Team of Champions (All Australian) vs Champion Team (Hawthorn)

[RUNVS]

So if the All Australian team got together and had 2 weeks to train together before playing Hawthorn at the MCG what do you imagine the result would be? Would 2 weeks be enough for the team of champions to beat the champion team, if not how much extra time would they need to train together, or how many practice matches would they need before they could beat Hawthorn?

All Australian team (with a few chances to get rid of the Hawthorn players)

B: Jeremy McGovern, Alex Rance, Heath Shaw
HB: Easton Wood, Michael Hurley, Robert Murphy (C)
C: Daniel Hannebery, Matt Priddis, Andrew Gaff
HF: Chad Wingard, Jack Riewoldt, Jeremy Cameron
F: Eddie Betts, Josh Kennedy (West) (VC), Jake Stringer
Foll: Todd Goldstein, Nathan Fyfe, Patrick Dangerfield
Int: Brett Deledio, Robbie Gray, Josh Kennedy (Syd), David Mundy
Coach: Luke Beveridge


Hawthorn 2015 Grand Final side

B: Ben Stratton, Brian Lake, James Frawley
HB: Grant Birchall, Josh Gibson, Shaun Burgoyne
C: Bradley Hill, Sam Mitchell, Isaac Smith
HF: Cyril Rioli, Ryan Schoenmakers, Paul Puopolo
F: Luke Breust, Jarryd Roughead, Jack Gunston
Foll: David Hale, Luke Hodge, Jordan Lewis
Int: Ben McEvoy, Taylor Duryea, Liam Shiels, Matthew Suckling
Coach: Alastair Clarkson

How do you imagine the game going?

 

[Sttew]

No Collingwood players = diminished interest

 

[Van_Dyke]

If the AA team works as a complete team unit with good knowledge of the game plan etc, they win every time. But if they don't play as a team and if they don't have good understanding of the game plan, Hawthorn comfortably

 

[The 747]

The team with the better systems would dominate early, but eventually be overhauled by the team with superior one on one talent.

Although possible the Hawks would just get obliterated in the middle so might not matter.

 

[FUS_RO_DAH]

HF: Chad Wingard, Jack Riewoldt, Jeremy Cameron
F: Eddie Betts, Josh Kennedy (West) (VC), Jake Stringer

Pretty damn hard to stop that forwardline, jfc

 

[Tasmaniac]

Hawks would win if A.A. team only has 2 x weeks training. System over stars.

The A.A. boys would gel pretty quickly if coached to a basic game style. At some point they would get over the Hawks due to a few of the A.A. stars cutting loose and carry the A.A. team to victory. (I don't mean the rest of the A.A. team would be crap, just that they would be replying on individual brilliance to carry them over the line, they are never going to have enough time to fully develop and train to a system to beat a 'real' team which has been training together for many years.

Working as a team in defence might be the hardest for the A.A. boys, plus maybe too many goal scorers getting in each other's way in the forward line

 

[Jesslc]

Danger fyfe and goldy would obliterate them for starters

 

[Great 2008]

Danger fyfe and goldy would obliterate them for starters

Yes the AA forwards could get a bit of service if this crew got going.

 

[Milanista28]

That AA team would win. Hawks would struggle to win a clearance.

 

[Sttew]

Hawks would win if A.A. team only has 2 x weeks training. System over stars.

Agree. Plus you have to consider culture...winning culture, that is

 

[Sentinel]

Along the lines of this, if only we got to see the team put out for the International Rules Series playing the actual sport they star in, with the rules and ball they are all used to. Would be amazing to see.

I think an All-Star team would beat Hawthorn quite comfortably, whilst the Hawks do have great depth within their best 22 by the time you get past their top 10 or so players the class difference would start to show (ie just compare the benches for each side).

 

[javaguice]

AA squad....easily.

 

[Demonated]

I think in theory the AA team would win quite comfortably. However, 2 weeks wouldn't give the time to understand how each other works. Where does Goldy tap and who to, what forwards lead where, how does the team defence work? I think Hawks would win because they would work together better, the AA team would almost need 2 months to learn how to play together IMO.

 

[buddy2fernando]

We have Cyril so we would win

 

[Seeds]

If the AA team works as a complete team unit with good knowledge of the game plan etc, they win every time. But if they don't play as a team and if they don't have good understanding of the game plan, Hawthorn comfortably

If they don't play as a team unit and don't have a good game plan the all Australian team only wins by 14 goals instead of 25.

 

[javaguice]

We have Cyril so we would win

Is your username in reference to the ABBA song?

 

[buddy2fernando]

Is your username in reference to the ABBA song?

A reference to my two favourite players when I made my username - Buddy and Fernando Torres.
Neither still at my clubs

 

[pazza]

Interesting.

Reminds of the days when The Sun All-Stars would take on the reigning premier in a pre-season match - often at VFL Park in late February and it was stinking hot!

First record I can find was a cancer fundraiser for Peter Crimmins in October 1976 - see here:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RARE-VFL...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The bushfire fundraiser in 1983 involving Carlton:

 

[pazza]

As to the point, I think it would be close!

 

[MadMaxx]

AA team needs more Norm Smith Medallists

 

[HairyO]

AA win easy because Hawks are too old and too slow. And we have Frawley.

BTW who in the AA would kick goals against us? Cameron was the only one this year wasnt he? Wingard got a couple though.

 

[#gosaintas]

AA team by 100 points. Hawks too slow and average across every line.

 

[Severe]

Hawthorn. They would actually have intent and something to play for.

 

[Infra Ted]

Anyone saying Hawthorn has rocks in their head. Talent prevails over system every time.

It's just a matter of 'by how much?'

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Hawthorn by 683pts.