Geelong AA thread merged

[Barabbas]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

I think it was more a reflection on the new selection system of picking players in position than a reflection of our side compared to previous sides.

Under this selection process, Essendon 2000 and Brisbane 01-03 may well have had more AA players.

 

[Team Chemistry]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

maybe it will teach other teams to start to play a more attractive style of football. Thats why our players got in, they looked better than everyone else due to the way we play. As far as im concerned mooney is the only one that is 50-50 and luckily for us he got the nod. As well as the goals he kicked this year, he takes many more contested marks over buddy and gives off plenty of assists. Dog Johno throroughly deserved his AA spot and cant believe people think it is dubious. If he played every game he would have kicked 60 goals this year and as a SMALL forward thats insane. Who should be in ahead of him (bearing in mind it needs to be a small forward). It wont do any harm as the boys look extremely focused on the task at hand and arent letting theings such as this put them off their stroke. WELL DONE BOYS!!!!


TC

 

[chapmanmagic35]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

How is it embarassing?

 

[Shell]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

How is it embarassing?

Agree. Poor choice of words there. You are entitled to your opinion Whispers, but why should we be embarrassed over something like this? Something the club, players have no control over?

I for one am loving it. Who cares.. Friday is all that matters. (And then Saturday.. and to a lesser extent Monday night)

 

[catempire]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

This thread's embarrassing.

 

[Copernicus]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Don't really care if oppo supporters think we have too many players in the team. Seems to me like they're just pissed off that we've had so many good players

perhaps having 9 in there is contentious, but it would be pretty hard to argue against at least six of those choices.

 

[Budda 230]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Lap it up Whispers!!!! Gees, enjoy it!

 

[BigBadCam]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

I don't see what they're problem is. We have the best forward line, the best backline and arguably the best midfield both in shutdown and attack, and we play the most attractive brand of football. It doesn't embarass me in the slightest. In fact, as soon as I found out, I sent a message to nearly every number in my phone.

 

[chapmanmagic35]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Don't really care if oppo supporters think we have too many players in the team. Seems to me like they're just pissed off that we've had so many good players

perhaps having 9 in there is contentious, but it would be pretty hard to argue against at least six of those choices.

Exactly. Well put.

 

[Cohzee]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Anybody that thinks SJ was lucky should be shot.

 

[Rosella]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Anybody that thinks SJ was lucky should be shot.

He absolutely deserved it. I thought they all did althought Moons may have been a bit lucky over Franklin.

And it makes up for all the years we didn't get any.

 

[PoidaCat]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

this thread is as low as Collingwood...

remove

 

[chapmanmagic35]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Anybody that thinks SJ was lucky should be shot.

Exactly. I would have been bleeding if he didn't get a guernsey.

 

[BIGDAVE]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

This is shocking... there is no way that 9 players from the Geelong side are AA standard and I don't care what the judges say or other Geelong supporters say, as far as selection goes its embarrasing.

This is the worst thing possible for Geelong as well. Having 9 players being awarded AA selection just adds more pressure to the side to win this week. I reckon they will but its just unrequired pressure...

Mooney, S. Johnson, Corey..... lucky....

You're right it is shocking!

There should have been atleast 12 or 13 Geelong players

 

[BigBadCam]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

You're right it is shocking!

There should have been atleast 12 or 13 Geelong players

Yeh, I reckon Mackie, Ottens, Selwood, Enright and Chapman were fairly stiff to miss out.

 

[barrel47]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Wouldn't it be ironic if Collingwood, with zero players in All-Australian Squad, beat Geelong with 9 players in All-Australian Team ...........................

 

[Shell]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Wouldn't it be ironic if Collingwood, with zero players in All-Australian Squad, beat Geelong with 9 players in All-Australian Team ...........................

I fail to see the irony quite frankly.......................

It would be shit..........a tragedy................ a nightmare..................

But not ironic......................

 

[OldStyle2007]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Wouldn't it be ironic if Collingwood, with zero players in All-Australian Squad, beat Geelong with 9 players in All-Australian Team ...........................

what's the definition of irony, barrel? maybe you're from the Alanis Morissette school of thought

 

[Partridge]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Agree. Poor choice of words there. You are entitled to your opinion Whispers, but why should we be embarrassed over something like this? Something the club, players have no control over?

I for one am loving it. Who cares.. Friday is all that matters. (And then Saturday.. and to a lesser extent Monday night)

If we don't win on Friday Shell....... I'll still be drinking by Monday night.

 

[Western Cat]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

I see no problem with it, in fact I love it.
Would have been pretty rare feeling if JC and Lingy had missed out.
Great season, great players, great reward individually.

All 9 would gladly have foregone AA for a premiership, guaranteed.

Will go nicely together.

 

[Barabbas]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

I'm just hoping they stay focussed.

 

[VoRogue]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

I totally disagree, because we had so many Geelong players chosen in the AA team, it's more like a team effort than an individual thing. It didn't seem to affect Sellwood 2 weeks ago did it?

Anyone that's knocking SJ's selection in the team seriously has NFI

 

[linger_isgod]

Re: How embarrasing have 9 players in the AA side

Johnson was probably the best of his type of player this year, but took up a position that usually ends up going to a midfielder who misses out on his first position. Because of the new system, he got in.

Corey and Mooney were fortunate.

 

[Xcat]

Re: All 9 Cats make AA team

Mooney couldn't find the right black shoes!

 

[Gone Critical]

Re: All 9 Cats make AA team

Duds.

Well - a few duds and a lot of battlers. Surprised you made it this far. No one worthy of AA.

70-80 point win to the mighty cats.

So is everyone and that is to our advantage, it may be what comes back to bite you later this week.

Collingwood in the last 6 years have played off in 2 GF's, 2 other finals series and had two bad seasons both significantly influenced by injury. A signif no of the team have played through all those years and our youngsters coming through show great promise. This is not the record of a poor team.

You may characterise us as duds and battlers but the evidence is to the contrary.

Go through this list of 10 and tell me which are the duds and which the battlers


Didak
Buckley
Clement
Burns
Rocca (10+ seasons as a KPP forward , hardest posi in footy)
Cloke
Lockyer
H Shaw
Thomas
Pendlebury

I agree you have more talent than us and should win but we have been seriously underestimated. 70-80 points is an absolute thrashing. Dont believe everything you read in the Advertiser