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At any rate, we have drifted somewhat off topic, so we should probably rein it back in.

Are you angling for a job as a moderator Paul? 

One thing that I have been thinking about when looking at suggested teams for Round 1, is who comes out for Williams?  Is he an automatic inclusion if we win?

Even with injury clouds over several players, there is genuine competition for places in the 22, particularly when you read the review of the performances of AFL listed players in the Reserves match:

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/876654/vfl-player-review-practice-match-v-st-kilda

Kennedy, Stocker, Betts, Gibbons and Owies all deserve consideration for a Round 1 place.

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FB  - Plowman - Jones - Docherty
HB  - SPS - Weitering - Saad
C   - Setterfield - Cripps - Dow 
HF  - Martin - McDonald - Murphy
FF  - Silvagni - Casboult - Fisher
R   - Pittonet - Walsh - Curnow
INT - Williamson - Gibbons - Fogarty - Cuningham
EMG - Cottrell - Stocker - Kennedy 

Unavailable (?) - McKay, Williams, Newnes, C. Curnow, TDK, Newman, McGovern, Marchbank, Betts, Kemp

Based on exposed form and availability due to injury/suspension we could get a team that looks little like we would've picked a couple of months ago.

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FB  - Plowman - Jones - Docherty
HB  - SPS - Weitering - Saad
C   - Setterfield - Cripps - Dow 
HF  - Martin - McDonald - Murphy
FF  - Silvagni - Casboult - Fisher
R   - Pittonet - Walsh - Curnow
INT - Williamson - Gibbons - Fogarty - Cuningham
EMG - Cottrell - Stocker - Kennedy 

Unavailable (?) - McKay, Williams, Newnes, C. Curnow, TDK, Newman, McGovern, Marchbank, Betts, Kemp

From that list of 10 'unavailables' we might get up to 4 of them playing.....McKay, Newnes, McGovern, Betts.....if they can get up from their injuries. If fit, the 4 on the bench would probably lose their spot.
However, from that 10, if all fit and firing, you'd could argue a case for 9 of them being best 22. Thats a fair whack out of your side!

Betts and SPS will both be in the 22.

Here’s hoping we line up like so

Fogarty Jones Plowman
Docherty Weitering Saad
Martin Cripps Williamson
Fisher Casboult Walsh
Silvagni McKay Cunningham

Pittonet Setterfield Dow

Curnow, Murphy, Gibbons, Stocker

No room for SPS in favour of Fogarty who can at least stick a tackle. Betts and SPS to prove their case in the twos.

Samo will be for sure, Betts will be if they’re convinced that he can run out the game.

Re: Best player seen, for me probably Gary Ablett senior, was the package...6'1 97kg....great mark, kick and had pace. Nothing he couldnt do well and with those dimensions very hard to find a matchup. He damaged opposition players when he hit them and like Dusty had the opposition apprehensive to tackle and stand in his path.
Probably his main weakness was his mental state on the day and how happy he was to be out there.
Dusty has great ability and nous but isnt the quickest, doesnt take the big high marks but mentally is switched on and fantastic in the big moments.
Kouta was the opposite type to Dusty IMO....great athlete, could jump with talls run as fast as the smalls and about the only way to stop him was to injure him. Football wise he wasnt a natural though and I'd mark him down for Dusty type nous or G Ablett natural football  ability. Kouta had to learn to play the game and relied more on his athletic ability than the other candidates IMO..
Voss was terrific, hard, natural inside mid who didnt take prisoners but was a workhorse/distributor rather than a game icer like the others I mentioned.
Greg Williams was better than Voss imo as he could win games as well as provide to others to win games but didnt have the athletic ability of either Kouta or Ablett.
So for me its G Ablett senior, no fan of him as an individual and he is flawed in many aspects but if you separate the football
from his personal life IMO he was the best footballer I have seen play the game.

Here’s hoping we line up like so

Fogarty Jones Plowman
Docherty Weitering Saad
Martin Cripps Williamson
Fisher Casboult Walsh
Silvagni McKay Cunningham

Pittonet Setterfield Dow

Curnow, Murphy, Gibbons, Stocker

No room for SPS in favour of Fogarty who can at least stick a tackle. Betts and SPS to prove their case in the twos.

Betts and SPS will both be in the 22.