Best teams

[B.M]

Never happen

But here goes

B: Wilkie - Howard - Webster
HB: Wanganeen Milera - Battle - Sinclair
C: Wood - Crouch - Henry
HF: Hill - Membrey - Owens
F: Higgins - King - Butler

Foll: Marshall - Steele - Dow

Int: Clark - Hayes - Windhager - Phillipou

Sub: Jones

Emerg: Ross - Stocker - Wilson -

Sandy

B: Schoenmaker - Cordy - Paton
HB: Hastie - Van Es - Stocker
C: McKenzie* - Ross - Allison
HF: McConnell - Sharman - Wilson
F: Keeler - Caminiti- Collard

Foll: Heath - ****** - Hotton

Int: Campbell - McLennan - Garcia - ******

Not sure if I’m missing anyone

[bobmurray]

That's 43 Saints players, does mean they can pick 1 more, either Rookie or SSP ?

I see you've included McKenzie and so have i in my count.

[Otiman]

Interesting look at two teams.

In order for us to improve, some or all of the following needs to happen by 2025.

- NWM takes the wing spot from Wood or HF from Hill (pending fitness, form, retirement)
- 2 of Van Es, Schoenmaker, Hastie takes Battle, Webster, and NWM's defensive spot
- Owens in the middle
- 2 of Caminiti, Sharman, Keeler takes Membrey and Owens spot up forward.
- Heath finds a way into the side (??)
- Collard takes either Butler or Higgins spot

The most interesting point is the 2nd and 3rd tall forwards.

[Banger9798]

Pretty close to how I have them except Sharman gets his spot ahead of Hayes for Round 1.


Will be interesting to see by Round 10 how many of those first year players have pushed into the seniors.

Wilson and Collard look the most likely.

Clark most under the pump this year to lift in order to hold his spot.

[nobhead]

Missing byrnes

[B.M]

Ah yes

Byrnes - the missing mid at Sandringham

I have included Hayes for his ability to play forward/ruck

To chop out Max and Rowan

Best side is actually in the future

Post
Ross, Crouch, Jones, Hill, Webster, Howard, Wood
And even then again after
Steele, Marshall, Sinclair, Butler

4/5years time - Without new draftees
Schoenmaker- Van Es - Stocker
Hastie - Battle - Wanganeen Milera
Wilson - Owens - Henry
Hotton - Caminiti - Windhager
Collard - King - Keeler

Heath - Phillipou - Dow

Clark - Garcia - ????? - ?????

Obviously projection with 4 future fist rounders

[saynta]

fist rounders?

[TimeToShineFellas]

fist rounders?

I think that's a different type of "best team" you're referring to!

[Saintmike65]

That's 43 Saints players, does mean they can pick 1 more, either Rookie or SSP ?

I see you've included McKenzie and so have i in my count.

Liam O’Connell likely will play half back

[Vortex]

Ah yes

Byrnes - the missing mid at Sandringham

I have included Hayes for his ability to play forward/ruck

To chop out Max and Rowan

Best side is actually in the future

Post
Ross, Crouch, Jones, Hill, Webster, Howard, Wood
And even then again after
Steele, Marshall, Sinclair, Butler

4/5years time - Without new draftees
Schoenmaker- Van Es - Stocker
Hastie - Battle - Wanganeen Milera
Wilson - Owens - Henry
Hotton - Caminiti - Windhager
Collard - King - Keeler

Heath - Phillipou - Dow

Clark - Garcia - ????? - ?????

Obviously projection with 4 future fist rounders

so I see you think Sharman won't make it?

[B.M]

Sharman has some attributes- can kick, can mark, has good endurance for a medium tall

But he is undersized, and lacks the agility and ground level skills for a player of his size imo.

He has a few tricks but deficiencies as well.

If he was 197 and 94 not 193/86 he’d be a different proposition

[NickyDal]

Here is my team....

B: Wilkie - Howard - Stocker
HB: NWM - Battle - Sinclair
C: Wood - Crouch - Henry
HF: Hill - Sharman - Owens
F: Higgins - King - Butler

Foll: Marshall - Steele - Dow

Int: Ross - Jones - Windhager - Phillipou

Sub: Wilson

* Membrey only plays if Sharman gets injured.

* If only Hill, Ross and Wood were 5 years younger!! Will they be in our next premiership team? Touch and go...

[desertsaint]

unless he trains poorly you'd think Sharman plays given his game in the dinals. oustanding first ever final for the lad. looked a lot more composed than many of his experienced teammates.

[B.M]

Only 7 spots for forwards

Only 3 for talls - one probably hybrid

I think it depends on how Membrey goes next season

[shanegrambeau]

So what is the status ofJack Hayes now?

Still on the list?

[CQ SAINT]

So what is the status ofJack Hayes now?

Still on the list?

He is contracted I think.

[NickyDal]

So what is the status ofJack Hayes now?

Still on the list?

He is still on the list but IMHO he only plays if Sharman gets injured. Father time waits for no man!

[Scollop]

unless he trains poorly you'd think Sharman plays given his game in the dinals. oustanding first ever final for the lad. looked a lot more composed than many of his experienced teammates.

The marketing team took photos of players arriving for Day 1 of training. This is what they wrote about Cooper:

"Has an entrance to preseason ever been classier?"

[D.B.Cooper]

Not the best team, but the team I’d love to see force their way into round one with some young players forcing existing players out of the line up.

Wilkie Battle Howard
Hastie NWM Sinclair

Wood Crouch Henry
Marshall Steele Owens

Hill Butler Collard
King Phillipou Sharman

Higgins Wilson Windhager Keeler

Sub: Clark

EMG: Dow, Jones, Ross, Membrey, Webster,

# Elite run and kicking out of the back half
# Pace, running power & pressure through the middle and forward half
# I really wanted Daddy Cool (Ross Wilson) on the bench

Probably not going to happen, but I’d love to see the very talented Keeler, Collard & Wilson have some game time early.

I think the smokie from the new kids might be Angus Hastie, has the size, all the attributes RTB loves and is the type that may blossom really quickly in an elite training environment.

[CQ SAINT]

I've got to agree with DB a bit but I might be forecasting the end of year best team.

Wilkie Howard Webster
Nas Battle Sinclair

Hill Windhager Henry
Marshall Steele Clark

Wilson Caminiti Owens
Keeler King Higgins

Crouch Hotton Phillipou Dow Wood

I have a feeling Keeler is the key to all of this.

I believe if he can come in as a fwd now, he will develop as part time midfield/ruck role and become devasting with Marshall in tandem.

[shanegrambeau]

So what is the status ofJack Hayes now?

Still on the list?

He is still on the list but IMHO he only plays if Sharman gets injured. Father time waits for no man!

Yep, I have checked, carried my lantern, deep through the musty corridors of history, down medieval tunnels to the bottom of a monastery on an Italian hill, in which is stored an ancient scroll upon which was once scribed, Jack Hayes: knee surgery.

[bobmurray]

So what is the status ofJack Hayes now?

Still on the list?

According to Tony74 yesterday, Hayes is injured, again.

[NickyDal]

So what is the status ofJack Hayes now?

Still on the list?

According to Tony74 yesterday, Hayes is injured, again.

If this is true then put a line through him. Put him on the LTI list and grab a smokey in the mid season draft if there is one. There is no room for sentiment.

[saynta]

McKenzie?

[CQ SAINT]

McKenzie?

Got delisted.