Helping The Melbourne Football Club Week: Melbourne 2011
2011 FB Clint Bartram 23, James Frawley 22, Jack Grimes 22
2011 HB Ricky Petterd 22, Jared Rivers 26, ????
2011 C Cale Morton 21, Nathan Jones 23, ????
2011 HF Matthew Bate 24, ???? , ????
2011 FF Austin Wonaeamirri 22, ???? , Addam Maric 21
2011 Foll ???? , Brock McLean 25, Brent Moloney 27
The above team is who could be part of the best 18 for season 2011, only using the younger players at Melbourne. So anyone older than Brent Moloney was not considered. Positions that may need addressing were marked by ????. The approximate ages of the players in 2011 have also been included.
Buckley, Bell and Dunn are among many young players there who might also be a chance for their best lineup in 2011. Newton or Meesen could be in one of the tall forward spots, maybe Paul Johnson if he stays healthy.
The upcoming drafts will need to bring in big forwards and ruckmen. One more tall defender is also needed. Slow midfielders should not be a priority, Melbourne need speed.
Two or three picks from each of the next two drafts would be expected to become members of this 2011 side. With a priority pick this season a real possibility, the Demons will have three picks in the top 20. They might, and really should, also add another first rounder or two by trading some veterans. That will be addressed in a future post here.
Melbourne Fun Fact: The Super Macs
Once it was Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee who were a formidable team. McNamee is at Melbourne, and a McNamara is there too, young defender Tom McNamara.
2011 HB Ricky Petterd 22, Jared Rivers 26, ????
2011 C Cale Morton 21, Nathan Jones 23, ????
2011 HF Matthew Bate 24, ???? , ????
2011 FF Austin Wonaeamirri 22, ???? , Addam Maric 21
2011 Foll ???? , Brock McLean 25, Brent Moloney 27
The above team is who could be part of the best 18 for season 2011, only using the younger players at Melbourne. So anyone older than Brent Moloney was not considered. Positions that may need addressing were marked by ????. The approximate ages of the players in 2011 have also been included.
Buckley, Bell and Dunn are among many young players there who might also be a chance for their best lineup in 2011. Newton or Meesen could be in one of the tall forward spots, maybe Paul Johnson if he stays healthy.
The upcoming drafts will need to bring in big forwards and ruckmen. One more tall defender is also needed. Slow midfielders should not be a priority, Melbourne need speed.
Two or three picks from each of the next two drafts would be expected to become members of this 2011 side. With a priority pick this season a real possibility, the Demons will have three picks in the top 20. They might, and really should, also add another first rounder or two by trading some veterans. That will be addressed in a future post here.
Melbourne Fun Fact: The Super Macs
Once it was Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee who were a formidable team. McNamee is at Melbourne, and a McNamara is there too, young defender Tom McNamara.
