No Deez in All Australian squad

[Beetle 4,601]

How Brent Moloney didn't get a spot on the extended team is beyond me.

Give me a spell..

Edited September 6, 2011 by Beetle

[Captain Jack Jordan 32]

Matty Bate was robbed .

[volders 22]

Think they could have named another 10-15 without us getting a nod. Moloney probably around 50-55.

Luke McPharlin....OH Please!

Go watch some non-demon games, McPharlin is all but a lock at FB.

Edited September 6, 2011 by volders

[loges 6,767]

Why would we have any nominations ?

[Friday 71]

The moment Moloney got a donut, he lost any chance of making any squad.

Would not be surprised if he was picked up for the international series though.

Captain Jack - I agree 'brownlow' bate was stiff.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,693]

Robert Murphy & Eddie Betts get a run....What a Joke!!!

Insert here humorous reference to Eddie Murphy and jokes.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

Eddie Betts is no Stephen Milne, who is the only small forward who should be considered.

He does not have to be but Betts has still had a creditable season with 45 goals. he gets a reasonable nomination but I dont think he will make the final 22.

See if you can move beyond the banal black and white on issues and you might surprise yourself. Go on ...try it.

[baysidedave 246]

Thought Jamar deserved a mention, but otherwise they don't deserve any spots at all

no-one deserved a spot, Jamar hardly played and when he did he was very average, Martin was better. The only players who could have got close would have been Moloney or Trengove.

[Sdemon53 15]

Based over the 22 games played this season I would suggest that a Melbourne player would struggle to get in the top 200 players for the league.

Our performance was way down compared to 2010. We might have got the same win/loss ratio, but the KPI indicators gave a different story.

[Cheesy D. Pun 1,762]

Robert Murphy & Eddie Betts get a run....What a Joke!!!

Have to agree on Betts and I haven't followed Murphy's season but his stats across the year really do stack up.

[Range Rover 1,935]

Insert here humorous reference to Eddie Murphy and jokes.

Okay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BjrG5QQZxE&feature=related

[Sir Why You Little 36,985]

He does not have to be but Betts has still had a creditable season with 45 goals. he gets a reasonable nomination but I dont think he will make the final 22.

See if you can move beyond the banal black and white on issues and you might surprise yourself. Go on ...try it.

No i will leave that to you Rhino. It is you who Loves picking through everybodies Responses...Like a scavenger on a tip site really.

[Sir Why You Little 36,985]

Insert here humorous reference to Eddie Murphy and jokes.

"Nice one Centurian,Like it"....B)

[Range Rover 1,935]

Really? Reallly?

Sorry, was also referring to Rob.

Sorry lads got my Murphys mixed up!

Btw I think this is right ... http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/andrew-walker-floored-left-out-of-all-australian-squad/story-e6frf9jf-1226130938985

A glaring omission. Wonder why? Surely he had a better season than Betts.

[The Chazz 4,077]

Based over the 22 games played this season I would suggest that a Melbourne player would struggle to get in the top 200 players for the league.

Our performance was way down compared to 2010. We might have got the same win/loss ratio, but the KPI indicators gave a different story.

Cue HG45's comment regarding the above post...

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

No i will leave that to you Rhino. It is you who Loves picking through everybodies Responses...Like a scavenger on a tip site really.

I am sorry you think of yourself as a tip site WYL. How is your blog going if you dont like being challenged for your comments on a forum?

Sorry lads got my Murphys mixed up!

Btw I think this is right ... http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/andrew-walker-floored-left-out-of-all-australian-squad/story-e6frf9jf-1226130938985

A glaring omission. Wonder why? Surely he had a better season than Betts.

M Murphy plays midfield and would be considered against other midfielders. Betts plays small forward. Its out of he and Milne for the role.

[Range Rover 1,935]

M Murphy plays midfield and would be considered against other midfielders. Betts plays small forward. Its out of he and Milne for the role.

I would rather have them select Walker in the forward pocket than settle for someone like Betts or Milne purely because they are a few centimetres shorter.

He's been better than them surely.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

I would rather have them select Walker in the forward pocket than settle for someone like Betts or Milne purely because they are a few centimetres shorter.

He's been better than them surely.

Walker does not play the small forward role. He is more akin to Jeremy Howe mid size type. Played better than Howe.

For the record,

Andrew Walker, Jeremy Howe are 190 cm. Betts is 173cm and Milne is 178cm.

Different players, Different roles.

[nutbean 8,838]

Robert Murphy has had a really good year and was the only bulldog boxing on when they were playing poorly.

[The Chazz 4,077]

Walker does not play the small forward role. He is more akin to Jeremy Howe mid size type. Played better than Howe.

For the record,

Andrew Walker, Jeremy Howe are 190 cm. Betts is 173cm and Milne is 178cm.

Different players, Different roles.

The amazing part - Brendan Fevola 191cm...

[The Jacks 0]

nah, not enough games from him

Jamar played one or two good games all year.

[The Jacks 0]

My team, by the way:

FB: Birchall Scarlett Gibson

HB: Kelly Fisher Thomas

C: DalSanto Mitchell Judd

HF: Swan Cloke Murphy

FF: Milne Franklin Petrie

R: Cox Goodes Pendlebury

INT: Thompson Ablett Selwood Goldstein

[45HG 1,539]

RR it's my understanding that the initial squad of 40 isn't based on position but rather the best players of the year and is subsequently sorted into a 22 from there. If you're selecting Milne in your 40, there's zero need for a token second forward who doesn't show up against top opposition.

How you'd chose Betts over Walker this year is beyond me.

Thanks for the mention Billy, can always count on you.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

I think its a mixture of both. Walker could have commanded a spot on his own.

If that was the case why is that they only seemed to select two ruckman each year? Surely Mumford deserves a guernsey as one of the key drivers of the Swans.