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Including Yeo on the bench they've picked 3 tall defenders (Rance, Hurley, McGovern) and 4 half back flankers (Hibberd, Laird, Docherty, Yeo) with Yeo also spending considerable time up the ground (mid/forward). All are deserving of their spots, but it's an unbalanced group missing a true third tall defender. A tough call needed to be made between Rance/Hurley/McGovern, Laird/Docherty/Hibberd/Yeo in order to select a more balanced team reflecting true AFL lineups. For mine either McGovern or Yeo should have missed.
 
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Enough has been said on this, Jeremy Howe missing out on making the final side just shows the ongoing bias against any player from Collingwood. Its a fact that individuals in the media, and those in positions eg. AA selectors who associate with these media indentities, share the same bias / hatred for Collingwood.
 

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The great football law was in play yet again

  • Whenever there is a lineball decision, the Collingwood player always always always misses out
 
Howe is an interesting one. As an 'aerialist' he excels in a unique aspect of our game, and probably the most exciting aspect, certainly to outsiders. Many rate him as one of the best high marks ever, and those marks are not flukes. He also typically takes the ball on his chest while suspended in mid air, and not with arms outstretched. He is a freak. So, for excellence and excitement, and not just for performing in a specific position, I hoped he'd get into the 22.
 

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Lol selwood in on reputation again, would have been a major meltdown had he been named captain. Overall pretty decent team where everyone bar selwood deserved there spot
 

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At least Howe can come first and second in the MOTY competition.
They might find a way to give it to some else....*

Howe missed as he was line ball, and line ball doesn't go Collingwoods way as a rule.

* but Howe being so superior in about three marks this year means he should go 1st, 2nd, 3rd
 

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Enough has been said on this, Jeremy Howe missing out on making the final side just shows the ongoing bias against any player from Collingwood. Its a fact that individuals in the media, and those in positions eg. AA selectors who associate with these media indentities, share the same bias / hatred for Collingwood.

Have to agree on this one! Happens every year! Even at the very worst, Howe should have made the team!

Here is your AA selection panel:
Gillon McLachlan (flog), Kevin Bartlett (pie hater), Luke Darcy(knob), Mark Evans (?), Danny Frawley(doofus), Glen Jakovich (wanka), Cameron Ling (strand short) and Warren Tredrea (tool).

I'd like to see the AA stats for Pies players (in the actual team) over the past 20 years or how ever long it's been running?
 
It would have been more difficult to justify naming Rance captain had Howe been rightfully selected on the field as both are co-vice captains of their respective sides.
 

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They might find a way to give it to some else....*

Howe missed as he was line ball, and line ball doesn't go Collingwoods way as a rule.

* but Howe being so superior in about three marks this year means he should go 1st, 2nd, 3rd
I hear ya saintly but i dont think he was line ball. Stats can be thrown around all day and howes stats are compareable and even better than some selected. My issue is that howe and what hes done is special. Someone like selwood gets in by name and previous selections but someone like howe who works his ass off to become an elite player gets snubbed. Howe is different to other players in that he has a freak ability to mark the high ball that no one else has. But he has also become a genuine elite player through hard work. For me the fact he brings as good a game as others in side and adds that freak ability that no one else is capable of means that ability should edge others out. I mean whos gonna say i was there the day laird or docherty took a standard mark across half back as loose man in defence? Everyone will remember howes marks and tell people about them. Not saying single marks hold weight but when its a regular occurance and his overall game is just as good it should carry weight.
 

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Thought Howe was special this year, he is unique and do do what he does as consistently as he does would add the WOW factor to any All Australian team.

He would be a definite starter if they actually played a game but its just a paper thing.
 
It's a disgrace that Selwood was named this year to be frank. Did not deserve it.

I reckon Howe was very stiff. Think he had a better year than McGovern who I rate.

Docherty is very over rated but seems to be flavour of the month. I wouldn't recognise him if he stood up in my breakfast.
 
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I thought Howe was definitely quieter in the second half of the year. He was getting tagged from time to time. Probably what stopped him getting in.

Oh yeah and Selwood is a campaigner.

Howe should have taken Selwood's spot. Hell, my beer consumption performances watching our matches this year meant I should have taken Selwood's spot.


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It's a disgrace that Selwood was named this year to be frank. Did not deserve it.

I reckon Howe was very stiff. Think he had a better year than McGovern who I rate.

Docherty is very over rated but seems to be flavour of the month. I wouldn't recognise him if he stood up in my breakfast.

Funniest call in a while.


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Wonder why the guy on the left didn't make all Australian really...
 

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I'm just waiting for Howe's QB mark to be put up against his R23 mark, discount the quality of the mark because he takes a hanger every other week and for Daniher to win MotY while everyone is caught up debating which Howe mark was the better of the two.
 

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