5 Rounds in Pick your AA side

[The Big League]

Yeah i wouldn't pencil him in for an AA position, however based on the first 5 rounds he must be pretty close.

 

[Capt_Concussion]

I find a lot of these sides don't have the best players in them, but the most improved players or the ones who have had a bit of a purple patch. Yes some have improved out of sight yet the old hands are still better. E.g. Ballantyne is playing great, yet Chapman is still better and deserves a AA spot more. I'm not great at picking these sides but I'll have a go.

FB: Rawlings Lake Grundy
HB: Griffen Taylor Enright
C: Bartel Judd Simpson
HF: O'Keefe Brown Chapman
FF: Betts Pavlich Petterd
R: Sandilands Ablett Barlow
I/C: Jamar Hodge Wellingham Ballantyne

 

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minimum 3 games played

FB: Rawlings, Lake, Drummond
HB: Gilbert, Grundy, Hodge
C: O'keefe, Swan, Bartel
HF: Chapman, Brown, Rioli
FF: Wellingham, Hall, Pavlich

R: Sandilands, Ablett, Griffen

I: Jamar, Grimes, Goodes, Montagna

Decided to go for flexibility on the bench. Jamar 2nd best ruck so far imo. Grimes has been really good this year and can play in defense or midfield. Goodes can play anywhere and Montagna has been great and really deserves a spot in the starting 18

quite a few players unlucky not to be named. Boyd, Fevola, Bradshaw, Pears, Kennelly, Malceski, Mcdonald.

I know Wellingham plays through the center, but I did what all AA selectors do and gave a deserving midfielder a spot in the forward line

 

[On the bench]

Jack Grimes would have to be putting his name up there at this early stage!

 

[.Shotties.]

Rawlings v Malceski

http://www.pro-stats.com.au/psw/web/compare_players?tid1=110&pid1=785&tid2=114&pid2=2003062

Rawlings played on Malceski? After the game you were boasting that he destroyed a "white hot McGlynn". Though I suppose that lost it's lustre after it came out that McGlynn strained his quad in the first quarter.

 

[AG]

B: Harry O'Brien - Harry Taylor - Sam Gilbert
HB: Nick Malceski - Heath Grundy - Corey Enright
C: Leigh Montagna - Ryan Griffen - Ryan O'Keefe
HF: Brendon Goddard - Matthew Pavlich - Paul Chapman
F: Eddie Betts - Jonathan Brown - Barry Hall
R: Aaron Sandilands - Luke Hodge - Gary Ablett
INT: Mark Jamar - Michael Barlow - Michael Rischitelli - Jimmy Bartel

Forwards are hard to pick. Betts has been the best small this year and Hall gets in purely because he has kicked the next best amount of goals.

40 man squad at this stage:

Defenders:
Josh Drummond
Heath Scotland
Harry O'Brien
Corey Enright
Harry Taylor
Jack Grimes
James Frawley
Alipate Carlile
Sam Gilbert
Heath Grundy
Nick Malceski
Brian Lake

Unlucky: Harbrow, H.Shaw, Russell, McPharlin, Rawlings, Duffield, Maguire, Pears

Midfielders:
Michael Rischitelli
Kade Simpson
Matthew Kreuzer
Sharrod Wellingham
Michael Barlow
Aaron Sandilands
Gary Ablett
Jimmy Bartel
Luke Hodge
Mark Jamar
James McDonald
Leigh Montagna
Ryan O'Keefe
Matthew Boyd
Adam Cooney
Ryan Griffen

Unlucky: Dal Santo, Cornes, Murphy, Brennan, Pearce, Harvey, Thomas

Forwards:
Jonathan Brown
Brendan Fevola
Eddie Betts
Matthew Pavlich
Paul Chapman
Ricky Petterd
Brad Green
Brendon Goddard
Stephen Milne
Adam Goodes
Daniel Bradshaw
Barry Hall

Unlucky: Not many forwards have been good this year. Ballantyne, Kennedy.

 

[Byron2008]

Good to see some of you recognizing Jamar.

If you are looking at performances alone this year, he should be in everyone's squad.

 

[bazza63]

B: Harry O'Brien Brian Lake Heath Grundy
HB: Sam Gilbert Harry Taylor Luke Hodge
C: Ryan O'Keefe Jim Bartel Michael Rischitelli
HF: Brendon Goddard Jonothan Brown Paul Chapman
F: Ricky Petterd Barry Hall Eddie Betts
R: Aaron Sandilands Ryan Griffen Gary Ablett Jnr
I: James Frawley Michael Barlow Mark Jamar Sharrod Wellingham

Finally some one recognising that Rischitelli is playing well.

 

[r_boy]

Yep look I'm not much of a Rawlings fan but since late last year he has just smashed everyone he has played on. Steadies the backline with his experience and makes good decisions almost all of the time. His skills have improved too so if he keeps it up he is a lock for AA as far as I am concerned.

 

[The Wrecker]

James McDonald has been Melbourne's best and most consistent player this season.

 

[die hard dee]

Harbrow Frawley Grundy
O'Brien McPharlin Drummond
Swan Bartel O'Keefe
Goddard Brown Chapman
Milne Pavlich LeCras

Sandilands Ablett Hayes

Barlow Gilbert Sylvia Naitanui

no bias in the LeCras selection? he has been awful this season

 

[Go_Dogs]

My quick take without too much thought:

Malceski, Lake, Drummond
Grundy, Taylor, Goddard
Griffen, Barlow, Montagna
Chapman, Brown, O'Keefe
Hall, Pavlich, Betts
Sandilands, Boyd, Ablett
Bartel, Kruezer, Gilbert, Judd*

*Hasn't played every game yet, but on reputation and form thus far sneaks into the final spot.



Lots of taller players doing really well thus far.

 

[tribey]

Danyle Pearce, Steven Salopek, Jacob Surjan and Alipate Carlile would be our only chances so far. None worthy of actual selection yet, though.

 

[Mayneman]

Harry Obrien has an average of three goals against per game, hence why I did not include him in my side.

 

[AG]

FB: Harbrow Frawley Grundy
HB: Gilbert Macpharlin Griffen
C : Goodes Wellingham Barlow
HF: Pavlich Brown O'keefe
FF: Bradshaw Hall Ballantyne

RR: Sandilands Ablett Hayes

I/C : Cooney Swan Seaby Mundy

If you dont like it you can go and get stuffed.

You forgot more Freo players.

 

[Bad Brain]

You forgot more Freo players.

Indeed he has. Tarrant has been the best fullback so far this year.

 

[Blue and Silver]

B: Corey Enright, Chris Tarrant, Troy Chaplin
HB: Luke Hodge, Harry Taylor, Harry O'Brien
C: Kade Simpson, Lenny Hayes, Ryan O'Keefe
HF: Brad Green, Matthew Pavlich, Paul Chapman
F: Stephen Milne, Daniel Bradshaw, Eddie Betts
R: Aaron Sandilands, Gary Ablett, Chris Judd
I/C: Nick Malceski, Mark Jamar, Jimmy Bartel, Jonathon Brown

 

[Sidebottom2Beams]

No Mcglynn Aussie being tough on the man.Has kicked the same amount of goals as Betts has had more possessions and more tackles as well and played one less game.

 

[pieman123]

Harry Obrien has an average of three goals against per game, hence why I did not include him in my side.

where did u get that stat from, id say hes conceded 5 or 6 goals max this year

 

[robertg22]

where did u get that stat from, id say hes conceded 5 or 6 goals max this year

Agreed...?
He played on Monfries for most of Sunday's game and he didn't kick a goal
Hawthorn he played on Cyril who kicked 1
St Kilda he played on Milne who kicked 1
Melbourne, Green kicked 3
Can't remember who it was against the Dogs, but it wasn't Barry Hall (who kicked 3) and next most was Hahn with 2., so the most he could have conceded per game is 1.7

 

[Sidebottom2Beams]

Harry played on Gia and destroyed him in round 1

 

[AG]

No Mcglynn Aussie being tough on the man.Has kicked the same amount of goals as Betts has had more possessions and more tackles as well and played one less game.

Two good games, two ordinary games and missed one with injury. Small forwards haven't been that good this year so you could put him based on two near BOG's. Milne and Betts have been pretty good and more consistent than McGlynn.

 

[snomeD]

I have probably missed some obvious ones. but here we go anyway

B: Walker, Frawley, Gilbert
HB: Wellingham, Taylor, Goddard
C: Vince, Barlow, Brennan
HF: Riewoldt, Brown, McGlynn
F Pavlich, Bradshaw, Petterd
R: Sandilands, Hodge, Ablett
Int: Grundy, Jamar, Gibbs, Thomas

unlucky, Green, Pendlebury, Stanton, Sylvia, Judd, Goodes, O'Keefe and others

 

[DrTomSwift]

Good to see some of you recognizing Jamar.

If you are looking at performances alone this year, he should be in everyone's squad.

I'm not too sure, why add a second ruckmen when Sandilands could ruck out a full game?

 

[kolchak]

Anyone that doesn't have Brady Rawlings in a back pocket simply doesn't have a clue.

Thank god, Healy and Sheahan are finally taking notice.

Because people with a clue think he is boring to watch and wouldn't know how to play real footy.