2025 Rolling ALL-Australian Team

[resurrector]

If Aussie Rules footy was an international sport and a real All Australian team was being picked, you wouldn't be loading up the bench with all midfielders.

Seriously, I reckon the All Australian team has lost some of its prestige over the last few years. But thats my opinion.

As always and as it should be, Finals footy will always be the truest and toughest test for players even though the timespan only lasts for 4 weeks (1 month), but thats when the Premiership is won.

How often do we see All Australian players or Brownlow medallists fall down during Finals footy. The pressure and expectation goes up ten levels.

Be interested to see how the crows go for this very reason

 

[Lunchtime]

Be interested to see how the crows go for this very reason

Finals footy is when it truly matters. Its on old cliche but its 100% spot on.

 

[LOLchie Schultz]

How about Ben King - 69 goals and 2nd in the Coleman. Doesn't make the AA team.

I think Thilthorpes time in the ruck won him selection as Max's backup!

 

[ray_purchase]

Gawn 8th AA selection. Amazing to think he would have 10 in a row if not for injury in the two years he missed out.

 

[Astro_]

Bont missed the first 5 games, and had 24 disposals or less in 9 of his 17 games.

I love him more than most, but that is a joke

So we basing it on disposals now? He not a stat padder like others

 

[adogsfan5]

Gawn 8th AA selection. Amazing to think he would have 10 in a row if not for injury in the two years he missed out.

Absolute superstar

 

[HairyO]

Based on who’s on it I think they legitimately just pick it on vibe and shit talking. Just imagine Pav, Bucks and Jacko all in a room together and tell me there’s intelligent discussion happening.

Worrell or Keane aren’t the flashy picks and have been severely underrated all year.

Judging by the bitching from a few here, so too Battle.

He has had an incredible year.

 

[Jmac3542]

Rozee 67

Yep but I was going on squad.

 

[tmpies01]

I don’t understand the complaints about Naicos on the bench. He’s in the team. That’s all that matters IMO.

The starting midfield was absolutely stacked and some players in there were very very deserving. Happy for Nick to take a seat for once.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Judging by the bitching from a few here, so too Battle.

He has had an incredible year.

His general stats were better last year

Laughable selection

 

[Wish Wellingtons]

Bulldogs have all these apparent amazing players but finish so far down the ladder. What a joke.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Vlaustin would have seen the ball twice as often therefore been able to have twice the influence.

But didnt.

Its not Vlaustin's fault his team mates are donkeys

 

[Jmac3542]

Clark got 41 as a defender. Would be #1 if you remove the midfielders!

They are all defenders on the list I provided.

 

[tmpies01]

Daicos would be pretty pissed not making the starting 18.

Watch him come out and get 40 and 3 against Adelaide.

Is it much of an insult? He made the team. It’s no big deal in my opinion.

I’d say he’d be pretty happy like the Bont sitting next to him.

 

[garlic munchers]

…….. Dawson absolutely should have been captain.

Rekon the fan votes team was a better lineup TBH.

And here’s me thinking that crack cocaine was out of fashion….nek minnit they select the all Australian captain!

 

[Wish Wellingtons]

The AA captaincy is weird.

Most years it's the best captain but randomly they hand it to a tall (Cameron, Hawkins, Franklin, Rance) like it's a lifetime achievement award.

I would have had Worrell in for Battle & Elliott in for Bailey. Dawson absolutely should have been captain.

Rekon the fan votes team was a better lineup TBH.

Dawson was lucky to make the extended squad. Plodder.

 

[gambinotosserflog]

I don’t understand the complaints about Naicos on the bench. He’s in the team. That’s all that matters IMO.

The starting midfield was absolutely stacked and some players in there were very very deserving. Happy for Nick to take a seat for once.

you wouldn't have said that if he didnt even make the bench

 

[Lunchtime]

How about Ben King - 69 goals and 2nd in the Coleman. Doesn't make the AA team.

Coleman Medal - Top 10

 

[largebus]

AA team by draft year and pick
2009: Gunston (29), Gawn (34)
2010: Cameron (GWS underage)
2013: Bontempelli (4)
2014: Heeney (18, academy), Dale (45), Andrews (61)
2015: Dawson (56)
2016: McCluggage (3), Battle (39)
2017: Bailey (15), Richards (16), Taylor (28)
2018: Smith (7), Clark (15)
2019: Rowell (1, PP), Anderson (2), Serong (8), Pickett (12)
2020: Thilthorpe (2)
2021: N. Daicos (4, F/S), Wanganeen-Milera (11)

Excluding Cameron, the average selection they went at is 20. Obviously Daicos would've gone #1 if his name wasn't Daicos and Heeney would've gone higher but then the avg is only around 19.

 

[Sphynx]

Grundy didn’t miss 3 games due to suspension. Also Grundy had a dominant half to a season and an underrated first half. Xerri’s dominant patch was like six weeks and I feel like he tailed off quite significantly after that.

Might be a bit stiff to be behind Jackson though.

By tailed off you mean the #1 ranked player in the comp for the last month?

Absolutely stinking decision, but not surprising.

The only player in the top 25 ranked players in the league to miss the squad and he was the 4th ranked player in the league

The only player who was #1 ranked in their position to miss the 22…. And he missed the 44 man squad….

 

[Coasters7]

Judging by the bitching from a few here, so too Battle.

He has had an incredible year.

But not better than Keane and Worrall who have been a huge part (possibly even the main reason) in why the Crows took the minor premiership.

Battle made the squad but he wasn’t in the 6 best defenders this year.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

But not better than Keane and Worrall who have been a huge part (possibly even the main reason) in why the Crows took the minor premiership.

Battle made the squad but he wasn’t in the 6 best defenders this year.

Depends on the type it’s not a howler Battle is top of the reverse Coleman. Worell is unlucky but possibly needs a season to get noticed.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

It's a pretty damn good team.

Was surprised by Battle but he's versatile as hell lockdown/attacking/key defence/rebounder/small forward lockdown. He performed at A grade levels in all these roles.

 

[ReturningHawk]

Both are a long way clear in defensive stats as part of the best defense in the league. Battle is a run of the mill medium defender who should be nowhere near an AA team

Josh Battle run of the mill. Not a clue.

 

[tmpies01]

you wouldn't have said that if he didnt even make the bench

You don’t make sense… He deserved to be in the team, bench at minimum is fine with me.