Is Roughy a ruckman or a tall defender? Would you like to see Dahl in the forward line, or in the middle? And what about the new guys? Is there any room for Matt Suckling in the back six or would you like to see him on a wing?
Now YOU can put yourself in the shoes of Luke Beveridge and the match committee.
Over the next six days, westernbulldogs.com.au will do a deep dive on our list, breaking it down line by line before we will give you the opportunity for you to gaze into your crystal ball and tell us who you think will make up the selected side in round one.
Let the debate begin!
Tall Forwards
Who and how many tall forwards you select in your team will obviously be impacted by who you’ve picked as your small-med forwards, and in the real world would be influenced by your opposition. Do we go in tall or small?
At 200cm and 104kg, Tom Boyd is the very definition of a power forward. While still just 20 years old, Boyd displayed glimpses of his significant potential over his 14 games for the Club, including a four-goal performance against the Lions in round 17.
While Boyd spent the latter half of the year developing his game at VFL level, Jack Redpath stepped into a tall forward post in round 14 and never looked back. A bullocking presence around the contest, Redpath’s most dominant display came against the Power in round 19 where he tallied 13 disposals, nine marks and four goals.
More often than not, Luke Beveridge went for one over the other over the course of the year but in the right circumstances there’s no reason why they can’t play together. In any case, having both of these guys at your disposal is not a bad problem to have.
If you do want to go smaller, perhaps you pick one and fill the second spot with either Jake Stringer or Stewart Crameri. Both can play tall or small and both are proven goalkickers.
There isn’t much more than can be said about Stringer’s season that hasn’t already been said. His 56 goals placed him fifth in the Coleman Medal and Crameri still managed to slot 32 majors despite injuries and inconsistent form.
If you want to think outside of the square, Tom Campbell proved that he can also go forward and kick a bag while playing for Footscray.
Cast your vote for the one player you want to fill each position and the players with the most votes will start in that role. The top four players not selected will fill out the interchange.
