Not sure why I'm bothering with this... but we were nominating teams on performances to date NOT a predicted AA team. Look at the original post next time.
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Not sure why I'm bothering with this... but we were nominating teams on performances to date NOT a predicted AA team. Look at the original post next time.
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What's your point? It's two games in to the season, so your sample size is going to be one or two. Reid was exceptional last Friday with his intercept marking and 60m bullet passes reminiscent of his 2011 form. He played a far better game than Rance, who you seem to have no issue with people naming.
I'll take a quick guess and say you probably didn't even watch the game last Friday, because Reid was easily the pick of the key defenders for the night.
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The fact that he's missed 50% of games means he's out. Yes it's early in the season and only one game, but best to apply the same standards across the whole year.
Obviously a side picked now is no indication of who will make it at the end of the year, but the rolling AA in past years has been a good way to keep track of the ups and downs vs steady performance.
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Yes, and with being only two games into the season, why would you pick someone who has only had one good game? Surely, your 22 AA come from the list of those who have played 2 good games. And if there isn't 22 players who have played 2 good games, then we're in for a pretty ordinary season!
This will obviously change in time as more and more players have off games.
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Does it really matter that much?
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We're talking about AA selection 2 games in. None of it really matters, but if we're going to discuss it this early, then yes, I'd say criteria for selection would be playing both games well.
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Jack Viney played 1 good game and 1 shocker, couldn't have him in.
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And they will focus on winning flags.
I wouldnt bother with an AA list until the mid season break.
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What are you talking about? Wasn't he the match-winning BOG hero against the Bombers last week?
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Need to wait until at least rd 4-5 before starting a team.
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Serious?
Yep with Zaharakis in his place.
If danger has half his games like the Hawks game and half his games like the gws game then he averages 32 touches a game and racks up 33 Brownlow votes. Pretty sure he would make it in the starting side. Admittedly we would have a fun highlight reel of him taking numerous species in the goal square and then always missing the goal.
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Yes
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I agree.
At what stage did I ever say he should be AA?
Just said he should have been in the Round 1 team of the week. Had a stinker last week.
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It is a predicted team, as clearly stated at the top of the post. Viney's quiet game last week is close to irrelevant.
And yet Zaharakis, who has had an awesome start, isn't even considered.
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He's considered. It's just that it's only two games in, barely anything that's happened yet has a bearing on a predicted side. I can't believe I'm actually having to explain this.
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Its a prediction of the all australian team if it was picked right now, of course its relevant.
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lol, EVERYTHING that has happened has a bearing on the final side....
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Yeah clearly, in a one out of 22 context. You don't seem to be able to grasp the concept of prediction. It's what I'm guessing the team will look like at the end of the year, based on pretty well nothing. It's just a silly fruitless exercise for fun. You just misread my initial post, that's all. It's fine.
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You are in the wrong thread then, as stated in the OP, its a rolling All Australian team.
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That's why I stated "Predicted team" at the beginning of my post. My god, what a ridiculous conversation.
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Gray would be double the Port average. Maybe his disposals were fine but his teammates just suck so much they cant receive good ball.
