2025 Starting Line-Up

[Happy Days]

I don’t have a long submission on it but if we draft a 24 year old and he isn’t good enough to play round 1 then someone should lose their job

[jeemak]

I still think we're too tall with Coffield as the defensive rotator. If you select JJ in this spot you have a bit more speed and versatility and - in terms of break glass - you already have Freijah in the side so you have cover for the Coffield role already on field.

This would enable you to play a different sub:
- Sub guidelines: Experienced player, mature body who can run.

Outside of the Coffield thing I think this is a team that could actually take the field...I really appreciate the details of how youre rolling those mids etc.

I'm unconvinced I'm not chasing a sunk cost fallacy with Coffield. On paper he's a good recruit but I'm unsure it will ever happen for him, so possibly I'm just egging for him to play so it's not a waste of time. Another part of having JJ as sub is his potential lack of durability - which is probably something that should exclude him altogether rather than being hidden away with likely limited minutes. So you're probably right, bring JJ in if he's to play at all.

Regarding the midfield rotations (and thanks BTW), just trying to figure out how it all comes together and I'm not sure how realistic it is to have Kennedy involved in both. If Sanders tracks well perhaps he's in and it becomes a bit more straightforward if one of West or McNeil miss. Same goes if Garcia keeps performing as mentioned in the training reports.

[Happy Days]

I'm unconvinced I'm not chasing a sunk cost fallacy with Coffield. On paper he's a good recruit but I'm unsure it will ever happen for him, so possibly I'm just egging for him to play so it's not a waste of time. Another part of having JJ as sub is his potential lack of durability - which is probably something that should exclude him altogether rather than being hidden away with likely limited minutes. So you're probably right, bring JJ in if he's to play at all.

Regarding the midfield rotations (and thanks BTW), just trying to figure out how it all comes together and I'm not sure how realistic it is to have Kennedy involved in both. If Sanders tracks well perhaps he's in and it becomes a bit more straightforward if one of West or McNeil miss. Same goes if Garcia keeps performing as mentioned in the training reports.

Way too kind. Coffield blows he should never play again.

[jeemak]

Way too kind. Coffield blows he should never play again.

I post a lot late at night but you're the late night king!

[jazzadogs]

I post a lot late at night but you're the late night king!

There's some "Christmas drinks" energy about this.

[Smads57]

Just putting my thoughts on paper as to why Buss played forward for some of the recent match sim. I was looking at all the set ups across the ground and due to the number of tall fwds in rehab at the time (Naughton, Marra and Darcy) Lobb needed someone to challenge him in his role at CHB. If we all acknowledge that Lobb is a lock for the whole season as our number one tall defender, then wouldn't you want him being challenged 100% of pre season with tall opposition? This is not putting Buss down (ie playing him out of his natural position), he just helped out in this match sim exercise playing CHF. NB - the time Buss spent fwd was less than half the game.

[Happy Days]

There's some "Christmas drinks" energy about this.

I was dreading checking the site this morning but I’m actually pretty happy with most of these posts.

[Thebont88]

I am all in - like 100%- on Weightman spending 25% of a game in the midfield.
He kicks all his goals in the first quarter then gets locked down. This MUST happen.

This post is underrated.

He finished in top 3 for the 2 km trial recently didn’t he??

If his fitness is up to it, I don’t see why he can’t feature heavily in the midfield rotation.

his electric energy will be a great addition to the centre bounce. Not to mention his tackling abilities.

Maybe the key to this happening rests on either Cooper Hynes/Sam Davidson making it into team as that roaming forward much like Cody…

[Mofra]

This post is underrated.

He finished in top 3 for the 2 km trial recently didn’t he??

If his fitness is up to it, I don’t see why he can’t feature heavily in the midfield rotation.

his electric energy will be a great addition to the centre bounce. Not to mention his tackling abilities.

Maybe the key to this happening rests on either Cooper Hynes/Sam Davidson making it into team as that roaming forward much like Cody…

I wouldn't mind a wing rotation or two - he's very good overhead for his height so playing up the ground he provides a target from the kick to exit the D50

[mjp]

This post is underrated.

LOL.

I personally think most of my comments are under-rated.

[mjp]

I don’t have a long submission on it but if we draft a 24 year old and he isn’t good enough to play round 1 then someone should lose their job

The coach for not selecting him?

[jazzadogs]

I don’t have a long submission on it but if we draft a 24 year old and he isn’t good enough to play round 1 then someone should lose their job

I don't agree that Davidson MUST play round 1, but I think he must play 12+ games in his first season as a mature age recruit in a position of need.

To some degree the same applies to Dom Brew, except I think he is being recruited as ready-made depth/break glass rather than best 23.

Matt Kennedy will play every game he is fit for.

[Rusty12]

So...

Sanders is your mid rotation?
Duryea is your defender.
Marra is your forward.
JJ is what??? Or he flips back and Freijah comes up as an outside mid? So effectively we have an extra defender?

The only thing about this is I still think we are lacking pressure in the forward half...we have West and McNeil I guess but they have no relief and there will 100% be times when you end up with 1 or potentially both of them off the ground...I just think we are going to lack ground ball...

I don't have any view of Matt Kennedy as an outside mid either but I think he's going to be forward or inside.

I think we need 7x backs (3x tall defenders, 3x medium, 1x small/lockdown).
1x Ruck
4x inside mids
3x outside mids (one simply MUST be able to play as a medium back).
3x tall forwards (one helps in the ruck).
3x medium forwards (one as the 5th inside mid)
1x genunine small forward. (We prob don't have one on the list).

Then you select an experienced running player as the sub.

At this stage of his career, I see JJ as a utility, playing where needed and not a strict half-back. Freijah pushing up the ground as needed also, as the outside wing depth.
Kennedy played all over the place at the Blues, our wing play was so poor opposite Truck, looks an easy place to find him good minutes.

[Grantysghost]

At this stage of his career, I see JJ as a utility, playing where needed and not a strict half-back. Freijah pushing up the ground as needed also, as the outside wing depth.
Kennedy played all over the place at the Blues, our wing play was so poor opposite Truck, looks an easy place to find him good minutes.

Does Freijah have the pace for a wing ? I feel he may get lost too high up the ground at this stage.

[jazzadogs]

Does Freijah have the pace for a wing ? I feel he may get lost too high up the ground at this stage.

It's not like Bailey Williams is fast...and Freijah showed enough pace off half back imo.

I think endurance is more important than speed, but think your point about him getting 'lost' is a concern. Half back is just about the easiest and most natural position in terms of field placement, and wing is up there with half forward as the hardest.