2024 AFL Awards Season...

[The_Koulouriotis_Fan]

Zero second ruck option (probably Cripps if they played a game) and zero forward rotation off
the bench.

Ill give them Whitfield as a back rotation... but then 3 rovers fill the rest of the bench (way overkill considering Heeney and Warner are named in the forward line and Daicos on a wing.).

Definitely Stengle could have copped a bench spot at the expense of one of the million centremen in the side.

Slightly disappointing spread there for mine when making up a proper team.

10 midfielders is ridiculous

 

[Vdubs]

10 midfielders is ridiculous

the whole concept is, as they will never play any team.

 

[Baudolino]

2022 premiership team now has 5 players with 4 or more All Australian selections.

Dangerfield - x8 AA
Selwood - x6 AA
Hawkins - x5 AA
Stewart - x5 AA
Cameron - x4 AA
Stengle - x1 AA
C.Guthrie - x1 AA

Still got some way to go to catch the insane 2009 team though:

Ablett - x8 AA
Selwood - x6 AA
Scarlett - x6 AA
Enright - x6 AA
Hawkins - x5 AA
Johnson - x3 AA
Bartel - x2 AA
Taylor - x2 AA
Corey - x2 AA
Chapman - x2 AA
Kelly - x1 AA
Mackie - x1 AA
Ottens - x1 AA
Ling - x1 AA
Harley - x1 AA
Milburn - x1 AA
Mooney - x1 AA

17/22 players were All Australian at some point in their careers.

 

[The_Koulouriotis_Fan]

the whole concept is, as they will never play any team.

I don’t mind the concept as a ceremonial thing. I think it’s a nice reward for effort, especially since players who aren’t midfielders will never be recognised with 90% of individual awards

I wish they would just pick the best team in the correct positions, otherwise it is a complete farce and just feeds the whole midfielders are the best narrative.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Congrats to Jezza & Ollie. Stengle was stiff to miss out, but I don't think this selection panel rates the Cats too much.

 

[The_Koulouriotis_Fan]

Plenty of cats big footy posters were spruiking Ollie Dempsey's credentials at the start of the year, I certainly wasn't one of them.

Never would've anticipated he would be rising star before this season started.

Look I don’t want to be ‘that guy’ but… I’m ‘that guy’

 

[The_Koulouriotis_Fan]

Congrats to Jezza & Ollie. Stengle was stiff to miss out, but I don't think this selection panel rates the Cats too much.

Good call Blakey, celebrate the wins! Great result for Ollie! What a star! Have loved watching him play this year and he spoke very well!

 

[cats_09]

Can this team face off against the AA team please

 

[Mr Meow]

Not sure Stengle not being named in the forward line of the AA team is really that surprising - there's been a number of AA teams published this past week & I've seen Moore named in the forward pocket more often than I've seen Stengle's name

When comparing their seasons, I can understand why Moore got the gig over Stengle

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Moore had a better year than Stengle. However it is a joke that the only non key position forward picked was a high forward flanker. Not a single genuine forward pocket or general forward chosen.

Heeney and Warner are midfielders. It's fair enough to pick one goal scoring mid on a flank but it's silly to have them on both flanks. One should've been in the starting midfield or on the bench.

Stengle was the most deadly, team lifting, consistent predator goal sneak inside 50 in the comp. He pressured and worked both ways too. If our ball movement and midfield wasn't terrible at times, he easily would've cleared 50 goals to go with his 20 odd goal assists.

But we needed 10 midfielders picked. In a real team I'm taking the one with the best forward pocket in the comp.

 

[Catman]

Gawn getting the nod over Xerri was ridiculous.

 

[Hamingja]

Quick math as on my phone and in the middle of the night but at a glance looks like Waterman kicked 13 goals against top 8 teams

That's some wild stuff

 

[Cursed Cat]

Hoping the Stengle snub fires him up for Finals mayhem big style.

 

[Whiskers]

I’ve said thank god we have Stengle more times than any of our other players this season.
Kicks the vital goals and has the class.
I’m also hoping it fires him up. Go and win the best finals player award instead

 

[Generalissimo]

For a guy who's commonly thought of as an opportunistic crumbing goal sneak, Tyson Stengle

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Tyson Stengle

Age

25

Ht

175cm

Wt

71kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.3

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

10.3

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.5

4star

D

8.8

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.6

4star

G

1.6

5star

can also kick an absolutely beautiful long and accurate set shot.

 

[rapidfire7]

Jezza Cameron did not have a great season in 2024, although 9 goals in a virtual training drill at the end certainly helped push him up a bit.

I would say he got the AA CHF position due to a lack of genuine competition for it really.

Overall, his last 2 seasons have been a little strange.

A few unbelievably good performances here and there, but many more where he has been average at best, or looks almost lost/disinterested out there.

Ever since he was concussed after his blistering start in 2023, he has just never quite been the same player in my view.

 

[TheWoodenSlug]

For a guy who's commonly thought of as an opportunistic crumbing goal sneak, Tyson Stengle can also kick an absolutely beautiful long and accurate set shot.

He's also dynamite in one on one marking contests. So many times we will bomb it on his head out on the wing/F50 and he will either mark it or nudge his opponent under the ball and run on to it.