2024 Rolling ALL-Australian Team

[Mr Meow]

63 coaches votes (the only defender on the coaches votes leaderboard - top 20), featuring 13 times (only 8 players in the whole comp featured more than that), 2nd most metres gained - it wasn't enough for Max Holmes to get selected on a back flank or the bench. The best performing player of the 3rd ranked team. Take Holmes out and Geelong probably wouldn't even be playing finals this season.

More evidence for the theory that you usually need to have had AA or near AA form for two years to get your first selection as a youngster.

 

[bzparkes]

In the footy world I get annoyed at the overuse of the word humbled or humbling in the wrong context.

Don't even get me started on 'Learnings' and 'In good stead'.

 

[Mr Meow]

Water who?

Man.

 

[Lunchtime]

Goals, Contested Marks, Score Involvements, Goal Assists, Shots on Goal and Goal Accuracy % are pretty much the the bread and butter for judging a KPF. Curnow ahead in the majority of those despite having some of those averages reduced by being subbed out injured.

Jake Waterman had a fantastic year and I'm glad he got selected, cbf really having the argument over a player I don't even dislike. Happy for him and WCE fans

Coleman Medal - Final Top 5

69 goals - Jesse Hogan (23 games)
Shots at Goal: 105
Behinds: 25
No Score: 11
Accuracy: 65.7%
Goal Average: 3.0
Disposal Efficiency: 68.3%
Kick Efficiency: 66.8%
Marks: 6.4
Contested Marks: 2.4
Goal Assists: 0.5
Score Involvements: 6.6
Tackles: 1.3
Tackles Inside 50: 1.0

58 goals - Jeremy Cameron (22 games)
Shots at Goal: 112
Behinds: 35
No Score: 19
Accuracy: 51.7%
Goal Average: 2.7
Disposal Efficiency: 67.1%
Kick Efficiency: 61.9%
Marks: 6.2
Contested Marks: 0.5
Goal Assists: 0.7
Score Involvements: 7.3
Tackles: 1.8
Tackles Inside 50: 0.7

57 goals - Charlie Curnow (21 games)
Shots at Goal: 103
Behinds: 41
No Score: 5
Accuracy: 55.3%
Goal Average: 2.7
Disposal Efficiency: 61.4%
Kick Efficiency: 58.9%
Marks: 6.0
Contested Marks: 2.1
Goal Assists: 0.7
Score Involvements: 7.1
Tackles: 1.0
Tackles Inside 50: 0.7

55 goals - Ben King (22 games)
Shots at Goal: 98
Behinds: 26
No Score: 17
Accuracy: 56.1%
Goal Average: 2.5
Disposal Efficiency: 61.9%
Kick Efficiency: 57.4%
Marks: 4.5
Contested Marks: 1.4
Goal Assists: 0.1
Score Involvements: 5.0
Tackles: 0.6
Tackles Inside 50: 0.1

53 goals - Jake Waterman (20 games)
Shots at Goal: 90
Behinds: 23
No Score: 14
Accuracy: 58.9%
Goal Average: 2.6
Disposal Efficiency: 73.3%
Kick Efficiency: 69.4%
Marks: 6.9
Contested Marks: 1.6
Goal Assists: 0.4
Score Involvements: 6.3
Tackles: 1.1
Tackles Inside 50: 0.6

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Someone will need to explain the Whitfield over Sheezel one for me.

Given Sheezel season was statistically the second best u21 one ever behind Bont this season.

Easy, Whitfield took a side to a top 4 finish for starters, Sheezel also didn’t play half the season forward of centre yes he had a AA type year after this occurred but his first half wasn’t. Whitfield was elite the first half a year

 

[peternorth]

Don't even get me started on 'Learnings' and 'In good stead'.

He’s such a laconic player

 

[Sphynx]

Easy, Whitfield took a side to a top 4 finish for starters, Sheezel also didn’t play half the season forward of centre yes he had a AA type year after this occurred but his first half wasn’t. Whitfield was elite the first half a year

Sheezel was rated ahead of Whitfield at the halfway point of the season AND lead the league in disposals.

Poor reasoning.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Seems to be an unpopular opinon across the board but Gawn over Xerri was 100% the correct call in my opinion.

North supporters have only seen 15 wins in 5 years yet expect multiple AA selections lol. Gawn is the GOAT and had another stellar season.

 

[Lions Flag 2020]

For me the All Australian Team lost all credibility when Lachie Neale

9

Lachie Neale

Age

31

Ht

178cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

didn’t get picked last year and then won the Brownlow. They don’t usually pick wingers but last year picked Josh Daicos

7

Josh Daicos

Age

25

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.6

5star

CL

1.3

3star

D

16.2

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.5

4star

CL

1.5

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

1.2

4star

ahead of Neale which I think everyone would agree is laughable.
How anyone feels comfortable putting Jacob Weitering

23

Jacob Weitering

Age

26

Ht

195cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.8

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

4.7

3star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.3

3star

MG

189.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.8

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.0

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

0.8

3star

MG

263.4

4star

name on the All Australian list this year ahead of Harris Andrews

31

Harris Andrews

Age

27

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

151.7

2star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

94.0

2star

is beyond me. Harris is that much better than Jacob it’s not funny.
Lions had a makeshift backline for most of this season and conceded the third LEAST points in the comp. Carlton conceded the 4th MOST points. Harris was the reason the Lions had such a good defensive record.

 

[RonnieRaven]

Think its close to what we all expected. Thought they'd just squeeze one mid into the HF line rather than two and Gulden was the only winger who had an AA calibre season.

Biggest snubs for me: Andrews, Stengle, Curnow
Biggest surprises: Waterman (good season, definitely squad earnt but really surprising), Ryan

Ryan was in most pundits teams and he played as well as he did in 2020 when he was AA back pocket.
he is now a 2xAA back pocket and BnF winner hopefully more people will start giving him the respect he deserves

 

[FootyLad0]

Easy, Whitfield took a side to a top 4 finish for starters, Sheezel also didn’t play half the season forward of centre yes he had a AA type year after this occurred but his first half wasn’t. Whitfield was elite the first half a year

Ladder positions don't matter apparently....

Cause no one can explain how does the best goal kicking Small Forward in the entire competition in Stengle who will go close to winning our best and fairest who took a team from 12th to 3rd (same jump in ladder spots HOKBALL did) not get an AA gig but Waterman playing for 16th best West Coast gets a gig in the forward pocket? Eagles finished 16th and had two players, Cats finished 3rd and had 1 player....

Or the fact Warner and Heeney aren't forwards (media made a huge deal about them being Swans mids) get a gig over a genuine crumbing and goal kicking small forward?

Baffling...Didn't need to shoehorn in 100 mids. Not every midfielders needs to make a team.
They need to change the way it's done to have groupings.

 

[FootyLad0]

reckon they had to fit in nick in the AA on the wing because hes going to win the brownlow

imagine being a brownlow winner and not being in AA

still deserves to be in there but a bit funny on the wing

Lachie Neale? lol

 

[RonnieRaven]

Ladder positions don't matter apparently....

CCause no one can explain how does the best goal kicking Small Forward in the entire competition in Stengle who will go close to winning our best and fairest who took a team from 12th to 3rd (same jump in ladder spots HOKBALL did) not get an AA gig but Waterman playing for 16th best West Coast gets a gig in the forward pocket? Eagles finished 16th and had two players, Cats finished 3rd and had 1 player....

Or the fact Warner and Heeney aren't forwards (media made a huge deal about them being Swans mids) get a gig over a genuine crumbing and goal kicking forward?

Baffling...

What always baffled me was how cats had 9 AA in 07 but
Blues 95
Dons 2000
Tigers dynasty
Lions dynasty
Maxed out between 4-6 representatives

 

[Hoops]

Stengle v

So it's about goals only? Pity this wasn't the case in 2020 when Dangerfield was selected with 17 goals

Read what I was replying to. I didn't make it about goals

 

[FootyLad0]

So it's about goals only? Pity this wasn't the case in 2020 when Dangerfield was selected with 17 goals

And Danger shouldn't have made it as a forward then either...

Don't get why people try to do "gotcha's" like this as if people don't hold same standards for their own players.
If you aren't good enough as a mid to make the side, shoehorning them into other field positions is dumb asf.

 

[liz]

Don't even get me started on 'Learnings' and 'In good stead'.

“Learnings” is my biggest irritation to right now. The word “lesson(s)” seems to have been eliminated from the vocabulary of everyone involved with the AFL industry.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

63 coaches votes (the only defender on the coaches votes leaderboard - top 20), featuring 13 times (only 8 players in the whole comp featured more than that), 2nd most metres gained - it wasn't enough for Max Holmes to get selected on a back flank or the bench. The best performing player of the 3rd ranked team. Take Holmes out and Geelong probably wouldn't even be playing finals this season.

More evidence for the theory that you usually need to have had AA or near AA form for two years to get your first selection as a youngster.

Waterman begs to differ, after 6 seasons of mostly nothing, he has a good season and he's straight in. Him out and Stengle in.

 

[WilloTree]

I've held the view since 2012 that the AA selectors pick 2 controversial players each year to promote 'discussion'. i.e. sell papers and get clicks. Sometimes through omission but usually it's the eyebrow raising selection of 1 or 2 players.

This year is no different. And, again, I fell for it.

 

[carlton_99]

Yes, he has.

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Curnow's certainly more elite at getting free kicks though

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You cannot seriously think this proves anything

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Not sure what the uproar is about Merrett not making it. Bang average, not damaging.

Player ranked Top 10 in the league for score involvements is “not damaging”.

What a take

 

[RonnieRaven]

Player ranked Top 10 in the league for score involvements is “not damaging”.

What a take

You can’t change their mind it’s their default setting.
Brayshaw was top 5 for score inv in a low scoring team and is still a non damaging vanilla mid.
Just enjoy the fact they play for your club and not the oppo!

 

[_Mike_]

Harris & Curnow were stiff to not get selected

 

[Rusty Brookes]

I am not sure either

My personal one I always correct people on is the difference between poison and venom. Not sure why that one bugs me, though it fortunately does not come up much on bigfooty.

It's easy - Poison are sissy, glam metal lite. Venom are the kings of Black Metal.

 

[HeHateMe]

The bigger issue is:

-Why is 3 KPFs and 1 small/general forward, a better balance than 2 KPFs and 2 small/general forwards?

They are basically saying only the best non-KPF in the comp can make the AA side.

3 KPFs and 2 other forwards? Fine. But 3 and 1 is silly.

I'd argue General fwd are having more impact on results than KPF this season. Guys like Moore, Rankine, Daniels and Stengle might win their clubs BnF.

 

[CarmenSandiego]

Harris & Curnow were stiff to not get selected

Waterman over Curnow is a bit of a joke. Is inferior is basically every meaningful stat for a KPF.

This is probably the rare year Weitering didn’t deserve it imo. Cant recall what year but he was very stiff to not get in ahead of Harris a few years ago, guess they squared it up.