Dogs’ days: Which side is better - 2016 or 2021?

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Originally Posted by Happy Days

Macrae!

Also big of you to name Naughton at CHF.

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Overlooking Macrae, can I be more cliche?

The 2021 version should win more H&A games, finish higher on the ladder with a better %. On those numbers you’d say it’s a better side, however this group hasn’t proven it can do it in the finals yet with 0 finals wins since and really, a different proposition to the sides that have bowed out the last 2 years.

I think we can win it all this year. If we do the debate gets very interesting - this years version is likely to have a less “historic” / challenging run.

A bit of luck and we can have the conversation in a few months time.

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Originally Posted by comrade

Here's my crack at a composite best 22 from the 2016/2021 sides if all players were fit and at their peak.

B: Wood (16) Keath (21) Boyd (16)
HB: Dale (21) Morris (16) Williams (21)
C: Hunter (21) Libba (21) JJ (16)
HF: Picken (16) Naughton (21) C. Smith (16)
FF: Stringer (16) Bruce (21) English (21)
R: Roughead (16) Bont (21) Dunks (21)
I: Daniel (21) Treloar (21) Duryea (21) Murphy (16)

I'm sure I've missed some obvious ones.

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Some nice symmetry in your positional line up

Keathy Boyd
Dale Morris

I'd swap out Bruce of Tory Dickson who is actually clutch in big games.

Gee how to also get in Macrae and Tom Boyd

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Originally Posted by azabob

Some nice symmetry in your positional line up

Keathy Boyd
Dale Morris

I'd swap out Bruce of Tory Dickson who is actually clutch in big games.

Gee how to also get in Macrae and Tom Boyd

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Macrae very stiff.

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Originally Posted by 1eyedog

Macrae very stiff.

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Underrated. BOG in a Grand Final to some observers.

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Originally Posted by 1eyedog

Macrae very stiff.

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Yeah, Macrae was a complete oversight. I had him in then took his name out to replace his role and put him somewhere else but just forgot. Oops. Put him in for Treloar.

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Originally Posted by jeemak

Underrated. BOG in a Grand Final to some observers.

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He really needs to work on the defensive side of his game and stop worrying about that damn, silly, sexy 30 number.

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Originally Posted by comrade

Here's my crack at a composite best 22 from the 2016/2021 sides if all players were fit and at their peak.

B: Wood (16) Keath (21) Boyd (16)
HB: Dale (21) Morris (16) Williams (21)
C: Hunter (21) Libba (21) JJ (16)
HF: Picken (16) Naughton (21) C. Smith (16)
FF: Stringer (16) Bruce (21) English (21)
R: Roughead (16) Bont (21) Dunks (21)
I: Daniel (21) Treloar (21) Duryea (21) Murphy (16)

I'm sure I've missed some obvious ones.

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Murphy lucky to make it with 3 games that year.

Macrae and Dickson the obvious oversights/omissions.

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Originally Posted by soupaman

Murphy lucky to make it with 3 games that year.

Macrae and Dickson the obvious oversights/omissions.

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Yeah, Dickson can replace Murph and Macrae to replace Treloar.

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Originally Posted by soupaman

Murphy lucky to make it with 3 games that year.

Macrae and Dickson the obvious oversights/omissions.

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Wasn’t it “fit and at their peak” though…