Apparently North have tried Goldy and Preuss on the ground at the same time. They could throw Brown forward and really stretch teams
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Don't really care about this. I'll watch only the Dogs games and that will be it.
When I've played 9s on a soccer pitch it is a massive advantage to have a tall to kick it too, but if North play with Brown, preuss and goldy they'll get cut up. The key is speed and agility. It's a small space and they won't be kicking to contests. 15m passes until someone gets a shot for 10 points from 40m, and you have one key forward as a bailout.
As much as the whole gimmick is a joke, the ideal team for me would be something like
FF: Ben Brown (over Daniher for accuracy)
HF: Wingard/Greene/Rioli (basically a quick high pressure forward. No Menzel or Stringer types)
Mids: Merrett (great skills), Kelly (run run run), Danger (he's Danger)
HB: elite skills are the most important trait here - playing on a soccer pitch you can get it straight to your tall forward in one kick. Shaw is a headcase but would be a good fit.
FB: any of Hurley/McGovern/Rance
No interest in this what so ever.
Might have a look when the Dogs are playing but otherwise bring on the regular pre season AFL games.
I love all sports. I will give this a chance,
X-factor: The players set to light up AFLX
Western Bulldogs
Brad Lynch: With the Bulldogs yet to establish who will take part in the series, the West Australian appears one player ideally suited to the format. The third-year rookie has explosive pace, elite agility, is a sound kick on both feet and loves to run and gun off half-back. Draftee Ed Richards possess similar attributes, and the defensive playmaker has had a sound pre-season, so the club may ease him into senior footy via the exhibition series. Livewire forward Luke Dahlhaus has a point to prove after an indifferent 2017 campaign, and the 25-year-old should be a natural in this form of the game.
Definite starters: TBA
Definite outs: Roarke Smith
Let the kids like Richards, Lynch, Lipinski, English etc and fringe types like Gowers, Roberts, Suckling etc run around.
No blue chip best 18 types allowed.
My ideal Bulldogs side (not caring about winning, protecting our best players) would be:
Def: Collins, Richards
Mid: Dale, Webb, Crozier
Fwd: Redpath, Greene
Int: Lynch, Lipinski, ???
I don't get all the negativity...it looks like a lot of fun.
Would be ridiculous to use any best 22 players in this, but I would bet the AFL will have pressured clubs to provide at least half of their 'squad' with best 22 talent.