Sitting on my harvester I wondered how the Freo 2019 best 22 stacked up. I don't see enough of the other 17 teams play to know how we compare so lined them up against the 2013 GF team.
Full backs
2013. Spurr, Dawson, Johnson
2019. Ryan, Hambling, Cox
Half backs
2013. Duffield, McPharlin, ,D Pearce
2019. Wilson, A Pearce, Logue
Centre
2013. Mzungu, Crowley, S Hill
2019. Langdon, Banfield, B Hill
Half forwards
2013. Clarke, Mayne, de Boer
2019. McCarthy, Lobb, Cerra
Full forwards
2013. Walters, Pavlich, Ballantyne
2019. Walters, Hogan, Colyer
Followers
2013. Sandilands, Mundy, Fyfe
2019. Darcy, Fyfe, Blakely
Interchange
2013. Suban, Barlow, Sutcliffe, Neale
2019. Mundy, Brayshaw, Conca, Valente
Injured (best 22)
2013. Ibbotson, Morabito, Pitt
2019. S Hill, Bennell, ???
With Sandilands, Taberner, Sturt, Hughes, Duman on the sidelines there is cover except the mid field.
2019 looks faster and more talented but what made 2013 successful was the endeavour, pressure and team spirit.
Hopefully there is enough in the war chest to get Coniglio as a free agent in 2020.