Who is Collingwood's most important player in 2017?

[Lazza]

Pendles
Grundy
Treloar
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Would LOVE to see WHE be a gun and Elliot and Shazza return with all guns blazing.

IF all this happens, put us down for somewhere between 6 - 8 I reckon.

[duke750]

Interesting post whats'inaname...

I too believe that this post really looks at who we would really miss. And yes, Pendles is our best player, but we could probably get by without him. Grundy is good and has made progress but is still not a really dominant all around ruckman.

To me, now that Class ken is gone Moore is the main key forward, he is critical to our success. If he goes down, or goes missing, we will be dependent on a lot of smaller players such as Elliot and Fesola, or inconsistent players like White and Cox, or untested people like Cox.

Huge responsibility for such a young forward. Good reason to rotate Pendles and Sidney out of the forward line rather than the bench.

[magpieazza]

There are arguments for alot of players, but if I had to pick 1 it would be Reid.

What I usually ask myself is, if I had to pick 3 players that I want to improve while all the rest played at their usual standards , who would they be....then sometimes I increase it to 5 then 7 then 10...

3 players would be...Reid...then Elliott...then Moore
add a couple more....Fasolo...then Scharenberg
add a couple more...Broomhead...then Aish
add a couple more...DeGoey....then Maynard

and so on.

It virtually means the second tier of players who I want to bring their best game to the table to support Pendles, Treloar, Sidebottom, Grundy, Adams.

Maybe Grundy should be listed in the Improvers list...

It really is a squad game these days as injuries play a vital role, almost to the point that if your club has very few injuries then you should be able to make the top four at least.

So for me knowing what Im already getting from the mainstays and A graders, I look forward to seeing the likes of Moore, Broomhead, Aish, Fasolo, Elliott and DeGoey having a good year.....also Mayne, WHE, Dunn, Wells...
There are heaps of players that can make this club great again and Im excited for 2017 !!
I believe we traded very well and did what we had to, to get who we wanted.
Mayne could be the story of the year!!

[magpieazza]

BTW my best 26/28 are.

Ramsay...Dunn...Scharenberg
Varcoe...Reid...Maynard
Sidebottom...Adams...Wells
Whe...Mayne...Howe
Elliott...Moore...Fasolo
Grundy...Pendlebury...Treloar

Broomhead..Crisp..DeGoey...(the best tall out of White, McLarty or Keeffe)

Emerg..Greenwood, Wills, Smith, Blair.

[Tannin]

[Tannin]

Our most important player? Dunn.

I hope that Dunn doesn't get a senior game.

No, not because I have anything against the guy, but because if Dunn is fit and can't get selected, that means that Reid and Keefe are doing well at CHB and FB, and it also means that Ramsay, Maynard, 'Berg, Howe, and/or Langdon are in such good form as medium rebounders that we feel no need to redeploy Reid as a mobile floating defender.

In short, if Dunn is fit and can't get a game, our defence will be in top shape. If you have a great defence, you'll win more matches than you lose.

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[RudeBoy]

De Goey

[jackcass]

Understand the posters who claim Pendles is our most important player. He's clearly our best. Some suggest the only elite player which I disagree with as I think Treloar finished 2016 as an elite mid.

Personally though I've looked at this as a question of who we could least afford to lose. I'd hate to go without Pendles for any games but the midfield runs deep and while lacking experience, contains numbers of developing prospects and I'm optimistic a couple of them will take great strides toward delivering on potential from this season. Think players like DeGoey and Aish. And we've added Wells who adds experience and class. Consequently not a huge difference btween mids 1-10 over 2-11.

Conversely, losing any of Grundy, Reid, or Moore would really hurt. Yes, as has been suggested, we could cobble together some level of coverage, but the drop in class would be significant. Hence, they were my 3 and in that order.

[kymbo5@yahoo.com.au]

Some excellent posts here, agree with a lot of the points but I think Moore is the player we need to play consistently well and the one we can least afford to lose. Much like Pebbles was our most important player in his era, Moore has a lot of effect on our structure, will influence the role Elliott, Blair, etc will play as small forwards. If he takes two backman, then surely the forwards reap the rewards. Moore kicks well so if he takes multiple grabs near goal he is so dangerous.

Losing Reid would be awful but White, Dunn, Howe and Keefe are there. Not in Reid's league but good back up.

[Fatui Attata]

If I was an opposition supporter and it was the Grand Final, I would be most stoked if Pendlebury was out injured. Most influential player in black & white. Peerless all over the ground and, in his own way, a General.

[69 years a MAGPIE]

I'd like to look at the question slightly differently. My belief, long held, is that the 3rd tier players (bottom 6-7 if you like) are the difference. Last couple of years, this group of players has been our weakness due to injuries, youth and development. Look at Hawthorn, Sydney and Geelong in recent years, and see why they have been so successful. So, who are those 6-7 players that need to step up or be replaced? Have we improved the group by the addition of Wells, Maine, WHE, Dunne and the draft? I think we have and if our Tier 1 and 2 players stay fit and develop further, we can be a force.

[Number 35]

Good post, I think the 6-7 players that will break into this team and recharge us will be.

Elliot Wells Mayne Dunne Thomas Keefe Scharenberg.

Our bottom 6-7 on the ground including bench could be White Crisp Thomas Dunne Maynard Scharenberg and Aish. Or DeGoey/WHE

Thats a strong bottom 6 with great potential. Reminds me of 2010 Dawes Beams Sidebottom Wellingham Blair McCafeer etc...Then we have the formula for a team ready to compete with the sky as the limit. Dermott Brerton said games are won and lost in Finals by the strength and output of your bottom 6 players. It was the differnce for us in 2010 like it surely would have been for the doggies last year.

As for our most important player.


Pendlebury will win the brownlow this year.
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