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

[comrade]

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

Macrae!

Also big of you to name Naughton at CHF.

Overlooking Macrae, can I be more cliche?

[Go_Dogs]

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

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.

[azabob]

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

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.

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

[1eyedog]

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

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

Macrae very stiff.

[jeemak]

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

Macrae very stiff.

Underrated. BOG in a Grand Final to some observers.

[comrade]

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

Macrae very stiff.

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.

[1eyedog]

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

Underrated. BOG in a Grand Final to some observers.

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

[soupman]

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

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.

Murphy lucky to make it with 3 games that year.

Macrae and Dickson the obvious oversights/omissions.

[comrade]

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

Murphy lucky to make it with 3 games that year.

Macrae and Dickson the obvious oversights/omissions.

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

[The bulldog tragician]

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

Murphy lucky to make it with 3 games that year.

Macrae and Dickson the obvious oversights/omissions.

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