Now draft classes are discussed all the time on this board, on who went where, and who should have been in the top 10 with hindsight. This is not that though, and for some reason with the draft coming up I thought it would be interesting to look back on previous Under 18 All Australian teams and see how good of a predictor the AA team is in terms of success when the players are drafted. Also thought I would create a poll so people can pick their top 2 AA teams in terms of quality.
Also for very simple reasons I only went back to 2005 because prior to 2005 the wikipedia pages I was using did not list the AA team in a proper team way. Plus I was going to stop at 2004 anyway since I figure the drafting process has changed so much in the last 15 years that discussing anything prior to 2004 would be pointless anyway.
So, here are the teams, which teams do you think were the best, which do you think were the worst, and how good do you think the selectors are at predicting future talent?
2005
B: Xavier Ellis, Austin Lucy, Shannon Hurn
HB: Darren Pfeiffer, Paul Bower, Joel Selwood
C: Jace Bode, Andrew Swallow, Grant Birchall
HF: Beau Dowler, Cleve Hughes, Dale Thomas
F: Leroy Jetta, Ben McKinley, Josh Kennedy
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Marc Murphy, Nathan Jones
Int: Todd Grima, Sam Lonergan, Wayde Mills, Gavin Urquhart
2006
B: Patrick Veszpremi, Nathan Brown, Mitchell Thorp
HB: David Armitage, Lachlan Hansen, Ricky Petterd
C: Daniel Connors, Garry Moss, Shaun Grigg
HF: Leroy Jetta, Scott Gumbleton, Daniel Dzufer
F: Tom Hislop, Tom Hawkins, Tom Hurley
Foll: Matthew Leuenberger, Bryce Gibbs, Leigh Adams
Int: Craig Bird, Nathan Djerrkura, Jarryd Allen, Robert Eddy
2007
B: Nick Suban, Michael Hurley, Alex Rance
HB: Scott Selwood, Tom Collier, David Myers
C: Daniel Rich, Rhys Palmer, Cale Morton
HF: Brad Ebert, Ben McEvoy, Jack Grimes
F: Addam Maric, Aaron Cornelius, Cyril Rioli
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Craig Bird, Chris Masten
Int: Nic Naitanui, Aaron Joseph, Patrick McGinnity, Taylor Walker
2008
B: Nick Suban, Michael Hurley, Clancee Pearce
HB: Stephen Hill, Jordan Lisle, Rhys O'Keefe
C: Mitch Robinson, Matt De Boer, David Zaharakis
HF: Hamish Hartlett, Lewis Johnston, Tom Scully
F: Ty Vickery, Jack Watts, Michael Walters
Foll: Nicholas Naitanui, Jack Ziebell, Ranga Ediriwickrama
Int: Daniel Rich, Shaun McKernan, Kade Klemke, Steele Sidebottom
2009
B: Andrew Hooper, Blayne Wilson, Bradley Sheppard
HB: Josh Toy, Daniel Talia, David Swallow
C: Anthony Morabito, Dustin Martin, Mitch Duncan
HF: Kane Lucas, Jack Darling, Gary Rohan
F: Brandon Matera, Matthew Panos, Ben Cunnington
Foll: James Craig, Jack Trengove, Tom Scully
Int: Luke Tapscott, Ryan Harwood, Dylan McNeil, Travis Colyer
2010
B: Ben Jacobs, Matthew Watson, Dyson Heppell
HB: Shaun Atley, Patrick McCarthy, Brodie Smith
C: Jared Polec, Mitch Hallahan, Andrew Gaff
HF: Harley Bennell, Lucas Cook, Adam Treloar
F: Jayden Pitt, Steven May, Josh Caddy
Foll: Daniel Gorringe, Anthony Miles, Tom Liberatore
Int: Sam Day, Josh Bruce, Josh Green, Sam Darley
2011
B: Jed Anderson, Michael Talia, Brandon Ellis
HB: Brad Crouch, Brody Mihocek, Alex Forster
C: Jaeger O'Meara, Toby Greene, Will Hoskin-Elliott
HF: Chad Wingard, Sam Mayes, Lachie Whitfield
F: Ben Kennedy, Jonathon Patton, John McKenzie
Foll: Billy Longer, Dom Tyson, Stephen Coniglio
Int: Mitch Grigg, Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Clay Smith
2012
B: Sam Colquhoun, Matt Scharenberg, Luke McDonald
HB: Jimmy Toumpas, Jesse Hogan, Nick Vlastuin
C: James Aish, Ollie Wines, Lachie Whitfield
HF: Jack Billings, Taylor Garner, Jack Martin
F: Ben Kennedy, Joe Daniher, Matthew McDonough
Foll: Brodie Grundy, Jonathan O'Rourke, Nathan Hrovat
Int: Andrew Boston, Dayle Garlett, Jake Neade, Jackson Thurlow
2013
B: Zak Jones, Darcy Gardiner, Liam Dawson
HB: Clem Smith, Matt Scharenberg, Kade Kolodjashnij
C: Billy Hartung, Dom Sheed, James Aish
HF: Ben Lennon, Cam McCarthy, Jack Billings
F: Lewis Taylor, Tom Boyd, Darcy Hourigan
Foll: Toby Nankervis, Luke Dunstan, Josh Kelly
Int: Mitch Honeychurch, Patrick Cripps, James Battersby, Lloyd Perris
2014
B: Harrison Wigg, Ed Vickers-Willis, Josh McGuinness
HB: Darcy Tucker, Caleb Marchbank, Angus Brayshaw
C: Paul Ahern, Christian Petracca, Billy Stretch
HF: Callum Mills, Darcy Moore, Rhys Mathieson
F: Jayden Laverde, Patrick McCartin, Caleb Daniel
Foll: Peter Wright, Isaac Heeney, Jake Johansen
Int: Jack Steele, Darcy Parish, Ben Keays, Connor Blakely
2015
B: Nick O'Kearney, Kieran Collins, Eric Hipwood
HB: Jarrod Berry, Jacob Weitering, Riley Bonner
C: Ben Keays, Jacob Hopper, Kieran Lovell
HF: Darcy Parish, Aaron Francis, Harley Balic
F: Ben Ainsworth, Josh Schache, Jade Gresham
Foll: Gach Nyuon, Rhys Mathieson, Luke Partington
Int: Jacob Allison, Will Snelling, Brandon Parfitt, Sam Petrevski-Seton
2016
B: Alex Villis, Jack Maibaum, Sam Walker
HB: Andrew McGrath, Brennan Cox, Harry Perryman
C: Will Brodie, Hugh McCluggage, Jack Bowes
HF: Daniel Venables, Josh Battle, Dylan Clarke
F: Callum Brown, Patrick Kerr, Tim Taranto
Foll: Tim English, Jack Graham, Zac Fisher
Int: Jonty Scharenberg, Kobe Mutch, Sam Hayes, Jordan Gallucci
2017
B: Ben Paton, Oscar Clavarino, Sam Taylor
HB: Charlie Constable, Aaron Naughton, Nick Coffield
C: Patrick Naish, Brayden Ainsworth, Izak Rankine
HF: Zac Bailey, Jarrod Brander, Jack Higgins
F: Callum Coleman-Jones, Oscar Allen, Dylan Moore
Foll: Brayden Crossley, Cameron Rayner, Paddy Dow
Int: Sam Hayes, Lachie Fogarty, Harrison Petty, James Worpel, Joel Garner
2018
B: Jez McLennan, Jacob Koschitzke, Isaac Quaynor
HB: Buku Khamis, Kyle Reid, Jordan Clark
C: Luke English, Bailey Smith, Luke Valente
HF: Bailey Scott, Jack Lukosius, Jackson Hately
F: Izak Rankine, Ben King, Rylee West
Foll: Kieren Briggs, Sam Walsh, Chayce Jones
Int: Sydney Stack, Connor McFayden, Mitch O'Neill, Will Gould, Jeremy Sharp
Also for very simple reasons I only went back to 2005 because prior to 2005 the wikipedia pages I was using did not list the AA team in a proper team way. Plus I was going to stop at 2004 anyway since I figure the drafting process has changed so much in the last 15 years that discussing anything prior to 2004 would be pointless anyway.
So, here are the teams, which teams do you think were the best, which do you think were the worst, and how good do you think the selectors are at predicting future talent?
2005
B: Xavier Ellis, Austin Lucy, Shannon Hurn
HB: Darren Pfeiffer, Paul Bower, Joel Selwood
C: Jace Bode, Andrew Swallow, Grant Birchall
HF: Beau Dowler, Cleve Hughes, Dale Thomas
F: Leroy Jetta, Ben McKinley, Josh Kennedy
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Marc Murphy, Nathan Jones
Int: Todd Grima, Sam Lonergan, Wayde Mills, Gavin Urquhart
2006
B: Patrick Veszpremi, Nathan Brown, Mitchell Thorp
HB: David Armitage, Lachlan Hansen, Ricky Petterd
C: Daniel Connors, Garry Moss, Shaun Grigg
HF: Leroy Jetta, Scott Gumbleton, Daniel Dzufer
F: Tom Hislop, Tom Hawkins, Tom Hurley
Foll: Matthew Leuenberger, Bryce Gibbs, Leigh Adams
Int: Craig Bird, Nathan Djerrkura, Jarryd Allen, Robert Eddy
2007
B: Nick Suban, Michael Hurley, Alex Rance
HB: Scott Selwood, Tom Collier, David Myers
C: Daniel Rich, Rhys Palmer, Cale Morton
HF: Brad Ebert, Ben McEvoy, Jack Grimes
F: Addam Maric, Aaron Cornelius, Cyril Rioli
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Craig Bird, Chris Masten
Int: Nic Naitanui, Aaron Joseph, Patrick McGinnity, Taylor Walker
2008
B: Nick Suban, Michael Hurley, Clancee Pearce
HB: Stephen Hill, Jordan Lisle, Rhys O'Keefe
C: Mitch Robinson, Matt De Boer, David Zaharakis
HF: Hamish Hartlett, Lewis Johnston, Tom Scully
F: Ty Vickery, Jack Watts, Michael Walters
Foll: Nicholas Naitanui, Jack Ziebell, Ranga Ediriwickrama
Int: Daniel Rich, Shaun McKernan, Kade Klemke, Steele Sidebottom
2009
B: Andrew Hooper, Blayne Wilson, Bradley Sheppard
HB: Josh Toy, Daniel Talia, David Swallow
C: Anthony Morabito, Dustin Martin, Mitch Duncan
HF: Kane Lucas, Jack Darling, Gary Rohan
F: Brandon Matera, Matthew Panos, Ben Cunnington
Foll: James Craig, Jack Trengove, Tom Scully
Int: Luke Tapscott, Ryan Harwood, Dylan McNeil, Travis Colyer
2010
B: Ben Jacobs, Matthew Watson, Dyson Heppell
HB: Shaun Atley, Patrick McCarthy, Brodie Smith
C: Jared Polec, Mitch Hallahan, Andrew Gaff
HF: Harley Bennell, Lucas Cook, Adam Treloar
F: Jayden Pitt, Steven May, Josh Caddy
Foll: Daniel Gorringe, Anthony Miles, Tom Liberatore
Int: Sam Day, Josh Bruce, Josh Green, Sam Darley
2011
B: Jed Anderson, Michael Talia, Brandon Ellis
HB: Brad Crouch, Brody Mihocek, Alex Forster
C: Jaeger O'Meara, Toby Greene, Will Hoskin-Elliott
HF: Chad Wingard, Sam Mayes, Lachie Whitfield
F: Ben Kennedy, Jonathon Patton, John McKenzie
Foll: Billy Longer, Dom Tyson, Stephen Coniglio
Int: Mitch Grigg, Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Clay Smith
2012
B: Sam Colquhoun, Matt Scharenberg, Luke McDonald
HB: Jimmy Toumpas, Jesse Hogan, Nick Vlastuin
C: James Aish, Ollie Wines, Lachie Whitfield
HF: Jack Billings, Taylor Garner, Jack Martin
F: Ben Kennedy, Joe Daniher, Matthew McDonough
Foll: Brodie Grundy, Jonathan O'Rourke, Nathan Hrovat
Int: Andrew Boston, Dayle Garlett, Jake Neade, Jackson Thurlow
2013
B: Zak Jones, Darcy Gardiner, Liam Dawson
HB: Clem Smith, Matt Scharenberg, Kade Kolodjashnij
C: Billy Hartung, Dom Sheed, James Aish
HF: Ben Lennon, Cam McCarthy, Jack Billings
F: Lewis Taylor, Tom Boyd, Darcy Hourigan
Foll: Toby Nankervis, Luke Dunstan, Josh Kelly
Int: Mitch Honeychurch, Patrick Cripps, James Battersby, Lloyd Perris
2014
B: Harrison Wigg, Ed Vickers-Willis, Josh McGuinness
HB: Darcy Tucker, Caleb Marchbank, Angus Brayshaw
C: Paul Ahern, Christian Petracca, Billy Stretch
HF: Callum Mills, Darcy Moore, Rhys Mathieson
F: Jayden Laverde, Patrick McCartin, Caleb Daniel
Foll: Peter Wright, Isaac Heeney, Jake Johansen
Int: Jack Steele, Darcy Parish, Ben Keays, Connor Blakely
2015
B: Nick O'Kearney, Kieran Collins, Eric Hipwood
HB: Jarrod Berry, Jacob Weitering, Riley Bonner
C: Ben Keays, Jacob Hopper, Kieran Lovell
HF: Darcy Parish, Aaron Francis, Harley Balic
F: Ben Ainsworth, Josh Schache, Jade Gresham
Foll: Gach Nyuon, Rhys Mathieson, Luke Partington
Int: Jacob Allison, Will Snelling, Brandon Parfitt, Sam Petrevski-Seton
2016
B: Alex Villis, Jack Maibaum, Sam Walker
HB: Andrew McGrath, Brennan Cox, Harry Perryman
C: Will Brodie, Hugh McCluggage, Jack Bowes
HF: Daniel Venables, Josh Battle, Dylan Clarke
F: Callum Brown, Patrick Kerr, Tim Taranto
Foll: Tim English, Jack Graham, Zac Fisher
Int: Jonty Scharenberg, Kobe Mutch, Sam Hayes, Jordan Gallucci
2017
B: Ben Paton, Oscar Clavarino, Sam Taylor
HB: Charlie Constable, Aaron Naughton, Nick Coffield
C: Patrick Naish, Brayden Ainsworth, Izak Rankine
HF: Zac Bailey, Jarrod Brander, Jack Higgins
F: Callum Coleman-Jones, Oscar Allen, Dylan Moore
Foll: Brayden Crossley, Cameron Rayner, Paddy Dow
Int: Sam Hayes, Lachie Fogarty, Harrison Petty, James Worpel, Joel Garner
2018
B: Jez McLennan, Jacob Koschitzke, Isaac Quaynor
HB: Buku Khamis, Kyle Reid, Jordan Clark
C: Luke English, Bailey Smith, Luke Valente
HF: Bailey Scott, Jack Lukosius, Jackson Hately
F: Izak Rankine, Ben King, Rylee West
Foll: Kieren Briggs, Sam Walsh, Chayce Jones
Int: Sydney Stack, Connor McFayden, Mitch O'Neill, Will Gould, Jeremy Sharp