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Not a bad place for Buckley to play with his pace and run.

I've always believed the best 22, but allowing for team structure, should play.

Once pre-season is over, it doesn't matter how old you are, how many years you have been at the club or what draft pick number you were. The best 22 play, and if you want to break into the side, then you had better be playing out of your skin in the seconds week in and week out.
Never gift a game to anyone, everyone has to earn their spot. At the same time, if someone is knocking the door down in the seconds, they need to be given a chance.

I've always believed the best 22, but allowing for team structure, should play.

Once pre-season is over, it doesn't matter how old you are, how many years you have been at the club or what draft pick number you were. The best 22 play, and if you want to break into the side, then you had better be playing out of your skin in the seconds week in and week out.
Never gift a game to anyone, everyone has to earn their spot. At the same time, if someone is knocking the door down in the seconds, they need to be given a chance.

I've always believed the best 22, but allowing for team structure, should play.

Once pre-season is over, it doesn't matter how old you are, how many years you have been at the club or what draft pick number you were. The best 22 play, and if you want to break into the side, then you had better be playing out of your skin in the seconds week in and week out.
Never gift a game to anyone, everyone has to earn their spot. At the same time, if someone is knocking the door down in the seconds, they need to be given a chance.

He has poor aerobic capacity, during pre-season he was left gasping by Kerridge one session and then Casey Byrnes the next!

Herald Sun Super Coach nominated our 'Best 22'

BEST 22

B: L.Plowman, M.Jamison, Z.Tuohy

HB: S.Docherty, S.Rowe, K.Simpson

C: D.Buckley, P.Cripps, E.Curnow

HF: N.Graham, A.Everitt, A.Walker

F: C.Curnow, L.Casboult, D.Thomas

Foll: M.Kreuzer, M.Murphy (c), B.Gibbs

I/C: S.Kerridge, J.Weitering, S.White, D.Cuningham

Emerg: C.Wood, D.Armfield, M.Wright

No Boekhurst, and they obviously don't rate either Irish lad waiting in the wings.

Hard to see Cunningham being selected ahead of Boekhorst.

Aye, stupid call. No respect to young Cuningham but he's a way off playing senior footy.

Asked whether Gibbs could become a consistently dominant player in 2016, Bolton said: "I'd really like to think that he could. His physical preparation has been a real positive."

"But our footy club needs to rely on more than just Bryce Gibbs and Marc Murphy and 'Kreuze' (Matthew Kreuzer), it's got to become more dense than that.

"Last year's draft was step one to help improve in that area, but it's going to take some time."

Bolton said Kreuzer's troublesome right foot had given him no problems this summer, as he looks set to complete his first full pre-season in years.

The Blues coach is yet to decide whether the 200cm big man is best suited to the ruck or forward line, but believes his versatility will be a significant asset.

"We know Kreuze is a really high draft pick and he has talent, but we're pushing systems," Bolton said.

"Andrew Phillips, Kreuze, Levi Casboult, Daniel Gorringe are all key forwards who can hit in the ruck, so I think we'll have a mix and a blend of them working as a system.

"I'm going to suspend judgment (on Kreuzer's best position). I want to see him within our system, but I think he can have impact both in the ruck and as a forward because he's so mobile for a big guy."