Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

[Critter]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

As an academic exercise I have selected a team for round 1, based upon who I think has trained well in the pre-season. Allow me a bit of cheating - I have included English and Treloar as, even though both have had limited training time, they really are walk up starts.

B: JJ Jones Coffield
HB: VDM Naughton Dale
C: Poulter Libba Williams
HF: Treloar JUH Harmes
FF: Weightman Darcy Lobb
R: English Bont Richards

Int: Daniel West JOD Sanders
Emerg: Scott

[kllay4]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

B: Dale L. Jones Coffield
HB: Richards JOD JJ
C: Williams Treloar Poulter
HF: Daniel Marra Weightman
F: Lobb Naughton West
R: English Bont Libba
I: Macrae Darcy Duryea Sanders
S: Scott

Need a Clarke or A.Jones to stand up as I see our small forward being a hole in the team. Seems as if Darcy and Sanders are having big pre-seasons. Both almost a lock for round 1

[Bornadog]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

As an academic exercise I have selected a team for round 1, based upon who I think has trained well in the pre-season. Allow me a bit of cheating - I have included English and Treloar as, even though both have had limited training time, they really are walk up starts.

B: JJ Jones Coffield
HB: VDM Naughton Dale
C: Poulter Libba Williams
HF: Treloar JUH Harmes
FF: Weightman Darcy Lobb
R: English Bont Richards

Int: Daniel West JOD Sanders
Emerg: Scott

Has Naughton been training in the backline?

[GVGjr]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

Has Naughton been training in the backline?

No he hasn't. Had a couple of runs in the midfield today.

To me Critter is calling out what he would like to see and there would be a few that support that sort of line-up.

[DadBod]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

I've got the following:

Coff Jones Dale
Red JOD / Gards JJ

I want Coff and JOD for their ability to read the play. JJ and Red can break lines and Dale can Kick out and overlap run. Jones is obvious.

Baker Libba Poults
Timmy Bont Macrae

I think, from all accounts Bakes and Poults have kept their spot but they're getting pushed from some of the new fellas. Timmy ruck, but Lobb will be primary ruck if Timmy can't get up.

Ads Marra West
Lobb Naughts Flea


Ads for her play making and ability to cover the ground. Marra will be massive this year and Naughts needs to have a big one. West is apparently killing it, and Flea us our best shot for goal.

Sanders Williams Harmes Bedendo

Sub - Scott

If Timmy doesn't get up, Lobb rucks, and Darcy into the fwd line.

[Critter]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

Has Naughton been training in the backline?

Nah, he played in the midfield on Friday for the Blue team. My difficulty in picking a form team was Sam Darcy. He played a ripper game on Friday and should have kicked 6 goals. And he's been training well.

But he's a forward, so the problem was how to fit him in, as Marra, Lobb and Naughty have all been training well.

In the second quarter, the white team had a few periods where they had control so Naughty spent a bit of time helping out down back. He was great. It brought back memories of just how well he plays there. So placing him at CHB simplified my selection issues in the forward line.

[Guest]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

I will have an early crack at it.


B. Khamis Jones JJ
HB. Dale JOD Richards
C. Poulter Libba Williams
R. English Bont Sanders
HF. Harmes Naughton West
F. Lobb Marra Weightman
Int. Darcy McRae Daniel Treloar
Sub. Scott

Next 5
Coffield Clarke Jones Gags VDM

I?m still a little worried about our pace around stoppage and transition/turnover but not sure the options.
Khamis just ahead of coffield.
The 4 bigs can work especially if Naughts attends some CBA?s and plays CHF. His pressure is elite.
McRae to play the Dunks role, I think we can do it.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

Wonder how close Gags is. Strong preseason for the most part, appears to have impressed in the camp thus far. Suspect he will get a run in preseason and if he performs well he could be there R1.

[kllay4]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

Exciting times with Gallagher, Clarke, Darcy, Buss (+ Sanders) who other than Darcy all didn't feature last year seeming to be pushing for best 22. Along with additions of Harmes and Coffield, we may very well have a different round 1 side than most of us expect.
From the above group, I'd say Darcy, Sanders, Harmes, Coffield are all in the side, with Clarke and Gallagher battling for the final 22nd and sub spots

[Grantysghost]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

Exciting times with Gallagher, Clarke, Darcy, Buss (+ Sanders) who other than Darcy all didn't feature last year seeming to be pushing for best 22. Along with additions of Harmes and Coffield, we may very well have a different round 1 side than most of us expect.
From the above group, I'd say Darcy, Sanders, Harmes, Coffield are all in the side, with Clarke and Gallagher battling for the final 22nd and sub spots

I was impressed by Busslinger's physique in those training photos. He really looks in good shape and hope he can debut this season.

[GVGjr]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

I don't say this with a lot of confidence and things will no doubt change in the coming weeks but this is how I see the playing list breakdown and who might be in the best 23 for round 1

Playing List Breakdown.JPG

Please feel free to tell where I'm wrong?

[Uninformed]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

I don't say this with a lot of confidence and things will no doubt change in the coming weeks but this is how I see the playing list breakdown and who might be in the best 23 for round 1

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Please feel free to tell where I'm wrong?

Great assessment. Reading it I thought, 'But you've got to play Darcy,' but then I couldn't pick someone other than Lobb to swap out and I think you still have to go with Lobb.

The other was Clarke. I can see the logic with Scott as super sub. because of his versatility.

But I think I would use Clarke as sub. - to come on and perhaps be a game changer - and make use of Harmes' versatility when Clarke goes forward.

[GVGjr]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

Great assessment. Reading it I thought, 'But you've got to play Darcy,' but then I couldn't pick someone other than Lobb to swap out and I think you still have to go with Lobb.

The other was Clarke. I can see the logic with Scott as super sub. because of his versatility.

But I think I would use Clarke as sub. - to come on and perhaps be a game changer - and make use of Harmes' versatility when Clarke goes forward.

I had the same struggles Really happy to hear different thoughts though. I've picked Bramble because it's the Melbourne's small forwards I'm most concerned with but we might shuffle a few others around.
Darcy will play a lot of games this year I just don't think in round one we have the right match-ups or a genuine spot for him.

[Uninformed]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

I had the same struggles Really happy to hear different thoughts though. I've picked Bramble because it's the Melbourne's small forwards I'm most concerned with but we might shuffle a few others around.
Darcy will play a lot of games this year I just don't think in round one we have the right match-ups or a genuine spot for him.

Have you noticed the defensive capabilities of Bramble at match sim.? Seems he has elite speed.

[GVGjr]

Re: Best/Starting 23, Round 1 2024

Have you noticed the defensive capabilities of Bramble at match sim.? Seems he has elite speed.

He hasn't participated in proper match sims but he is ready now and is doing contact work. Based on the drills I've seen I think he's a natural attacking defender and he should be able to play a tagging type role if needed. We really won't know how his kicking stands up until the match sims or intra club games and that was always the knock on him at the Hawks. There doesn't appear to be a lot wrong with it from what I've seen.