Great result, absolutely delighted for both, especially Callum who I felt deserved it but I didn't think would get picked. He's had an outstanding year (as has Isaac of course).
What a sensational endorsement for the Academy!
Chad making the top 44 squad was an extraordinary achievement for a third year player - his time will come!
Yes....yes he is.Originally Posted by i'm-uninformed2
Isaac Heeney 150 Games Highlights - YouTube
Congratulations Callum & Isaac, both had outstanding years. Cue grumbling about the academy advantage!
This year it seems they've broken away from the same old players and actually chosen the players who have had influence even if they are not household names.
Connor Rozee has been outstanding for Port, an insightful selection, and what about Crows naughty boy discard Stengle, got his life on track and footy has followed.
They ignored Chad . Or is he too much of a household name now
Maybe they feel he's too young and he will have multiple AAs when his career is done, so share it around a bit for now.
I can't believe that Fox Sports ranked Chad only 15th of the 22 that missed out.
AFL All-Australian team 2022: Winners and losers, ranking players that missed final cut, James Sicily, Tom Lynch
Bizarre rankings. I didn't expect Chad to make the team, and you couldn't take out anyone who did make it for him, but to say that Papley was more unlucky not to make the final team????
I'm just glad Chad signed that new contract before seeing that he was ranked higher than Josh Kelly.
I think the AA squad is very reasonable. Chad is a superstar and will get future selections, but you compare his numbers (21 disposals) to say Brayshaw (28-29 disposals, 6 tackles) or that of Oliver, Miller or Neale and it is a substantial difference for a midfielder. I guess you might argue if he should be picked ahead of Cripps or Rozee, but you would have plenty who would disagree. They even had to stick Petracca as a forward.
I am very pleased though that Mills and Heeney were recognised!
Mills has been playing quite a bit of time as a wingman in the second half of the season so it isn’t as bad as the other AA “wingman” Touk Miller who I’m sure has never played there
They quoted stat Miller has played only 2% as Wingman this season compared to Mills at 20%
With Hawkins being named captain last night, it reminded me of one of my favourite Buddy quotes the year he was named captain in 2018.
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'Delicious' is a fun word to say
What are the criteria for being named AA captain? Best player overall? Best leader? Nicest player? Cleanest tribunal record? Random draw?
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