2011 Non-Finalist All Australian Team

[JA27]

what do you think the team would look like?

heres my go, no doubt ive missed some decent players...

B: Graham Johncock - Luke McPharlin - Robert Murphy
HB: Brett Deledio - Nathan Bock - Daniel Wells
C: Nathan Fyfe - Gary Ablett Jr - Brent Moloney
HF: Travis Boak - Drew Petrie - Daniel Giansiracusa
F: Brent Harvey - Jack Riewoldt - Barry Hall

R: Todd Goldstein - Scott Thompson - Matthew Boyd

I: Simon Black - Andrew Swallow - Tom Rockliff - Matthew Leuenberger

 

[PaPaGeorGeo]

At a glance Ryan Griffin is a big ommission

 

[DO IT TO IT]

bock out, rutten in

 

[GWT6]

Moloney out. Can't think of a Melbourne player that would make that side on this years form.

 

[calyam]

I know some people think he's had a down year but surely Pavlich would make the team.

 

[boncer34]

Sandilands?

 

[vWestCoast]

It's not the best team available it's the best performed team this year only using bottom 8 players.

Sandi and Pav have been rubbish this year.

 

[BombayPolice]

Sandilands?

Both Goldstein and Leunberger have had better seasons that Sandi.

 

[calyam]

It's not the best team available it's the best performed team this year only using bottom 8 players.

Sandi and Pav have been rubbish this year.

According to ChampionData Pavlich has had his best season since 2008. The team features many players who have performed more poorly than Pavlich.

 

[vWestCoast]

According to ChampionData Pavlich has had his best season since 2008. The team features many players who have performed more poorly than Pavlich.

He has hardly impacted games at all. Turns the ball over, needs to play forward and kick 60-70 goals next year like we all know he can.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Pav makes the team. Griffen also.

 

[StringyDog]

what do you think the team would look like?

heres my go, no doubt ive missed some decent players...

B: Graham Johncock - Luke McPharlin - Robert Murphy
HB: Brett Deledio - Nathan Bock - Daniel Wells
C: Nathan Fyfe - Gary Ablett Jr - Brent Moloney
HF: Travis Boak - Drew Petrie - Daniel Giansiracusa
F: Brent Harvey - Jack Riewoldt - Barry Hall

R: Todd Goldstein - Scott Thompson - Matthew Boyd

I: Simon Black - Andrew Swallow - Tom Rockliff - Matthew Leuenberger

In: Cotchin, Martin, Griffen, Morris
Out: Moloney, Boak, Harvey, Rockliff

 

[Donakebab]

bock out, rutten in

Ridiculous comment, Bock has been immense.

 

[melbournemartin]

James Frawley would make the team pretty comfortably. Moloney would only be borderline. I doubt any other Melbourne players would come into contention.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

It's not the best team available it's the best performed team this year only using bottom 8 players.

Sandi and Pav have been rubbish this year.

Similar to my point about Goddard in this year's AA team, do you really think Pavlich hasn't been as good this year as some of the names in that team? Come on. If he misses it's because he's had an ordinary year for Matthew Pavlich, not because he shouldn't be in the team, which is just wrong.

Extending the theory to Goddard, I'll use a player from my team as an example. If Andrew Mackie had done what Brendon Goddard did this year, he'd be an AA lock.

I'd probably try to find a spot for Trent Cotchin, possibly at the expense of someone like Giansiracusa. There's something to be said for having players in the positions they play, but you can just put Fyfe on a HFF (which is where he'll be named in the AA team - or the bench) and the team still looks ok. Cotchin should be Richmond's b&f this year.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

James Frawley would make the team pretty comfortably. Moloney would only be borderline. I doubt any other Melbourne players would come into contention.

Who has he been better than from that backline? Rutten's ahead of him as well, in my opinion.

 

[Ironmonger]

From a Brisbane perspective, I'd have Redden in ahead of either Rockliff or Black.

 

[Dr Awkward]

Cotchin and Martin in mate.

 

[AG]

B: Dale Morris - Luke McPharlin - Ben Rutten
HB: Brett Deledio - Nathan Bock - Robert Murphy
C: Daniel Wells - Matthew Boyd (vc) - Ryan Griffen
HF: Nathan Fyfe - Drew Petrie - Matthew Pavlich
F: Dustin Martin - Jack Riewoldt - ???????
R: Todd Goldstein - Scott Thompson - Gary Ablett (c)
INT: Andrew Swallow - Trent Cotchin - Simon Black - Jack Redden

No idea for the FP. I guess it's Gia or Hall.

Other players from the bottom 8 who have been pretty good.

Adelaide: Johncock/Jacobs
Brisbane: Rockliff
Freo: ?
GC: Rischitelli
Melbourne: Moloney/Frawley
North: Harvey/Adams
Port: Boak? (seriously watched about 1 or 2 games of Port this year so no idea)
Richmond: Nahas/Rance
Dogs: Gia/Hall/Ward?

 

[Ravenous Crow]

B: Dale Morris - Luke McPharlin - Ben Rutten
HB: Brett Deledio - Nathan Bock - Robert Murphy
C: Daniel Wells - Matthew Boyd (vc) - Ryan Griffen
HF: Nathan Fyfe - Drew Petrie - Matthew Pavlich
F: Dustin Martin - Jack Riewoldt - ???????
R: Todd Goldstein - Scott Thompson - Gary Ablett (c)
INT: Andrew Swallow - Trent Cotchin - Simon Black - Jack Redden

Mostly agree with this team.

?????? should = Robbie Gray. His second half of the year has been very good rotating through midfield and the forward line. I'm pretty sure he's Port's leading goal kicker too.

 

[Watson_my_mind]

Would definitely match it with a top 8 all australian team, if not beat them I reckon!

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Rockliff and Redden should be in