All Australian Watch: 2011

[Phone]

all the times i've seen Deledio he's been at his best in the midfield anyway

 

[Red Black and Blue]

I guess having a balance between key defenders and running defenders in the squad. Fletcher has been good yet again but I'd almost have Heppell as having the better season to date. As I said it's hard because it's so early in the year.

I actually think Hardingham has been our best defender, his spoiling has been awesome particularly in the Doggies and Saints games, kept on finding the boundary line after kick ins allowing us to set up the forward press really well.

 

[AG]

I just forgot him. Fixed.

 

[AG]

I actually think Hardingham has been our best defender, his spoiling has been awesome particularly in the Doggies and Saints games, kept on finding the boundary line after kick ins allowing us to set up the forward press really well.

Good point, tbh after Watson it's fairly even at the Bombers this year. Maybe Hocking? as a clear 2nd best player but the defenders are all in the same basket.

 

[DVD Player]

Editted for accuracy

Well played.

 

[jonoman89]

No way players like Yarran and Heppell have been better than Deledio. Not even close.

Deledio is great one week, terrible the next. Not AA worthy.

Yarran has been very consistent save rnd 1. Just shy of AA form i think though.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Heath Shaw has been better and more consistent than all three of them.

 

[jonoman89]

Agree with that.

 

[Barnzy]

Deledio is great one week, terrible the next. Not AA worthy.

He was average against Hawthorn and Carlton. The other 4 games he's been good over very good. I'm not saying he should be in but you're incorrect.

 

[Curnowed]

B: Jamison Merrett Adcock
HB: Enright McPharlin Yarran
C: Swan Pendlebury Thomas
HF: Cloke Franklin Embley
F: Garlett Dawes Riewolt
R: Sandilands Judd Watson
I/C: Pavlich Murphy Cox Martin

 

[Dandy_GO]

Rutten has been an absolute rock at full back. He's been as good as ever defensively, despite the fact that our midfield haven't been doing our defence any favours whatsoever this season, but he's also averaging a career best 20 touches a game. In better form than when he made the AA squad in '05.

Is Fyfe a slim chance? I've only seen a couple of Freo's games this year, but he's been a standout in both.

 

[Dr Awkward]

FFS don't tell me Enright is just going to walk into the team again. Got the be the worst 3 time All-Australian.

 

[AG]

Each to their own. One of the best HB flankers I've ever seen.

 

[Ryan Dixon Webb]

Enright is a gun.

 

[DVD Player]

If Goldstein continues current form and McIntosh stays out of the side then he will give it a shake for the ruck position.

No, he wont. Doesn't matter how good you think he's been, no one will beat Cox for the position besides Sandilands. No one.

 

[Simmonds2Hislop]

Deledio is great one week, terrible the next. Not AA worthy.

Yarran has been very consistent save rnd 1. Just shy of AA form i think though.

Yarran's disposal counts have been 4, 24, 22, 21 and I wont count the 11 against the Crows due to injury.

Deledio's have been 19, 29, 17, 33, 27, 26. He rarely turns it over (had one or two bad ones vs Carlton).

Everyone keeps saying Lids' worst is terrible, but really it's still 'just under 20 possesions and maybe 2-3 turnovers'.

Terrible is getting 4 kicks on Matt White.

If Lids got 22 or 21 touches in a game you'd be saying he was crap. Even when he got 33 against the Pies you tried to say they were cheap and off half back.

Neither should be AA based on their form so far, but Yarran shouldn't even be considered.

 

[Horns]

Kyle Reimers should get a look-in after his star performance today.

 

[AG]

Robert Murphy was the other one I forgot for a HB flank.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Shaw was unbelievable again tonight.

 

[jonoman89]

Yarran's disposal counts have been 4, 24, 22, 21 and I wont count the 11 against the Crows due to injury.

Deledio's have been 19, 29, 17, 33, 27, 26. He rarely turns it over (had one or two bad ones vs Carlton).

Everyone keeps saying Lids' worst is terrible, but really it's still 'just under 20 possesions and maybe 2-3 turnovers'.

Terrible is getting 4 kicks on Matt White.

If Lids got 22 or 21 touches in a game you'd be saying he was crap. Even when he got 33 against the Pies you tried to say they were cheap and off half back.

Neither should be AA based on their form so far, but Yarran shouldn't even be considered.

Give me 20 touches from a quality ball user like Yarran over 25 from Deledio any day of the week.

I said Yarran is not in AA form. Did you read that? He's closer than Deledio though.

Shaw killed it tonight.

 

[Barnzy]

Give me 20 touches from a quality ball user like Yarran over 25 from Deledio any day of the week.

Deledio is one of the best kicks in the AFL. Keep trolling.

You sound like the Hawthorn supporters, 1 of Rioli's possessions is worth 2 for everyone else.

He's closer than Deledio though.

No he's not.

 

[Kenny_01]

Surely Mundy gets a spot this year?

 

[Barnzy]

Surely Mundy gets a spot this year?

I think he will. Lifted his game to another level. Getting more of the ball, good composure under pressure and good kick.

I'm sure this will please Pav.

 

[AG]

B: Corey Enright - Daniel Merrett - Ben Rutten
HB: Heath Shaw - Luke McPharlin - Robert Murphy
C: Marc Murphy - Jobe Watson (c) - David Mundy
HF: Andrew Embley - Travis Cloke - Paul Chapman
F: Dustin Martin - Lance Franklin - ?????????
R: Dean Cox - Chris Judd (vc) - Scott Pendlebury
INT: Aaron Sandilands - Nathan Fyfe - Dane Swan - Jimmy Bartel

EMG: Ryan Griffen - Matthew Pavlich - Andrew Swallow


Something like that I guess. Martin in a FP pocket is probably pushing it but he has played deep forward at times this year. Riewoldt probably gets the other FP simply because he is leading the Coleman. Has had three complete right off games this year though. Dawes the only other key forward. Goodes has fallen away. Of the crumbers it's Garlett/McGlynn/Blair imo.

I think Griffen and Pav have been better than Sandilands so, again, it's a bit of a wildcard position. Selectors seem to change their mind every year in regards to a second ruck spot.

 

[pacman]

B: Corey Enright - Daniel Merrett - Ben Rutten
HB: Heath Shaw - Luke McPharlin - Robert Murphy
C: Marc Murphy - Jobe Watson (c) - David Mundy
HF: Andrew Embley - Travis Cloke - Paul Chapman
F: Dustin Martin - Lance Franklin - ?????????
R: Dean Cox - Chris Judd (vc) - Scott Pendlebury
INT: Aaron Sandilands - Nathan Fyfe - Dane Swan - Jimmy Bartel

EMG: Ryan Griffen - Matthew Pavlich - Andrew Swallow


Something like that I guess. Riewoldt probably gets FP simply because he is leading the Coleman. Has had three complete right off games this year though. Dawes the only other key forward. Goodes has fallen away. Of the crumbers it's Garlett/McGlynn imo.

I think Griffen and Pav have been better than Sandilands so, again I don't know what the selectors are going to do this year with the second ruck spot.

AG are you doing your team of the week this year?