Best XX11 for 2012

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Actually I like these teams, based on current availability (which on this occasion has eliminated the aspirational picks like Mitchell and Lamb) and recognises that the Walsh/White battle is best conducted in the 2's, which co-incidentally also gives us 2 ruckmen. Woohoo!

There are going to be a lot of players with senior experience having to work hard in the two's to reclaim places lost through injury (Spanky, Mal & LRT with his dodgy hammies, Armstrong) let alone those yet to debut. Depth is wonderfull and isn't preseason a wonderfully hope filled time of the year!

[Jewels]

Actually I like these teams, based on current availability (which on this occasion has eliminated the aspirational picks like Mitchell and Lamb) and recognises that the Walsh/White battle is best conducted in the 2's, which co-incidentally also gives us 2 ruckmen. Woohoo!

There are going to be a lot of players with senior experience having to work hard in the two's to reclaim places lost through injury (Spanky, Mal & LRT with his dodgy hammies, Armstrong) let alone those yet to debut. Depth is wonderfull and isn't preseason a wonderfully hope filled time of the year!

Oh how true! I remember this time last year feeling so full of confidence for the season ahead,
then a few weeks later that horrendous game against Melbourne brought me back to earth with a thud..........

[aardvark]

Oh how true! I remember this time last year feeling so full of confidence for the season ahead,
then a few weeks later that horrendous game against Melbourne brought me back to earth with a thud..........

Evil person......talk about burst the bubble.......mentioning that game is worth a two week ban....mods

[Jewels]

Evil person......talk about burst the bubble.......mentioning that game is worth a two week ban....mods

Hahahaha, I'm so sorry to have brought that nightmare back up.
Things will be different this year, we'll be leading the comp at the completion of round one this season!

[wolftone57]

Horse says the selectors are going to play a lot of experienced players against North. But if you look they are the experienced players that didn't get a run last week because of niggles. I believe they will give Tommy Walsh another hit out to give him a bit more game time seeing he didn't play in the Intra. Mitchell, Lamb, Brown and hopefully McNiel will get a run too. This would balance the list and give a few of the younger blokes a run as well. We should have used more players last weekend because of the heat.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Hahahaha, I'm so sorry to have brought that nightmare back up.
Things will be different this year, we'll be leading the comp at the completion of round one this season!

Talking of potential nightmares, imagine losing to GW$ in the first round? RWO would have a meltdown!!!

[Dosser]

Horse says the selectors are going to play a lot of experienced players against North. But if you look they are the experienced players that didn't get a run last week because of niggles. I believe they will give Tommy Walsh another hit out to give him a bit more game time seeing he didn't play in the Intra. Mitchell, Lamb, Brown and hopefully McNiel will get a run too. This would balance the list and give a few of the younger blokes a run as well. We should have used more players last weekend because of the heat.

Isnt Mitchell injured or something?

[aardvark]

Talking of potential nightmares, imagine losing to GW$ in the first round? RWO would have a meltdown!!!

Straight to the bathroom and wash your mouth out with soap young man !!

[Melbourne_Blood]

Yes i thought Mitchell had knee Tendonitis ?

[dimelb]

Horse says the selectors are going to play a lot of experienced players against North. But if you look they are the experienced players that didn't get a run last week because of niggles. I believe they will give Tommy Walsh another hit out to give him a bit more game time seeing he didn't play in the Intra. Mitchell, Lamb, Brown and hopefully McNiel will get a run too. This would balance the list and give a few of the younger blokes a run as well. We should have used more players last weekend because of the heat.

True, and we would have been able to do more in that direction if we weren't hogtied by the 2 man bench and 2 subs.

[wolftone57]

True, and we would have been able to do more in that direction if we weren't hogtied by the 2 man bench and 2 subs.

True but we took 34 players and only used 27. We could have changed more players over in the second game. For a start Goodsie had a good hit out in the first and there was no need to play him in the second, the same with Sammy. Maybe Reg and Marty could also have had a rest.

[aardvark]

Pencil in H Cunningham.