Crocombe
Roux Boxall Bindon Cacace
Stamenic Garbett
Rojas Singh Old
Wood
Bench: Paulsen, Surman, Bell, Waine, Smith
This line up purely exists and leans into the hypothetical as it ignores the percieved Roux/Bazeley feud.
For mine, Crocombe hasn't set a foot wrong when given the AW's jersey. The onus is on AP to snatch that from him.
Rojas doesn't seem to be in AW's contention of late but I'm picking him to have a gun Phoenix return akin to Kosta last season to put him back in the frame. I think he's still got a lot to give. He had reminders of the danger he can bring in that ill-fated Qatar game.
Even without a club, Singh just creates too much going forward for us to give him the miss.
I've made this line up with September's North American tour in mind. I like Smith for the old head and versatility of DM or CB off the bench, to match Boxall's, but there's a number of other picks who could get on a good run at club level between now and then to take the spot off him without me having any qualms. If you are looking for a more attacking bench absolutely McCowatt or Just gets in over him.
Also I know a lot of people may take Rufer or Bell or even a cleared of any guilt Lewis over Garbett but you just can't fault the lads energy and commitment. He's the only one who seems to be able to semi regularly make goals happen from open play in the AW jersey.
Roux Boxall Bindon Cacace
Stamenic Garbett
Rojas Singh Old
Wood
Bench: Paulsen, Surman, Bell, Waine, Smith
This line up purely exists and leans into the hypothetical as it ignores the percieved Roux/Bazeley feud.
For mine, Crocombe hasn't set a foot wrong when given the AW's jersey. The onus is on AP to snatch that from him.
Rojas doesn't seem to be in AW's contention of late but I'm picking him to have a gun Phoenix return akin to Kosta last season to put him back in the frame. I think he's still got a lot to give. He had reminders of the danger he can bring in that ill-fated Qatar game.
Even without a club, Singh just creates too much going forward for us to give him the miss.
I've made this line up with September's North American tour in mind. I like Smith for the old head and versatility of DM or CB off the bench, to match Boxall's, but there's a number of other picks who could get on a good run at club level between now and then to take the spot off him without me having any qualms. If you are looking for a more attacking bench absolutely McCowatt or Just gets in over him.
Also I know a lot of people may take Rufer or Bell or even a cleared of any guilt Lewis over Garbett but you just can't fault the lads energy and commitment. He's the only one who seems to be able to semi regularly make goals happen from open play in the AW jersey.