All Australian Backline - Shocking

[The Dutchman!]

Jod

As much as I hate Carlscum and think that he is the most overated octopus hack - SOS is pretty special playing goalkeeper in the round ball game - therefore must be in the Irish test squad IMHO.

As for the Irish games I say bring on Chad Rintoul to order the taxi from Dublin airport... imagine Dermie'd find a place in the side for ol' Chaddo.

Sorry for taken the piss - cousins and kemp warrant a spot - Jako's not quick enough for the Irish hybrid game IMO.

All the best
Dutch

 

[Roylion]

The two Brisbane Lions players I thought were stiff to miss out on All Australian were Nigel Lappin and Michael Voss. Michael Voss had an ordinary first half of the season (by his normal standards), but quite possibly has picked up 10-12 Brownlow votes in the last four games of the season. However Lappin has played all 22 games for Brisbane and would be in their top five players nearly every week. Lappin and Voss will finish 1-2 in the Lions B&F this year. I would rate Lappin above Leppitsch and Akermanis on form this year and he is extremely unlucky not to get a guernsey for the Ireland squad.

 

[WCE2000]

I still can't believe Peter Bell has not made the team. First off he should've been in the actual team. that was a joke he missed that and then he got barred of for the squad of 32.
WHAT A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Eagle_Fan]

What is the offical line this year? Was the AA team selected with the Irish season in mind (like last year) or strictly on 2000 form?

I was listening to an interview with Gerard Healy last night, and the interviewer (A WAssie of course) asked him why there were no WA based players in the AA team. He said that they hadn't played well enough for the whole season. None of them. I can handle that.
Then he said the later inclusions were also selected on their 2000 form. So, said the interviewer, why is Croad (an example only) in when a Kemp or the like isn't? Healy said that was because Croad was good with round ball.
In that case, says the interviewer, why isn't Clive Waterhouse in the extended squad? He played soccer till he was ~16, has been in good form this year, and last year was good in the Irish series. Healy said that was because his 2000 form wasn't good enough.
I wish he'd make up his mind.
The interviewer just asked whether there were any West Aussies represented on the international rules selection panel (there's not -Mainy's on the AA panel only). Healy got all defensive, and asked what he was implying...

It was quite funny really.

He also said that Haselby wasn't even considered for either the team or squad, because it was his first season and he was nowhere near that kind of level. And Cousins (missed too many games anyway, thanks Colonial

) wasn't in contention for the Irish games because he couldn't get to the training sessions last year.

EF

*What does it mean that two teams in the eight had no representatives, while some out of the eight had two or three?

*Buckley as the 'rover' is a joke. But imagine Eddy's outcry if they hadn't found a spot for him...

 

[WCE2000]

Why is everyone saying that Hird has hardly played. You are now the 6th person i've had to tell on various forums that Hird has played 18 games this season.
You have all (by that i mean those 6 people) said that Hird shouldn't be picked on the team because he hasn't played enough games. But that logic just about every player going around is not in contention for All-Australian selection.

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[walshy1993]

ok rooboy
when they select the all australian team they try and pick the best side to play ireland
not the best 22 for the 2000 season
carey wasnt in the best 22 for 2000 so shouldnt be in the all australian side
he is however the best player in the comp so should be in the side to play ireland
that is why the team picked to play ireland should be seperate to the all australian side

in an earlier post you said carey had carried the kangaroos all year and deserved his place in the side
does this confirm no carey- no north???

 

[dons_r_tops]

can't believe Steven King Got the gig as ruckman in AA team, Barnes, White and matthew Allen (when he played) all beat him in ruck contests and yet he gets the job. According to healy on talking footy, each position was decided on by a vote so if there were ten on the panel and 4 voted for kellaway, 3 voted for M. Johnson, 2 for croad, and 1 for hay, kellaway gets the job even if all those who voted for croad and hay thought M.johnson was number 2 after their choices, what a crock. As for Jod no coasters no problems most of them sucked all the time this year and the ones that didn't (like Kemp)only got the ball cause no-one else was hungry enough to go after it, hasleby is a skillful player but is not yet in the class of the AA team, but i'm sure he will be in the next year or two.
4 bombers, 5 Blues sensational all were best in position for the year. 3 crows WTF????? goodwin is the only one who deserved a spot, must have come down to that voting again.

 

[jod23]

Donsrtops, kemp deserved a spot in the all aussie team he played very well all year. Hird missed four games Cousins missed 5 games yet hes not considered cos he missed too many games im sick of this victorian crap.

And fair enough if they both didnt make the all aussie team then they shouldve been picked for the irish tour. They need small quick players, translation benny and kempy.

Disgusting

 

[Rooboy 96]

Originally posted by walshy1993:
ok rooboy
when they select the all australian team they try and pick the best side to play ireland
not the best 22 for the 2000 season
carey wasnt in the best 22 for 2000 so shouldnt be in the all australian side
he is however the best player in the comp so should be in the side to play ireland
that is why the team picked to play ireland should be seperate to the all australian side

in an earlier post you said carey had carried the kangaroos all year and deserved his place in the side
does this confirm no carey- no north???

Carey, Not in the best 22, but the best in the competition, explain yourself.

I have no problem with you thinking "No Carey, No Kangaroos" I don't know if you would like to tell Micky Martyn and Glenn Archer that, but Welshy hang your balls out.

 

[walshy1993]

ok for the third time
carey not in the best 22 for 2000,so shouldnt be in the AA team, that would be the case if the AA team was seperate to that that was chosen seperate to the team that plays ireland
CAREY- should play against ireland because he is the best
CAREY- shouldnt be in the all-australian side for 2000 as he wasnt the best chf for the year

in short carey is only in the AA side because he was picked to play against ireland, not because he was the best chf of 2000

does anyone else get what im trying to say?

 

[Rooboy 96]

So if the AA was not playing against anyone, we don't pick Carey because he is not the best CHF.

but because we need our best we pick him Carey.

Sorry Welshy you still have not convinced me.

Is it like me saying to someone that I think BMWs are rubbish, but if someone gave me one I would keep it, because they are a damn good motor car and I was only be stupid and envious in the first place.

 

[Rooboy 96]

Originally posted by dons_r_tops:
can't believe Steven King Got the gig as ruckman in AA team, Barnes, White and matthew Allen (when he played) all beat him in ruck contests and yet he gets the job.

Burton beat him too.

 

[WCE2000]

i agree with walshy there.
He said this year Carey has not been the best CHF but you would still pick him in the team to play Ireland.
Its like in the Rugby League, David Peachey was selected in the NRL team of the year at fullback but everyone still rates Darryn Lockyer as the better footballer.

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[Grendel]

Just on the Carey selection. I do still reckon he should be AA on form. The thing is half the time he was the best CHB in the league. Going by other "postitions" Buckley as rover,West on the wing. Then why not name him at CHB? And Holland (not a Hawks push but an honest assesment) who has been the 'purest' CHF this year. Even Whitnall has played more as a FF than CHF though i will admit he has had time further out. Holland has been nothing but a CHF this year.

Just more stuff ups by the selectors.

 

[Rooboy 96]

Originally posted by WCE2000:
i agree with walshy there.
He said this year Carey has not been the best CHF but you would still pick him in the team to play Ireland.
Its like in the Rugby League, David Peachey was selected in the NRL team of the year at fullback but everyone still rates Darryn Lockyer as the better footballer.

Sorry WCE2000, he is either the best for the year or he isn't, stop fence sitting.
Welshy wants to pick someone else, fine, but have the guts to play him.

AA is not picked on past heroics, if it was, where is Archer, definately better then Goodwyn.

[This message has been edited by Rooboy 96 (edited 11 August 2000).]