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A thread to discuss who should be picked.
Not a bad side from Australian Football Watch....
Not a bad side from Australian Football Watch....
2026 World Cup Squad
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Agree you could add another half dozen players to that list and thats where most of the squad will come from.
DandyCasey
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Think, (almost hoping) Miller will fill that backup Geria role and one of Bennie, Silvera, Adamson, Strain will step up and take that RWB starting role.
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My smokey is caputo
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Wow someone actually omitted Behich and Duke. I think Miller will grow this season. For me versatility gets you in. I think Geria has excellent cards in this regard. Rowles I like but I think Degenek really showed such professionalism in his games that he'll get in if fit.
We have so many good choices now I just see Metcalfe isn't there. That's not foing to happen. He's got to be included. Teague will go as a Popovic favourite but a stale season might make it tricky.
I know it puts pressure on plan A but having Triantis and thereby dropping 1 CB, so take Triantis as a listed mid, Circati, Souttar, Burgess, Degenek, Matthews, allows to add one more decent attacker or creative type. Meanwhile, listing Geria and Farrell as wingbacks could even see Degenek or Matthews left out. They all warrant selection but I find we always stack our defence and then lack in other areas. Omit Degenek, Matthews and add Nisbet, Luongo, Tilio or Arzani.
We have so many good choices now I just see Metcalfe isn't there. That's not foing to happen. He's got to be included. Teague will go as a Popovic favourite but a stale season might make it tricky.
I know it puts pressure on plan A but having Triantis and thereby dropping 1 CB, so take Triantis as a listed mid, Circati, Souttar, Burgess, Degenek, Matthews, allows to add one more decent attacker or creative type. Meanwhile, listing Geria and Farrell as wingbacks could even see Degenek or Matthews left out. They all warrant selection but I find we always stack our defence and then lack in other areas. Omit Degenek, Matthews and add Nisbet, Luongo, Tilio or Arzani.
WhatAmIWatching
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I think that Duke and Borello bring physicality to the #9 role. But Duke no longer has the speed to cope with fast defenders. So that means that the front three plus the midfield really need to gel and have the skills to allow for pinpoint accuracy.
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Will go one position at a time. Will chose 2 for each position in poppas system but 1 extra gk and 3 extra strikers
Available strikers:
Stama, T Yengi, K Yengi, Carter, Mo Toure, Waddingham, Caputo, Goodwin; Jovanovic, Sapsford, Duke, Borello, a goodwin, Botic
My picks (5) Mo toure, Carter, Caputo, Duke, Sapsford
Available inside forwards: c goodwin, vellupilay, segacic, boyle, irankunda, mcgree, metcalf, silvera, arzani, tillio, drew, pearman
My picks (4): segacic, goodwin, metcalf, vellupilay
Central mids: irvine, oniell, teague, caceras, baccus, devlin, triantis, balard, yazbek, thurgate, bratten, scicluna
My picks (4): Irvine, Teague, Oniel, Triantis
Leftwing back: k bos, j bos, behich, garucio, farrel
My picks (2) j bos and behich
Right wing back: miller, adamson, atkinson, geria
My picks(2): Miller and adamson
Lcb: farrel, burgess, degenek, rowles, elder
My picks: burgess, farrel
Ccb: circati souttar kikianis matthews
My picks (2): circati and souttar
Rcb: matthews, geria, circati
My picks(2) matthews and geria
Gks: ryan, gauci, glover, izzo, peraic cullen, beach, bilapovic, maynard brewer
My picks(3) ryan, peraic cullen, izzo
Not sure who I have missed. I am assiming volpato, robbo and chipperfield are unavailable, i would choose volpato instead of vellupilay if available
Available strikers:
Stama, T Yengi, K Yengi, Carter, Mo Toure, Waddingham, Caputo, Goodwin; Jovanovic, Sapsford, Duke, Borello, a goodwin, Botic
My picks (5) Mo toure, Carter, Caputo, Duke, Sapsford
Available inside forwards: c goodwin, vellupilay, segacic, boyle, irankunda, mcgree, metcalf, silvera, arzani, tillio, drew, pearman
My picks (4): segacic, goodwin, metcalf, vellupilay
Central mids: irvine, oniell, teague, caceras, baccus, devlin, triantis, balard, yazbek, thurgate, bratten, scicluna
My picks (4): Irvine, Teague, Oniel, Triantis
Leftwing back: k bos, j bos, behich, garucio, farrel
My picks (2) j bos and behich
Right wing back: miller, adamson, atkinson, geria
My picks(2): Miller and adamson
Lcb: farrel, burgess, degenek, rowles, elder
My picks: burgess, farrel
Ccb: circati souttar kikianis matthews
My picks (2): circati and souttar
Rcb: matthews, geria, circati
My picks(2) matthews and geria
Gks: ryan, gauci, glover, izzo, peraic cullen, beach, bilapovic, maynard brewer
My picks(3) ryan, peraic cullen, izzo
Not sure who I have missed. I am assiming volpato, robbo and chipperfield are unavailable, i would choose volpato instead of vellupilay if available
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I've run my eyes over it and even checking the national team wikis we still have blokes we forget. Did you include all 17 Championship players?
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Was scratching my head im sure ive forgotton someone!I've run my eyes over it and even checking the national team wikis we still have blokes we forget. Did you include all 17 Championship players?
Cunningstunt
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I feel like a squad position is wide open for a lot of guys. Really hard to predict who will be able to grab it with so many transfers this off season.
Injuries aside, are the below guys basically starters unless something unusual happens?
Striker appears most up for grabs. I feel like O'Neil, Miller and Goodwin are ahead for the other three spots. Just not as much of a lock as the other guys I have down.
Thoughts? This isn't my ideal line up, just where I think things stand.
Injuries aside, are the below guys basically starters unless something unusual happens?
Striker appears most up for grabs. I feel like O'Neil, Miller and Goodwin are ahead for the other three spots. Just not as much of a lock as the other guys I have down.
Thoughts? This isn't my ideal line up, just where I think things stand.
patjennings
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Watched both him and Liam Rose as youngsters. TBH Rose looked better. Really only seen highlights since but playing for Hajduk Split is a bit double-sided. Yes - he has the gig there. No - it is a very strong club and it is easy to look good in a strong squad.
Look at Arzani - looks good in a strong team, but what happens when he needs to stand up and carry the team.
Cunningstunt
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Forgot Leckie. If he has a solid season I would expect him to go.
It feels like this is the most open squad for a world cup we have had.
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Ah yes leckie
Would be useful in poppas system since he likes to go long if we get pressed
WhatAmIWatching
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I would have Patrick Beach ahead of Peraic-Cullen although I would probably need a defibrillator watching him come into the middle of the ground. As far as Leckie, although a beast when he is up and about, he is now too injury prone.
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Peraic cullen is based on how much i hope he improves this season. Born 2006 he is very young and a good chance to improve quickly