Swans All Australians

[goswannies]

Hanners :) congrats well deserved! Very proud of you

No Josh Kennedy?! :( poorly done AA selectors - hope he wins the Brownlow

[ernie koala]

How does Priddis make the team ahead of Kennedy?

I like Priddis, he's a top player, but Kennedy has had a better year, he's a better player and should of been the AA centre....IMO

[stevoswan]

Seriously, just Hanners? Are the AA selectors tripping? The clearance king with the stats to prove it misses out!:hmmmm2: Hopefully Brownlow voting embarrasses them.......plus three Hawks, and Cyril must be the lowest possession All Australian ever!

[Panttz]

They went with Priddis because of the stupidity of last year when they left him out of the squad.

[bennyfabulous]

Josh Kennedy is very stiff. If not starting in the centre he should be on the bench ahead of Mundy.

JK was better throughout the season by a mile & statistically was far better in the stats that matter.

Center Clearances - JK 68 DM 48
Clearances - JK 184 DM 154
Disposals average- JK 30.9 DM 26.9
Goals - JK 15 DM 10
Goal Assists - JK 11 DM 13
Tackles - JK 149 DM 116
Inside 50 - JK 107 DM 84

Stats can be decieving but i dont think they are in this case. Tell me who you would choose?

[Auntie.Gerald]

it is ridiculous JK didn't get put in the AA team !

[Swansinger]

Well done , Dan ! Hard luck JPK - this means you won't get to play for the team , which you would have if selected , if the AA team actually played a game , but never does.

[bloodspirit]

Congratulations to all the AAs selected. They have all worked hard and deserve recognition.

That said, I am pretty unimpressed with the selection panel's choices. In particular I thought it had a bit of a Richmond and Hawthorn bias. Maybe it was also weighted towards where the teams finished (at end of H&A) rather than on individual performances too. I wonder if it was significant that Tigers old boys KB and Richo were on there. I think both Riewoldt and Deledio were lucky to be chosen ahead of others in the squad. I would have had Cameron ahead of Rioli as well, myself. And there are other selections I think are doubtful too but none of them, none of them are as FARCICAL AS THE OMISSION OF JOEY!! How he could have been left out - of not just the 18, but the 22 as well - is beyond me. He stands up every week. He did have a bit of a (relatively) quiet patch this season just after the birth of Emilio but overall he is ultra-consistent. And it's not any old touches he racks up, it's the contested possessions. He gets the hard ball more than any other player in the AFL. He has to compete against his very handy teammates to do so (Hanners, Parkesy, Mitchell, Kizza etc.). He this season managed to set an all-time, all-AFL record for consecutive games with 30+ touches. He is arguably our MVP. We would miss him out of our midfield more than Kizza or Parkesy (or even Hanners or Mitchell) in my opinion. I hope he wins B&F as some consolation. I can't see anyone except him or Hanners getting it. Even better if he won the Brownlow but I suppose that's unlikely.

Priddis deserves his place. It may be true that he deserved a place last year but that doesn't mean he didn't deserve it this year too.

I think afl.com.au's team was better than the official team.

[If we could have one player out of the entire AFL to add to our team I would be very tempted to take Cameron ahead of even Fyfe. Although with the absence of Buddy, WC's Kennedy would also be pretty sweet). This valuation factors in Cameron's youth and massive upside on that account (although of course Fyfe is equally young - it's only that I really rate the midfield we have already whereas we have a little less depth up front). Anyway, I digress.]

[liz]

[If we could have one player out of the entire AFL to add to our team I would be very tempted to take Cameron ahead of even Fyfe. Although with the absence of Buddy, WC's Kennedy would also be pretty sweet). This valuation factors in Cameron's youth and massive upside on that account (although of course Fyfe is equally young - it's only that I really rate the midfield we have already whereas we have a little less depth up front). Anyway, I digress.]

You mean you wouldn't choose Cyril????

[RogueSwan]

They went with Priddis because of the stupidity of last year when they left him out of the squad.

So next year Joey will be in the AA because he is the Brownlow winner this year?

[stellation]

I'm really surprised that JPK didn't get in, I thought he was a lock. Ling said he was in discussion for the bench but didn't get in because of other inside mids in front of him... why were they in front of him again? Numbers aren't everything, but with inside mids sometimes they kind of are!
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[bloodspirit]

You mean you wouldn't choose Cyril????

I wouldn't knock him back if he came with the steak knives!

[Plugger46]

Comfortably the biggest wank in footy. Have a look at the people on the panel - dud commentators and Gill.

[liz]

I'm really surprised that JPK didn't get in, I thought he was a lock. Ling said he was in discussion for the bench but didn't get in because of other inside mids in front of him... why were they in front of him again? Numbers aren't everything, but with inside mids sometimes they kind of are!
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One thing that stands out to me from those stats (and surprises me somewhat) is how many shots at goal Kennedy had compared to his peers. I'm not so much surprised in Kennedy's figures (given we all watch him every week) but moreso in how few scoring shots those other top insides mids had. I guess Fyfe's and Dangerfield's figures would be at similar levels to Kennedy's. Now we just need him to up his conversion rate a little.

[AnnieH]

I'm calling the police.
Joey has been robbed!!

[dimelb]

Interesting discussion from The Age's Michael Gleeson contrasting the AA team with the coaches' team:

AFL Coaches Association All-Australian team: right positions, wrong players? (http://www.theage.com.au/afl/carlton-blues/afl-coaches-association-allaustralian-team-right-positions-wrong-players-20150922-gjslrs.html)

No worries about Joey there!

[Levii3]

Hanners of to a strong start right with Fyfe

[AnnieH]

... the selectors go it soooooooooooooo wrong.
He even pipped Hanners in the Brownlow.
Poor Joey.

[dejavoodoo44]

One thing that stands out to me from those stats (and surprises me somewhat) is how many shots at goal Kennedy had compared to his peers. I'm not so much surprised in Kennedy's figures (given we all watch him every week) but moreso in how few scoring shots those other top insides mids had. I guess Fyfe's and Dangerfield's figures would be at similar levels to Kennedy's. Now we just need him to up his conversion rate a little.

Actually, the one thing that stands out for me, is the high percentage of frees that Mitchell gets. I mean, he's a petty thug, while Joey and Priddis are renowned as tough but fair.

[crackedactor]

Actually, the one thing that stands out for me, is the high percentage of frees that Mitchell gets. I mean, he's a petty thug, while Joey and Priddis are renowned as tough but fair.Another thing I cannot understand is why Mitchell does not get a hard close checking tag??? Very good player but there definitely is a weakness there, unlike a G Ablett etc.

[stevoswan]

Actually, the one thing that stands out for me, is the high percentage of frees that Mitchell gets. I mean, he's a petty thug, while Joey and Priddis are renowned as tough but fair.

It seems the Hawk love permeates every level of this strange xenophobic(read; fear of everything non-Victorian) football league! When I realised that our Swans had no chance of catching Fyfe, my only hope was that Joey and Hanners beat that grub. Was very annoyed when he got his final three votes. It seems the word 'fairest' in the award, is becoming less relevant each year.:rolleyes: