40 Man AA Squad for 2016

[Bornadog]

Bontempelli and M Boyd

Why no Dale Morris is baffling.

ADELAIDEEddie Betts, Josh Jenkins, Rory Laird, Tom Lynch, Rory Sloane, Daniel Talia
CARLTON
Sam Docherty, Kade Simpson
COLLINGWOOD
Scott Pendlebury, Adam Treloar
FREMANTLE
Lachie Neale
GEELONG
Patrick Dangerfield, Corey Enright, Joel Selwood
GOLD COAST
Tom Lynch
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, Tom Scully, Heath Shaw, Callan Ward
HAWTHORN
Jack Gunston, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli
MELBOURNE
Max Gawn
NORTH MELBOURNE
Robbie Tarrant
PORT ADELAIDE
Jasper Pittard
RICHMOND
Dustin Martin, Alex Rance
ST KILDA
Jack Steven
SYDNEY SWANS
Lance Franklin, Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe
WEST COAST
Andrew Gaff, Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Luke Shuey
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Marcus Bontempelli, Matthew Boyd
No nominated players: Brisbane Lions, Essendon

[KT31]

Re: 40 Man AA Squad for 2016

I actually thought both Picken and Morris might have been a chance for the squad.

[Eastdog]

Re: 40 Man AA Squad for 2016

I actually thought both Picken and Morris might have been a chance for the squad.

Yes very worthy for sure. They have been really good this year. Our veterans still so important to us. So great to have Bob coming back in 2017. We have really missed this year but he has been there still and I reckon behind the scenes he has been a big part of us keeping it going despite not playing.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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Morris missing is an injustice.

[LostDoggy]

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Morris, Cripps and Zac Merrett pretty stiff.

Tom Lynch from Adelaide pretty lucky I would have thought.

[1eyedog]

Re: 40 Man AA Squad for 2016

Morris, Cripps and Zac Merrett pretty stiff.

Tom Lynch from Adelaide pretty lucky I would have thought.

Really? Nearly 70 goals in a shite team. I'd say it's justified.

[Doc26]

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Moz missing from this list is a disgrace. Rory Laird had a great 2015 but no where near as good this season no doubt affected by the foot injury he sustained but hey lets put 6 Crows players in against our 2.

Dale has been the rock down there with so many falling down around him and in a team that has been lauded for its defensive strength and structure.

[Ozza]

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Really? Nearly 70 goals in a shite team. I'd say it's justified.

Jaytee was talking about the Adelaide Tom Lynch - not the GCS Tom Lynch.

[Axe Man]

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Perhaps the AA selectors missed this stat? Fairly important for a defender I would have thought?

The stats files: Who's No.1 at one-on-one?

But what about when the one-on-one scenario is flipped? Which players can be trusted not to lose contests when an opposition kick comes their way?

Perhaps surprisingly, Richmond jet Alex Rance doesn't top the list.

The Tigers champ is still very hard to beat and only loses a quarter of one-on-one contests – admittedly against the AFL's absolute elite forwards most of the time.

Instead, it's a lower-profile backman, Dale Morris, who has been beaten the least in 2016.

The 33-year-old has only lost seven of his 47 one-on-one contests (14.9 per cent) this season – a better strike rate than star Cats defender Harry Taylor (15.1) and Eagles marking machine Jeremy McGovern (15.6).

[LostDoggy]

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Robbie Tarrant!!!!????

Surely their extracting the urine?

[Twodogs]

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No Dale Morris? It's one of those pisstake things that Titus O'Reilly does isn't it?


Hah! Funny stuff.

[LostDoggy]

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Really? Nearly 70 goals in a shite team. I'd say it's justified.

Lynch kicked 36 goals in a team that won 16 games. I think you're thinking of the other Tom Lynch.

[Twodogs]

Re: 40 Man AA Squad for 2016

The Tom Lynchs kicked a hundred goals between them.

[azabob]

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Robbie Tarrant!!!!????

Surely their extracting the urine?

Nah, he has had a good season. Would be our first choice KPD.

[soupman]

Re: 40 Man AA Squad for 2016

Nah, he has had a good season. Would be our first choice KPD.

I don't disagree with the first half of this post but surely the second half doesn't help justify his inclusion, especially when we are having real debates over whether we would be better off playing our best ruckman in key defence instead of what we already have there.