Best 22 Round 1 2022

[Mountain Man]

The 2nd year blues has been pretty often quoted over the years - no reason why our Cygnets will join the join the club in 2022, but there is a chance.

[wolftone57]

Ps can anyone think of a player like Nic Nac Paddy Wak coming back mid 20s and being g highly successful?

Cody walker for south Sydney came from the wilderness at 25yrs of age and has been one of the best players in the NRL

I cant hink of too many that have been say a no1 draft / played 3yrs / take a few years out the fight their way back onto an AFL squad

Peter?Busustow, Brian Peake, Austin Robertson Jr. The latter played for the 18 games for the Swans, kicking 60 goals. Malcolm Blight would definitely havd been a number 1 draft pick,? had there been a draft, and started his VFL career at 24 after starting with Woodville at 16.

Peter Hudson came back and played one season where he kicked 110 goals after already kicking 600 goals in8 seasons. Three of which he only played 4 games all up

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[TheBloods]

Appears a fair bit of underrating of Campbell.

He is sensational talent and will get games this yr but there arent a lot of spots available . Stephens is smashing the pre season and Wicks is needed inside fwd 50 .

[wolftone57]

He is sensational talent and will get games this yr but there arent a lot of spots available . Stephens is smashing the pre season and Wicks is needed inside fwd 50 .

Campbell will take an inside mid position. We have 2 spots up for grabs. Dawson and Hewitt spots. He will probably take Hewett's spot. Dawson might be taken by Stephens. How we work out the big man situation is more interesting.

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[Aprilbr]

Campbell will take an inside mid position. We have 2 spots up for grabs. Dawson and Hewitt spots. He will probably take Hewett's spot. Dawson might be taken by Stephens. How we work out the big man situation is more interesting.

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I can't see Campbell as an inside mid. Skilful flanker type to me or outside mid.

[TheBloods]

Campbell will take an inside mid position. We have 2 spots up for grabs. Dawson and Hewitt spots. He will probably take Hewett's spot. Dawson might be taken by Stephens. How we work out the big man situation is more interesting.

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Midfield needs to be Parker Mills Heeney Warner Gulden Campbell Stephens . When that happens i dont know but thats the right mix . Joey still in there this yr . Sounds like Stephens will make his move this year , havent heard much about Campbell so might not be ready to break out yet , thats ok

[Auntie.Gerald]

I agree re Campbell
it is his slicing angled kicks that expose opposition defence and provide us strong opportunities for goal.
HBF, WING and or HFF are the areas that allow players with amazing kicks to pick apart oppositions.

He is a bloody good tackle one on one also. Really brings that league nsw upside of lining up the man one on one like Henney.
At 20yrs of age. Now 181cm (which amazes me that Chad Warner is still listed at 181cm who appears way taller) and 79Kg now for Braeden !
I can only imagine his trajectory this year. Quite simple Campbell will push out players that cant compete with his elite skill.

In my humble opinion i see better decision making and penetrating elite kicking ability than Merrett or McGrath at the same age. Braeden could be a absolute gun. Same height and already not far in weight after this last off season (just turned 20yrs old yest).

McGrath great run at same age but not the same decision making.
Merrett more established himself yr2 and 3

Braeden Campbell | AFL

[Auntie.Gerald]

Re Sam Reid
I listened to one of the interviews this week and I think it was with Pelican
He said Sam Reid was training down back with the squad this season not in the forwards.

[wolftone57]

Re Sam Reid
I listened to one of the interviews this week and I think it was with Pelican
He said Sam Reid was training down back with the squad this season not in the forwards.

Yes, I saw that. All the reports are saying the same. I think he is seen as a stop gap this year.

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[i'm-uninformed2]

Campbell is an interesting one.

The comparison to Merrett is a good one. But Merrett seemed to have a midfielders tank from season one. I’ve got little doubt Campbell’s destiny is a similar one, but not sure he’s yet ready for permanent midfield time. And that’s ok. Some players take a bit of time to build that level of fitness and hardness.

I think the more interesting question is the role he plays in the meantime. I like the role he had down back last year as it suits his speed, vision and kicking skills - and our style of play. (Plus, it’d potentially help achieve my pet obsession which is releasing JMac back to the wing.)

[stevoswan]

Re Sam Reid
I listened to one of the interviews this week and I think it was with Pelican
He said Sam Reid was training down back with the squad this season not in the forwards.

Barry O'Connor said the same thing. 1:52 mark of this vid.

O'Connor: We know what we need to do - YouTube

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Barry O'Connor said the same thing. 1:52 mark of this vid.

O'Connor: We know what we need to do - YouTube

BOC is such an impressive looking unit and by all reports is very athletic, two Covid decimated seasons trying to learn the game hasn't helped him. Could be a suprise packet in the next 12 months, that would be a bonus.

As you look through the list, it's hard to contain ones excitement :-)

[dejavoodoo44]

Campbell is an interesting one.

The comparison to Merrett is a good one. But Merrett seemed to have a midfielders tank from season one. I’ve got little doubt Campbell’s destiny is a similar one, but not sure he’s yet ready for permanent midfield time. And that’s ok. Some players take a bit of time to build that level of fitness and hardness.

I think the more interesting question is the role he plays in the meantime. I like the role he had down back last year as it suits his speed, vision and kicking skills - and our style of play. (Plus, it’d potentially help achieve my pet obsession which is releasing JMac back to the wing.)

I suspect that we can probably include both Campbell and McInerney in the category of hybrid player. That is, their roles are likely to vary, both from game to game, and within games.

Last year, we definitely settled on a strategy of having at least one fast player at centre bounces, so I expect both of them to be in attendance pretty regularly. Though, I wouldn't really want either of them spending extended amounts of time as an inside mid, constantly bashing up against midfield beasts. So, I'd rather them spend time on the wings, where they can use their pace and kicking skills to advantage. And of course, those assets can be used successfully as rebounding defenders. So I can see both being used in defence. Though probably not as lockdown defenders. Although, if Harry Cunningham got injured, Campbell might be an option to take the opposition's most dangerous small forward.

So, I can see them both playing that combination of roles. Possibly the trick will be, to maximise the difficulty for the opposition to match up on them, without just confusing ourselves?

Blakey should be used similarly: though with probably more emphasis on defence, rather than winger or occasional inside mid.

[wolftone57]

Campbell is an interesting one.

The comparison to Merrett is a good one. But Merrett seemed to have a midfielders tank from season one. I’ve got little doubt Campbell’s destiny is a similar one, but not sure he’s yet ready for permanent midfield time. And that’s ok. Some players take a bit of time to build that level of fitness and hardness.

I think the more interesting question is the role he plays in the meantime. I like the role he had down back last year as it suits his speed, vision and kicking skills - and our style of play. (Plus, it’d potentially help achieve my pet obsession which is releasing JMac back to the wing.)

I think Campbell is totally wasted in the back half. He has sublime skill. We need him further up the ground to kick darts to the forwards. Think of the difference once Dawson was released to the wing. He went from averaging 19 disposals to 29.

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[i'm-uninformed2]

I think Campbell is totally wasted in the back half. He has sublime skill. We need him further up the ground to kick darts to the forwards. Think of the difference once Dawson was released to the wing. He went from averaging 19 disposals to 29.

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Oh, I definitely think his long-term future is exactly as you've described. And I'd go further. With his kicking process and length, he could be a 25-goal a year midfielder.

My comment was about the role he plays till he has the tank to go through there more permanently. If he gets there this year, great. But I don't get the impression he's got the natural running capacity of a Gulden or JMac, and may take a season or so to build to it. I'd love to be proven wrong, very quickly.