Round 1 Team, 2017.

[bornadog]

I'm not sure that's about him, per se. JJ in a Norm Smith winner (and bet of yours last year ), Matty Boyd, Bob & Wood are All Australians. That's four decorated half backers. Being 5th to them isn't a slap, especially if you're a premiership winning half backer. We just have too many good players back there. Add in Suckers whose a premiership half backer and it gets really tough squeezing them into a 22 let alone 18.

I blame JMac and Dalrymple. They keep getting good players, and so much so other clubs are lining up to get the fringe good players that can't regularly get in.

I don't want to kill Bambi, but, Murphy needs to earn his spot back.

[bulldogtragic]

I don't want to kill Bambi, but, Murphy needs to earn his spot back.

That's ok, you didn't just kill Bambi.

You kidnapped Bambi, didn't unspeakable and unimaginably terrible things to the captive Bambi, then ripped out Bambi's heart with a rusty spoon and drank Bambi's blood!

Killing Bambi would be just starting a thread about how to celebrate his 300th game, 5 games early. That's a prick act worthy to banning that poster indefinitely.

[bornadog]

That's ok, you didn't just kill Bambi.

You kidnapped Bambi, didn't unspeakable and unimaginably terrible things to the captive Bambi, then ripped out Bambi's heart with a rusty spoon and drank Bambi's blood!

Killing Bambi would be just starting a thread about how to celebrate his 300th game, 5 games early. That's a prick act worthy to banning that poster indefinitely.

Murph on the bench, Biggs on the HBF.

[1eyedog]

I don't want to kill Bambi, but, Murphy needs to earn his spot back.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. That's funny.

[SlimPickens]

I don't want to kill Bambi, but, Murphy needs to earn his spot back.

Pretty sure no one kills Bambi.....Bambi's mother on the other hand!

[boydogs]

Biggs does a lot of work running around packs and distributing, but what really sets him apart is his ability to play tall. He made some spoils last year that he had no right to against players much taller than him

He's also much taller than M Boyd, Suckling, Murphy & JJ to begin with, he's even taller than Wood

[chef]

Biggs is a nailed on starter.

[Mofra]

Biggs does a lot of work running around packs and distributing, but what really sets him apart is his ability to play tall. He made some spoils last year that he had no right to against players much taller than him

He's also much taller than M Boyd, Suckling, Murphy & JJ to begin with, he's even taller than Wood

Biggs is listed as 187cm which is just taller than Wood, but I'd say Wood plays taller because he's a freak (former state champion high jumper). Wood is arguably the best intercept mark in the competition.

Suckling is the same height as Biggs but isn't the kind of 6+ footer who seems to play tall.

I think if there's anything that sets Biggs apart it's his willingness to do anything for the team as well as his 3rd, 4th, 5th efforts. He's just never out of the contest - a classic case of desire overcoming other shortcomings.

[Ozza]

I like the way Biggs backs himself, often seems to take a while with the footy cruising along with his upright running style, and looks like getting tackled - but rarely does.

Plays with a good level of confidence and assuredness - particularly for someone who has really only played 2 years of senior footy after a stop-start beginning to his career.

[SlimPickens]

I like the way Biggs backs himself, often seems to take a while with the footy cruising along with his upright running style, and looks like getting tackled - but rarely does.

Plays with a good level of confidence and assuredness - particularly for someone who has really only played 2 years of senior footy after a stop-start beginning to his career.

Played every game last year, speaks volumes!

[Mantis]

Played every game last year, speaks volumes!

I know we will never know, but do you think this would've been the case if we hadn't lost the likes of Murf, JJ, Suckling, Wood & M.Boyd for so many games last year?

I'm a Biggs fan and I like what he brings to the team (as mentioned), but if we ever have our full array of defenders out our disposal he is very much a borderline selection, which speaks volumes about the depth we have.

[Bulldog Joe]

I know we will never know, but do you think this would've been the case if we hadn't lost the likes of Murf, JJ, Suckling, Wood & M.Boyd for so many games last year?

I'm a Biggs fan and I like what he brings to the team (as mentioned), but if we ever have our full array of defenders out our disposal he is very much a borderline selection, which speaks volumes about the depth we have.

I am interested in where Bailey Williams, Roarke Smith and Brad Lynch also fit. Those 3 all show promise, but is hard to see how we can give them enough opportunities.

Personally I feel that Williams can be an exceptional player and am intrigued as to why he didn't get a run last week.

[ratsmac]

Biggs does a lot of work running around packs and distributing, but what really sets him apart is his ability to play tall. He made some spoils last year that he had no right to against players much taller than him

He's also much taller than M Boyd, Suckling, Murphy & JJ to begin with, he's even taller than Wood

Yeah but Wood has bigger muscles!

[bulldogtragic]

I thought I'd start this early for discussion sake: It's hard to do, and I'd imagine even harder to play against.

B: Morris Roberts M. Boyd
HB: Murphy Cordy Wood
C: JJ Bonts Macrae
HF: Crameri Cloke Stringer
F: Dickson T. Boyd McLean
R: Campbell Libba Dahl
Int: Hunter Biggs Daniel Picken
23rd (next in): Jong
Emerg: Dunkley Suckling C. Smith

Updated.

[comrade]

No a snowballs chance in hell Adams is the leading key defender in our round 1 team based on his pre-season output. Last week was bad, this week was comical.