All Australian Team 08

[Thommo 42]

I'll give it a try, but without thinking too hard about it.

B: Bolton Scarlett Croad
HB: Hodge (vc) Bock Pratt
C: Cooney Kirk (c) Richardson
HF: Pavlich Franklin Didak
F: Harvey Fevola Medhurst
R: Cox Ablett Selwood
INT: Sandilands Mitchell Boyd O'Keefe

Wanted to include Steve Johnson, Jimmy Bartel, Jono Brown, Dale Morris and a few others but there are only so many spots. Went with Medders in the pocket purely because he has the most goals and I follow the Pies

not bad not bad but there is no way the cornes brothers will get in or even N.Stevens You might want to consider matthew stokes

Umm - I didn't have either Cornes, or Stevens in my side?

 

[ctarrant]

could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

everybody loves richo and this has been arguably his best year. could he squeeze into the aa interchange? i hope he does but i think they're are better tall forwards in the game and jimmy bartel and joel selwood will get a spot on the win. thoughts

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

Why not? Anything's possible with the AA team, it's a raffle.

 

[James23]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

I think he'll make it, either on the wing or the bench

 

[Eudes]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

Maybe. He was linked with brownlow talk not too long ago. There's a chance it would seem

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

I think it would reflect badly on the AA side if he doesn't get in. He has easily been one of the best players in the comp this year.

 

[Strawbs]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

Yeah he's a chance. But the AA is a waste of time so I doubt he could care less. Still yet to find anybody who can tell me what the point of it is. Some selections are just plain farcical. He only made the i/c when he kicked 91 goals (not from ff either) in '96 off the back of a serious knee injury.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

Yeah he's a chance. But the AA is a waste of time so I doubt he could care less. Still yet to find anybody who can tell me what the point of it is. Some selections are just plain farcical.

I agree. Talk about "much ado about nothing". People go on about AA team selection like it's some evidence of a successful career, but I'd rather play in 1 premiership than make 10 AA teams.

 

[TassieSaint]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

everybody loves richo and this has been arguably his best year. could he squeeze into the aa interchange? i hope he does but i think they're are better tall forwards in the game and jimmy bartel and joel selwood will get a spot on the win. thoughts

You say it like it's unlikely. I think he'd be pretty unlucky to miss out, he's been one of the best players this year and pretty consistent.

 

[HBF]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

He's a massive chance. Richo on one wing, and Goodes on the other.

 

[Strawbs]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

I agree. Talk about "much ado about nothing". People go on about AA team selection like it's some evidence of a successful career, but I'd rather play in 1 premiership than make 10 AA teams.

Yeah - I mean Cameron Mooney will have AA next to his name. Good luck to him but it's just a "flavour of the month" caper. History also shows it's harder to get out of the AA than it is to get in it. My theory is: If Gerard Healy mentions you by Round 10, you're in. And you could be slaying them in the bottom team, but you will rarely get in ahead of a bloke from a top team (unless you're one of their faves). Reminds me of when they tell us how many ANZAC Medals Hird won - so what? They don't tell us how many BOG's every player has snagged in every Home and Away match.

 

[banzai]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

If he plays well in any of our last 3 games hes a certainty. AA selection is as much of a popularity contest as anything else and everyone loves Richo at the moment. Deledio has been better and should win our B & F by a mile, however Lids probably has no chance of AA.

 

[Top_4_Tiger]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

He's a certainty! I can't believe the question even needed to be asked!

By Round 15 people were listing about 5-6 players who, if they did not play another game, would still get AA.

Richo was always one of them

 

[potatomasher]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

He's a massive chance. Richo on one wing, and Goodes on the other.

Can't see Goodes snagging a spot. Has only played three or so games which reach his lofty standards.

 

[BLPC08]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

Deserves a spot, has single-handedly won the Tigers a good 4-5 matches. I don't think the Tigers will have any other players included, although Nathan Foley has been superb.

 

[zugfrig78]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

na he has fallen away now might miss out

 

[Tigersman]

Re: could richo possibly become an all australian this year?

He should get the wing or at least a bench spot.

 

[mattdwyer]

richo will definately make it in .. it'll be good publicity for the afl is richo makes it ... brett deledio will make the top 40 .. but will struggle to fit in ... even though in my BIAS opinion he should get in ...

 

[AG]

After Round 20:

B: Tom Harley (c); Matthew Scarlett; Dale Morris
HB: Luke Hodge; Nathan Bock; Corey Enright
C: Matthew Richardson; Jimmy Bartel; Joel Corey
HF: Ryan O'Keefe; Nick Riewoldt (vc); Brent Harvey
F: Steve Johnson; Lance Franklin; Brendan Fevola
R: Dean Cox; Gary Ablett; Adam Cooney
INT: David Hille; Brett Kirk; Sam Mitchell; Matthew Pavlich

Still not sure on Steve Johnson but no one else has really stood out as a small/medium forward. Maybe Medhurst but he has dropped off a bit lately.

 

[fullbull]

B: S Fisher Scarlett Mackie
HB: Wheatley Bock Swan
C: Richardson Bartel Cooney
HF: B Harvey Pavlich J Selwood
F: Fevola Franklin Medhurst
R: Cox K Cornes G Ablett
INT: Hille Riewoldt Corey Kirk

 

[Bollox]

Reckon Richo could take the rest of the yr off and still make it now.

Sam Fisher still doing everything right for selection. Must be still right up there for a run on slot.

 

[Thommo 42]

Medders hasn't kicked a goal since Dids got rubbed out, and its not a cooincidence!

 

[Jabso]

Medders hasn't kicked a goal since Dids got rubbed out, and its not a cooincidence!

Is Didak still a chance? Still leading the AFL in kicks. Although his month before his suspension was off a bit, still getting a lot of the ball but he looked hampered.

 

[Gabbatoir]

I think Patfull should be in the squad at least.
He has some massive scalps this year. Burton, Murphy, Robertson etc.

Franklin may have kicked a few on him, but he held him to 7 scoring shots or something which was well down on his average of 12 or something insane.

Can't remember the stats from the first time we played them this year.

 

[Roos34]

Harley Scarlett Morris

Hodge Bock Enright

Richo Black Cooney

Riewoldt Franklin O'keefe

Medhurst Fev Boomer

Cox Ablett Bartel

Bench: Petrie Mitchell Corey Pavlich

unlucky: selwood, hille, pratt,