Prediction 2025 - Best 23 + Emergencies - Rolling

[The Bighouse]

Jordan Boyd - Jacob Weitering - Nick Haynes
Lachie Cowan - Mitch McGovern - Adam Saad
Blake Acres - Patrick Cripps - Jaxon Binns
Zac Williams - Charlie Curnow - Elijah Hollands
Jesse Motlop - Harry Mckay - Lachie Fogarty
Tom DeKoning - Sam Walsh - Adam Cerra

George Hewett - Ollie Hollands - Jagga Smith - Sam Docherty

Sub - Matt Cottrell/Cooper Lord


All I ask of Vossy... Is to FORCE JORDAN BOYD TO KICK THE BALL WHETHER HE WANTS TO OR NOT! Every kick out he can get his hands on, running by for handball receives like he's Aaron Hall during his time at North... Just get the ball in his hands please. Best kick in the back half of the field with Newman out imo and he runs past blokes where he could get a handball receive and doesn't look the slightest bit interested in it. Bizarre stuff.

Garry Charleson, meteoric rise.

 

[CJMB]

FB: Haynes Weitering Saad
HB: O.Hollands McGovern Cowan

C: Docherty Cripps Acres
R: De Koning Cerra Walsh

HF: Kemp McKay E.Hollands
FF: Motlop Curnow Williams

INT: Boyd Hewett Smith Moir

SUB: Lord

EMG: C.Durdin Binns Fogarty

Boyd in for Newman, Doc as the defensive side winger sitting ahead of back 6, Ollie high halfback, Elijah high half forward, acres does what he does.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

Cowan Weitering Haynes
O Hollands McGovern Saad
Binns Cripps Acres
Motlop McKay E Hollands
Kemp Curnow Williams
De Koning Cerra Walsh

Hewett Lord Smith Silvagni

Sub: Moir

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Doch take up Nicks’ role at HB.

Ollie providing support off the bench.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Doch take up Nicks’ role at HB.

Ollie providing support off the bench.

Yeah, I forgot to put Doc in my side. He'd come in for Kemp or Lord at this stage.

 

[slider95]

Haynes becomes more important with Newman injured.... past his best but a reliable back up.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

Haynes becomes more important with Newman injured.... past his best but a reliable back up.

Looking forward to seeing him play.

Unsure what he brings at this point.

 

[Bennyboy7777]

Now that Newman’s year has ended and based on training reports, here’s my revised team:

Gov Weitering Cowan

Saad Haynes O Hollands

Acres Cripps Docherty

Kemp McKay E Hollands

Motlop Curnow Williams

Foll: TDK, Walsh & Cerra

Bench: Hewett, Smith, Fogarty, Moir Sub: JSOS

Emerg: Lord, Boyd, Binns, Cottrell, Durdin, Pittonet & Wilson (don’t think you are allowed this many emergencies! )

 

[Blue and Silver]

Well now there are some wrinkles in the equation

B: Saad, Weitering, McGovern
HB: O. Hollands Haynes Cowan
C: Docherty Cripps Acres
HF: E.Hollands Curnow, Smith
F: Motlop McKay, Williams
R: De Koning, Cerra, Walsh

I/C: Hewett, Fogarty, Boyd, Kemp

S: Binns

Newman being out forces a bit more defensive flexibility into the 22

O.Hollands Doc, Boyd, Acres and Binns to rotate through Half-back and both wings playing sweeper.

Kemp as a possible swingman comes into my 22, Williams can be swung back in a pinch.

Jagga playing off half-forward but really pushing into the middle immediately as an extra mid

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[Bennyboy7777]

FB: Haynes Weitering Saad
HB: O.Hollands McGovern Cowan

C: Docherty Cripps Acres
R: De Koning Cerra Walsh

HF: Kemp McKay E.Hollands
FF: Motlop Curnow Williams

INT: Boyd Hewett Smith Moir

SUB: Lord

EMG: C.Durdin Binns Fogarty

Boyd in for Newman, Doc as the defensive side winger sitting ahead of back 6, Ollie high halfback, Elijah high half forward, acres does what he does.

Really like this lineup.

 

[Bennyboy7777]

If JSOS can come back fit and in form, I reckon he’s prob a lock for best 23. I like Big H rotating with TDK in the ruck, but if one of them gets injured during a game we are f$&#%d if we don’t have some ruck cover. Also, JSOS is so much more versatile than Pitto. Both Pitto and TDK in the starting 23 together never seems to work, historically.

 

[Arr0w]

Some good sides being shared. This is a version I believe could be selected

I'd also be interested to know what people believe our locks would be before the season has even started. Mine are bolded

Boyd Weitering McGovern
O Hollands Haynes Saad

TDK Hewett Walsh
Docherty Cripps Acres

E Hollands Curnow Motlop
Williams McKay Moir


Cowan Cerra Smith Cottrell Lord

Too early for Smith, but I do believe he could play the majority of the year, certainly has the talent to be a lock

 

[JustOneTime]

I think Motlop is a lock if fit.

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

Some good sides being shared. This is a version I believe could be selected

I'd also be interested to know what people believe our locks would be before the season has even started. Mine are bolded

Boyd Weitering McGovern
O Hollands Haynes Saad

TDK Hewett Walsh
Docherty Cripps Acres

E Hollands Curnow Motlop
Williams McKay Moir


Cowan Cerra Smith Cottrell Lord

Too early for Smith, but I do believe he could play the majority of the year, certainly has the talent to be a lock

Great side Arrow, just one query for me. Jordan Boyd I do really like, however he had a real howler of a season last year.

Yes he had injuries, so possibly this is the whole reason for his slump. Has shown previously to be an elite kicker and has

some wheels. Also a good tackler, biggest knock on him would probably be that he does not find the pill often enough.

McGov is terrible one on one, but is quick off the mark. He plays more like a small than a tall imo. If JSOS is to force his

way into our defence then he could take Boyds spot imo. But then that takes away from our rebounding abilities. Maybe it

will all depend on match ups, if we come up against a team with a tall forward line, then JSOS could be very handy.

 

[Arr0w]

Great side Arrow, just one query for me. Jordan Boyd I do really like, however he had a real howler of a season last year.

Yes he had injuries, so possibly this is the whole reason for his slump. Has shown previously to be an elite kicker and has

some wheels. Also a good tackler, biggest knock on him would probably be that he does not find the pill often enough.

Boyd played 19 games last year, but mostly more lockdown rather than rebound. Only lost 10%, 1, contested 1 on 1.

With Newman out and Cincotta missing a large chunk of the season, I'd be surprised if he wasn't in the side

McGov is terrible one on one, but is quick off the mark. He plays more like a small than a tall imo. If JSOS is to force his way into our defence then he could take Boyds spot imo. But then that takes away from our rebounding abilities.

Gov is poor with his defensive mindset, but intercepts well and generally one of our better users/distributors

Maybe it will all depend on match ups, if we come up against a team with a tall forward line, then JSOS could be very handy.

Jsos is a smart, gutsy, competitive footballer, but not sure he will succeed as a defender

Small for a genuine KPD, not athletic enough to play the 3rd tall and or interceptor

Might get the occasional good match up, but that would be rare given the composition of other teams

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

Boyd played 19 games last year, but mostly more lockdown rather than rebound. Only lost 10%, 1, contested 1 on 1.

With Newman out and Cincotta missing a large chunk of the season, I'd be surprised if he wasn't in the side


Gov is poor with his defensive mindset, but intercepts well and generally one of our better users/distributors



Jsos is a smart, gutsy, competitive footballer, but not sure he will succeed as a defender

Small for a genuine KPD, not athletic enough to play the 3rd tall and or interceptor

Might get the occasional good match up, but that would be rare given the composition of other teams

Thanks for the response. Surprised to see that he played 19 games, he did not really stand out that much to me. He is best

22, I agree. JSOS does seem to have his work cut out, will not be surprised to see him have a really good season for us all

the same.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Thanks for the response. Surprised to see that he played 19 games, he did not really stand out that much to me. He is best

22, I agree. JSOS does seem to have his work cut out, will not be surprised to see him have a really good season for us all

the same.

Boyd was fantastic in the first half of the year imo. Dropped away after the bye before getting injured but a very handy player for us.

Think he's close to a lock with Newman out now.