Staff writers on AFL.com mock teams for round 1 is quite interesting reading :-
https://www.afl.com.au/news/880190/mock-teams-who-s-in-your-club-s-best-22-for-round-one-
The predicted cats team caught my eye :-
GEELONG
B: Jed Bews, Sam De Koning, Zach Guthrie
HB: Jake Kolodjashnij, Tom Stewart, Zach Tuohy
C: Isaac Smith, Patrick Dangerfield, Max Holmes
HF: Brad Close, Jeremy Cameron, Brandan Parfitt
F: Tyson Stengle, Ollie Henry, Gryan Miers
Foll: Rhys Stanley, Cam Guthrie, Tom Atkins
I/C: Mark Blicavs, Mark O'Connor, Jack Bowes, Gary Rohan
EMERG: Esava Ratugolea, Tanner Bruhn, Ollie Dempsey, Jon Ceglar
Both Bruhn & Ratugolea as emergencies which just shows the depth they have