All Australian Squad - J Steven only Saint

[saintbrat]

Patrick Keane ‏@AFL_PKeane
All Australian 40-man squad has been named. Final team of 22 to be named this Thursday in Melbourne.
Squad in club order is as follows:

Patrick Keane ‏@AFL_PKeane

All Aust squad pt 1 of 4.
EBetts, JJenkins, RLaird, TLynch, RSloane, DTalia; SDocherty, KSimpson; SPendlebury, ATreloar; more

Patrick Keane ‏@AFL_PKeane

All Aust squad pt 2 of 4.
LNeale; PDangerfield, CEnright, JSelwood; TLynch; SConiglio, TGreene, TScully, HShaw, CWard; more

Patrick Keane ‏@AFL_PKeane
All Aust squad pt 3 of 4.
JGunston, SMitchell, CRioli; MGawn; RTarrant; JPittard; DMartin, ARance; JSteven; more

Patrick Keane ‏@AFL_PKeane
All Aust squad pt 4 of 4.
LFranklin, DHannebery, JKennedy, LParker, DRampe; AGaff, JKennedy, JMcGovern, LShuey; MBontempelli, MBoyd. ends.


Patrick Keane ‏@AFL_PKeane
All Australian selection panel is G McLachlan (chair), K Bartlett, L Darcy, M Evans, D Frawley, G Jakovich, C Ling, M Richardson & W Tredrea

[The_President]

No Roo... Wow

[saynta]

No Roo... Wow

Just goes to show, the selectors can't tell s*** from sugar.

[chook23]

should at least be in the 40......

[WellardSaint]

Hickey, Roo, Seb Ross but just shows their opinions are screwed

[Bernard Shakey]

No Saints for AA this year and that is fair!

[StPeter]

Hard to believe how they can leave Roo out! His dominance in marking statistics alone for the year should have been enough without all the other work he did.
222 marks for the year.....Next highest 173 from one more game.

[Life Long Saint]

Hard to believe how they can leave Roo out! His dominance in marking statistics alone for the year should have been enough without all the other work he did.
222 marks for the year.....Next highest 173 from one more game.

Averaged 21 possessions and two goals per game to go with his 10.8 marks per game.
Astounded that Tom Lynch from the Crows gets a nod but Roo misses out.
It's outrageous!

[White Winmar]

If it was racing, a protest would be lodged. Roo's game yesterday showed how good he still is. His first half of the season was outstanding. Staggering how he could miss out.

[saintbrat]

Jack equal 6th in Herald Sun award
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/h ... 795a840cf6

LEADERBOARD
31 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)

24 Dustin Martin (Rich)

23 Sam Mitchell (Haw)

22 Luke Parker (Syd)

21 Stephen Coniglio (GWS)

Jack Steven (St K)

19 Rory Sloane (Adel)

Marcus Bontempelli (WB)

18 Joel Selwood (Geel)


But not in Age award top
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/a ... r37z3.html

[St Chris]

Why pick a squad of 40 but only include 1 ruckman??

I would have thought at least Goldstein would be picked, and Hickey next after that.

Roo's a tough one to argue - he's probably not in the best 2 wingmen for the year, and he's probably behind Lynch (GC variety), Franklin, Kennedy as a key forward on this year's performance.

[Linton Lodger]

No Riewoldt, Hickey or Dempster!

Don't worry about it, just keep flying under the radar Saints.

[Linton Lodger]

Don't tell me Gawn is the ruckman?

Isn't that the hipster from Melbourne, whose had a couple of severe lessons from Hickey?

[maverick]

Surely roo had a better year than Gunston who is in the squad?

[Life Long Saint]

Surely roo had a better year than Gunston who is in the squad?

And the Lynch from Adelaide.

Roo's possie in the AA team would be half-forward. Name another half forward in the game that produces the stats that Roo has this season.
Absolute joke that he is not even in the 40.

[Griggsy]

haha every statline better than lynch. What absolute nonsense.

[Sainter_Dad]

haha every statline better than lynch. What absolute nonsense.

SEN discussed the No Roo issue - and eventually they posed the question if Lynch and Riewoldt were standing against the wall and you were picking your team who would you take - Harford(?) still claimed he would take the 'red head from Adelaide' over the 'blonde from St Kilda'. And these are the people we entrust with our childrens footy knowledge future. Won't someone think of the children!!!

[BigMart]

21 ppg
10.5 mpg
2 gpg

Disgraceful!!!!

[BigMart]

Did he say why

And I didn't see this thread

[saint-stu]

Our former Tom Lynch made it

[Moods]

Yeah - thought Roo would make the squad. An argument can be mounted for him not to be in the team, but he should have been in the squad. It's almost as if they're not sure where to group him, midfield or fwd. Who cares? Play him on the bench and play him where he likes...

[Jacks Back]

haha every statline better than lynch. What absolute nonsense.

What a load of crap!!! Why would Lynch get in FFS? EVERY stat of Rooey's is better than Lynch. Get f***ed you all australian assholes!!!!!

[magnifisaint]

Hard to believe how they can leave Roo out! His dominance in marking statistics alone for the year should have been enough without all the other work he did.
222 marks for the year.....Next highest 173 from one more game.

Averaged 21 possessions and two goals per game to go with his 10.8 marks per game.
Astounded that Tom Lynch from the Crows gets a nod but Roo misses out.
It's outrageous!

Exactly. Riewoldt streets ahead of Lynch even as a 33 yr old. Lynch is just a support player. Farcicle