After 12 rounds what is our best team if no injuries

This was the team that played on Sunday (no med sub)

B: Taylor Duryea, Alex Keath, Hayden Crozier
HB: Bailey Williams, Zaine Cordy, Caleb Daniel
C: Bailey Dale, Tom Liberatore, Jason Johannisen
HF: Lachie Hunter, Josh Bruce, Cody Weightman
F: Mitch Hannan, Aaron Naughton, Marcus Bontempelli
R: Tim English, Jack Macrae, Bailey Smith

Int from: Stefan Martin, Anthony Scott, Roarke Smith, Ryan Gardner,

Injuries:

Garcia (concussion) – TBC
Richards (ankle) – 1-2 weeks
Wood (hamstring) – 2-4 weeks
Vandermeer (knee) – 6-7 weeks
Dunkley (shoulder) – 6-8 weeks
Jong (hamstring) – 6-8 weeks
Treloar (ankle) – 6-8 weeks

If everyone was available for round 13, what would be your best team?

B: Taylor Duryea, Alex Keath, Bailey Williams
HB: Bailey Dale, Ryan Gardner, Caleb Daniel
C: Lachie Hunter, Tom Liberatore, Bailey Smith
HF: Jason Johannisen, Josh Bruce, Tim English
F: Cody Weightman, Aaron Naughton, Marcus Bontempelli
R: Stef Martin, Jack Macrae, Josh Dunkley

INT: Easton Wood, Lachie McNeil, Roarke Smith, Mitch Hannan
SUB: Hayden Crozier

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Originally Posted by comrade

B: Taylor Duryea, Alex Keath, Bailey Williams
HB: Bailey Dale, Ryan Gardner, Caleb Daniel
C: Lachie Hunter, Tom Liberatore, Bailey Smith
HF: Jason Johannisen, Josh Bruce, Tim English
F: Cody Weightman, Aaron Naughton, Marcus Bontempelli
R: Stef Martin, Jack Macrae, Josh Dunkley

INT: Easton Wood, Lachie McNeil, Roarke Smith, Mitch Hannan
SUB: Hayden Crozier

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Treloar?

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Originally Posted by The bulldog tragician

Treloar?

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Comrade's had it in for Treloar since day one.......

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Originally Posted by jeemak

Comrade's had it in for Treloar since day one.......

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I was stunned to see he couldn’t find a place for Cordy - he’s always been a big fan :cool:

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Originally Posted by The bulldog tragician

Treloar?

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I knew I would miss one.

Take out Hannan, put Bazlenka on the bench and Treloar in starting 18.

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Originally Posted by The bulldog tragician

I was stunned to see he couldn’t find a place for Cordy - he’s always been a big fan :cool:

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It was a hard decision but just couldn't squeeze big Z in :D

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Originally Posted by bulldogtragic

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Done.

If everyone is up and running....

B: Easton Wood, Alex Keath, Bailey Williams
HB: Bailey Dale, Ryan Gardner, Taylor Duryea,
C: Lachie Hunter, Tom Liberatore, Caleb Daniel,
HF: Adam Treloar, Tim English, Josh Dunkley
F: Cody Weightman, Aaron Naughton, Josh Bruce
R: Stef Martin, Jack Macrae, Marcus Bontempelli

INT: Bailey Smith, Jason Johannisen, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, Roarke Smith

EMERG: Toby McLean, Laith Van Der Meer, Lachie McNeil, Mitch Hannan, Zaine Cordy, Hayden Crozier, Anthony Scott, Ed Richards

B: Wood, Keath, Williams
HB: Dale, Young, Duryea,
C: Hunter, Libba, Daniel,
HF: Treloar, English, Dunkley
F: Weightman, Naughton, Bruce
R: Martin, Macrae, Bont

INT: B Smith, Johannisen, Crozier, VDM

EMERG: McNeil, Richards, R Smith

One that hasn't been mentioned is McLean. If he can get back to the form he was showing prior to injury last year, I can see him sneaking into the 22 (replacing Roarke in mine).

How many absolute locks are there in the best 22?

B: ...... Keath ......
HB: Dale ....... Williams
C: Treloar Macrae Daniel
HF: Hunter Naughton ......
F: English Bruce ......
R: Martin Bont Libba
IC: Dunkley ....... ...... ......

So I'm saying there are 8 slots up for grabs:

Back pockets x2 - Duryea, Wood, Crozier, Khamis, Will Hayes
I am choosing Duryea and Wood, but I fully expect Croz to play a lot more games this season. I think Caleb, JJ, Richards could also move through this role.

CHB - Gardner, Cordy, Young
I vote for Gardner. I thought he was serviceable at the start of the year, and his extra athleticism outweighs Zaine's extra aggression. There is potential for both to play alongside Keath, with one less 'small', but I'm still not convinced that this is the right way for us.

HFF - Hannan, JJ, JUH, Richards, Schache, Bedendo
I'm not 100% convinced by Hannan yet, but I still think his combination of marking power and ferocity at the ball/opponent help him hold his spot. I had originally thought JUH needed to push out one of English/Naughton/Bruce to get a game, but maybe he can take the Hannan role if he can sustain a high level of forward pressure.

FP - Weightman, VDM, Wallis, Cavarra, West
Cody has ticked every box we wanted a small forward to tick in the past month. If he maintains this, nobody gets that spot off him.

Int - I think decent balance is to have 1-2 midfield rotations (depending on who is on-field), plus a couple of others who can play a few roles.
So with Dunkley in 1 of the midfield roles:
IC Mid - Bailey Smith, Jong, Lipinski, Garcia
Baz gets the gig ahead of the mythical creature that is a fully fit Jong, but he needs to find a way to get his head back in the game. I hope he's being supported to work through whatever block he is facing at the moment, because a Baz who loves the contest is a huge asset. Given he is mostly playing on a wing in this fully fit side, you could even make a case for Roarke getting a game ahead of him in that role.

IC 3 & 4 - Vandermeer, Scott, Mcneill, JJ, Mclean, Richards, Crozier, Roarke and others
Vandermeer's end to 2020 and few games this season were electric. If he is fit and can provide that level of pace and enthusiasm, he will form a great a partnership with Weightman. I can see him being part of a wing/half-forward rotation with Hunter and the resting mids.
Scott has proven to be an essential part of our mix. He is very team oriented, applies good levels of pressure and seems to be very mentally focussed. He also takes his opportunities in front of goal when they present. There is every chance that Mclean, Richards or someone of that ilk knock him out, but I quite like the idea of having him or Roarke Smith in that final slot.
I don't like JJ as a forward. His best chance at getting in my best 22 is if Dale or Caleb get injured.
I thought Richards was average in 2020, but he played every game so won't be surprised to see him come straight back in.
Mclean has some elite traits, and if he were truly full fitness he would be in my side ahead of Scott, but I'm not sure we will get a fully fit Mclean this year.

B: Wood Keath Duryea
HB: Dale Gardner Williams
C: Treloar Macrae Daniel
HF: Hunter Naughton Hannan
F: English Bruce Weightman
R: Martin Bont Libba
IC: Dunkley Bailey Smith Vandermeer Scott

Sub: Roarke
Emg: Crozier, Richards, Mcneill

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Originally Posted by 1eyedog

b: Wood, keath, williams
hb: Dale, young, duryea,
c: Hunter, libba, daniel,
hf: Treloar, english, dunkley
f: Weightman, naughton, bruce
r: Martin, macrae, bont

int: B smith, johannisen, crozier, vdm

emerg: Mcneil, richards, r smith

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this.

B: Taylor Duryea, Alex Keath, Bailey Williams
HB: Bailey Dale, Ryan Gardner, Caleb Daniel
C: Lachie Hunter, Tom Liberatore, Adam Treloar
HF: Jason Johannisen, Josh Bruce, Josh Dunkley
F: Cody Weightman, Aaron Naughton, Tim English
R: Stef Martin, Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae

INT: Easton Wood, Lachie McNeil, Bailey Smith, Mitch Hannan
SUB: Hayden Crozier

McNeil or VDM or Scott is hard to choose?

Yesterday:

B: Ryan Gardner, Alex Keath, Bailey Williams
HB: Taylor Duryea, Zaine Cordy, Bailey Dale
C: Caleb Daniel, Tom Liberatore, Lachie Hunter
HF: Jason Johannisen, Aaron Naughton, Cody Weightman
F: Anthony Scott, Josh Bruce, Marcus Bontempelli
R: Tim English, Jack Macrae, Bailey Smith
I: Toby McLean, Ed Richards, Mitch Hannan, Riley Garcia
S: Mitch Wallis


When our injured guys are back in 5-6 weeks (hoping for no new injuries):


B: Zaine Cordy, Lewis Young, Bailey Williams
HB: Taylor Duryea, Alex Keath, Bailey Dale
C: Caleb Daniel, Tom Liberatore, Lachie Hunter
HF: Jason Johannisen, Aaron Naughton, Cody Weightman
F: Josh Treloar, Josh Bruce, Marcus Bontempelli
R: Tim English, Jack Macrae, Bailey Smith
I: Toby McLean, Ed Richards, Adam Dunkley, Stef Martin
S: Easton Wood/Van Dermeer

In: Lewis Young (3rd KPD), Adam Dunkley, Josh Treloar, Stef Martin; Sub: Van Dermeer or Easton Wood
Out: Ryan Gardner (inj), Mitch Hannan, Riley Garcia, Anthony Scott; Sub: Mitch Wallis


Hard to get a game if we are fit heading into finals.