Given we are 2 &1/2 weeks until the start of the season I thought it would be get some opinion from people on expected teams likely starting line-ups for R1.
It would be great to get insights from fans of their own teams, as for the most part they are the people who understand the structure of the teams, any players who are carrying niggles that may not get up etc.
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As an Adelaide fan im pretty confident with how our lineup will look for the most part, with a few positions that are still being competed for.

Izzo
Marrone - Elsey - Regan - Garrucio
Isaias - Adlung
Matmour
Mileusevic - Blackwood - Absolonsan
Subs - Margush - Gulum/Warland - Kitto/Konstadopolous/Lia  - Baba

Izzo is the clear number 1
Gulum is injured so expect Elsey to start, but Gulum will break in 2-3 weeks in IMO. A lot of people don't like Regan for one reason or another, but he s the nailed on CB ATM for me.
Kitto was solid in the FFA cup QF, but he got dragged too high and narrow too often. Garrucio has more positional sense in the LB role, Kitto more of a LWB option. Expecting Garrucio to get first go.
Adlung I have heard passed his medical and will be announced shortly, has been training at high intensity in Germany so coming in fairly fit. Might not slot straight in with Lia starting R1, all depend how he meshes. Fact he played with Matmour previously and understanding the German & Kurz system already tells me is it is very possible he starts R1.
Matmour sitting in the AM role, possible move out to the right with Konsta coming in Central.
Preseason has shown that Blackwood is the starting striker, Baba when fit though could easily replace him.
Gulum/Warland for Defender bench position depending on injury
Kitto/Konstadopolous/Lia fighting for 2 bench spots

That is the Adelaide team I would go with. Maybe Kitto and/or Lia instead of Garuccio and/or Adlung respectively as you mentioned. 

We'll be without Milligan, Troisi and Barbarouses. 

So,

Thomas
Geria - Williams - Donachie - Broxham
Valeri - Sanchez
Ingham - George - Austin
Berisha

Nigro, Deng and the youth team boys will be in the mix. Expecting Theoharous, Hope or McGilp to be considered.

All signs point to

Redmayne
Wilkshire Buijs Wilkinson Zullo
O'Neill Brillante
Adrian Brosque Ninkovic
Bobo

Bench: Cisak, Ryall, Retre, Carney, Simon

Unless anyone gets injured. 

Aloisi may pull a fast one and rest new signings until Christmas but, assuming Avraam, Holman and FBK pull up okay, I think JA will be going:

Theo;
Hingert, Avraam, DeVere;
Bautheau, Mckay, Kristensen, Brown;
Holman, Maccarone;
Skapetis;

Bench: Young, Caletti, North, FBK, Oxborrow;

Comments on average age and height by reply please ...

Redmayne ahead of Cisak?

Redmaynes played every preseason game and hasnt dont anything to really warrant getting dropped. Cisak hasnt played a minute of preseason yet (unless he played in the behind closed doors roar game).

I thought Cisak has been injured and would return to start when fit. So he would either play or not be in the team at all.

Cisak played in the behind doors game from all reports, but it was a second string team. I think Redmayne will get the first shot, but Cisak is arguably a better keeper and is likely to get a chance at some point.

Jerks:

--------------------Duncan------------------------------
Hoffman--Boogaard--ToporStanley--Georgievski
-------------Kantarovski---Ugarkovic------------------
Petratos------------Vargas-------------------Nabbout
---------------------O'Donovan--------------------------

Subs: Moss, Vujica, Jackson, Cowburn, Brown, Shabow, Clut

Here's mine, maybe not the coaches formation
 =====================Glover ==================
Storm ====== Baro ======McGing ======Rowles =====
======= Hairiej ============= Brama ==============
Hoole ========= De Silva ====== Pain===============
============ Asdrubal ==================

Glory:
--------------------Reddy------------------------------
Neville--------Lowry----Grant-----------------Mills
-------------Wilson---Torres------------------
Harold------------Brimmer-------------------Castro
---------------------Keogh--------------------------
Subs: Feely, Chianese, Taggart, Warren, Poscoliero

Probably no Ingham either. New Zealand call up.

No Kotroumbis?  I would much rather him over Kanta although by some reports he has played quite well this pre-season.  Johnny K can also play in the defense.  Clut looks like he is going to be doing sweet f all once again judging by the pre-season.

True, forgot that.

In that case you may see  a flat 3 in midfield, or Valeri operating behind Sanchez and Nigro. Something like this perhaps:

Thomas
Geria - Williams - Donachie - Broxham
Valeri - Sanchez - Nigro
George- Berisha - Austin

Hopefully though, Theoharous gets a start on the wing and replaces Ingham.

Probably close to the mark.
Got a 3rd Spaniard to fit in somewhere too I think, although Wilson and Brimmer seem to have done ok pre-season so far.

Oops, forgot about Andreu.  :blush:

That being the case:

--------------------Reddy------------------------------
Neville--------Lowry----Grant-----------------Mills
-------------Wilson---Torres------------------
Harold------------Andreu-------------------Castro
---------------------Keogh--------------------------
Subs: Feely, Chianese, Taggart, Warren, Poscoliero, Brimmer

Not too sure how many subs we have on the bench this season. 

So 3 (maybe 4) out vs SFC at full strenght?
There is a challenge to start the season.

Andreau is a defensive midfielder not a number 10, if anything it will be torres and him sitting in midfield and perhaps Taggart playing behind Keogh

Kanta has been an ever-present under Merrick.

Am sure they'll all be getting a shot at some stage.
May still be hard to gauge exactly how well they're all performing just yet.
Following our demise to Heidelberg, we've fronted the might of Cockburn, Inglewood, Perth and the State team.
Unlike most other teams, it seems like our first A League opposition will only be encountered in Round 1.
The stand out pre-season player from most reports (although always pretty glossy coming from Glory) has been Nicholls, and one assumes he's got to slot straight into the middle as well in Week 4?

Glory has a "square peg round hole" problem until Nicholls comes back in round 4.

Not sure Taggart can slot in behind Keogh, probably swap Andreu and Wilson.  Dare say they will be a bit of that during the game anyway.

City :

                                 Galekovic
Muscat       Schenkeveld      Jakobsen   Jamieson
                     Brattan              Kilkenny
                                 Budzinski
Fitzgerald           Mauk/Bruno Inj Rep      Kamau

SUBS Bouzanis Carrusca La Rocca Arzani Crowley

Cahill away on Socceroos duty. Fernando Brandan a sneaky chance to make the bench maybe.

How long is Fornaroli out for?

Yup! We'll need a miracle. They look stronger than last season.

I would agree with that apart from probably McGing and Rowles, would say Golec and Rose would be more likely to start. As for our bench I would say Kennedy, Bingham, Appiah/Buhagiar, McGing, Rowles. 

Until December/Jan apparently. Best XI with a full squad is prob
                                Galekovic
Muscat       Schenkeveld      Jakobsen   Jamieson
                     Brattan              Kilkenny
                                 Budzinski
Fitzgerald                 Fornaroli      Brandan
SUBS Bouzanis Carrusca La Rocca Cahill Mauk
OMIT : Kamau, Malik, Tongyik, Arzani, Crowley

Not going to argue too much with that, though Okon does seem to have a bit of Berry love as a sub. I am thinking Bingham might get to sit out the first one altogether.

Or if Roar go 433 something like:

Theo
Hingert Devere North Brown
Kristensen
Holman McKay
Skapetis Bauetheac
Maccarone

Bench: Young, Avraam, Oxborrow, FBK/Gameiro, D'Agostino