What's our best 22 now?

[Rodgerramjet]

Forwards:         Petterd -- Riewoldt -- Gordon
Half Forwards:  Edwards -- Vickery -- Deledio
Centre Line:      Vlastuin -- Martin -- Ellis
Rucks:               Maric -- Miles -- Cotchin
Half Backs:        Morris -- Chaplain -- Houli
Backs:               Grimes -- Rance -- Astbury

Interchange:     Conca -- Hunt -- Newman -- Thomas

I'd start with this group and i'd be utterly ruthless with performance, basic development is over with this lot, its time to put out or get out.

Players in this lot with the most to loose are Petterd, Vickery, Conca, Newman, Grimes, and Thomas. That's 6 positions really, that are up for grabs.

[Judge Roughneck]

its sposed to go backs -> fwds 

very interesting year in regards to favoritism

does hardwick like gordon ??



Forwards:        Petterd -- Riewoldt -- Gordon
Half Forwards:  Edwards -- Vickery -- Deledio
Centre Line:      Vlastuin -- Martin -- Ellis
Rucks:               Maric -- Miles -- Cotchin
Half Backs:        Morris -- Chaplain -- Houli
Backs:               Grimes -- Rance -- Astbury

Interchange:     Conca -- Hunt -- Newman -- Thomas

intersting to see how these guys goes in games vs people drafted in last couple years such as new foley and mr 49%, donuts, arnot, helbig 

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U can't make strawberry jam out of rocking horse poo
no matter which way you count it.

[Judge Roughneck]

conca guts dont look that fat in that pick well done concs 

[Chuck17]

conca guts dont look that fat in that pick well done concs 

He was reaching up so he flattened it out

[JP Tiger]

B:   Morris    Chaplin    Astbury
HB: Vlastuin   Rance   B.Ellis
C:   Menadue   Miles   Drummond/Butler
HF:  Sheds   Lids    McKenzie
F:  Griff   Jack   C.Ellis

R:  Ivan  Dusty  Cotch

Int:  Vickery  Grimes  Butler  sub: Petterd

Outs:  Grigg.  Houli.  Plus any other slow thinking or stupid players

Now, let me explain ...
I gifted games to draftees for no real reason, mainly just to see how it looks.  Couldn't decide between Drummond or Butler, time will tell, but speedy wingers with elite endurance is the idea.  Reality may be a lot different, wait & see.  Would love to name Lambert but he's only rookie listed.  Apologies to Gordon (didn't do much wrong), there's always next week.  Vickery only to relieve Ivan & staying the hell out of the F50.  I wanted to name C.Ellis in the centre but couldn't justify an all-draftee centre line, not yet anyway.  Plenty of rotations there but I want Ivan, Dusty, Cotch & Miles as starting 4.

Gameplan:  Forget positions.  Behind the ball - everybody!  Stay Home Forward - McKenzie with Sheds/Cotch to crumb.  Leading Forwards with licences to roam & fly - Jack & Lids.  Play a Pagan's Paddock style, try to get the ball to Griff around halfway & deliver 80mtr bombs to Jack/McKenzie/Lids. 
Can't believe I based a forward gameplan around a draftee over a dual Coleman Medalist, but I think Jack is better suited to roam & create than McKenzie.  Based on stuff from our pre-season training McKenzie can mark anything, anywhere, anytime over anybody - I just had to put him in the square, only question is on his running & stamina.           
        

[🏅Dooks]

B:   Morris    Chaplin    Astbury
HB: Vlastuin   Rance   B.Ellis
C:   Menadue   Miles   Drummond/Butler
HF:  Sheds   Lids    McKenzie
F:  Griff   Jack   C.Ellis

R:  Ivan  Dusty  Cotch

Int:  Vickery  Grimes  Butler  sub: Petterd

Outs:  Grigg.  Houli.  Plus any other slow thinking or stupid players

Now, let me explain ...
I gifted games to draftees for no real reason, mainly just to see how it looks.  Couldn't decide between Drummond or Butler, time will tell, but speedy wingers with elite endurance is the idea.  Reality may be a lot different, wait & see.  Would love to name Lambert but he's only rookie listed.  Apologies to Gordon (didn't do much wrong), there's always next week.  Vickery only to relieve Ivan & staying the hell out of the F50.  I wanted to name C.Ellis in the centre but couldn't justify an all-draftee centre line, not yet anyway.  Plenty of rotations there but I want Ivan, Dusty, Cotch & Miles as starting 4.

Gameplan:  Forget positions.  Behind the ball - everybody!  Stay Home Forward - McKenzie with Sheds/Cotch to crumb.  Leading Forwards with licences to roam & fly - Jack & Lids.  Play a Pagan's Paddock style, try to get the ball to Griff around halfway & deliver 80mtr bombs to Jack/McKenzie/Lids. 
Can't believe I based a forward gameplan around a draftee over a dual Coleman Medalist, but I think Jack is better suited to roam & create than McKenzie.  Based on stuff from our pre-season training McKenzie can mark anything, anywhere, anytime over anybody - I just had to put him in the square, only question is on his running & stamina.           
        

No room for conca?

[Judge Roughneck]

He's fat

[JP Tiger]

B:   Morris    Chaplin    Astbury
HB: Vlastuin   Rance   B.Ellis
C:   Menadue   Miles   Drummond/Butler
HF:  Sheds   Lids    McKenzie
F:  Griff   Jack   C.Ellis

R:  Ivan  Dusty  Cotch

Int:  Vickery  Grimes  Butler  sub: Petterd

Outs:  Grigg.  Houli.  Plus any other slow thinking or stupid players

Now, let me explain ...
I gifted games to draftees for no real reason, mainly just to see how it looks.  Couldn't decide between Drummond or Butler, time will tell, but speedy wingers with elite endurance is the idea.  Reality may be a lot different, wait & see.  Would love to name Lambert but he's only rookie listed.  Apologies to Gordon (didn't do much wrong), there's always next week.  Vickery only to relieve Ivan & staying the hell out of the F50.  I wanted to name C.Ellis in the centre but couldn't justify an all-draftee centre line, not yet anyway.  Plenty of rotations there but I want Ivan, Dusty, Cotch & Miles as starting 4.

Gameplan:  Forget positions.  Behind the ball - everybody!  Stay Home Forward - McKenzie with Sheds/Cotch to crumb.  Leading Forwards with licences to roam & fly - Jack & Lids.  Play a Pagan's Paddock style, try to get the ball to Griff around halfway & deliver 80mtr bombs to Jack/McKenzie/Lids. 
Can't believe I based a forward gameplan around a draftee over a dual Coleman Medalist, but I think Jack is better suited to roam & create than McKenzie.  Based on stuff from our pre-season training McKenzie can mark anything, anywhere, anytime over anybody - I just had to put him in the square, only question is on his running & stamina.           
        

No room for conca?

Nup!  Check your own avatar & compare it to my list of outs ...
Conca will get his chances though, I actually think he is a very good player that we just haven't seen the best of yet for various reasons, injury being one of them. 

[one-eyed]

Your club's best 22 for round one, 2015
Jennifer Phelan
afl.com.au
December 6, 2014, 4.40pm

AFTER all the de-listings, trades and drafting, how is your club looking for round one next year? Our reporters name the ultimate line-up you can expect for each team when the opening skirmishes begin next April.

Richmond

B: Dylan Grimes, Alex Rance, David Astbury

HB: Bachar Houli, Troy Chaplin, Steven Morris

C: Nick Vlastuin, Reece Conca, Brandon Ellis

HF: Dustin Martin, Ben Griffiths, Brett Deledio

F: Shane Edwards, Jack Riewoldt, Nathan Gordon

R: Ivan Maric, Trent Cotchin, Anthony Miles

I/C: Chris Newman, Taylor Hunt, Ricky Petterd

Sub: Nathan Foley


 
New: Taylor Hunt (Geelong)
Unavailable: Nil

Comment:
The Tigers are playing Carlton in round one and the Blues have some tall options in their forward line, which could see the yellow and black go in with a bigger backline. Later on, a need for more run could see a reshuffle with Grimes a casualty in favour of Morris moving to a back pocket, Vlastuin to a back stuff and Shaun Grigg onto a wing. Astbury's early season form before his knee injury this year sees him get the nod over Jake Batchelor. There's also scope to move the forward line around and bring in another tall, with Ty Vickery missing out based on the Tigers' preferred set-up late in the season that used Griffiths instead. Liam McBean could push for a senior debut at some stage after finishing fourth in the VFL's goalkicking. The likes of Sam Lloyd, Chris Knights and Matt McDonough will compete with Gordon for a spot in the forward line. The Tigers spent much of last season trying to discover Ben Lennon's best position and he'll be looking to break into the team early after off-season hip surgery.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-12-06/your-clubs-best-22

[Judge Roughneck]

Slow back linewith four kpd

[pmac21]

Slow back linewith four kpd

Yeah not too much run coming from that back 6 bar Houli....

[Andyy]

Pfffft

With Astbury, Chaplin and Grimes there you can just use Rance to run the ball out. Grimes is very quick too. I'd be using him as a small/medium defender and teaching him to play a rebounding role with his leg speed.

[Judge Roughneck]

Grimes is fast. For mine he doesn't seem a natural rebounding defender and I'm not sure if he is good enoughs kick, Yet he's very young for a tall back.

Astbury is pretty much a full back now. Good kick but is he much of a runner?

Chaplin is a liability. Worst 7th defender in the league IMO regardless of intercept mark stats. And get a found out when having to defend. Would like to see him win as but in the grigg-thomas-hampson boat

If you had Burgoyne or mcveigh in the back pocket its be less of an issue - as good as morris is when fit, his strength isn't attacking rebound

Further more you lose a midfielder / half back rotation which potential make the side slower

In a perfect world deledio would be your 4th tall back , IMO. Not troy

[JP Tiger]

Geeees ... Jennifer must be a keen archeologist during the off-season, I think she found that side on a Pyramid wall!