Your R1 Team to Meet the Blooz

[WA Tiger]

Look I am normally crap and this but I will give it a go...

B:   Mitchell Farmer     Luke McGuane     Will Thursfield
HB: Chris Newman       Kelvin Moore      Daniel Connors
C:  Brett Deledio       Dustin Martin     Daniel Jackson
HF: Relton Roberts       Jack Riewoldt      Troy Taylor           
F:  Mitch Morton         Graham Polak       Robin Nahas
R:  Troy Simmonds     Ben Cousins     Trent Cotchin   

Int: Tyrone Vickery, Ben Nason, Andrew Browne, Tom Hislop/Shane Tuck

Emerg: Adam Thompson, Dean Polo, Shane Edwards

troy taylor wont play, Polo or edwards would be in front of him likely edwards Id say , they wont leave him out

Well if Edwards does play instead of Taylor I hope the hell that they play him on a HF flank because I don't think he is capable of playing in the backline as he is too small and he turns the ball over when trying to bring it out of defence. His skills and size don't suit him plaing in the centre either and his constant turning the ball over will result in many gaols to the opposition as it has done in the past. At least if he is in the forward line he can either kick a goal or a point, he has that much space to aim at in between both point posts.

[Mr Magic]

Yeah I think we may both be on the money to some degree but there will be a couple of surprises IMO, there usually is, there will be a player selected neither of us thought about...

Nason

[WA Tiger]

Yeah I think we may both be on the money to some degree but there will be a couple of surprises IMO, there usually is, there will be a player selected neither of us thought about...

Nason

He is already in my side.

[Mr Magic]

He is already in my side.

Oops so he is sorry WA. Lost him among the 5 names on the bench.

[WA Tiger]

He is already in my side.

Oops so he is sorry WA. Lost him among the 5 names on the bench.

4 On the bench MM, it will be between Tuck and Hislop IMO, last time I looked they were not congenial twins..

[WA Tiger]

Ok so with Hardwicks statement last night or the medias statement last night saying 3 kids will make their debut here is my side. Tuck is in and I have included Hislop on the HFF.

B:   Mitchell Farmer     Luke McGuane     Will Thursfield
HB: Chris Newman       Kelvin Moore      Daniel Connors
C:  Brett Deledio       Dustin Martin     Daniel Jackson
HF: Relton Roberts       Jack Riewoldt      Tom Hislop
F:  Mitch Morton         Graham Polak       Robin Nahas
R:  Troy Simmonds     Ben Cousins     Trent Cotchin   

Int: Tyrone Vickery, Ben Nason, Andrew Browne, Shane Tuck

Emerg: Adam Thompson, Dean Polo, Shane Edwards

[Ramps]

Hislop and Polak shouldnt play but they will 

[RedanTiger]

Ok so with Hardwicks statement last night or the medias statement last night saying 3 kids will make their debut here is my side. Tuck is in and I have included Hislop on the HFF.

B:   Mitchell Farmer     Luke McGuane     Will Thursfield
HB: Chris Newman       Kelvin Moore      Daniel Connors
C:  Brett Deledio       Dustin Martin     Daniel Jackson
HF: Relton Roberts       Jack Riewoldt      Tom Hislop
F:  Mitch Morton         Graham Polak       Robin Nahas
R:  Troy Simmonds     Ben Cousins     Trent Cotchin   

Int: Tyrone Vickery, Ben Nason, Andrew Browne, Shane Tuck

Emerg: Adam Thompson, Dean Polo, Shane Edwards

Farmer, Martin, Roberts and Nason makes four WAT. Also note you don't have Bling in side.

[WA Tiger]

Ok so with Hardwicks statement last night or the medias statement last night saying 3 kids will make their debut here is my side. Tuck is in and I have included Hislop on the HFF.

B:   Mitchell Farmer     Luke McGuane     Will Thursfield
HB: Chris Newman       Kelvin Moore      Daniel Connors
C:  Brett Deledio       Dustin Martin     Daniel Jackson
HF: Relton Roberts       Jack Riewoldt      Tom Hislop
F:  Mitch Morton         Graham Polak       Robin Nahas
R:  Troy Simmonds     Ben Cousins     Trent Cotchin   

Int: Tyrone Vickery, Ben Nason, Andrew Browne, Shane Tuck

Emerg: Adam Thompson, Dean Polo, Shane Edwards

Farmer, Martin, Roberts and Nason makes four WAT. Also note you don't have Bling in side.

Gee forgot bling, I didn't really consider Farmer a Debutant, I will change Hislop for Bling, getting hard.

[torch]

okkkkk i don't know how many times i have done a Round 1 team, but this is my final one and it is based on what I think Mr Damien Hardwick will select, not what i hope Mr Damien Hardwick selects;

Mr Damien Hardwick will select:

B:       15 Farmer        16 McGuane         2 Thursfield

HB:     40 Moore         37 Post              17 Newman

C:       30 Tambling       9 Cotchin         36 Martin

HF:     50 Roberts         8 Riewoldt        27 Hislop

F:       26 Nahas           6 Polak            20 Morton

Foll:     5 Simmonds       3 Deledio         23 Jackson

Int:     32 Cousins        47 Nason          29 Vickery       31 Thomson

 

[Smokey]

Mr Damien Hardwick will select:

B:       15 Farmer        16 McGuane         2 Thursfield

HB:     40 Moore         37 Post              17 Newman

C:       30 Tambling       9 Cotchin         36 Martin

HF:     50 Roberts         8 Riewoldt        27 Hislop

F:       26 Nahas           6 Polak            20 Morton

Foll:     5 Simmonds       3 Deledio         23 Jackson

Int:     32 Cousins        47 Nason          29 Vickery       31 Thomson

My only change to your team Torch is Thomson for Edwards.

[mightytiges]

okkkkk i don't know how many times i have done a Round 1 team, but this is my final one and it is based on what I think Mr Damien Hardwick will select, not what i hope Mr Damien Hardwick selects;

Mr Damien Hardwick will select:

B:       15 Farmer        16 McGuane         2 Thursfield

HB:     40 Moore         37 Post              17 Newman

C:       30 Tambling       9 Cotchin         36 Martin

HF:     50 Roberts         8 Riewoldt        27 Hislop

F:       26 Nahas           6 Polak            20 Morton

Foll:     5 Simmonds       3 Deledio         23 Jackson

Int:     32 Cousins        47 Nason          29 Vickery       31 Thomson

 

I think you'll be pretty close to the actual team there torch. I'd have Connors ahead of Thomson though on the bench.

[Judge Roughneck]

I want to go with a 7/7/4 formation to start.

Backs:

Sweeper: Grimes
Mops: Morris, Houli
Height: Chaplin, Rance
Running height: Martin, Deledio

Mids:

Ruck: Maric
Inside/outside: Cotchin, Foley, Conca
Inside/outside defensive: Ellis
Outside defensive: Jackson
Outside: Grigg

Forwards:

Tall: Riewoldt, A. Edwards, Vickery
Small: S. Edwards

Bench: King, Tuck, Knights
Sub: Nahas

This is a glamour backline. If our young mids can get heat on the opposition clearances our backline will destroy them on the counter. If the bad guys hard tag Deledio Martin will get 40 touches. If they hard tag them both Morris and Houli will run riot.

For the first time since 2001 we can have a backline full of hurt. Morris, Houli - 60m players. Deledio - 70m. Martin - 80m player. This is hurt.

When we get the clearance (Chimpa might get a few of them) we have to hit the target. If we do we will score. If we don't we can still kill them on the counter if our mids apply heat. Our lack of pace here can hurt us but our glamour and pace in defence will offset that.

If Vickery can't handle the #3 forward job with change ruck duties we have to develop Elton or recruit a replacement. But I think TV will bloom in 2013. He is crucial.

When I look at this side there are a few obvious weaknesses.

First the #2 forward A. Edwards is demonstrably not a premiership player in the role. And his history shows that his form fades as the season wears on. Good. I expect him to play twelve to fifteen rounds in the role then be replaced. Probably by an improving Vickery, or less likely by Elton or Griffiths coming through. If Vickery can take more ruck duties Ivan can play #1 forward freeing the #3 role to Knights, maybe PetTurd or even the resting Chimpa.

Secondly Grimes. He's a budding champion with the dodgiest strings in legend. When Dimma says that he wants Flosstone to play round one he's saying we can't win the premiership in 2013. IMO he's aiming too low if Grimes is right. But Grimes may not come up. Ouch.

Thirdly Foley may not return to his best. Maybe we should let Foley play as the other mop and put Houli out to pasture. Half fit, Foley would be an awesome mop. (Less turning for the ankles, eh.)

Last, a lot of responsibility falls to third and second year players Conca and Ellis in the midfield. Maybe they go on in 2013, maybe they go on in 2014. Maybe they never do. But Chimp will go on. And when we find others who can support him we will.

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[Phil Mrakov]

Wow what a poo team we had in 2010

[Eat_em_Alive]

Wow what a poo team we had in 2010

Yep,

10 weeks.....    and hopefully blood will spill on the navy blue....