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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #60 on: August 04, 2020, 08:33:25 AM »
Have to agree with that Bolton already was ,Balta getting better weekly and Chol showing signs and x factor.

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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #61 on: August 04, 2020, 10:54:03 PM »
Will be really interesting to see what they do when Dave is fit. Like I said in another thread think most if not all teams have 7 players in their 22 which run through their backline. With everyone available we’ll have: Grimes, Dave, Balta, Broad, Vlas, Houli, Short and baker. Unless they’re planning to reposition one of them it would seem one will have to come out. Broad would be the obvious one there but would be incredibly harsh. Could he possibly take kmacs spot as a tall defensive wing?

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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #62 on: August 04, 2020, 11:06:28 PM »
You'd assume Prestia & Houli will come in for Ross & Egg, Nank you'd hope for Soldo, Edwards for K-Mac or Higgins??? Is Astbury still best 22?  :shh

Also don't forget -Finals Rioli >>>>> H&A Rioli.... :shh :shh
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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #63 on: August 04, 2020, 11:15:48 PM »
For me it's
Ins: Astbury houli caddy Edwards prestia Nank
Outs: egg, kmac, Ross, Higgins, aarts, soldo
Pickett, stack are form dependent.
Really tough on these players... Still Graham and rioli too.

Geez our depth is good these days.

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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #64 on: August 04, 2020, 11:22:07 PM »
For me it's
Ins: Astbury houli caddy Edwards prestia Nank
Outs: egg, kmac, Ross, Higgins, aarts, soldo
Pickett, stack are form dependent.
Really tough on these players... Still Graham and rioli too.

Geez our depth is good these days.

I’d say the same except Pickett out instead of aarts. Think we’ll have enough midfield rotations once you bring Edwards and Prestia back into the mix. Still need our small fwds though and none of those ins play that role.

Rioli will have to show a bit in the scratch matches or wait for an injury or drop in form of one of his replacements. Same goes for graham.

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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #65 on: August 04, 2020, 11:32:59 PM »
Forgot about Caddy... :shh




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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #66 on: August 05, 2020, 12:43:42 AM »
I was thinking something like this:

B: Vlastuin, Balta, Grimes

HB: Short, Astbury, Houli

C: Broad, Cotchin, Caddy

HF: Edwards, Riewoldt, Lambert

F: Castagna, Lynch, Martin

R: Nankervis, Prestia, Bolton

Int: Chol, Baker, Stack, Aarts

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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #67 on: August 05, 2020, 01:10:08 AM »
Nice team TK but I’d swap Short and Broad around.
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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #68 on: August 05, 2020, 07:54:51 AM »
For me it's
Ins: Astbury houli caddy Edwards prestia Nank
Outs: egg, kmac, Ross, Higgins, aarts, soldo
Pickett, stack are form dependent.
Really tough on these players... Still Graham and rioli too.

Geez our depth is good these days.

I’d say the same except Pickett out instead of aarts. Think we’ll have enough midfield rotations once you bring Edwards and Prestia back into the mix. Still need our small fwds though and none of those ins play that role.

Rioli will have to show a bit in the scratch matches or wait for an injury or drop in form of one of his replacements. Same goes for graham.

Aarts has been really good. Way better than rioli. But at the expense of Edwards, Bolton will move back to the forward line unfortunately.

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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #69 on: August 17, 2020, 10:08:36 PM »
According to Wallace on SEN tonight:

B: Short  Astbury  Grimes
HB: Baker Vlastuin Houli
C: Edwards Prestia Bolton
HF: Higgins Riewoldt Lambert
F: Castagna  Lynch  Chol
R: Nank/Soldo Martin Cotchin
Int (from): Balta/Broad, Aarts, Caddy, Rioli, McIntosh, Pickett, Ross, Stack.

nb. One of Nank or Soldo.
Balta or Broad as 7th defender or both could play if we go back to the backline we had with Rance playing.

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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #70 on: August 17, 2020, 10:14:26 PM »
Sorry, Plough but Higgins is not in our best 22
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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #71 on: August 17, 2020, 10:26:48 PM »
Hasn’t really done much there. He’s named 26 and within that 26 he wasn’t able to split 2 players in 2 positions.
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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #72 on: August 17, 2020, 10:28:16 PM »
Sorry, Plough but Higgins is not in our best 22

..and Castagna is? :shh
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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #73 on: August 17, 2020, 10:47:05 PM »
Sorry, Plough but Higgins is not in our best 22

..and Castagna is? :shh

When in form yes

Right now, so badly out of form, no
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Re: Our best 22 for 2020?
« Reply #74 on: August 17, 2020, 10:56:20 PM »
So not this year then? :shh
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