AFL 2010: The North-Western Roo-Dogs
Nothing is being suggested here, but if the "Gold Coast Rollers" enter the AFL in a few years it will cause something else to happen. More than a decade ago, the impending arrival to the AFL of Port Adelaide had fans of North Melbourne figuring out how they would go with Primus in the ruck, Chris Johnson in a forward pocket and Brad Boyd in the middle. That didn't happen, as the Lions went North instead of joining North.
Here are a couple of AFL teams, one with skilful smalls and the other with impressive talls. It could be a future super team. It won't happen, but here is a merged team of Bulldogs and Kangaroos who could take to the field in 2010, the numbers included are the approximate ages of the players at that time. The team would be even better, as they would also add a number of first round picks in the coming years.
FB L Gilbee 29, M Firrito 26, R Griffen 24
HB J Smith 23, T Williams 24, A Everitt 21
C D Wells 25, D Cross 27, A Cooney 24
HF R Murphy 28, D Hale 26, D Giansiracusa 29
FF S Higgins 25, D Petrie 27, C Jones 29
Foll H McIntosh 25, D Harris 28, M Boyd 27
bench W Minson 25, L Hansen 21, A Swallow 23, R Hargrave 29
emergency B Rawlings 29, D Morris 27, D Pratt 27
Here are a couple of AFL teams, one with skilful smalls and the other with impressive talls. It could be a future super team. It won't happen, but here is a merged team of Bulldogs and Kangaroos who could take to the field in 2010, the numbers included are the approximate ages of the players at that time. The team would be even better, as they would also add a number of first round picks in the coming years.
FB L Gilbee 29, M Firrito 26, R Griffen 24
HB J Smith 23, T Williams 24, A Everitt 21
C D Wells 25, D Cross 27, A Cooney 24
HF R Murphy 28, D Hale 26, D Giansiracusa 29
FF S Higgins 25, D Petrie 27, C Jones 29
Foll H McIntosh 25, D Harris 28, M Boyd 27
bench W Minson 25, L Hansen 21, A Swallow 23, R Hargrave 29
emergency B Rawlings 29, D Morris 27, D Pratt 27
