Milne, Fisher and Dal Santo AA Squad 2011

i_luv_nick_riewoldt · Tue 06 Sep 2011 5:43pm

Just tweeted Milne has made the prelim squad for AA. As usual betts is in the mix too.

bennymac5 · Post: # 1132607Post **bennymac5** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 5:46pm

By who?

bennymac5 · Post: # 1132609Post **bennymac5** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 5:48pm

By who?

i_luv_nick_riewoldt · Tue 06 Sep 2011 5:48pm

Just in case you are interested in the other nominees...

S Thompson, E Betts, C Judd, M Murphy, H Scotland, T Cloke, L Davis,

S Pendlebury, B Reid, D Swan, D Thomas, N Fyfe, L McPharlin, C Enright,

S Johnson, J Kelly, M Scarlett, J Selwood, H Taylor, G Ablett, G Birchall,

L Franklin, J Gibson, S Mitchell, T Goldstein, D Petrie, A Swallow D Wells,

B Deledio, N Dal Santo, S Fisher, S Milne, A Goodes, D Cox, A Embley,

D Glass, J Kennedy, M Priddis, M Boyd, R Murphy

i_luv_nick_riewoldt · Tue 06 Sep 2011 5:49pm

bennymac5 wrote:By who?

Media Relations Manager for AFL Patrick Keane.

plugger66 · Post: # 1132615Post **plugger66** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 5:52pm

You would think Milne certain, Fisher a slight chance and Dal to struggle even though he is clearly our best player this year. Just reckon to many mids in front of him.

i_luv_nick_riewoldt · Tue 06 Sep 2011 5:53pm

Will it be Milne's first AA?

Thinline · Post: # 1132621Post **Thinline** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:00pm

I know it relates to another team but I am frankly amazed that Nathan Bock isn't in the mix, esp ahead of J Gibson. He's been incredible, Bock. Weird.

plugger66 · Post: # 1132625Post **plugger66** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:02pm

i_luv_nick_riewoldt wrote:Will it be Milne's first AA?

I think so. Always just seems to get pipped. Surely not this year though. I hope his assists are about the same as Betts because that could be an issue. Anyone know how to get small forward assists?

Old Mate · Post: # 1132627Post **Old Mate** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:07pm

Thinline wrote:I know it relates to another team but I am frankly amazed that Nathan Bock isn't in the mix, esp ahead of J Gibson. He's been incredible, Bock. Weird.

No Andrew Walker either. Good for Milne's chances.

jays · Post: # 1132631Post **jays** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:10pm

milne has had a great year should make it

Armoooo · Post: # 1132634Post **Armoooo** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:11pm

plugger66 wrote:
i_luv_nick_riewoldt wrote:Will it be Milne's first AA?
I think so. Always just seems to get pipped. Surely not this year though. I hope his assists are about the same as Betts because that could be an issue. Anyone know how to get small forward assists?

Footywire.com

Eddie Betts has 22, Milne has 19.

Milne is an absolute certainty IMHO.

noreason41 · Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:22pm

Has been incredibly unlucky.

Remember Medhurst in 2008?

Leon Davis in 2009?

Sainterman · Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:28pm

Congrats to those 3. I think the selectors got it right, our best performed all year.

Especially happy for Milney, he deserves the honor and I sure hope he makes the final team. If there is any justice in footy (after the last couple of years I am not so sure there is) then he should be there.

saintbrat · Post: # 1132646Post **saintbrat** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:35pm

whilst we all know Milney hasn't gotten the final nod for AA before- has he even made the squad before?

Raven · Post: # 1132647Post **Raven** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:43pm

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

Sam Fisher, St Kilda. Never previously selected.

noreason41 · Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:48pm

Eddie Betts, Carlton. Never previously selected.
22 games in 2011. 161 kicks, 84 marks, 113 handballs, averaging 7.3 kicks, 3.8 marks, 5.1 handballs. 45 goals 19 behinds. 16 clearances, 38 inside 50m, one rebound 50m

Stephen Milne, St Kilda. Never previously selected.
22 games in 2011. 220 kicks, 90 marks, 74 handballs, averaging 10.0 kicks, 4.1 marks, 3.4 handballs. 55 goals (fourth in the AFL) 32 behinds. 21 clearances, 64 inside 50m, 13 rebound 50m.

More kicks, more marks, more goals, more behinds, more clearances, more almost double the inside 50s, more rebound 50's & apparently is even with assists.

No brainer?

Old Mate · Post: # 1132650Post **Old Mate** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:50pm

Milne close to a certainty.

Whats Dal's odds for the brownlow? Top 5 favourite I think. He will get a spot on the bench imo.

dcstkfc · Post: # 1132651Post **dcstkfc** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 6:54pm

saintbrat wrote:whilst we all know Milney hasn't gotten the final nod for AA before- has he even made the squad before?

Yeah in 09 he did, but this is only the fifth year of the All-Australian Squad.

Stephen Theodore · Tue 06 Sep 2011 7:36pm

plugger66 wrote:You would think Milne certain, Fisher a slight chance and Dal to struggle even though he is clearly our best player this year. Just reckon to many mids in front of him.

+ 1

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:26pm

In spite of his relatively poor season (especially early on) this squad still needs more Goddard. Here is his year, stats and points wise, when compared with 4 of the others named as a chance for a back flank:
http://finalsiren.com/PlayerCompare.asp ... ers=746%2C

The difference between his year and Bob Murphy's looks LOL funny, when you consider Murph got nominated and BJ didn't. They're comparing BJ's year to previous years, not to the others seasons this year. 8 games of 27-37 possies, when playing mostly on the backline and not even making the squad?

Armoooo · Post: # 1132676Post **Armoooo** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:36pm

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:In spite of his relatively poor season (especially early on) this squad still needs more Goddard. Here is his year, stats and points wise, when compared with 4 of the others named as a chance for a back flank:
http://finalsiren.com/PlayerCompare.asp ... ers=746%2C

The difference between his year and Bob Murphy's looks LOL funny, when you consider Murph got nominated and BJ didn't. They're comparing BJ's year to previous years, not to the others seasons this year. 8 games of 27-37 possies, when playing mostly on the backline and not even making the squad?

I have no problem with goddard missing out, remember the first 5 rounds how often his opponent would be best on ground. I don't think he ever came into contention.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:40pm

Joel Selwood missed 5 games and all bar 5 mins of the game against us, yet he made the squad. I dare say BJ's 5 worst games were still better than Selwood not playing 5 at all.

plugger66 · Post: # 1132679Post **plugger66** » Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:42pm

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:Joel Selwood missed 5 games and all bar 5 mins of the game against us yet he made the squad. I dare say BJ's 5 worst games were still better than Selwood not playing at all.

So it is now worked out on the worst games. Strange. I would have thought it is about their best games. BJ will be lucky to be top 5 in out B&F. He hardly deserves to be in the top 40 players in the AFL

noreason41 · Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:45pm

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:Joel Selwood missed 5 games and all bar 5 mins of the game against us, yet he made the squad. I dare say BJ's 5 worst games were still better than Selwood not playing 5 at all.

Yeah, but how many games this year was Goddard the main force in why we won?

How many times was the the most influential player on the ground this year?

I haven't seen enough of Selwood to know whether he should be in the AA team (Though stats wise i'd say no) - But Goddard is no where near AA this year.
Not even close.