Which players would be playing for a Gold Medal right now if this was an Olympic Sport?

[Top_4_Tiger]

If Aussie Rules was an Olympic sport, which players would be representing our country right now?

This is not the same as an AA team as consistency over all 22 rounds is not as important. The team would be picked purely on who is most likely to bring us a gold medal (in form players and 50/50 decisions decided by strategy or through who 'deserves' the honour more).

Who would you pick to represent us in the Olympics if the Gold Medal match was this weekend?

 

[bzparkes]

But with all due respect, surely this hypothetical team would be the same as the AA team as the AA team would sure be the entire foundation of an 'olympic' team?

 

[GobiasIndustries]

Just send Geelong, they'd get the job done.

 

[Big Blow Hard]

Just send Geelong, they'd get the job done.

Beat me to it. Maybe just drop in Fev to full forward. (Fev before Franklin, cos I don't want Franklin kicking 10 behinds in the gold medal match against the Kiwis)

 

[dont bowl there]

But with all due respect, surely this hypothetical team would be the same as the AA team as the AA team would sure be the entire foundation of an 'olympic' team?

Nah it wouldn't be the AA team, look at the US basketball team...sure its full of guns but there is no way that they are the best NBA players from 2008.

 

[r_boy]

You would have to mould it around Geelong because they already have such a good structure. Just plug little holes here and there. Fev at FF, Brown at CHF, Cox in the Ruck etc etc.

 

[swiftdog]

Just send Fremantle. Every country in soccer just sends in their dropkick team we might as well do the same for footy. Not sure about the gold medal though...

 

[El_Scorcho]

Geelong with Fev and Cox sounds about right.

What would be far more interesting would be if it was like Soccer rules. U/23, with 3 over age players.

 

[Messenger]

?????

 

[scarecrow2k1]

Naitinui actually would be at Beijing, word is that he jumped high enough to qualify at his school athletics carnival for the high jump

 

[budge11]

Geelong and Dean Cox.

 

[Haggis McHaggis]

Given the standard of AFL worldwide. I'd say a secondary school side should get the job done comfortably. And I'll even tip the Irish for silver & PNG for bronze.

 

[krudmonk]

But with all due respect, surely this hypothetical team would be the same as the AA team as the AA team would sure be the entire foundation of an 'olympic' team?

Unless there are any players who possess amazing ability but burn out quickly, then yes, you're right.

 

[nineteen eighty]

Geelong and Dean Cox.

Correct.

I wouldn't have Fev in the cats team...would change the way they play which atm is as a total team. Fev would make them somewhat one dimensional. Maybe throw in Richo and Deledio just to get a couple of Tige's in there

 

[Big Blow Hard]

Given the standard of AFL worldwide. I'd say a secondary school side should get the job done comfortably. And I'll even tip the Irish for silver & PNG for bronze.

I would take a bet with you that New Zealand would take the silver. They have won the last couple of international challenge series comfortably.

 

[Big Blow Hard]

Correct.

I wouldn't have Fev in the cats team...would change the way they play which atm is as a total team. Fev would make them somewhat one dimensional. Maybe throw in Richo and Deledio just to get a couple of Tige's in there

Why the hell would you throw Richo and Deledio in, what are they going to offer. Putting Fev in there would not make the cats one dimensional, as unlike Carlton, Geelong have many other options. It is Fev who would have to adapt.

 

[AndyLesPaul]

Beat me to it. Maybe just drop in Fev to full forward. (Fev before Franklin, cos I don't want Franklin kicking 10 behinds in the gold medal match against the Kiwis)

ditto

i hate franklin xD

 

[Pessimistic]

If Buddy was from jamaica, hed have a gold medal relay by now !

 

[bears2lions]

AFL players who might have been Olympians

Quite a number of current AFL players gave up another sport in order to play AFL.

It made me wonder which ones would have made it in their other sport at the Olympics?

Athletics - sprint and long distance - think there would be a couple.

Volleyball - probably a couple (I'd even suggest Mitch Clark from Brisbane Lions)

Athletics - high jump - definitely

Rowing - probably

 

[thegreenmachine]

Re: AFL players who might have been Olympians

Lance Franklin could have made it in athletics.

 

[carltonblue]

Re: AFL players who might have been Olympians

volleyball nick natanui...vertical jump of 2m (i think)!

 

[RichosGuns]

Re: AFL players who might have been Olympians

Diving - Mathew LLOYD

And yes I know i stole that off someone else

 

[Amazing Bombers]

Re: AFL players who might have been Olympians

Diving - Mathew LLOYD

And yes I know i stole that off someone else

Get your own material.
That isn't even true.

 

[kizza]

Re: AFL players who might have been Olympians

David Hille was originally a gun volleyball player before converting to AFL at age 18. Was on a AIS (or VIS, I can't remember) scholarship before switching to AFL.

There was a big article on him in the Footy Record a month or so ago mentioning how he was happy to have chosen AFL, but was a little envious now that some of his former team-mates were in the Australian Olympic volleyball team.

Happy we got him though

 

[Vegas.]

Re: AFL players who might have been Olympians

Tom Hawkins, high jump and shotput.

Yeah maybe not olympics, but he was APS champ at both. Pretty interesting combo too...

James Sellar is meant to be a gun volleyballer too.