Weโre going through each side and predicting their best 22 for the 2020 season.
Today, weโve looked at the potential best 22โs of Collingwood, Essendon and Fremantle.
Fremantle
B: Luke Ryan, Joel Hamling, Connor Blakely
HB: Blake Acres, Alex Pearce, Nathan Wilson
C: Adam Cerra, Nat Fyfe, James Aish
HF: Michael Walters, Matt Taberner, Darcy Tucker
F: Jesse Hogan, Rory Lobb, Brandon Matera
FOLL: Sean Darcy, Andrew Brayshaw, David Mundy
I/C: Brennan Cox, Stephen Hill, Ethan Hughes, Reece Conca
Discussion: The Dockers surprised most pundits in 2019, remaining in finals contention for the majority of the season before they eventually finished in 13th place, just three games outside the top-eight.
They sacked long-time coach Ross Lyon before the final round of the season, and farewelled club legends Aaron Sandilands and Hayden Ballantyne โ while they lost Bradley Hill (St Kilda) and Ed Langdon (Melbourne) in the trade period.
The additions however of James Aish and Blake Acres will go some way to nullifying those losses, but the Dockers still have plenty of stars in the sheds who had their 2019 seasons hampered by injury.
Rory Lobb, Jesse Hogan, Alex Pearce and Luke Ryan all fit into the Dockersโ best 22, and all had issues with injury in 2019, meaning that when they make their return, the Dockers will look like a different and better outfit.
New coach Justin Longmire has a decent group to work with in 2020, after the former Pies assistant and Dockers player was elected as the man to replace Ross Lyon a month ago, with finals certainly in the picture if he is able to keep his squad on the park.
Look out for next-gen prospect Liam Henry to join the frame up forward, pending his draft selection.
