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Who is our best starting 6 midfielders?

*** currently vacant
2 - Lachie Cowan
3 - Jesse Motlop
4 - Oliver Hollands
5 - Adam Cerra
6 - Zac Williams
7 - Jagga Smith
8 - Lachie Fogarty
9 - Patrick Cripps
10 - Harry McKay
11 - Mitch McGovern
12 - Ben Ainsworth
13 - Blake Acres
14 - Ollie Florent
15 - Billy Wilson
16 - Ben Camporeale
17 - Brodie Kemp
18 - Sam Walsh
19 - Will Hayward
***20 - Elijah Hollands - currently not on our list
21 - Lucas Camporeale
22 - Harry O'Farrell
23 - Jacob Weitering
24 - Nick Newman
25 - Liam Reidy
26 - Nick Haynes
27 - Marc Pittonet
28 - Harry Charleson
29 - George Hewitt
30 - Jack Ison
31 - Campbell Chesser
32 - Matthew Carroll
33 - Lewis Young
34 - Rob Monahan
35 - Harry Dean
36 - Cooper Lord
37 - Jordan Boyd
***38 - Will White - currently not on our list
39 - Talor Byrne
40 - Hudson O'Keeffe
41 - Matt Duffy
42 - Adam Saad
43 - Ashton Moir
44 - Francis Evans
45 - Flynn Young
46 - Matt Cottrell
Topic: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6 (Read 497 times) previous topic - next topic
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Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Hi all, trying something different from the standard best 22(3).
Lets try picking our team in sections which will give us a good idea on who people think should play where as there are plenty of people who could be forward or back, midfield or otherwise.

So...
Part 1 - Choose starting 6 midfielders including 1 ruck.
Part 2 - 6 Backmen
Part 3 - 6 forwards
Part 4 - 5 bench (inc 2nd ruck if you deem necessary).

I will do part 2, 3, 4 after part 1 gives us clear (enough) favourites and eliminate those players from the options for subsequent parts.

All you need to worry about now, is who do you think is our best 6 starting midfielders?
Lets pick in position.
2 wingers, 3 mids, 1 ruck.

Have at it...

Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #1 –
Seems one person didn't pick a ruck, or is throwing someone like Cripps in the deep end.  :-[

Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #2 –
C Hollands Walsh Cottrell
R Pittonet Cripps Hewett
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #3 –
'Bump'

Without a comment these threads slip down the list.
So anyone else want to vote before we move on to the next line.

Looks like Cripps, Walsh and Hewitt get the main midfield positions
And Pittonet in the ruck
A bit of a variety in our wingers.

Cerra and Lord will have to go through the repechage

(Just wondering Kruddler...I skimmed over the post initially and was going to vote for pure 'centremen' (smaller centre square attenders), not wingers or a ruckman. That may have created a bit of a problem in the lack of rucks and specialist wingers.
I've taken the liberty of allowing posters to change their vote if they've neglected a ruck or not chosen a specialist wing)

I think it's a bit of an age thing.
Some of us oldies still cling to traditional positions
Technically a midfielder includes the old Ruck, Ruck-Rover, Rover, Centre and two wingmen....bascially those that work between the arcs or follow the ball around.
But some of us still talk of 'midfielders' in terms of the central guys other than the followers, and wingers.



Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #4 –
Yeah im guilty of skim reading.   I picked pure mids, rather than wingers. 
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #5 –
Quote from: Lods – on

I think it's a bit of an age thing.
Some of us oldies still cling to traditional positions
Technically a midfielder includes the old Ruck, Ruck-Rover, Rover, Centre and two wingmen....bascially those that work between the arcs or follow the ball around.
But some of us still talk of 'midfielders' in terms of the central guys other than the followers, and wingers.

As an older person, I have to remember to include the ruckman in the midfield.  Comments like “TDK is an extra midfielder” reinforce that separation. 

I don’t have a problem with including wingers though, particularly since our “pure midfielders” like Walsh and Cerra often play “on the wing”.

Then there’s the forwards that are included in the midfield rotations.

One thing that Kruddler’s exercise has shown is that they will be intense competition for spots in the midfield. 

Will we use the extra interchange player to add another midfielder?  I think that would dilute the presence of Cripps, Walsh, Hewett, Smith and Cerra.
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #6 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Then there’s the forwards that are included in the midfield rotations.

One thing that Kruddler’s exercise has shown is that they will be intense competition for spots in the midfield. 

Will we use the extra interchange player to add another midfielder?  I think that would dilute the presence of Cripps, Walsh, Hewett, Smith and Cerra.

It's a funny one...the half forward,half back, winger
I 'personally'wouldn't refer to Acres, O Hollands or Cottrell, who sometime play as wingmen, as 'midfielders'.
Yet I've picked Cottrell as one of my wingmen, so I guess he is :D

I think we will have at least one more mid on the bench.
One of the players I have some big hopes for next year is Cooper Lord. I think he's going to be a gun.
There is also Jack Ison, and the Camporeales (with a year of development behind them).

(and I was worried about fitting all the forwards in ::)  ::)  )


 

Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #7 –
I couldn’t fit Lord into my midfield but he’s a lock for my interchange bench.

Cooper provides a point of difference to our other midfielders with his ability to negate opposition guns and willingness to do the real grunt work.
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Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #8 –
Quote from: DJC – on
I couldn’t fit Lord into my midfield but he’s a lock for my interchange bench.

Cooper provides a point of difference to our other midfielders with his ability to negate opposition guns and willingness to do the real grunt work.
Agree. Also hard to fit Cripps Hewett and Cerra into the same side from a pace perspective. I have Cerra on the bench and potentially being squeezed out all together.
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Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #9 –
The more I think about our midfield mix, the more apparent it comes to me that Cripps is about to become a key position player. 

It makes the most sense.  Last season, Cerra and Hewett were our best performed mids, and Walsh not far off when he played.  Cripps was the one most down on output, and thats ok, he is getting on, and transitioning to a role where he can impact the team and lead is probably a good thing.

Will also help us start to get Jagga and co through there, and I think we will rotate heavily through the positions where multi role players are going to have bursts on ball.

Remember Kouta's best season?

He would start at CHB on the oppositions best forward, and then at half time, would play on ball for the rest of the game and change it.  Thats what I see us doing with Cripps potentially (maybe CHF instead).
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6

Reply #10 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
The more I think about our midfield mix, the more apparent it comes to me that Cripps is about to become a key position player. 

It makes the most sense.  Last season, Cerra and Hewett were our best performed mids, and Walsh not far off when he played.  Cripps was the one most down on output, and thats ok, he is getting on, and transitioning to a role where he can impact the team and lead is probably a good thing.

Will also help us start to get Jagga and co through there, and I think we will rotate heavily through the positions where multi role players are going to have bursts on ball.

Remember Kouta's best season?

He would start at CHB on the oppositions best forward, and then at half time, would play on ball for the rest of the game and change it.  Thats what I see us doing with Cripps potentially (maybe CHF instead).

Cripps will be in the midfield next season with an occasional spell in the forward line and ruck.  That’s where he plays his best footy and is of most value to the team.

Crippa doesn’t have Kouta’s speed and athleticism.
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball