All Australian squad of 40

[1eyedog]

Keath stiff.

Stringer before Liberatore? What does Libba have to do? (Libba is ranked 6 currently in the AFL ratings btw)

Jake's had a good year, and maybe he's forward but Liberatore was unbelievable for so long, and on avg #1 clearance player in the game this year.

Reiwoldt kicked 51 goals - think I'd have him before Fritsch.

Fritsch has kicked 47 and has had an unbelievable year. I know he gets more opportunities playing for the Dees but he is so creative setting up play as well.

[Grantysghost]

I think the All-Australian team should be the 22 (or 23) who end up the winners on GF day.

I hate these awards and the only players who care about them are the ones who have missed out on the flag. I mean, Nat Fyfe is a good player but who cares if he increases his Brownlow count from 2 to 5 over the next 5 years...does it matter? I guess historically you might look back and say 'player x was better than player y', but those are arguments for the pub. Liber is a gem. He is OUR gem and I could care less if anyone outside of the Whitten Oval knew about it.

He is a gem. Amazing player and you're right stuff them if they can't see it for themselves. We know..!

Re awards I think maybe once you're retired they're more meaningful? I know personally that was the case for my very pathetic career. (Leading goalkicker in a bottom side you can't take that off me !) .

[comrade]

Good to see Aliir in the squad. Who would have thought playing a tall, athletic intercepting key defender in his best position instead of in the ruck would pay rich dividends!

[Ozza]

Travis Boak very stiff
Some players actually have a contract bonus if they make the AA squad and AA team (Dane Swan mentioned getting a $50k bonus one year for making the team)

Boak was one of the players mentioned that his team didn't nominate (Riewoldt also).

It seems weird to me that players have to be nominated by their clubs....and from what I understand there is no limit to how many hey can nominate....which makes me think why wouldn't you nominate all of them?

[Grantysghost]

Boak was one of the players mentioned that his team didn't nominate (Riewoldt also).

It seems weird to me that players have to be nominated by their clubs....and from what I understand there is no limit to how many hey can nominate....which makes me think why wouldn't you nominate all of them?

Wow that's weird.

Can I naively ask why they wouldn't nominate? Players request?

[Ozza]

No idea.

[soupman]

I find it always helps to remember that despite the ludicrous money and sickening self importance involved so much of the AFL is amateur standard.

[Bulldog4life]

Did you know the club has to nominate a player for AA.

Another award with no credibility.

Bit like the WWE Hall of Fame

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Congrats Bailey Dale for making the All Australian team in defence. Amazing turnaround.

[bulldogtragic]

Bailey Dale, HBF

Congrats BD!

[bulldogtragic]

Last few games hurt Bonts. So runner up in the AFLCA MVP to Clayton Oliver.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Last few games hurt Bonts. So runner up in the AFLCA MVP to Clayton Oliver.

Going to cost him the Brownlow too I reckon.

[Grantysghost]

Going to cost him the Brownlow too I reckon.

Most predictors I see have him getting pipped in the last game.

Oliver had a monster game whereas Bont was pretty poor.

[ratsmac]

Congratulations Bailey Dale. Well deserved.

I thought for sure Salem would get that spot over Bailey just because of all the Melbourne gushing going on. Bailey thoroughly deserves his spot.

[bulldogtragic]

Most predictors I see have him getting pipped in the last game.

Oliver had a monster game whereas Bont was pretty poor.

But did Oliver ruck? That goes in Bonts favour surely.