Preview Hypothetical Under 23 All-Australian Team

[EB&W Pieman]

I cbf to make my own team but Alex Johnson? I mean I know he's a good player but the guy hasn't played for a long long time now. Not sure why he's in the team.

What a bizarre post and even-more-bizarre response.

No one in the team has had a better game in a bigger game than Johnson did in the 2012 Grand Final. He MUST be in this team!!!

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

What a bizarre post and even-more-bizarre response.

No one in the team has had a better game in a bigger game than Johnson did in the 2012 Grand Final. He MUST be in this team!!!

Really?

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

Bontempelli and Daniher ahead of Prestia, Bennell, Liberatore is hilarious. Someone gets sucked in to media hype.

 

[Shaneprice97]

Brodie Smith is coming off an AA season on a half-back flank, and David Swallow has spent the majority of his career back there, although he played more through the midfield in 2014. Both no-brainers for me. Langdon is solid but his upside is pretty low - can't personally ever see him making an AA team. Elliott was very unlucky however. Had him in originally in a forward pocket, but he got squeezed out in favour of Daniher because the team lacked height (before I moved Daniher to the bench). Parker has played a lot on a flank due to Sydney's ridiculous midfield depth, and O'Meara simply needed to be in the team somewhere because he is a freak who will almost definitely win a Brownlow. I think half forward will suit him, with bursts through the midfield (a la Stevie J / Chapman in their prime).

I agree that Witts is currently better than Grundy, but Grundy's upside is far greater IMO which got him the nod. That latter part of 2013 was absolutely ridiculous from a ruckman that young (Grundy) and I'm not jumping off him as an elite prospect like some have.

i wasnt talking about Brodie Smith, he is about the most deserving player named there, but stating Swallow has spent most of his career on the back flank is abit of a stretch, he played alot of 2013 on the back flank, but other than that he is been a midfielder, especially this year when he was in All Australian form half way through the year.

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

Swallow is primarily a midfielder. Watch our games.

 

[MatthewSpangher]

B:A.Litherland (Haw), (C) S.May (GC), K.Kolodjashnij (GC)
HB:B.Smith (Adel), T.McDonald (Mel) T.Mckenzie (GC)
C: B.Hill (Haw), A.Treloar (GWS), D.Swallow (GC)
HF: L.Dahlhaus (WB), T.Lynch (GC), H.Bennell (GC)
F: J.Elliott (Coll), J.Cameron (GWS), C.Wingard (Port)
R: B.Grundy (Coll), T.Liberatore (WB), L.Parker (Syd) VC
Int: B.Crouch (Adel), D.Prestia (GC), D.Heppell (Ess)
Sub: J.O'Meara (GC)
EMG: W.Langford (Haw), B.Ellis (Rich), D.Shiel (GWS)

 

[WWSD]

Pretty fascinated by no Heppell or O'Meara. Don't rate them? It's all subjective of course, but they were two I figured would be in everyone's team.

Forgot about them.

B: Luke McDonald, Justin Clarke, Brandon Ellis

HB: David Swallow, Tom McDonald, Brodie Smith

C: Bradley Hill, Toby Greene, Dyson Heppell

HF: Harley Bennell, Jack Darling, Luke Parker

F: Chad Wingard, Jeremy Cameron, Devon Smith

R: Tom Nicholls, Tom Liberatore, Dion Prestia

INT: Brad Crouch, Andrew Gaff, Jaeger O'Meara, Dylan Shiel

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Forgot about them.

B: Luke McDonald, Justin Clarke, Brandon Ellis

HB: David Swallow, Tom McDonald, Brodie Smith

C: Bradley Hill, Toby Greene, Dyson Heppell

HF: Harley Bennell, Jack Darling, Luke Parker

F: Chad Wingard, Jeremy Cameron, Devon Smith

R: Tom Nicholls, Tom Liberatore, Dion Prestia

INT: Brad Crouch, Andrew Gaff, Jaeger O'Meara, Dylan Shiel

really? Crouch, Shiel and Green over Wines. Okay

 

[Power Raid]

Good selection and feel Lycett would get in based on 2015 promise but misses out based on 2014 potential

 

[mike123]

This might be a fair snap shot of the actual AA team in say 5 years time when most of these guys are reaching or approaching their prime.

That and I was bored.

Also why do you have Mcstay over Hombsch?

 

[WWSD]

really? Crouch, Shiel and Green over Wines. Okay

I knew there was one more I'd forgotten

IN: Wines
OUT: Crouch

B: Luke McDonald, Justin Clarke, Brandon Ellis

HB: David Swallow, Tom McDonald, Brodie Smith

C: Bradley Hill, Oliver Wines, Dyson Heppell

HF: Harley Bennell, Jack Darling, Luke Parker

F: Chad Wingard, Jeremy Cameron, Devon Smith

R: Tom Nicholls, Tom Liberatore, Dion Prestia

INT: Toby Greene, Andrew Gaff, Jaeger O'Meara, Dylan Shiel

 

[The Swert]

First player I would pick is Liberatore...yet he doesn't make you squad.

 

[bananatigz]

B: Luke McDonald, Tom McDonald, Jack Hombsch
HB: Brodie Smith, Steven May, David Swallow
C: Brad Hill, Ollie Wines, Dyson Heppell
HF: Harley Bennell, Jeremy Cameron, Chad Wingard
F: Jack Darling, Tom Lynch (GC), Devon Smith
R: Tom Nicholls, Tom Liberatore, Luke Parker
I: Jaeger O'Meara, Brandon Ellis, Adam Treloar, Dion Prestia

 

[huludicidal]

Bontempelli and Daniher ahead of Prestia, Bennell, Liberatore is hilarious. Someone gets sucked in to media hype.

I guess we'll see in 5 years who the better players are.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I guess we'll see in 5 years who the better players are.

So the under 23 AA team is picked on future form. Interesting.

 

[calaisking]

My boy Cameron Suttclife, not one mention

So underrated. Watch him carve it up in 2015

 

[E Shed]

My boy Cameron Suttclife, not one mention

So underrated. Watch him carve it up in 2015

He has some stiff competition here but he flies under everyones radar. One of the more polished and consistent performers from his draft year but the fact he was picked in the 70's in the draft renders him invisible to all except Freo supporters.

 

[TheJaegerBomb]

I guess we'll see in 5 years who the better players are.

Think you don't understand what an AA team is about.

 

[TyHawk]

I'm gonna come up with a under 33's AA team soon. Just because ...

 

[telsor]

I'm gonna come up with a under 33's AA team soon. Just because ...

Under-50's...Everyone except Fletcher and Harvey qualifies.

 

[Beasley]

Whats the point of it? ... who are they going to play>

 

[bluengold89]

Whats the point of it? ... who are they going to play>

Who does the actual AA team play?

What's the point of anything on bigfooty? Why do we discuss team changes/injuries/suspensions every week? None of it actually has any bearing on what actually happens.

If you don't like hypothetical discussions or opinions bigfooty isn't the place for you.

 

[Sprout]

I knew there was one more I'd forgotten

IN: Wines
OUT: Crouch

B: Luke McDonald, Justin Clarke, Brandon Ellis

HB: David Swallow, Tom McDonald, Brodie Smith

C: Bradley Hill, Oliver Wines, Dyson Heppell

HF: Harley Bennell, Jack Darling, Luke Parker

F: Chad Wingard, Jeremy Cameron, Devon Smith

R: Tom Nicholls, Tom Liberatore, Dion Prestia

INT: Toby Greene, Andrew Gaff, Jaeger O'Meara, Dylan Shiel

Call me biased but I'd be picking Dom Tyson ahead of Toby Greene every day of the week.

 

[huludicidal]

Think you don't understand what an AA team is about.

I pretty clearly stated in my OP that I was combining current output with future projections / potential. If you don't like that formula, that's fine. I'm not forcing it upon you.

 

[Heir_Apparent]

Jarrod Witts is 22 and further into his development than Grundy, though Grundy has the higher potential.
Other players from Collingwood that would be in contention for an under 23 all aussie team would be:
Fasolo, Elliott, Langdon, Adams, Williams, Frost and Broomhead.