Four Blues named in All Australian Squad

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I initially thought 1AW should have been ahead of Eddie however. .. When you look at the Comparison between Eddie and Walker you can see why he got the nod. .. More tackles and goals contributed and a genuine crumber. .. What the stats don't show is Eddie's pressure acts (a genuine measure of forward half pressure). ..

Still think 1AW was unlucky to miss the squad though. ..

Eddie is fairly comparable to Milne too. .. the goals will and media hype will give Milne the nod though. ..

Edit: As for the other three. .. Murphy and Judd would be 2 of the first selected, so will surely be starting 18 in the midfield. .. However Scotland may just miss out on bench spot. ..
 

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I initially thought 1AW should have been ahead of Eddie however. .. When you look at the Comparison between Eddie and Walker you can see why he got the nod. .. More tackles and goals contributed and a genuine crumber. .. What the stats don't show is Eddie's pressure acts (a genuine measure of forward half pressure). ..

Still think 1AW was unlucky to miss the squad though. ..
Hmmm, interesting food for thought there. Not much in it is there? Really different kinds of players though...glad they both play for us.
 

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The turmoil opposition supporters will go through if juddy gets AA skip :D I can see it now, they'll be sooo pissed. Lol

The Bay will be going off no doubt:eek:
 

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#30
Who is Scotland up against for the hbf/wing role?

Birchall?- 499 disposals
Scotland - 573 disposals AND 150 marks. His marks stastics is enormous.

I would expect Scotland to be somewhere in the All-Australia team - probably the hbf/wing/or on the bench based on the year he has had.

Corey Enright is another in line for the spot - 469 possessions/135 marks. Scotland has had better years than those two but the dawks player and the cats player have better reputations due to being premiership players. If based on contribution THIS year and not previous years reputation then Scotland should be selected.

I doubt Betts will make the cut- if he had kicked 2-3 goals per match in the last few rounds perhaps...but it is unlikely now.
 
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I initially thought 1AW should have been ahead of Eddie however. .. When you look at the Comparison between Eddie and Walker you can see why he got the nod. .. More tackles and goals contributed and a genuine crumber. .. What the stats don't show is Eddie's pressure acts (a genuine measure of forward half pressure). ..
Easily eddie! he was worth more in dreamteam!
 

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I thought Walker and Simpson should have been in that squad as well.
Ditto.

Simpson has just been named as one of our candidates for AFLPA's MVP so he has been recognised.

Walker's season has been outstanding. However I don't see him and Eddie in competition for a spot. Eddie is a small forward and contrary to popular misconception Walker is not. He is 190cm, six foot three in the old, and is built like a Greek statue. Jack Darling is 191cm and is labelled as one of West Coast's tall forwards.

No, Walks is a medium tall forward and as such is the best in the AFL.

Regarding Judd as AA skipper, who else could it be? What better, more inspirational leader is out there? He is a shoe in.:thumbsu:
 

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#34
There were seven natural forwards selected in the All-Australian squad.

Lance Franklin
Travis Cloke
Stephen Milne
Josh Kennedy
Drew Petrie
Eddie Betts
Steve Johnson

FF: Stephen Milne - Lance Franklin
HF: Steve Johnson - Travis Cloke

Those are the four names that write themselves.

Looks, at least to me, that there will be midfielders named as the forwards. Eddie may be a real chance.
 

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http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/blog.php?b=1612

Sports history is littered with underrated veterans who finally receive their just due well past the time that they’ve truly earned it – at a point where they’re not so worthy of the credit they’re receiving than they had been earlier on in their careers. While they are all heart warming moments they ultimately feel a little empty as other, more worthy players miss the cut to make way for the underappreciated veteran. While it’s about time that Carlton’s Heath Scotland was finally recognised for his outstanding career he is just as worthy as every other player on the All Australian squad for 2011.

Scotland, originally recruited from Darley via the Western Jets was Collingwood’s third round selection in the 1998 AFL Draft. He joined a Collingwood team that simply wasn’t any good much less the team that we see on the park today. In Scotland’s first season he impressed the selectors by managing to play twelve senior games although the team won only four games in the entire season. The following season he played ten games but didn’t appear to be developing the way that Collingwood had hoped. With Collingwood improving and finishing just outside the finals with eleven wins in 2001 Scotland was on the outer having only played two games. However, Mick Malthouse saw the light turn on in Scotland’s head making public an observation that Scotland’s football ability had matured and that the once promising future was revitalized. The following season Scotland played in 19 games and all of Collingwood’s finals campaign including the grand final loss to the Brisbane Lions. Although he made it two grand final appearances in a row the other season it had been clear that he had fallen out of favour with the Magpies and his career had hit the crossroads with other players battling for the same position in the Collingwood team.
With Scotland believing that the ability to stick in the Collingwood side on a permanent basis was unlikely he sought out a trade to Carlton. He and then Carlton Coach, Dennis Pagan, had come to an agreement that if a trade could be arranged that Scotland would find himself an important piece of the Carlton team moving forward. After requesting the trade from Collingwood to Carlton the teams arranged a swap with the Blues sending the Magpies pick #35 (their third round selection with whom Collingwood selected Brent Hall who would play all of one AFL game) to Collingwood in exchange for Scotland. The trade would prove to be an absolute bargain.

Sadly for Scotland and for his new club, Carlton was nowhere near the side that he had left. The Blues were in the midst of the worst era in the club’s history. Still suffering greatly from the impact of rorting the salary cap the club’s playing list was the worst in the AFL. Scotland would endure five of the seven seasons that the Blues would miss the finals winning just 21 games from 2004 through 2007 (with 10 of them coming in 2004 alone). However, in his time at the club Scotland would be one of the most dependable and important players at the club playing as a midfielder or rebounding back flanker. His play would be characterized as gutsy and skilful possessing the capabilities that the young developing side required and consequently becoming an important member of the team’s leadership group.

Scotland’s form and fitness deteriorated for a period of time in 2009 where he and fellow teammate Nick Stevens were dumped out of the side for a period of time and left to play in the Northern Bullants. However, both men bounced back to play important roles in Carlton’s first final campaign since 2001. Scotland continued to work on his form and fitness between the 2009 and 2010 seasons to put in a stellar year for the club but despite Carlton’s team success as well as his own he failed to garner any accolades.

At the age of 30 entering the 2011 AFL season Scotland had reached a point in his career where a majority of players have already retired or are at the downside of a long career. Scotland would not only continue to play great football but would find the form of his life to win his battle against father time. Over the season Scotland has been in career best form averaging 26 disposals, almost 7 marks and 3 tackles per game. His use of the football puts him among the elite of the competition spearheading a number of Carlton attacks resulting in scoreboard pressure. Scotland has been one of the premier rebounding players in the league over the course of the season with form that definitely warrants his selection to the 2011 AFL All-Australian squad.

Scotland’s selection to the squad is so much more than his being recognized for an often underappreciated career spanning well over a decade and two of the most successful clubs in the history of the AFL. While Scotland has long played his part in rejuvenating success at the Carlton Football Club he is now in career best form and one of the primary reasons why the club enters Sunday’s final against heated rivals Essendon full of confidence. A more worthy selection to the All-Australian squad you cannot find.
 

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http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/122844/default.aspx

"Selection in the Four'N Twenty All Australian team is recognition for a tremendous year of football, as the best player in your position across the entire competition," Demetriou said.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/122844/default.aspx

this comment is where Eddie has a chance. For what the small forward has to do in today's game, he is the best of the nominated small forwards.

would be so well deserved to be AA.
 
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