4 Saints in AA squad (40man)

Otiman · Post: # 634242Post **Otiman** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:46pm

Backs
Sam Fisher
Max Hudghton

Forwards
Nick Riewoldt

Midfielders
Lenny Hayes

Well done boys, and good luck getting into the 22

stinger · Post: # 634244Post **stinger** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:48pm

no milne.....??????ffs....

esaint66 · Post: # 634246Post **esaint66** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:48pm

Well done boys, thouroughly deserved !

mick13 · Post: # 634248Post **mick13** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:49pm

stinger wrote:no milne.....??????ffs....

Not that surprising...

We should be very happy with Max's inclusion though. Finally.

Hope he gets into the Back Pocket or something. Surely.

yipper · Post: # 634249Post **yipper** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:50pm

Yep Stinger - would've thought Milne was the standout small forward this year - 54 goals!! sheesh..

Otiman · Post: # 634250Post **Otiman** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:51pm

yipper wrote:Yep Stinger - would've thought Milne was the standout small forward this year - 54 goals!! sheesh..

Motlop 57 in a bottom 4 side.

Remember Milne got dropped to Casey through the year, I wonder how many AA players have played 2's.

plugger66 · Post: # 634251Post **plugger66** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:51pm

yipper wrote:Yep Stinger - would've thought Milne was the standout small forward this year - 54 goals!! sheesh..

Is that the guy half the people on this forum wanted dropped.

stinger · Post: # 634253Post **stinger** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:52pm

plugger66 wrote:
yipper wrote:Yep Stinger - would've thought Milne was the standout small forward this year - 54 goals!! sheesh..
Is that the guy half the people on this forum wanted dropped.

don't know...i don't read crap threads.........

bethb7 · Post: # 634254Post **bethb7** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:53pm

=O glad Lenny's in there he deserves it wasn't expected him to be included. Good job too rooey maxy & fish too.

Wheres the rest of the squad listed???

stinger · Post: # 634255Post **stinger** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:53pm

milne didn't get dropped on form alone......neither did dal.....

fonz_#15 · Post: # 634258Post **fonz_#15** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:55pm

I think only roo will make the final team, but i think fisher deserves too as well.

as good as Lenny has been there are too many mids ahead of him.

Max has been excellent but scarlett should get the nod.

TassieJones · Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:56pm

Come one guys, I love Milney but he would be behind:
Johnson, Murphy, O'Keefe, Akermanis, Medhurst, Didak, Motlop as an All-Australian choice. Forwards are there to do more than kick goals.

Where can I find the full squad?

stinger · Post: # 634261Post **stinger** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:59pm

TassieJones wrote:Come one guys, I love Milney but he would be behind:
Johnson, Murphy, O'Keefe, Akermanis, Medhurst, Didak, Motlop as an All-Australian choice. Forwards are there to do more than kick goals.

apart from motlop......

bahahahahahahaha......

plugger66 · Post: # 634262Post **plugger66** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:59pm

Still think Rooy will be the only person in though I am starting to think Chips is a good chance.

yipper · Post: # 634263Post **yipper** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 6:59pm

TassieJones wrote:Come one guys, I love Milney but he would be behind:
Johnson, Murphy, O'Keefe, Akermanis, Medhurst, Didak, Motlop as an All-Australian choice. Forwards are there to do more than kick goals.

Where can I find the full squad?

Err.. Johnson is full forward, Murphy is CHF, O'Keefe is HFF, Acker has kicked how many??, Medhurst has had a fair year - but how many goals??, Didak is in disgrace, Motlop has been good - so could be a chance there.

borderbarry · Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:00pm

Why would Milne be behind all of those players? How many have kicked 50 goals this season, or 300 in their career?

plugger66 · Post: # 634265Post **plugger66** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:01pm

yipper wrote:
TassieJones wrote:Come one guys, I love Milney but he would be behind:
Johnson, Murphy, O'Keefe, Akermanis, Medhurst, Didak, Motlop as an All-Australian choice. Forwards are there to do more than kick goals.

Where can I find the full squad?
Err.. Johnson is full forward, Murphy is CHF, O'Keefe is HFF, Acker has kicked how many??, Medhurst has had a fair year - but how many goals??, Didak is in disgrace, Motlop has been good - so could be a chance there.

So Didak will not get in because he was suspended for being in a car. Well that makes sense.

cowboy18 · Post: # 634269Post **cowboy18** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:11pm

plugger66 wrote:
yipper wrote:
TassieJones wrote:Come one guys, I love Milney but he would be behind:
Johnson, Murphy, O'Keefe, Akermanis, Medhurst, Didak, Motlop as an All-Australian choice. Forwards are there to do more than kick goals.

Where can I find the full squad?
Err.. Johnson is full forward, Murphy is CHF, O'Keefe is HFF, Acker has kicked how many??, Medhurst has had a fair year - but how many goals??, Didak is in disgrace, Motlop has been good - so could be a chance there.
So Didak will not get in because he was suspended for being in a car. Well that makes sense.

Didak's last few weeks haven't been very good.

TassieJones · Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:19pm

borderbarry wrote:Why would Milne be behind all of those players? How many have kicked 50 goals this season, or 300 in their career?

Because there is more to being a forward than kicking goals. Why would Bradshaw be behind Riewoldt when Bradshaw's kicked more goals?

Johnson, and it was of course Steve I referred to (missed out Chapman too btw) for instance is top 5 in the comp in goal assists. How many does Milne have? How many games has Milney won off his own boot? How many times has he been in our best? Less than Murphy and O'Keefe (who both play HFF/FP to Johnson/Minson/Hahn and Hall/O'Loughlin/Goodes btw so will compete for the same spots) and the pthers i mentioned (except maybe Aker). Milney's influence on games over the course of the season has been less than all those players except maybe Aker.

st.byron · Post: # 634273Post **st.byron** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:22pm

I reckon Milney's a bit stiff not not be in the squad. Maybe lack of consistency is a factor there.
Haven't seen the squad but others in contention for a smaller forward role IMO would be :
Aker ( 44 goals, averaging 18 disposals per game)
Brad Johnson ( 47 goals, 18 disposals)
Motlop ( 57 goals from 220 disposals, very efficient when he gets it)
Steve Johnson ( 49 goals, 20 disposals)
Medhurst ( 48 goals, 15.7 disposals)

I suppose it depends on the balance of the forward line as to whether you could fit more than one of them in.
Franklin and Fev would surely be walk up starts for CHF and FF. Maybe Roo and Pavlich on HFF's given their ability to run and play further up the ground.
That only leaves two forward spots, one of which might be taken by a mid.

st.byron · Post: # 634274Post **st.byron** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:23pm

TassieJones wrote:
Johnson, and it was of course Steve I referred to (missed out Chapman too btw) for instance is top 5 in the comp in goal assists. How many does Milne have? How many games has Milney won off his own boot? How many times has he been in our best? Less than Murphy and O'Keefe (who both play HFF/FP to Johnson/Minson/Hahn and Hall/O'Loughlin/Goodes btw so will compete for the same spots) and the pthers i mentioned (except maybe Aker). Milney's influence on games over the course of the season has been less than all those players except maybe Aker.

Tassie, do you have a link to where the squad's posted?

stinger · Post: # 634285Post **stinger** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:29pm

cowboy18 wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
yipper wrote:
TassieJones wrote:Come one guys, I love Milney but he would be behind:
Johnson, Murphy, O'Keefe, Akermanis, Medhurst, Didak, Motlop as an All-Australian choice. Forwards are there to do more than kick goals.

Where can I find the full squad?
Err.. Johnson is full forward, Murphy is CHF, O'Keefe is HFF, Acker has kicked how many??, Medhurst has had a fair year - but how many goals??, Didak is in disgrace, Motlop has been good - so could be a chance there.
So Didak will not get in because he was suspended for being in a car. Well that makes sense.
Didak's last few weeks haven't been very good.

.........his stats have been terrible.....

Schillaci · Post: # 634286Post **Schillaci** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:29pm

Think Roo will be our only one in the final team. Also think he'll be named captain.

lennyhayes77 · Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:32pm

i think chips and roo are huge chances to be included, but remember the all-australian has never been known to actually include the best 22! fantastic to see maxy there, you would have to think he is a massive chance, considering he has had a great year, and kept both fev and buddy to under 5 goals combined in three matches!!!

he should have been in there 2004 (maybe 05?) when he did his hammy about two weeks out, so it would be justice if he got in here!

Dan Warna · Post: # 634301Post **Dan Warna** » Tue 02 Sep 2008 7:49pm

can anyone else point to a small forward in the competition that averages 2 goals per game?

medhurst's best year in his career is behind milne's average year.