Round 1 team?

[RudeBoy]

Depending on how we go in our final practice game, I expect the following new faces in round one.

Greenwood
Varcoe
Crisp
De Goey
Freeman (assuming he plays well against the bulldogs).

Gault looks like securing a spot as well.

[MagpieBat]

My effort for Round 1, based on latest info:

B: Toovey, Brown, Williams
HB: Langdon, Reid, Goldsack
C: Swan, Adams, Varcoe
HF: Elliott, Cloke, Sidebottom
F: Kennedy, White, Witts
R: Grundy, Pendlebury, Greenwood
I: Fasolo, Karnezis, Broomhead, Crisp

E: De Goey, Ramsay, Sinclair

Goldsack to play back on this occasion, if Brisbane play a 3 bigs combination. Frost's untimely injury may just have set him back too much. Come back to this one after NAB 3.

Depending on how many of their smalls they play, we may need to play an extra small defender, especially if we move Williams up the ground to tag. Hence, Sinclair and Ramsay in the emergencies.

A tad unfair to Gault to pick White ahead of him, but it's good that he is giving Jesse some competition. NAB 3 might determine who gets a spot in round 1.

Reid is a best guess as to whether he will have enough miles in his legs to start, but he will hopefully play NAB 3 on Saturday and their is a VFL practice match the Thursday after that he can run around in to top up his minutes as well. If he's not ready, Frost comes in if he's fit. If not, well, we might have to play Toovey as a tall back and bring in the extra small as a consequence.

Karnezis and Crisp in to face their old club. Patty more to add extra firepower to the forward line, while Crisp is in as the 'best of the rest' selection. I hope both can play a role in winning and sticking it up that smug ranga...

De Goey rewarded for his preseason form with an emergency berth, although if he smashes it in NAB 3, he might just squeeze into the side.

Concerns going around that Broomhead might be a little bit underdone, in which case he is the ideal candidate for sub. Failing that, he might get squeezed out if we have to bring in others.

Cloke moves to CHF, both for his own form and out collective sanity. Cloke leading hard and long might force our players to fashion kicks other than long high bailout bombs to the goal square. Maybe.

[John Wren]

^ other than a dislike for sinkers, why is he an emergency? if fit, i see him playing every game for us.

i would be surprised if ramsay got games this year if we do not sustain any injuries in the backs.

[BBHS]

It's pretty simple Gault to play every position on the ground. Cloke to be the sub and come on only if we get desperate or Gault is tired after kicking his 8th deep into time on.

[mattdally]

Toovey Brown Frost
Sinclair Reid Langdon
Swan Adams Kennedy
Elliott White Sidebottom
Fasolo Cloke Goldsack
Grundy Pendles Greenwood

Williams, De Goey, Karneszis, Freeman

E: Varcoe, Broomhead, Gault

Witts not yet ready for Rnd 1.
Can we play Keefe, Frost, Brown and Reid? I don't think so.
One misses out for mine and that's Keefe at this stage.

[MagpieBat]

[John Wren]

i like ramma. he works bloody hard but i just don't see a long career ahead of him. sinclair on the other hand will play 200 plus games.

famous last words.

[Stinger]

[Gone Critical]

Williams Brown Toovey
Langdon Reid Goldsack
Sidebottom Pendles Varcoe
Fasolo White/Gault Elliott
Blair Cloke Kennedy
Grundy/Witts Swan Greenwood

Adams Thomas Sinclair

Sub De Goey

Karnezis almost got a spot week 1 lost it week 2, probably doesn't get a game NAB 3
Crisp closer than he was and could sneak in after NAB 3
Broomhead slipped right down the order, can't see him getting a game NAB 3 so needs so good VFL form before considered
Freeman let him do his VFL time and build
Oxley impressed last week, hope he gets a spot this week.
Witts and Grundy places depend on fitness also
Frost hopefully fit and could be in round 1 if good this week
Keeffe, Seedsman need gametime to get fit, start VFL

[Gone Critical]

Williams Brown Toovey
Langdon Reid Goldsack
Sidebottom Pendles Varcoe
Fasolo White/Gault Elliott
Blair Cloke Kennedy
Grundy/Witts Swan Greenwood

Adams Thomas Sinclair

Sub De Goey

Karnezis almost got a spot week 1 lost it week 2, probably doesn't get a game NAB 3
Crisp closer than he was and could sneak in after NAB 3
Broomhead slipped right down the order, can't see him getting a game NAB 3 so needs so good VFL form before considered
Freeman let him do his VFL time and build
Oxley impressed last week, hope he gets a spot this week.
Witts and Grundy places depend on fitness also
Frost hopefully fit and could be in round 1 if good this week
Keeffe, Seedsman need gametime to get fit, start VFL

[Darkstranger]

I reckon this'll go close, obviously it'll be a lot clearer this weekend

B: Williams Brown Toovey
HB: Langdon Reid Frost
C: Varcoe Swan Crisp
HF: Elliott White Sidebottom
F: Karnezis Cloke Goldsack
R: Grundy, Pendlebury Adams
INT: De Goey, Greenwood, Sinclair, Blair

When fit - Keefe to play CHF & White to play roving forward up to midfield

[Gone Critical]

[Pies4shaw]

After Balme's comments on injuries today, it doesn't look like Reid will play round 1, so there's a spot for another backman.

[John Wren]

[swoop42]

Is there another VFL game scheduled before our round 1 clash?