Toast Wilkie & Sinclair named All-Australian, Marshall makes squad of 44

[bird_man]

Congratulations to Jack Sinclair

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Jack Sinclair

Age

29

Ht

181cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.5

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

8.4

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

3.2

5star

MG

235.0

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

5.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

MG

376.0

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.2

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.0

4star

MG

138.2

3star

, Rowan Marshall

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Rowan Marshall

Age

28

Ht

201cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.4

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

3.4

5star

HO

20.2

5star

D

12.9

3star

K

9.3

4star

HB

3.6

2star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

17.8

5star

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

7.8

5star

and Cal Wilkie, who have all been named in the All Australian squad of 44

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[XhazzafootyX]

All 3 should make the team tbh

 

[George]

All off the rookie list, unreal stuff. Congratulations to them

 

[bird_man]

All 3 should make the team tbh

Sinclair is a lock

Wilkie touch and go, probably deserves it after two back to back quality seasons

I think Marshall is unlikely

 

[Ducky Tie]

A good indication of us finally having some top level quality. You could argue all three are probably in the top 25 players this year. Probably only one in the top 20 though. Next step is to have King, Steele, NWM & Owens get back to this level, while the current three maintain their level. If King & Owens could join Sinclair as top 20 players, we'd really be primed for a top four season.

 

[George]

A good indication of us finally having some top level quality. You could argue all three are probably in the top 25 players this year. Probably only one in the top 20 though. Next step is to have King, Steele, NWM & Owens get back to this level, while the current three maintain their level. If King & Owens could join Sinclair as top 20 players, we'd really be primed for a top four season.

When you look at the top side, Collingwood, who have 5 AA's this year then I can easily see us with the same in a year or two;

Sinclair
Wilkie
Marshall
King
Owens

Throw Nas in there too.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Laughable if Wilks doesn't get in the final side

 

[Ducky Tie]

When you look at the top side, Collingwood, who have 5 AA's this year then I can easily see us with the same in a year or two;

Sinclair
Wilkie
Marshall
King
Owens

Throw Nas in there too.

Yeah it's a good sign. I think for years we have tried to convince ourselves player X & Y would turn out to be A graders. It's nice to finally have a few actual A grades as well as a few others who are clearly potential A graders. Not just based on hope, but based on very dominant indications from them at a young age.

 

[Joffaboy]

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[gringo2011]

Sinclair is a lock

Wilkie touch and go, probably deserves it after two back to back quality seasons

I think Marshall is unlikely

Marshall has had a great year. English probably pips him though.

 

[BrutThough]

Congrats to the 3 of them.

All have a strong case but Sinclair is the only absolute lock. They should all be proud with how they've elevated their games this year.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Marshall has had a great year. English probably pips him though.

Not in the looks department

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[kernelT]

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Agree, in 20 years of drafts we haven't managed an All Australian selection from players taken inside the top 50 picks.

Would be hard to find a club with a worse record than that.

 

[Saints4ever]

Agree with the consensus here that Sinclair is a lock, Wilkie is touch and go while Marshall will just miss to English.
If I had to choose 1 player to lock down on someone and defend for my life in the AFL I would choose Wilkie, he just doesn’t lose a contest and would be a lock in the AA back 6 for me.

 

[Bill Crouse]

Marshall has had a great year. English probably pips him though.

If the selectors remembered this while deliberating, Marshall should be a lock.

 

[Joffaboy]

Agree, in 20 years of drafts we haven't managed an All Australian selection from players taken inside the top 50 picks.

Would be hard to find a club with a worse record than that.

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[Ads734]

Wilkie is the best defender in the best defensive team. If they idk Stewert over him I’ll riot.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

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Why the clown emoji? Who is the player than we've drafted in the first 50 picks in the past 20 years who made the AA team?

 

[Sully111]

Congrats to all 3.

Agree Sincs is a lock

Wilkie was earlier in the season but I guess we'll see. His form of late has been first class.

What an effort from Roma after taking the number 1 ruck mantle.

 

[Captain Paddy]

Nas had better stats than Blakey and Redman. Really underrated by the footy community outside of St.Kilda atm.

Probably due to it only being his second year, but we've got a real one with him.

 

[malevu]

Agree with the consensus here that Sinclair is a lock, Wilkie is touch and go while Marshall will just miss to English.
If I had to choose 1 player to lock down on someone and defend for my life in the AFL I would choose Wilkie, he just doesn’t lose a contest and would be a lock in the AA back 6 for me.

A few journos having a stab at the final team all seem to be leaving Wilkie out. Most of them have Stewart instead. I don't agree with that choice based on both player's performance over the year.

 

[The Punter]

All the punditry teams I've read today have Sinclair in, but no Wilkie or Marshall.

 

[pebblesofsand]

AA is an "exhibition" team so they'll pick Stewart ahead of Wilkie.

If it was a real team, Wilkie would be first picked defender - small medium or tall - he does it all.

 

[Saints4ever]

Does anybody no who won the reverse Coleman?
Wilkie would have to be close surely.

 

[kernelT]

Does anybody no who won the reverse Coleman?
Wilkie would have to be close surely.

His last few weeks were extraordinary

Hipwood - 0
Cameron - 0
Riewoldt - 1
Curnow - 1

I'm sure someone will correct me if if I've got some of those match-ups wrong, but he doesn't get many kicked on him.

The All Aus defenders tend to be very attacking or intercepting, Sam Collins and Harris Andrews are about as good as it gets for pure key defence.

Wilkie is an absolute gun, regardless of the final team.