Indigenous Team of the Decade

[Back One Out]

I’d have Hamling over Jones and Williams over Stephen Hill then.


B: Neville Jetta ~ Steven May ~ Michael Johnson
HB: Leon Davis ~ Joel Hamling ~ Lewis Jetta

M: Brad Hill ~ Tim Kelly ~ Shane Edwards
R: Paddy Ryder ~ Shaun Burgoyne ~ Zac Williams

HF: Cyril Rioli ~ Lance Franklin ~ Charlie Cameron
F: Eddie Betts ~ Adam Goodes ~ Michael Walters

I/C: Jarrod Harbrow ~ Chad Wingard ~ Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti ~ Daniel Wells

Wingard is a dual All Australian who stood up in the big games for Port and was their best finals player in his time there.

His season goal tallies at Port: 43, 43, 53, 38, 24, 22 (while averaging just under 20 possessions per game)

That puts him ahead of Charlie Cameron and Zac Williams (as much as I like both those players)

He has had a couple of forgettable seasons. Prior to that, many people rated him as a better footballer than Cyril Rioli (probably the only indigenous forward I ever tolerated being compared to Cyril and didn’t argue about it)

 

[mike123]

Wingard is a dual All Australian. His season goal tallies at Port from 2013-2018 while averaging just und20 possessions per game: 43, 43, 53, 38, 24, 22

He stood up in the big games for Port and was their best finals player in his time there.

That puts him ahead of Charlie Cameron and Zac Williams (as much as I like both those players)

Wingard is in the side...

 

[Captain chaos]

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

Agreed.. rioli better than tippa

 

[Back One Out]

Wingard is in the side...

Oh, my bad. I saw him listed as interchange player, but you moved him to rover

You should switch Walters and Cameron around.

Cameron plays as a deep forward. Walters plays up the ground as a high half forward / midfielder

 

[Sttew]

B: Neville Jetta ~ Steven May ~ Michael Johnson
HB: Leon Davis ~ Liam Jones ~ Lewis Jetta

M: Brad Hill ~ Tim Kelly ~ Shane Edwards
R: Paddy Ryder ~ Shaun Burgoyne ~ Chad Wingard

HF: Cyril Rioli ~ Lance Franklin ~ Charlie Cameron
F: Eddie Betts ~ Adam Goodes ~ Michael Walters

I/C: Jarrod Harbrow ~ Daniel Wells ~ Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti ~ Stephen Hill

Just a quick team I put together, let me know if I missed anyone. Included all the AAs.

Leon Davis had minimal input this decade.

 

[mike123]

Leon Davis had minimal input this decade.

He won an AA that decade

 

[Endless]

Tim Kelly and Daniel Rioli unlucky

 

[Ron The Bear]

50+ h&a games and averaged at least 1 AFLCA vote per match

Player	H&A Games	Votes	VPG
Franklin, Lance	179	460	2.57
Wells, Daniel	123	238	1.93
Rioli, Cyril	129	247	1.91
Wingard, Chad	155	243	1.57
Goodes, Adam	108	157	1.45
Walters, Michael	137	186	1.36
Hill, Stephen	173	225	1.30
Betts, Eddie	207	249	1.20
Motlop, Steven	159	176	1.11
Johncock, Graham	55	58	1.05
Bennell, Harley	83	86	1.04

 

[Pessimistic]

Now do it east v west - theres enough good players

 

[mike123]

Seems everyone has forgotten Jarman Impey

There are a fair few good players in his position he’d have to displace

 

[Sirlemsip]

There are a fair few good players in his position he’d have to displace

With Walters, C.Rioli, Betts, C.Cameron and Wingard in the side, I think it would be reasonable to replace AMT with Impey on the bench purely due to Impey being versatile enough to be played in pretty much any position on the field other than key position/ruck.

AMT is a great small forward but he is behind the other 5 listed.

 

[KissKiss]

With Walters, C.Rioli, Betts, C.Cameron and Wingard in the side, I think it would be reasonable to replace AMT with Impey on the bench purely due to Impey being versatile enough to be played in pretty much any position on the field other than key position/ruck.

AMT is a great small forward but he is behind the other 5 listed.

Pretty fair point. The forward line is very stacked for talent

 

[Yojimbo]

With Walters, C.Rioli, Betts, C.Cameron and Wingard in the side, I think it would be reasonable to replace AMT with Impey on the bench purely due to Impey being versatile enough to be played in pretty much any position on the field other than key position/ruck.

AMT is a great small forward but he is behind the other 5 listed.

As a Hawthorn man I thought you would champion Chance Bateman ahead of Jarman Impey ?

 

[Sirlemsip]

As a Hawthorn man I thought you would champion Chance Bateman ahead of Jarman Impey ?

I loved Bateman, but he didn't feature much this decade - his best years were the previous one.

 

[mike123]

With Walters, C.Rioli, Betts, C.Cameron and Wingard in the side, I think it would be reasonable to replace AMT with Impey on the bench purely due to Impey being versatile enough to be played in pretty much any position on the field other than key position/ruck.

AMT is a great small forward but he is behind the other 5 listed.

But AMT is behind those that’s why he’s on the bench as the rotation option. AMT also rotates through the middle and started his career as a defender.

Although I’d probably drop AMT for Andrew Walker for the extra marking ability

 

[mike123]

B: Neville Jetta ~ Steven May ~ Michael Johnson
HB: Leon Davis ~ Joel Hamling ~ Lewis Jetta

M: Brad Hill ~ Tim Kelly ~ Shane Edwards
R: Paddy Ryder ~ Shaun Burgoyne ~ Zac Williams

HF: Cyril Rioli ~ Lance Franklin ~ Michael Walters
F: Eddie Betts ~ Adam Goodes ~ Andrew Walker

I/C: Jarrod Harbrow ~ Chad Wingard ~ Charlie Cameron ~ Daniel Wells

 

[Yojimbo]

I loved Bateman, but he didn't feature much this decade - his best years were the previous one.

True he played 38 Games in this decade, the cross decade players coming to the end of their careers make
these teams very hard.

 

[Hoops]

Mathew Stokes? not sure who he replaces perhaps a spot on the bench

 

[Milanista28]

Tippa > D. Rioli

 

[Sixpence]

Tippa > D. Rioli

I'd have Tippa over D Rioli too.