Player Watch #38: Tristan Xerri - signed thru '29 - 2024 All Australian squad member

[Kanga Glory]

Not surprised, they choose gawn for. AA.

 

[Blightys Barrel]

Hopefully he gets on the bench

 

[bennymate]

Robbed

 

[The Nostradamus]

Was better than gawn

And they didn’t pick 2 rucks

 

[bhoysdontcry67]

ROBBED.

 

[Only Forwards]

Was never getting in after our last two rounds.

Same with Harry.

Very little reason is required to deny us.

How long have you all watched this and you haven’t clocked it yet?

 

[Dan]

Gawn had an incredible year but if Xerri couldn’t get in this year…..how’s he meant to get in any other year.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

What a ****ing joke.

ridiculous considering his tackle, clearance and disposal stats. Had far more impact on games than Gawn this year.

 

[Passmore]

Was never getting in after our last two rounds.

Same with Harry.

Very little reason is required to deny us.

How long have you all watched this and you haven’t clocked it yet?

Our blokes seem to need to do extraordinary things for extended periods to get any individual recognition.

 

[Only Forwards]

Our blokes seem to need to do extraordinary things for extended periods to get any individual recognition.

100% correct.

 

[Ashley B]

Our blokes seem to need to do extraordinary things for extended periods to get any individual recognition.

Generally break some record re Goldy for example

 

[DarkPhoenix]

100% correct.

North is the only team you have to be the best for 3 years to win an "Of the year" award.

 

[Roosurgence]

Was better than gawn

And they didn’t pick 2 rucks

If a North player is winning a public poll you know they have had an exceptional year.

Gawn has just become an auto selection for the panel of turnips they ask to do the job.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Gawn had an incredible year but if Xerri couldn’t get in this year…..how’s he meant to get in any other year.

He’ll get better. Gawn won’t.

X will be helmet & shoulders above the rest moving forward.

Great year. Ripped off with no bench spot, but **** them.

 

[Val Keating]

Stiff.

 

[Only Forwards]

All of this AA talk underlines and bolds:

THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS Ws.

 

[Val Keating]

The AA selectors can get stuffed

 

[Liam Boy]

He's on the Todd Goldstein

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Todd Goldstein

Age

36

Ht

201cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

5.7

2star

HB

7.5

5star

CL

3.1

5star

HO

32.5

5star

D

16.7

4star

K

9.3

4star

HB

7.4

4star

CL

7.0

5star

HO

32.9

5star

D

5.2

2star

K

2.6

1star

HB

2.6

3star

HO

10.0

5star

path. First they give it to the brave veteran who had one last great year, they'll give it to 3 or 4 flavour of the month ruckmen as he continues to dominate, then he'll finally get one, and after that they'll immediately start ignoring his continued great work to give 6 or 7 in a row to the next young up and comer after him, as suddenly veteran status doesn't matter. yawn.

 

[HELLSBELLS]

Watch Helmet give Max a serious smacking next year.

Selectors can kiss my fat arse.

Flogs.

 

[Grogg]

He's on the Todd Goldstein path.

It's funny you mention Todd being robbed. Gawn even made mention of a potato who was preferred over Goldstein in his formative years as a young Melbourne ruckman. For the life of me, I can't even remember what that guy's name was. Jacob? Jacobs?

 

[tazaa]

Gawn may have gotten in this year but that will be his last.
Almost embarrassing coming back half cooked post injury just to get into the side.
Selfish campaigner.

I remember he took the mantle off Goldi in 2016 and its just as enjoyable to see X take it back off him now.
F*** him

 

[Spud11]

Individual accolades would’ve been no comfort to the shitshow that this year has been.
They’re stiff but who cares, ultimately? I’d rather win a few games of football than sit here like an ibis every year going through the bin of our organisation wishing others would rate our players.

 

[hotchilli]

Team performance seems to matter in the team they selected outside of Waterman & McGovern.

 

[DuckYeah]

Gawn v Xerri 50/50 call. Gawn the better tap ruck, Xerri the better ground worker. Not the worst call in that AA team.

No Harry is bullshit. If you are picking the best team in the comp, Harry makes it

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Our blokes seem to need to do extraordinary things for extended periods to get any individual recognition.

“The body of work” argument is such bullshit that is used to keep this farce a subjective mate’s game.