Round 1 team?

[perthmagpie]

This is the team I expect to be selected:

Williams Brown Toovey
Langdon Frost Sinclair
Varcoe Swan Sicebottom
Elliott Reid Broomhead
Kennedy Cloke Goldsack
Grundy, Pendlebury Adams
De Goey, Greenwood, White, Blair
E: Witts, Crisp, Thomas

The assumptions for round 1 I have made are: Witts lacking match practice, Young, Caff and Scharenberg still finishing rehab, Seedsman lacking match practice, us needing only two tall backs against Brisbane and White to play second ruck. Also I'm going to assume that a conservative approach will be taken with almost younger all players who missed a lot of footy last year inc Oxley, Freeman, Karnezis.

Personally I am hoping Karnezis, Freeman, De Goey all play but I doubt it. I feel the coaches will rely on older players like Blair, Goldy, Toovey and White till other more talented, young layers have a few weeks of strong form in the VFL first. That will take us into May or June till we really start to see the core of new talent really being tried.

[Stupied]

Hoping that DeGoey stands up during NAB cup and demands selection ahead of Blair. That would make my year.

[John Wren]

here's my squad for round 1:

Backs:
Langdon
Frost
Brown
Sinclair
Reid
Toovey

Mids:
Pendlebury
Swan
Greenwood
Crisp
Sidebottom
Witts

Forwards:
Cloke
Elliott
White
Blair
Broomhead
Goldsack

I/C:
Varcoe
Adams
Gault
Fasolo

will be interesting to see our squad for the final practice match vs the welfare.

[jackcass]

^^ You don't think Williams, Kennedy, Karnezis or Grundy should be considered?

[John Wren]

^ yes, they were considered by my one man match committee. jt, jdg, freeman, keeffe and those you named were in the mix. williams is the one who is unluckiest to miss out. even though he has played two practice games who would he be ahead of right now? varcoe gives more flexibility. goldy can provide backline coverage. gault covers the ruck and key forwards.

grundy may come in for witts given where witts is currently at. what the heck, lets give cox a start instead.

[swoop42]

B:Toovey, Brown, Frost

HB:Langdon, Reid, Sinclair

C:Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Varcoe

HF:Kennedy, White, Goldsack

F:Elliott, Cloke, Fasolo

Foll:Grundy, Adams, Swan

Int:Greenwood, De Goey, Crisp

Sub:Karnezis

Emg:Williams, Gault, Freeman

[burnsy17]

[roar]

Will NAB cup form count when the Rd 1 team is selected?

Don't mean for the likes of Pendles, Swan and Cloke, but rather the likes of Williams, Toovey, Elliott.

[Podpicken]

Kennedy is an absolute certainty, surely. Love him. Only going to improve with more game time, too, he's flying under the radar no doubt.

Kennedy, Freeman, De Goey are going to be revelations, don't worry about that, and Scharenberg too providing he recovers ok and doesn't become a name commonly seen on the injured list.

Karnezis has to start too. White CHF second ruck.

Lower your sights a little, fellow Pies. This team will evolve and evolve rapidly as the year goes on (providing we don't get monstered with injuries and just a few).

[perthmagpie]

Williams is not finding much of the ball yet or providing much run and carry. Broomy does't look fit yet. Freeman will take a while. Wittsy hasn't plated a game yet. Reid may have to play this week and VFL the week after to be ready.

So I don't expect we will be at full strength round 1. Kennedy deserves a game.

Sinclair Brown Toovey
Langdon Frost Crisp
Varcoe Greenwood Sidebottom
Elliott White Fasolo
Goldsack Cloke Kennedy
Grundy Swan Pendlebury
Adams Blair Thomas De Goey

Inj or not match fit: Reid, Witts, Seedsman, Keefe, Broomhead, Young, Moore, Marsh, Scharenberg, Macaffer.

[Mossi]

[Jezza]

Anyone think that Gault is a serious chance to play in round 1 especially if he has another good match this week against the Dogs?

[Albert Parker]

[Albert Parker]

Double post

[qldmagpie67]

B:Toovey, Brown, Frost

HB:Langdon, Reid, Sinclair

C:Greenwood, Pendlebury, Varcoe

HF:Kennedy, White, Goldsack

F:Elliott, Cloke, Fasolo

Foll:Grundy, Adams, Swan

Int:Williams, De Goey, Crisp

Sub: Karnezis

Team for mine