News Six Cats in All-Australian squad of 40

[fpm84]

Congratulations to Ablett, Blicavs, Dangerfield, Hawkins, Kelly and Stewart who've just been named in the All-Australian squad of 40.

The final team will be named on Wednesday night.

Revealed: The All Australian squad for 2019

Who makes the squad, who misses out?

www.afl.com.au

 

[Strange Cat]

I imagine that Kelly, Danger, Gaz will make the final squad

 

[fpm84]

FWIW, the full squad of 40 is:

Adelaide - Talia
Brisbane - Andrews, Cameron, McCluggage, Neale, Zorko
Carlton - Cripps
Collingwood - Grundy, Pendlebury, Treloar
Fremantle - Fyfe, Walters
Geelong - Ablett, Blicavs, Dangerfield, Hawkins, Kelly, Stewart
GWS - Cameron, Haynes
Hawthorn - Sicily
Melbourne - Gawn
North Melbourne - Brown, Cunnington
Port Adelaide - Boak
Richmond - Houli, Grimes, Martin, Prestia
Sydney - Rampe
West Coast - Darling, Gaff, Hurn, McGovern, Sheppard, Shuey, Yeo
Western Bulldogs - Bontempelli, Dunkley, Macrae

 

[Gunf]

How did Gaff make it but not Brad hill holy crap.. Add to that what is Sicily doing in here lol

 

[Gunf]

I imagine that Kelly, Danger, Gaz will make the final squad

Stewart should make it easily as well

 

[fpm84]

How did Gaff make it but not Brad hill holy crap.. Add to that what is Sicily doing in here lol

Prestia seems very fortunate.

 

[cynical]

how did Blicavs make it? his last half of the year has been very poor

 

[Wojcinski]

how did Blicavs make it? his last half of the year has been very poor

No it hasn't

 

[Wojcinski]

My predicted 22:

B: Grimes Andrews Stewart
HB: Houli McGovern Hurn
C: Neale Dangerfield Yeo
HF: Bontempelli Brown Zorko
F: Ablett Cameron Cameron
Foll: Grundy Treloar Martin

Int Dunkley Fyfe Kelly Pendlebury

 

[cats_09]

how did Blicavs make it? his last half of the year has been very poor

Because he's had another very good year and done the job asked of him.

Could his disposal be better - yes, but too many people seem to equate his occasional not great disposal as meaning he hasn't been great.

Thoroughly deserved selection in the squad

 

[Gunf]

They really need to learn not to have so many mids and add a few more fwd/def so the final team doesn't end up with 10-15 mids

 

[Partridge]

Prestia seems very fortunate.

Richmond supporters I know have all tipped him to win their Best and Fairest.

 

[Partridge]

Because he's had another very good year and done the job asked of him.

Could his disposal be better - yes, but too many people seem to equate his occasional not great disposal as meaning he hasn't been great.

Thoroughly deserved selection in the squad

That's fine at a club level, it doesn't necessarily mean you're the best key defender in the competition though.

 

[Landgraft]

Ready to go bold and tip Blicz to make the final team.

 

[Landgraft]

Richmond supporters I know have all tipped him to win their Best and Fairest.

Not hugely surprising, he's been their most consistently available decent mid. Still nowhere the top fifteen or so in the league.

 

[catempire]

Prestia seems very fortunate.

Excellent finish to the year which helps because recency bias.

 

[cynical]

No it hasn't

he was doing something dumb that cost a goal most weeks and then a couple of average efforts as the ruck (why move him to the ruck if he is doing so well in defence?)

1st half of the season was very good, second half pretty average

 

[catempire]

Hawkins won’t make it due to his flat end to the year but the others are all an excellent chance.

 

[Gunf]

Guessing they will put Danger and Martin the forward line as well as maybe Bont and Ablett if so * me they need to get a clue

 

[cats_09]

That's fine at a club level, it doesn't necessarily mean you're the best key defender in the competition though.

And he hasn't been named in the final side yet - just in the short listed squad which is a deserving accolade.

Every defender gets goals kicked on them at some stage - no one goes through the season with a totally clean slate

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Talia, Andrews, Blicavs and Rampe as key backs. Blitz is more than a chance

 

[Baudolino]

Danger is a certainty.

Ablett 90% chance. Only way he misses out is if the pull some BS with midfielders in the forward line or whatever.

Kelly doesn't deserve to make it IMO. He will though due to the hype.

Stewart should make it but faces tough competition for his position.

Blitz and Hawkins are no chance. And nor should they be.

 

[fpm84]

For mine -

* Dangerfield, Ablett in the final 18

* Kelly perhaps on the bench, I won’t be surprised if he misses as some other mids have had brilliant back ends to the season (McCluggage, Dunkley etc)

* Harris Andrews a lock for FB so Blitz is competing with McGovern for CHB - 50/50 chance to make it

* Stewart should be a lock in one back pocket, Hurn in the other

* Can’t see who will displace Hawkins from the final 18 - J Cameron is a lock for FF but the only other key forwards in the squad are Brown and Darling and I wouldn’t pick either over Tom

 

[winty]

Chortled at the bolded....

Gary Ablett
All Australian 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011(c), 2012, 2013, 2014.
21 games in 2019.
430 disposals. 264 kicks, 80 marks, 166 handballs averaging 20.5 disposals, 12.6 kicks, 3.8 marks, 7.9 handballs. 33 Goals, 16 Behinds. 108 Inside 50m, 20 Rebound 50m. 94 tackles.

Dustin Martin
All Australian 2016, 2017, 2018.
20 games in 2019.
542 disposals. 339 kicks, 85 marks, 20 goals, 203 handballs averaging 27.1 disposals, 17 kicks, 4.3 marks, 10.2 handballs. 119 Inside 50m, 11 Rebound 50m. 51 tackles.

A 35yo with bung shoulders nearly had twice as many tackles as Dusty.

 

[Gunf]

Chortled at the bolded....

Gary Ablett
All Australian 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011(c), 2012, 2013, 2014.
21 games in 2019.
430 disposals. 264 kicks, 80 marks, 166 handballs averaging 20.5 disposals, 12.6 kicks, 3.8 marks, 7.9 handballs. 33 Goals, 16 Behinds. 108 Inside 50m, 20 Rebound 50m. 94 tackles.

Dustin Martin
All Australian 2016, 2017, 2018.
20 games in 2019.
542 disposals. 339 kicks, 85 marks, 20 goals, 203 handballs averaging 27.1 disposals, 17 kicks, 4.3 marks, 10.2 handballs. 119 Inside 50m, 11 Rebound 50m. 51 tackles.

A 35yo with bung shoulders nearly had twice as many tackles as Dusty.

* that is funny how did i miss that (tempted to trot over to Tugger board and gloat)