deep when you consider no Dunkley, Roberts, Honeychurch, Webb or Bailey Williams listed in the side. AND, not a 30 year+ player in sight.

As Bob said - the list is very healthy.

I forget how young Dahlhaus, Wallis, Libba, JJ, Macrae and Hunter all are. Even Roughy - just 27 in 2018 - probably only peaking then (Goldstein is 28).

[comrade]

Also, where's Hurley?

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Hard to imagine our side without Dale Morris!!! (and Bob and Boyd for that matter). But understand Plough went without all of Morris, Picken, Boyd & Bob, conservatively predicting they wouldn't still be there.

Still batting pretty deep when you consider no Dunkley, Roberts, Honeychurch, Webb or Bailey Williams listed in the side. AND, not a 30 year+ player in sight.

As Bob said - the list is very healthy.

I forget how young Dahlhaus, Wallis, Libba, JJ, Macrae and Hunter all are. Even Roughy - just 27 in 2018 - probably only peaking then (Goldstein is 28).

Cordy not in there either.

I'll be damned if this group can't win us a flag (provided they all stay together of course)

[Mofra]

Cordy not in there either.

Very noticeable - I think the kicking ability of Cordy & Adams means we can afford to play three talls there if need be.

Didn't realize Suckling will only be 29 in 2018, I thought he was that age now. Even better pick up than I imagined.

[LostDoggy]

So that's without including 2 years worth of first round picks or any FA inclusions yet it looks pretty solid already.

Still lacks some pace and class.

Fingers crossed most of these blokes are premiership winners by this time

Dual winners Comrade.

[Eastdog]

Thats look a very good side chock full of talent. I just hope we can keep them all together for as long as possible.

[bulldogtragic]

Hurley is unlucky to miss.

[EasternWest]

Hurley is unlucky to miss.

Not bad.

[bulldogtragic]

Old man Crameri at 29.

If the list stays together you can see a lot of Hawthorn & Geelong about them. In that they will have played so many years together already by 70-100+ games that they will instinctively know where their team mates are, how they run, where they run, how to link up without thinking and everything will be second nature. It's the real strength of Hawthorn with Mitchell, Hodge, Lewis, Roughy and then the next batch in Rioli, Burgoyne etc.

[comrade]

Old man Crameri at 29.

He'll be fresh as a daisy at 29 after having a gap year to heal any niggles. Could prolong his career by a few years.

[bulldogtragic]

He'll be fresh as a daisy at 29 after having a gap year to heal any niggles. Could prolong his career by a few years.

A bit of tongue in cheek on my part. I like that as we contend we are not relying on a brigade of older players that the majority of the team will expect to get them across the line. Although at a thing last year Bevo & Morris both said they'd like to see Morris running around in 2018.

[jeemak]

I hope his hamstrings and other soft tissue areas that don't turn to chalk.

[comrade]

A bit of tongue in cheek on my part. I like that as we contend we are not relying on a brigade of older players that the majority of the team will expect to get them across the line. Although at a thing last year Bevo & Morris both said they'd like to see Morris running around in 2018.

Yep, given his later start in the big leagues, Moz could squeeze a few more years out. Can't imagine our backline without him. Seeing him with a premiership medal would just about be the greatest thing of all time.