Best 22

[ace]

Suggesting your best 22 is normally stupid because injuries prevent that team from ever being selected.

But for this Sunday the selectors have only one confirmed injury.
That being James Van Es out for the season after ankle surgery.
Arie Schoenmaker needs to pass the concussion test to be available.
There are some players returning to the available list who may be short on fitness but effectively selectors hae a full ist to choose from.

So either the selectors choose the Best 22 or they substitute a player who they think will eventually be Best 22 so want to give him a game anyway.

You be the selectors and choose your Best 22 for this weeks game.

[ace]

Webster---Howard---Wilkie

Sinclair---Battle------W-Milera

------------Marshall
Bonner---Dow-------Wood
------------Steele
------------Windhager

Wilson---King------Hill

Owens---Caminiti ---Higgins

Henry---Crouch---Stocker ---Clark

----------------Jones

[nostalgicsaint]

Assuming all in form.

Webster---Howard---Wilkie

Sinclair---Battle------W-Milera

------------Marshall
Hill--------Crouch-------Wood
------------Steele
------------Windhager

Wilson---King------Butler

Owens---Caminiti ---Higgins

Henry---Dow---Stocker ---Clark

----------------Garcia

[B.M]

B: Wilkie - Howard - Webster
HB: NWM - Battle - Stocker

C: Henry - Owens - Wood

HF: Wilson - King - Hill
F: Higgins - Caminiti - Hayes

Foll: Marshall - Steele - Sinclair

Int: Crouch - Dow - Windhager - Bonner
Sub: Clark

Emerg: Ross - Garcia - Sharman

Sandy
B: Cordy - Keeler - Seaton*
HB: Paton - Schoenmaker - McLennan

C: Lowe* - Ross - Hastie

HF: Hotton - Sharman - Garcia
F: Collard - Membrey - Heath

Foll: Campbell - Phillipou - Z.Jones

Int: Allison - Watson* - Benier* - O’Connell

[nefron55]

B: Wilkie - Howard - Webster
HB: NWM - Battle - Stocker

C: Henry - Owens - Wood

HF: Wilson - King - Hill
F: Higgins - Caminiti - Hayes

Foll: Marshall - Steele - Sinclair

Int: Crouch - Dow - Windhager - Bonner
Sub: Clark

Emerg: Ross - Garcia - Sharman

Sandy
B: Cordy - Keeler - Seaton*
HB: Paton - Schoenmaker - McLennan

C: Lowe* - Ross - Hastie

HF: Hotton - Sharman - Garcia
F: Collard - Membrey - Heath

Foll: Campbell - Phillipou - Z.Jones

Int: Allison - Watson* - Benier* - O’Connell

Love this team you've put together -- I think this is pretty much our best 22 as well.

I think one issue might be that we'll struggle for forward pressure with that front 6. But not sure how to rectify that with the current list unless Butler really regains form (who makes the Sandy 22 though, I think).

[Banger9798]

Yes, at least the midfield has some different elements in there.

Bull mids like Owens, and Steele and some skill in Henry , Sinclair.

I cannot understand for the life of me, the reluctance to put Michito in the guts - even for 5 or 6 mins a quarter.

We do have forward options to cover.

[Beno88]

In some very intelligent fixturing Sandringham play at the same time as St Kilda, so despite having next to no injuries, one or two of our emergencies won't play at all this weekend.

[cwrcyn]

Webster Howard Wilkie
Sinclair Battle Wanganeen-Milera
Hill Crouch Henry
Owens Hayes Butler
Higgins King Membrey

Marshall Steele Dow


Wood Clark Windhager Ross

Sub Stocker

[Otiman]

In some very intelligent fixturing Sandringham play at the same time as St Kilda, so despite having next to no injuries, one or two of our emergencies won't play at all this weekend.

We are better off not taking any emergencies into the game then. If we're one short so be it.

[wally]

I like B.M’s team but would have Bonner out,Clark in and Jones sub.

[B.M]

I ummed and ahhed between Bonner and Paton as the seventh defender.

Flip of the coin really

One is a better offensive player, one is better defensively
Hunts I don’t think has 4 AFL quarters in him atm

Fully fit - he’s in rotating between HB and Midfield with Sincs and Stocker to the bench.

[ROLS-LEE]

Butler says hello to everyone.

[Yorkeys]

Is it my imagination or are most sides physically larger than our current best 22.
Or are we unlucky with the chaos ball situations.
Does our best 22 handball to space or to a predictable close and covered team mate.
Freo seemed to generally out muscle us in the contested ball scraps and send quick long handballs to loose team mates. We seemed to do the opposite. But that could be supporter bias.

[SydneySainter]

That’s a VERY workmanlike midfield.

[Otiman]

2024 "best 22" - no development considered.

B: Battle Howard Webster
HB: Sinclair Wilkie Wanganeen-Milera
C: Hill Windhager Wood
HF: Wilson King Owens
F: Higgins Caminiti Butler
R: Marshall Steele Ross
B: Henry Stocker Dow Crouch

2024 "next 22"
B: McLennan Cordy Paton
HB: Bonner Keeler Schoenmaker
C: Hastie Garcia Byrnes
HF: Allison Membrey Philippou
F: Collard Heath Sharman
R: Campbell Clark Jones
B: Hayes O'connell Hotton Van Es(Inj)

[bobmurray]

I was at training today (Wednesday), i didn't see RTB out on the ground, he might have snuck out and i didn't see him BUT the session seemed to be run by the Assistant Coaches.

I did see Georgia P wandering around a couple of times, that was much better than seeing RTP.

One of the training drills seemed to pay a lot of attention on tackling technique and sticking the tackle.

What i noticed in match sim was if players dropped a mark, fumbled or didn't hit a target by foot it didn't matter, reset and go again.

I didn't see any players handballing to another player under more pressure because, there wasn't any real pressure.

This was the T1 session of the week, they may well up the ante for T2 on Friday.

[older saint]

IF we ignore that a few are underdone and need to either come bank through Sandy or another week at Sandy , here is my guess:

B: Stocker, Howard, Wilkie
HB: Nas, Battle, Sinclair
C:Wood, Crouch, Hill
HF: Owens Membrey , Henry
F Butler, King, Higgins
Foll: Marshall, Steele, Windy
INt: Clark, Wilson Dow, Webster
Emerg: Ross , Poo, Camaniti,Campbell ( just because he is always emerg)

[ROLS-LEE]

B: Battle Howard Webster
HB: Sinclair Wilkie Wanganeen-Milera
C: Hill Windhager Wood
HF: Wilson King Henry
F: Higgins Sharman Butler
R: Marshall Steele Dow
B: Owens Stocker Crouch Cordy

[D.B.Cooper]

Webster NWM Stocker
Battle Wilkie Howard

Marshall Sinclair Windhager
Wood Steele Wilson

Hill Henry Owens
Higgins King Butler

Clark Caminitti Crouch Dow

Sub: Hayes
E: Garcia Ross Membrey Bonner

[Otiman]

I did see Georgia P wandering around a couple of times, that was much better than seeing RTP.

Dare I ask what the "P" in RTP means?

[bobmurray]

I did see Georgia P wandering around a couple of times, that was much better than seeing RTP.

Dare I ask what the "P" in RTP means?

Typo.

[SaintPav]

Webster Howard Wilkie
Sinclair Battle Wanganeen-Milera
Hill Crouch Henry
Owens Hayes Butler
Higgins King Membrey

Marshall Steele Dow


Wood Clark Windhager Ross

Sub Stocker

I would swap Wilson for Ross.