All Australian Team - Discussion/Updates

[saintbrat]

half forward
- S johnson- cat no 6, Brown, Harvey- roos

forward line
B johnson, Pavlich, Mooney cat no 7

no Roo

[vacuous space]

Scarlett in the BP is such a cop out. They should have picked one FB and stuck by it. Not a lot of run out of defence considering the way the game is played nowadays. Only Milburn and McLeod are real rebounding defenders. They should have had three or four of them. You don't need three or four key defenders because most teams only play two or three key forwards.

They midfield is almost identical to mine. They had Daniel Kerr, I had Joel Corey. Other than that it's the same.

FWIW, here's my team.

Campbell Brown - Matthew Scarlett - Dustin Fletcher
Andrew McLeod - Matthew Egan - Nick Malceski
Joel Corey - Jimmy Bartel - Kane Cornes
Steve Johnson - Matthew Pavlich - Brent Harvey
Brett Ebert - Jonathan Brown - Brad Johnson
Dean Cox - Chad Cornes - Gary Ablett

Jed Adcock - Brett Kirk - Hamish McIntosh - Nick Riewoldt

[saintbrat]

Interchange
corey- cat no 8, fletcher, lade, ling cat no 9

[Oh When the Saints]

B: M. Scarlett* (GEEL), D. Glass* (WCE), D. Milburn (GEEL)
HB: A. McLeod* (ADEL), M. Egan (GEEL), C. Brown (HAW)
C: K. Cornes (PA), J. Bartel (GEEL), C. Cornes* (PA)
HF: S. Johnson (GEEL), J. Brown (BL), B. Harvey* (KANG)
F: B. Johnson* (WB), M. Pavlich* (FREM), C. Mooney (GEEL)
I/C: J. Corey (GEEL), D. Fletcher* (ESS), B. Lade* (PA), C. Ling (GEEL)

Coleman Medal: Jonothan Brown (BL)
AFL Army Award: Alwyn Davey (ESS)




*Previous All-Australian Selection

Thoughts
- Milburn rewarded for 3-4 very good seasons without a particularly outstanding one.
- Geelong benefited from their oustanding run, as did the Bombers in 2000.
- Campbell Brown over Sam Fisher is very much a 50/50 decision IMO
- Both Cornes brothers rewarded for great seasons; always contentious where to select Kane
- Kerr finally gets the nod after three seasons of terrific football
- Mooney's selection is a disgrace, especially over Ebert, Lucas, Lloyd, Gehrig and Franklin who have all had better seasons.
- Riewoldt should have been selected. Statistically had a better season than in 2006 when he was selected.
- D. Fletcher a cop-out on the bench.

[saintbrat]

captain- Mcleod ;;';'';;';';';';';';';'
vice captain- Brown

[midas_touch]

- Campbell Brown's selection is contentious.
- Fletcher should never have been selected. Sam Fisher should have had his spot.
- Mooney's selection is an absolute joke. Surely, guys such as Buddy, Riewoldt and Ebert were all the more deserving.
- McIntosh should have gotten the second ruck spot over Lade.

Otherwise, I agree with the other selections.

[The_Dud]

they've chosen 4 Full Forwards and no CHF

how Roo missed out is beyond me...

[woooosaints]

thats a joke joel corey and cam mooney dont deserve to be there fletcher and lade is a joke too

[fonz_#15]

gary lyon just said on footy classified that it was a joke roo missed out and feels he should have been ahead of mooney and steve johnson.

[mad saint guy]

Pathetic team.

Defenders

Scarlett - Full back or nothing. Glass was the better full back this year, therefore Scarlett shouldn't be in the side.

Glass - Obious selection

Milburn - Probably deserving. However was no better than Adcock or Fisher

McLeod - Certainly worthy of selection, but not as captain

Egan - He was selected because there was no one else. Hunter has been crap, McPharlin has been crap, Maguire has been injured and there aren't any other decent CHB's going around

Brown - A selection for effort. No way has he been in AA form, but obviously the selectors love his effort and determination. Should not be in the side

Midfielders

K.Cornes - Worthy of selection, but not in the starting 18

Bartel - Obvious selection

C.Cornes - Definite selection, but not on the wing. Either concede that the positions are meaningless and put him at CHB or have him as an onballer

Forwards

S.Johnson - He was excellent after returning, but he only played 17 games. He probably should sneak in due to the lack of other options, though

J.Brown - Has played as a full forward all year and that is where he should be selected

Harvey - Obvious selection

B.Johnson - He didn't have his best year, but his stats are still very impressive. Still far better than any other small forward. Probably a good selection

Pavlich - He deserves his selection, but he should not be at full forward ahead of Brown

Mooney - Absolute joke of a selection. He is an average forward who benefited from awsome delivery. Doesn't get close to Riewoldt or Lucas

Onballers

Cox - He did miss some footy, but he is so much better than every other ruckman it isn't funny

Kerr - Is a bit lucky since he missed quite a few games, but in the games he did play he was just awsome. Probably warranted selection.

Ablett - Obvious selection

Interchange

Corey - Another Cat who was selected just for being a Geelong player. Should never have been picked ahead of Nigel Lappin, Sam Mitchell, Nathan Foley, Peter Burgoyne or Simon Goodwin. Crap selection

Fletcher - Picked on reputation. He floats around, picks up cheap kicks and turns the ball over. Should be behind Fisher, Adcock and probably even Bowden

Lade - Probably lucky to get the spot ahead of McIntosh, but not a bad selection either

Ling - Probably warranted selection

My team

B: S.Fisher, D.Glass, D.Milburn
HB: A.McLeod, M.Egan, J.Adcock
C: N.Lappin (VC), J.Bartel, N.Foley
HF: S.Johnson, N.Riewoldt, B.Harvey
F: M.Pavlich, J.Brown (C), B.Johnson

Foll: D.Cox, G.Ablett, C.Cornes
Int: K.Cornes, C.Ling, B.Lade, D.Kerr

OUT: M.Scarlett, C.Brown, C.Mooney, J.Corey, D.Fletcher
IN: S.Fisher, J.Adcock, N.Riewoldt, N.Lappin, N.Foley

[Dan Warna]

LOL

MOONEY!

PAVLICH AT ff

LADE

[terry smith rules]

roo ridiculous not in 22

another player who should be in side is goodes

second half of the year will poll 18 brownlow votes

[saint64]

There is no way that Campbell Brown had a better year than Sam Fisher.

I also agree that Cam Mooney is not in the same league as Reiwoldt. Roo was back to close to his best this year.

[Spinner]

Worst

All

Australian

Team

Ever.


(Its funny how most seem to say that every year)

[ifonlybarkswashere]

Worst

All

Australian

Team

Ever.


(Its funny how most seem to say that every year)

not necessarily the worst team ever but definitely the worst selections ever... Mooney, Pavlich, Milburn...

Riewoldt and McIntosh clearly the most unlucky here