Round 1, 2019 Team

[GVGjr]

So many out of form atm and I would suggest if Wood wasn't Captain his position would be in doubt. Imo Naughton and Suckling should play back. Anyone have any reports on Lynch and Sweet ?

Based on what I have seen so far neither Lynch or Sweet look likely to come in at the moment.

[boydogs]

Morris, Naughton, Suckling
Wood, Cordy, Crozier
Richards, Macrae, Hunter
Lloyd, Schache, McLean
Gowers, Bontempelli, Dickson
English, Liberatore, Dunkley
Wallis, Daniel, Lipinski, Williams

[bornadog]

Morris, Naughton, Suckling
Wood, Cordy, Crozier
Richards, Macrae, Hunter
Lloyd, Schache, McLean
Gowers, Bontempelli, Dickson
English, Liberatore, Dunkley
Wallis, Daniel, Lipinski, Williams

No Trengove?

[Bumper Bulldogs]

No Trengove?

Based on the firm of JLT. You would have to say Tengrove in and Wood out.

[MrMahatma]

Won’t happen, but:

Morris, Naughton, Suckling
Williams, Cordy, Crozier
Richards, Macrae, Hunter
Lloyd, Schache, McLean
Gowers, Bontempelli, Dickson
English, Liberatore, Dunkley
Wallis, Daniel, Duryea, Smith

Would drop Gowers, but no one to replace. Our list is missing a couple of forward options at this stage of the season. Hopefully some come through during the year and stake a claim for a spot.

Hayes isn’t up to it and Wood is horribly out of form. Wood will play though.

[The Pie Man]

I'm hoping we give Smith a chance to excite us against the Swans - we might need it.


Wood, Morris, Crozier
Williams, Cordy, Duryea
Smith, Macrae, Hunter
Lloyd, Schache, McLean
Dickson, Naughton, Wallis

Trengove, Liberatore, Bontempelli

Daniel, Richards, Dunkley, Suckling


I'd swap Richards and Daniel, thought Caleb struggled on Sunday (that has nothing to do with being caught on taller opponents)

Would consider Cavarra as we're crying out for some F50 speed/pressure, but it looks unlikely - Dickson surely has to come in. Can understand calls for Naughton to return to familiar territory....but he also might just be our best forward

Trengove to take 1st ruck with Schache a chop out. English not ready in my eyes.

[Mofra]

Chris Grant, Brad Johnson, Bob Murphy, Bontempelli now Naughton?
He seems the latest in the "jeez I wish we had two of them" club so we can fix two parts of the ground.

[bornadog]

Chris Grant, Brad Johnson, Bob Murphy, Bontempelli now Naughton?
He seems the latest in the "jeez I wish we had two of them" club so we can fix two parts of the ground.

It may depend on the opposition. Surely he takes on Buddy for the opening game, presuming he plays. I am pretty sure Reid will be playing and will need a match up (Cordy?)

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Would like to see the following side be our 1st Round line-up:
B. Richards Cordy Morris
HB Wood Trengrove Crozier
C. Hunter Maclean Macrae
HF. Lloyd Naughton Wallis
F. Greene Schache Dunkley
R. English Bontempelli Liberatore
Int. Daniel Williams Lipinski Cavarra

[Rocco Jones]

It may depend on the opposition. Surely he takes on Buddy for the opening game, presuming he plays. I am pretty sure Reid will be playing and will need a match up (Cordy?)

I am not sure he automatically takes the opposition's best forward if he plays back. His strength is his ability to take intercept marks and this is nullified when playing on the opposition's most dangerous forward.

[boydogs]

No Trengove?

No Trengove, I'm not onboard with English or Trengove forward for 70% of the game. Schache or Cordy can pinch hit

[Mofra]

I am not sure he automatically takes the opposition's best forward if he plays back. His strength is his ability to take intercept marks and this is nullified when playing on the opposition's most dangerous forward.

Last year Wood played well on Buddy for three quarters, until Buddy worked out he had 20cm and 20kgs on Wood.

[lemmon]

Last year Wood played well on Buddy for three quarters, until Buddy worked out he had 20cm and 20kgs on Wood.

If he plays, I reckon Buddy spends a lot of time around that forward 50. His fitness base must be somewhat compromised, I think he'll spend a lot more time closer to goal early in the year.

Think we'll need a strong-body defender and not a running type.

[bornadog]

Last year Wood played well on Buddy for three quarters, until Buddy worked out he had 20cm and 20kgs on Wood.

please no. If he kicked straight he would have had 10

[bornadog]

AFL.com.au attempt at round 1 team

B: Easton Wood, Dale Morris, Taylor Duryea
HB: Hayden Crozier, Zaine Cordy, Bailey Williams
C: Josh Dunkley, Tom Liberatore, Lachie Hunter
HF: Sam Lloyd, Aaron Naughton, Toby McLean
F: Billy Gowers, Josh Schache, Mitch Wallis
Foll: Tim English, Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae

I/C: Caleb Daniel, Jackson Trengove, Ed Richards, Matthew Suckling

EMERG: Bailey Smith, Will Hayes, Patrick Lipinski, Lachlan Young

NEW: Sam Lloyd (Richmond)

UNAVAILABLE: Tom Boyd (back), Ben Cavarra (quad), Bailey Dale (ankle), Jason Johannisen (ankle), Lin Jong (hamstring), Buku Khamis (knee), Liam Picken (concussion), Laithan Vandermeer (hamstring), Lukas Webb (neck).

NOTES: The final spot came down to Matt Suckling or Bailey Smith, but given the draftee has played less than 50 per cent game time in both JLT Series matches, it's hard to mount a case for him.

Aaron Naughton is a lock to play forward alongside Josh Schache, while Sam Lloyd wins a game after an impressive JLT2.

The ruck conundrum is a fascinating prospect for Luke Beveridge, but given the doubts at either end of the ground, Jackson Trengove plays as a second ruck and all-round 'Mr Fix It'.

While the defence appears undersized, Easton Wood and Bailey Williams have the ability to play taller. - Mitch Cleary