2025 All Australian Team

[Bornadog]

Surely Ed is in contention with numbers like this

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[Rusty12]

Starting to take shape.
Is it almost impossible to argue any of these, or who do they replace if you remove one?
Data-driven, not opinion.

I am not fading Baily Smith, and he might be the Brownlow favourite (That says more about the Brownlow and the limitation of a 3-2-1 voting system), however, the data does not support the media's constant love-in with Baily. He is an elite runner, getting a lot of the ball and good on him. However, I believe he is still not a Top 10 Inside Mid.

Backs:
Taylor - Moore - Wilkie - Ash - Sinclair - Dale - (Wanganeen-Milera)

Outside:
Z Bailey - Dempsey

Inside:
Richards - Brayshaw - Anderson (Libba - McCluggage)

Ruck:
Xerri

Forwards:
Thilthorpe - Cameron - Pickett - Martin - Long - Elliot (Hogan)

[Mantis]

Starting to take shape.
Is it almost impossible to argue any of these, or who do they replace if you remove one?
Data-driven, not opinion.

I am not fading Baily Smith, and he might be the Brownlow favourite (That says more about the Brownlow and the limitation of a 3-2-1 voting system), however, the data does not support the media's constant love-in with Baily. He is an elite runner, getting a lot of the ball and good on him. However, I believe he is still not a Top 10 Inside Mid.

Backs:
Taylor - Moore - Wilkie - Ash - Sinclair - Dale - (Wanganeen-Milera)

Outside:
Z Bailey - Dempsey

Inside:
Richards - Brayshaw - Anderson (Libba - McCluggage)

Ruck:
Xerri

Forwards:
Thilthorpe - Cameron - Pickett - Martin - Long - Elliot (Hogan)

I vomited in mouth when I saw this name... are we picking the Supercoach all-stars or the team of the year?

[Bornadog]

According to CD - top ten in AFL

1. Ed Richards
2. Jack Sinclair
3. Lachie Ash
4. Nasiah Wanganeen - Milera
5. Tristan Xerri
6. Riley Thilthorpe
7. Bailey Dale
8. Andrew Brayshaw
9. Paul Curtis
10. Touk Miller

[Rusty12]

I vomited in mouth when I saw this name... are we picking the Supercoach all-stars or the team of the year?

Harsh, he is a bloody good footballer.

There are a few chipping at his heels, who would u add?
Im okay with Curtis, West and Miller

[Mantis]

Harsh, he is a bloody good footballer.

There are a few chipping at his heels, who would u add?
Im okay with Curtis, West and Miller

All of those, and probably Greene & Rachele too.

I would think to warrant a spot as a forward you need to be averaging more than 1 goal a game and be very high up on the score involvement & goal assist list. (Martin is outside the top 40 in both categories)

[Rusty12]

All of those, and probably Greene & Rachele too.

I would think to warrant a spot as a forward you need to be averaging more than 1 goal a game and be very high up on the score involvement & goal assist list. (Martin is outside the top 40 in both categories)

Yeah, fair. He is that link player though, and doing a hell of a job of it. In a way, he is his own position. No one else on that team would be filling his role. Can see the Dons falling away big time from here anyway, it will resolve itself.