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Analysis 2023 All Australian Team Awards Night
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If your selection is up for debate, I don't really think you should be captain. Realistically it should come down to Bont or Greene.
It's a bit of a wank tbh, they usually give it symbolically to a Franklin or Hawkins, almost as a sort of 'career achievement' award.
It's a bit of a wank tbh, they usually give it symbolically to a Franklin or Hawkins, almost as a sort of 'career achievement' award.
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i reckon if jordan ridley didn’t go down earlier this season with a quad strain he’d have been a lock for the side.
he’s easily one of essendon’s most important players and we look like a much different (worse) team when he’s off the field
he’s easily one of essendon’s most important players and we look like a much different (worse) team when he’s off the field
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You saying Moore is debatable?
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Greene will get the captaincy and deserves to.
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Overall, it's a great squad. This season I think there has been a lot of career years so there will be some tough outs. The backline for example, with Moore, Quaynor, Daicos, Houston, Sinclair and Sicily who all have had outstanding seasons. Then where do you slot in Andrews, Stewart or Wilkie? Are you selecting Dawson as a mid or off the HBF?
Its the same for the forwards. Curnow and Walker, Greene I think are automatic selections. But Larkey has had a huge year given Norths season, then you have the small forwards in Breust and Cameron who have kicked 50 goals or thereabouts. Are you selecting Petracca and/or Martin as HFF?
And who tf knows for the mids. I think Bont is clear number one but I have really enjoyed watching Dawson and Green this season.
Its the same for the forwards. Curnow and Walker, Greene I think are automatic selections. But Larkey has had a huge year given Norths season, then you have the small forwards in Breust and Cameron who have kicked 50 goals or thereabouts. Are you selecting Petracca and/or Martin as HFF?
And who tf knows for the mids. I think Bont is clear number one but I have really enjoyed watching Dawson and Green this season.
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Harris Andrews is a lock and 3 of Moore, Stewart, Sicily, Weitering & Wilkie make it.. Stewart is a media darling so I would say he locks away a spot. Moore 2nd half of the year was as bad as Weitering start to the year and Sicily missed 6 games and played in a side that finished 16th.. Wilkie was great first half of the year, not so great 2nd and they tend to reward players over several years of performance.
The panel includes Pavlich & Jakovich so i think they will favour a defender that defends over an 'interceptor' which is why I think Weitering might get the nod and be paired with one of Moore or Sicily.
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The Cripps selection in the squad pretty much discredits this award before it's even chosen. How can you have a panel of selectors actually gather in a room and come to that conclusion. Mind boggling.
Now that the squad is out, my little opinion is.
B - Sicily - Moore (C) - Houston
HB - Daicos - Andrews - Sinclair
C - Gulden - Libba - Daicos
HF - Rozee - Curnow - Petracca
C - C.Cameron - Walker - Greene (VC)
Foll - English - Bont - Butters
Int - Marshall - Merrett - Stewart - Green.
Unlucky
Weitering, Neale, Langford, Larkey, Serong, Viney and probably another 5 players.
It has been a pretty even season this year.
A few token gestures but also a few going to be stiff to miss the team.
I do believe though that making the squad, is just a junk stat like score involvement.
B - Sicily - Moore (C) - Houston
HB - Daicos - Andrews - Sinclair
C - Gulden - Libba - Daicos
HF - Rozee - Curnow - Petracca
C - C.Cameron - Walker - Greene (VC)
Foll - English - Bont - Butters
Int - Marshall - Merrett - Stewart - Green.
Unlucky
Weitering, Neale, Langford, Larkey, Serong, Viney and probably another 5 players.
It has been a pretty even season this year.
A few token gestures but also a few going to be stiff to miss the team.
I do believe though that making the squad, is just a junk stat like score involvement.
I think Sicily makes it for two reasons - 1/ body of work including last year, and 2/ the 6 weeks he missed were mostly bullshit and the selectors will turn a blind eye.
I think Stewart actually misses because - 1/ he got it last year marginally - cannot get two marginal spots in a row, 2/ he has not been as good as last year.
Luke Mcdonald was robbed
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Well done on getting 16/20 of this year's AA squad.
You were wide of the mark with Dunkley, Cerra, Day and Taranto
Not bad.
Newcombe made the All Australian squad in just his 2nd full season of AFL footy.
The selectors thought he was one of the AFL's 20 best midfielders in 2023
He's not the "boy" from Poowong anymore. The Duke has arrived.
Survey says......
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Wasn’t going to chip in with my opinion about TT bc I’m obviously biased but I cannot stand comments like this.
He kicked 19 goals for the season more than any other pure midfielder other than Bont who also had 19. What’s more impactful than kicking the goals yourself?
Taranto was stiff. He should have been in the squad.
I'm just suggesting a reason as to why Newcombe was included by the selectors instead.
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Yeah…Rance was captain in 2017. Buddy in 2018. Hawkins in 2022.
This thread might spontaneously combust if Martin is in the team… imagine if he’s Captain
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One of his wooden spoons.
De Goey not much better. Missed a handful of games, played like ass in another, competitive spot. Guess they give a soft one to the Pies as they finished a game on top, but even then thought Quaynor would fill that quota.
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Let my bias show. Up to round 17 degoey was arguably a walk up. Then he got suspended and his form dipped. I think if he didn't have a best on that last game he's not making the sqaud.
Quaynor should make it, I will die on that hill
Sicily missed 4 games not 6.
Stewart is 2nd for both total intercept possessions and rebound 50s, 3rd for effective kicks among all defenders and has polled in the coaches votes 10 plus times, with a 18.8% contested defensive 1v1 loss rate. Nobody else comes close to ticking all of these boxes.
I think Wilkie will get the nod as being part of a better defence and finalist, but it's silly to suggest that Stewart would only get in on reputation. With the games missed that claim had more validity in 2022 than 2023.
I think Wilkie will get the nod as being part of a better defence and finalist, but it's silly to suggest that Stewart would only get in on reputation. With the games missed that claim had more validity in 2022 than 2023.
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Not sure why people are surprised with Quaynor. Been superb all season, obviously didn’t watch too much of the hottest ticket in town.
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