Opinion Select an All Australian team of the past 50 years

[Jascave]

Select an All Australian side of the past 50 years, from 1975 until 2025.

Players can be nominated from the VFL/AFL, SANFL and WAFL competitions over the past 50 years.

The criteria is as follows:

-Must have won any of the following awards: Brownlow Medal; Magarey Medal (best and fairest in the SANFL); Sandover Medal (best and fairest in the WAFL); Norm Smith Medal; Jack Oatey Medal (best afield in the SANFL Grand Final); Simpson Medal (best afield in the WAFL Grand Final);

-Must have played in at least 1 premiership;

-Must have played interstate/State of Origin football;

-Must have been named All Australian

The framework for selection is as follows:

-Starting 18;

-Four interchange;

-2 subs;

-4 emergencies;

-1 coach (must have coached 1 or more premiership teams in the VFL, SANFL, WAFL)

 

[Sirlemsip]

-Must have played interstate/State of Origin football;

So basically no players who debuted after 1999?

 

[Fadge]

-Must have won any of the following awards: Brownlow Medal; Magarey Medal (best and fairest in the SANFL); Sandover Medal (best and fairest in the WAFL); Norm Smith Medal; Jack Oatey Medal (best afield in the SANFL Grand Final); Simpson Medal (best afield in the WAFL Grand Final);

Leigh Matthews and Wayne Carey ineligible, but Shane Woewodin and Brad Hardie are...

 

[RUNVS]

-Must have played in at least 1 premiership;

So I guess the greatest goal kicker of all time is not eligible.

 

[Fadge]

So I guess the greatest goal kicker of all time is not eligible.

I might make up a team of ineligible players, and see which team is better...

 

[Mr Meow]

Yikes, probably best to start again without these ridiculous restrictions.

 

[Lunchtime]

Yikes, probably best to start again without these ridiculous restrictions.

At this stage you and I might get a guernsey lol

 

[BF Tiger]

OP is asking for 28 players (18 starters, 4 interchange, 2 subs, 4 emergencies) who met all four separate criteria. Tough ask.

Example: Lockett, Dunstall and Buddy do not qualify.

 

[Sttew]

Leigh Matthews and Wayne Carey ineligible, but Shane Woewodin and Brad Hardie are...

And Gary Ablett Snr ineligible

 

[Fadge]

And Gary Ablett Snr ineligible but Jason Castagne eligible. Joke thread

Nice starting point for the ineligibles, with Ablett Snr, Carey and Lethal in the forward line...

Edit: Just realised we get Dunstall and Buddy as well!

May be too top heavy - which of the four talls will I start on the bench?

 

[craffles]

No

 

[Underarm]

OP is asking for 28 players (18 starters, 4 interchange, 2 subs, 4 emergencies) who met all four separate criteria. Tough ask.

Example: Lockett, Dunstall and Buddy do not qualify.

Do any KPD qualify?

 

[Fadge]

Has anyone been able to form a team yet?

 

[Mr Meow]

Nice starting point for the ineligibles, with Ablett Snr, Carey and Lethal in the forward line...

Franklin Carey Matthews
Ablett Lockett Betts

Something like that for the ineligibles forward line, while the eligibles are going to have to roll with a defence made up of mostly midfielders.

 

[Fadge]

Franklin Carey Matthews
Ablett Lockett Betts

Something like that for the ineligibles forward line, while the eligibles are going to have to roll with a defence made up of mostly midfielders.

I've found a key defender for the eligibles!

BRIAN LAKE

 

[Mr Meow]

I've found a key defender for the eligibles!

BRIAN LAKE

Did he play State Of Origin football?

 

[Fadge]

Did he play State Of Origin football?

Oops.

I took it as an N/A given it wasn't around during his career.

 

[Mr Meow]

Better criteria:

-All players: selected as AA before (duh).
-Defenders: BnF winner.
-Midfielders: must have won at least one of Brownlow, Coaches Association and League MVP awards.
-Forwards: must have been club's leading goal kicker at least one season.

It would remove most restrictions while still having sensible selection criteria.

 

[Trav 20]

Better criteria:

-All players: selected as AA before (duh).
-Defenders: BnF winner.
-Midfielders: must have won at least one of Brownlow, Coaches Association and League MVP awards.
-Forwards: must have been club's leading goal kicker at least one season.

It would remove most restrictions while still having sensible selection criteria.

And then there were specialist wingers who really need their own category, as they weren't considered ''mids''.

 

[Mr Meow]

And then there were specialist wingers who really need their own category, as they weren't considered ''mids''.

True.

Although I did reason that players such as prime Judd and Goodes could actually dominate the wings with their skill sets. You could replace them with Isaac Smith and Andrew Embley, but would it upgrade the team? It's tricky to answer.

Of course no real team would have the luxury of Judd on a wing. I'm pretty sure Goodes played there at times.

 

[Trav 20]

True.

Although I did reason that players such as prime Judd and Goodes could actually dominate the wings with their skill sets. You could replace them with Isaac Smith and Andrew Embley, but would it upgrade the team? It's tricky to answer.

Of course no real team would have the luxury of Judd on a wing. I'm pretty sure Goodes played there at times.

Dating back to 1975 I was more meaning Schimmelbusch, Turner, Hawkins, Flower, etc.

 

[Mr Meow]

Dating back to 1975 I was more meaning Schimmelbusch, Turner, Hawkins, Flower, etc.

Fair enough.

I haven't seen enough of any of those players to make fair comparisons with those from the last 35 years.

 

[Trav 20]

Fair enough.

I haven't seen enough of any of those players to make fair comparisons with those from the last 35 years.

You never saw Micky Turner ? Great player. You've never had a better wingman since.

 

[Mr Meow]

You never saw Micky Turner ? Great player. You've never had a better wingman since.

70s through mid 80s is a bit before my time. Sure as a footy tragic I've scoured what footage there is (especially finals and Geelong matches) but there is no way I could personally commentate on Turners career like I could for what I'd call "modern era wingmen" (AFL era). Matera might be the best of the ones I saw a lot of.

 

[Fadge]

70s through mid 80s is a bit before my time. Sure as a footy tragic I've scoured what footage there is (especially finals and Geelong matches) but there is no way I could personally commentate on Turners career like I could for what I'd call "modern era wingmen" (AFL era). Matera might be the best of the ones I saw a lot of.

Flower > Matera > Hawkins > Turner

The best 4 I've seen.

Greig before my time.