All Australian squad of 40

[bornadog]

It's hard for us to mount a strong case for any of our players and the selected team is a very strong one as you would expect.
Would Heeney be the luckiest of the players selected? He had a very good season but was it that good?

I know midfielders are the most prominent players and there is always a logjam but Rory Laird must be stiff not to make the best 22.

What is the AA team? Is it a team that you would put on the field? Or do you stick in the best players in positions that they normally would not play in?

Would you put a Petraca in at HFF, and he can't kick goals, or a Brody Mihocek who we know can kick goals.

Personally, I think each position should have the best player in the AFL that normally would play that role.

[azabob]

What is the AA team? Is it a team that you would put on the field? Or do you stick in the best players in positions that they normally would not play in?

Would you put a Petraca in at HFF, and he can't kick goals, or a Brody Mihocek who we know can kick goals.

Personally, I think each position should have the best player in the AFL that normally would play that role.

Our footy club for example plays midfielders like Bailey Smith on a HFF. You haven't specifically said you are for or against this but I assume you are ok with it.

Maybe Bevo selects the AA team?

[bornadog]

Our footy club for example plays midfielders like Bailey Smith on a HFF. You haven't specifically said you are for or against this but I assume you are ok with it.

Maybe Bevo selects the AA team?

We have little choice to rotate the mids through HFF, but the AFL has over 700 players to work with.

[Axe Man]

What is the AA team? Is it a team that you would put on the field? Or do you stick in the best players in positions that they normally would not play in?

Would you put a Petraca in at HFF, and he can't kick goals, or a Brody Mihocek who we know can kick goals.

Personally, I think each position should have the best player in the AFL that normally would play that role.

There's no straightforward answer to that age old question. For me it depends. I'm not going to pick a wing or half forward who is clearly well behind a midfielder that is capable of playing in that position. If the margin is more narrow then sure, pick the player who plays in that spot.

I'm not sure the Petracca example is a great one. I would absolutely play him or Bont forward in a real team over Mihocek (assuming the team already has gun key forwards) because they do spend time forward and they kick goals and they are both top 5 players in the league. If you had have said Jack Macrae, then no, he can't play forward.

[GVGjr]

What is the AA team? Is it a team that you would put on the field? Or do you stick in the best players in positions that they normally would not play in?

Would you put a Petraca in at HFF, and he can't kick goals, or a Brody Mihocek who we know can kick goals.

Personally, I think each position should have the best player in the AFL that normally would play that role.

Picking 40 well performed players for the season and trying to assemble the best 22 understanding that there will be some players selected out of position. I get it's not ideal but I really can't challenge too many of the players selected.
For example one of Oliver, Miller and Cripps had to be selected on a wing
Petracca on a flank isn't much of a problem because you have Heeney and Rozee on the bench.

It's never going to be perfect.

[Happy Days]

Yeah I mentioned Dale as being stiff to miss out on the squad but it was as much about showing why Saad, who got anointed with the the Will Minson “wow he doesn’t suck now” spot in about round 13, had no business being picked.

Hard to complain about our guys (and especially Dale) missing when James Sicily got absolutely hosed anyway.

[bornadog]

Yeah I mentioned Dale as being stiff to miss out on the squad but it was as much about showing why Saad, who got anointed with the the Will Minson “wow he doesn’t suck now” spot in about round 13, had no business being picked.

Hard to complain about our guys (and especially Dale) missing when James Sicily got absolutely hosed anyway.

How they missed Sicily is a mystery

[Grantysghost]

Stengle is a great story.

Have to had it to the Cats, their system is doing something right.

[bornadog]

Stengle is a great story.

Have to had it to the Cats, their system is doing something right.

We should be lining up Junior Rioli

[GVGjr]

Stengle is a great story.

Have to had it to the Cats, their system is doing something right.

Yep, they backed their system and Stengle repaid them wonderfully well.

[The Underdog]

How they missed Sicily is a mystery

Yeah, he’s a dickhead, but if you removed all the dickheads from an AA team, you’d be in trouble. Struggle to see how he was behind Maynard or Sinclair.

Also saw a news.com article using Twitter posts as evidence to create controversy about Hawkins being named AA captain when he isn’t captain of a team. If I ever reach a point in my life where I’m even vaguely concerned about who the All Australian captain is, leave me to die in a ditch (also, mods, can you delete my posting history )

[SquirrelGrip]

HB: Jack Sinclair (St Kilda, 1st time), Sam Taylor (GWS Giants, 1st time), Adam Saad (Carlton, 1st time)

HF: Christian Petracca (Melbourne, 3rd time), Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats, 3rd time), Shai Bolton (Richmond, 1st time)

So how would that All-Australian half back line go against the All-Australian half forward line?

[bornadog]

So how would that All-Australian half back line go against the All-Australian half forward line?

The forward line would kick a bag

[GVGjr]

I thought GG might appreciate this given there is a reference to pressure acts

[Happy Days]

The half backs really feel like they get their one AA season and then are never considered again.

Anyway Saad blows and there isn’t a team in the AFL that would take him ahead of Dale.