All Australian thread 2015

[billy fragos]

Unfortunately that has been his best game for the year by some margin. He's still had a decent season (top 10 in the goalkicking, and would be top 5 if he could kick straight), but after that first game everyone had very, very high expectations for him.

You realise he's only 2 goals away from being top 5... He would be outright 2nd and competing for the coleman for the coleman if he kicked straight

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Yep. As I said, he would be top 5 if he could kick straight.

 

[crows dude]

should poll round 1, round 12 and possibly round 15 as well.

Rnd 1 I gave 3- TEx, 2 Douglas, 1 Sloane
Rnd 12 - maybe he gets 1
Rnd 15 maybe 1 but we were smashed by 56pts

 

[thetradesman]

My locks would be

Goldstein
Mitchell
Rance
Fyfe
Danger
Hanners
Gunston

 

[JHF1870]

My locks would be

Goldstein
Mitchell
Rance
Fyfe
Danger
Hanners
Gunston

Wingard is a dead set lock.

 

[billy fragos]

All Australian team 2015

B - Laird - Rance - Wood
HB - Hodge (C) - Hurley - Shaw
C - Gaff - Fyfe - Hannerbery
HF - Wingard - Riewoldt - Martin
F - Betts - Kennedy - Cameron
R - Goldstein - Dangerfield - Priddis
Int - Mitchell - Pendlebury - Murphy (VC) - Swan

Bold = On the verge of being replaced, the rest IMO are locks as long as they play 1/3 games to finish the season.

Remaining squad

B - Boyd - Talia - McPharlin
HB - Houli - McDonald - Williams
C - Lewis - Kennedy - Armitage
HF - Gray - Franklin - Breust
F - Stringer - Gunston - Naitanui
R - Sandilands - Mundy - Neale

Bold - On the verge of making the team.

 

[Mofra]

My locks would be

Goldstein
Mitchell
Rance
Fyfe
Danger
Hanners
Gunston

+ Betts?
Best small forward in the competition, deserves a place

 

[NinjaSwan]

My locks would be

Goldstein
Mitchell
Rance
Fyfe
Danger
Hanners
Gunston

Gunston is far from a lock. I'd also add Wingard and Kennedy to that list.

 

[beta_condition]

My locks would be

Goldstein
Mitchell
Rance
Fyfe
Danger
Hanners
Gunston

Gunston is no where near a lock, would be lucky to make the squad at this point, Kennedy and Wingard are the only forwards which are lock ins.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

I'd say Kennedy is the only forward that is a lock. If Wingard has a quite final 3 games he could miss out to Betts, Gunston, Gray, Martin, Dangerfield, etc. for the other 5 forward spots.

 

[AuntieBarrels]

Don't think I'm being biased, but no Armitage?

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

My locks would be

Goldstein
Mitchell
Rance
Fyfe
Danger
Hanners
Gunston

How is Gunston a lock? lol

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

I'd say Kennedy is the only forward that is a lock. If Wingard has a quite final 3 games he could miss out to Betts, Gunston, Gray, Martin, Dangerfield, etc. for the other 5 forward spots.

Lol wingard is a lock, no matter what happens in the next 3 weeks.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Normally I'd agree with you, but I think there are a lot of players fighting for those remaining 5 forward spots. Wingard would be very unlucky to miss out, but big efforts by a number of those players, combined with limited output from Wingard could see him miss.

 

[madman]

I'd have Wingard and Betts as the small forwards easily. Only 3 games left and I can't see it changing. Breust has been thereabouts as well and should make the squad.

 

[BlueandGoldforever]

All Australian team 2015

B - Laird - Rance - Wood
HB - Hodge (C) - Hurley - Shaw
C - Gaff - Fyfe - Hannerbery
HF - Wingard - Riewoldt - Martin
F - Betts - Kennedy - Cameron
R - Goldstein - Dangerfield - Priddis
Int - Mitchell - Pendlebury - Murphy (VC) - Swan

Bold = On the verge of being replaced, the rest IMO are locks as long as they play 1/3 games to finish the season.

Remaining squad

B - Boyd - Talia - McPharlin
HB - Houli - McDonald - Williams
C - Lewis - Kennedy - Armitage
HF - Gray - Franklin - Breust
F - Stringer - Gunston - Naitanui
R - Sandilands - Mundy - Neale

Bold - On the verge of making the team.

i would say Priddis is a lock and Brad Shepherd will make the squad of 40.

 

[billy fragos]

i would say Priddis is a lock and Brad Shepherd will make the squad of 40.

I had Priddis as a lock

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

Jacobs averages the highest percentage of hit outs to advantage (35.5%)...

No he doesn't. Nic Nat averages close to 40% and Sandilands is not far behind.

 

[billy fragos]

No he doesn't. Nic Nat averages close to 40% and Sandilands is not far behind.

This was posted 2 days ago

http://www.afc.com.au/news/2015-08-18/stats-that-matter-round-21

Third to last stat

"Jacobs edges Martin in hit-outs and boasts the highest percentage of hit-outs to advantage (34.9) of any player to have played 10 or more games in 2015"

Can you provide an up to date link by a viable source where it says Nic Nat has the highest percentage.

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-08/the-men-in-the-middle-who-are-your-clubs-centre-square-stars

Granted this is a month old, but I don't see how Both Sandilands and Naitanui's H/O to advantage could have dropped below 35%, and both below Jacobs. Would be interesting to see where both sources got the stat from though, it annoys me that stats like this aren't more widely available.

 

[billy fragos]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-08/the-men-in-the-middle-who-are-your-clubs-centre-square-stars

Granted this is a month old, but I don't see how Both Sandilands and Naitanui's H/O to advantage could have dropped below 35%, and both below Jacobs. Would be interesting to see where both sources got the stat from though, it annoys me that stats like this aren't more widely available.

That's only centre sqaure hit outs... Doesn't include stoppages from around the ground.

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

That's only centre sqaure hit outs... Doesn't include stoppages from around the ground.

Ah, you've got me there, I didn't pick up on that. But I would also argue that not all hitouts to advantage are created equal. I doubt there's any way to prove it, but I watch most games every round, and I don't think there's any body who can compete with Naitanui, quality wise, for his hitouts to advantage. There's no other ruckman who can perfectly place/time a tap like Naitanui to land in the palms of a springing rover, as regularly as he does it. I can't even count how many times this season I've seen him smash a tap straight down Shuey's throat as Shuey sprints toward the forwards 50, only to goal within seconds or set up a mark inside 50. It's a thing of beauty.

 

[pacman]

+ Betts?
Best small forward in the competition, deserves a place

No lock struggled against good sides.
Started strong hasn't had the best 2nd half of the season.

 

[robertg22]

Int - Mitchell - Pendlebury - Murphy (VC) - Swan

As in Marc Murphy? Surely not.

 

[hawkman]

As in Marc Murphy? Surely not.

Would be the Bulldogs one