2009 All-Australian Team (Part 2)

[Surreal O Reilly]

Cameron Mooney v Lance Franklin

2007 Stats for Season 2007
25 Games 22
9.7 Kicks Per Game 9.1
3.5 Handballs Per Game 4.2
13.2 Disposals Per Game 13.3
7.6 Marks Per Game 5.6
2.7 Goals Per Game 3.3
1.5 Behinds Per Game 2.8
1.0 Tackles Per Game 2.2
0.1 Hitouts Per Game 0
1.0 Frees For Per Game 0.8
1.2 Frees Against Per Game 2.0

You're correct, Franklin did have a break out year. But there's not enough there to convince me that he should have been included over Mooney. Of course he had more shots at goal - he played closer to goal than Mooney and that is highlighted in inside 50 stats for the year (Mooney 69 I50s v Franklin - couldn't find but wasn't in the top 100) Coupled with the fact Mooney had the most goal assists in the league for 07 I fail to see how he is the luckiest player ever to receive an AA jumper. He also contributed 3.6 goals per game - slightly below Buddy who had 3.9.

So in essence we had someone who pumped the ball inside 50 on more occassions, took more marks, had more goal assists, and backed it all up on the big day when he kicked 5 goals in the GF. But yeah, he was the luckiest player ever....

Wakey-wakey!

Hawthorn was a middle of the road side in 2007, whereas Geelong was the dominant team for the season. If Geelong actually had a decent key forward, that player would kicked at least 80-90 goals in 2007. If Cameron Mooney had played for Hawthorn in 2007, he probably would've been lucky to rack up half of Franklin's numbers.

Cameron Mooney was one of the great All-Australian selection blunders. No surprise it occurred after Robert Walls was made a selector. Actually, I don't think it was a blunder. I think Andy Demetriou used his veto powers as the chairman of selectors because of <injunction>. Mooney was lucky to be included.

 

[melbournemartin]

The runner up in the last two Brownlows hasn't made the AA team.

Poor overlooked Simon Black.

Or even the squad.

Shane Woewodin says hello too. Sure, it was an unlikely Brownlow but he was superb that year and an obvious AA selection.

 

[nuttinbutapeanut]

The runner up in the last two Brownlows hasn't made the AA team.

Poor overlooked Simon Black.

well its a shame that this isnt 2007 or 2008 isnt it ?????????

 

[Tom12]

Gilbert and Clark are the most improved players no doubt and deserve a spot

Agreed.
I'll check the team I made 1/2 way this year now, see how it compares.

 

[Hollow Knight]

well its a shame that this isnt 2007 or 2008 isnt it ?????????

What are you rabbiting on about?

 

[Swans120]

What i reckon will be picked, not necessarily what i think should be picked:

F: Le Cras Brown Fevola
HF: Goodes Riewoldt Swan
C: Montagna Selwood Judd
HB: Enright C.Bolton Goddard
B: Scarlett Lake Gilbert
R: Sandilands Ablett Hayes

I/C: Murphy, Clark, Chapman, Boyd