All Australian side

[bulldogtragic]

Re: All Australian side

Libba didn't even make the final cut for the 40 man squad. The best clearance player in the entire competition is apparently not good enough to make the AA team (or even the AA b-team). That's not to mention being #2 in the entire competition for contested possessions and #4 for tackles.

Selectors are either taking the piss or have a collective IQ of 50.

Quite offensive really. No other way of taking it.

[LostDoggy]

Re: All Australian side

Richard Douglas, Jack Steven, Josh Kennedy (Syd) making it ahead of Libba is simply laughable. There's others that are questionable also.

Josh Kennedy has had a very poor year, they must have selected him on last years form..

Full squad:

Adelaide:
Patrick Dangerfield
Richard Douglas

Brisbane:
Nil

Carlton:
Nil

Collingwood:
Travis Cloke
Scott Pendlebury
Dane Swan

Essendon:
Jobe Watson

Fremantle:
Nathan Fyfe
David Mundy
Chris Mayne
Michael Johnson
Michael Walters

Geelong:
Corey Enright
Andrew Mackie
Joel Selwood
Steven Motlop
Harry Taylor

Gold Coast Suns:
Gary Ablett

GWS:
Jeremy Cameron

Hawthorn:
Lance Franklin
Josh Gibson
Luke Hodge
Sam Mitchell
Jarryd Roughead

Melbourne:
Nil

North Melbourne:
Todd Goldstein
Daniel Wells
Scott Thompson
Lindsay Thomas

Port Adelaide:
Travis Boak
Chad Wingard

Richmond:
Nil

St Kilda:
Nick Riewoldt
Jack Steven

Sydney Swans:
Daniel Hannebery
Kieran Jack
Josh Kennedy
Jarrad McVeigh
Nick Malceski

West Coast Eagles:
Josh Kennedy
Eric Mackenzie

Western Bulldogs:
Will Minson
Ryan Griffen

[GVGjr]

Re: All Australian side

Have a look at the forward line. 6 key forwards in the squad when in reality you need just Cameron and Roughead. Riewoldt doesn't deserve to be there and the Eagles Josh Kennedy is very lucky

[Greystache]

Re: All Australian side

Daniel Wells gets in over Libba?

I guess after years of underachieving any decent return is a breakout. His season stats are comparable with Luke Dahlhaus and he didn't get a mention as being a contender.

[Maddog37]

Re: All Australian side

Sam Mitchell!???!!?.

He has had an average year.

[LostDoggy]

Re: All Australian side

Sam Mitchell!???!!?.

He has had an average year.

Very good year for mine
Libba should be in for Josh Kennedy ( Swans)

[Maddog37]

Re: All Australian side

Very good year for mine
Libba should be in for Josh Kennedy ( Swans)

Mitchell has dropped a yard in pace and was hidden on the back flank as a result IMHO.

[Scraggers]

Re: All Australian side

I may have missed someone, but am I right in saying Big Wilbur is the only ruck to be named in the squad?

[Maddog37]

Re: All Australian side

Goldstein.

[anfo27]

Re: All Australian side

Insulting Libba has not made the cut. Surprised Andrew Walker didn't get in the 40 either.

[LostDoggy]

Re: All Australian side

If Libba played for Collingwood/Essendon/Carlton he'd be talked about as a Brownlow smokey...

[Scraggers]

Re: All Australian side

Goldstein.

So my answer is no ??
Big Will should be a shoe-in ... Shouldn't he?

[Scraggers]

Re: All Australian side

So when Carlton meet Richmond this week in the elimination final, how much are the commentators going to mention that both teams make the finals and neither has a representative??

[Maddog37]

Re: All Australian side

So my answer is no ??
Big Will should be a shoe-in ... Shouldn't he?

Comparing their stats he should.

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: All Australian side

So my answer is no ??
Big Will should be a shoe-in ... Shouldn't he?

As Maddog37 suggests on stats Will should clearly get the spot.

A lot of knock on Will is his lack of influence around the ground, but he has had more possesion, more clearances and more tackles to go with more hitouts.

He trails by just over 1 mark per game but is only 0.1 per game behind in contested marks.

The footy wire site doesn't give hotouts to advantage but I believe this is the area that Will is most dominant.

While you can never be certain of anything when it comes to the selectors, Will is clearly the best ruckman of 2013.