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I think we need something else to discuss...

Is the sole reason of announcing a squad simply to generate more attention?

Regardless, here is the full squad:

P Dangerfield, S Jacobs, B Reilly, S Thompson, T Walker, E Betts, D Beams, S Pendlebury, D Swan, J Watson, L McPharlin, M Pavlich, C Enright, T Hawkins, T Lonergan, J Selwood, H Taylor, G Ablett, G Birchall, L Franklin, S Mitchell, C Rioli, D Petrie, A Swallow, T Cotchin, B Deledio, I Maric, J Riewoldt, S Dempster, L Hayes, S Milne, N Riewoldt, K Jack, L Jetta, J Kennedy, T Richards, D Cox, D Glass, N Naitanui, B Waters.

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    And by club....

    ADELAIDE: Patrick Dangerfield, Sam Jacobs, Brent Reilly, Scott Thompson, Taylor Walker.

    CARLTON: Eddie Betts.

    COLLINGWOOD: Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan.

    ESSENDON: Jobe Watson.

    FREMANTLE: Luke McPharlin, Matthew Pavlich.

    GEELONG: Corey Enright, Tom Hawkins, Tom Lonergan, Joel Selwood, Harry Taylor.

    GOLD COAST: Gary Ablett.

    HAWTHORN: Grant Birchall, Lance Franklin, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli.

    NORTH MELBOURNE: Drew Petrie, Andrew Swallow

    RICHMOND: Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio, Ivan Maric, Jack Riewoldt.

    ST KILDA: Sean Dempster, Lenny Hayes, Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt.

    SYDNEY: Kieren Jack, Lewis Jetta, Josh Kennedy, Ted Richards.

    WEST COAST: Dean Cox, Darren Glass, Nic Naitanui, Beau Waters.

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    Is the sole reason of announcing a squad simply to generate more attention?

    It's the AFL's way of rubbing in the fact that Melbourne not only doesn't have any players in the league's top 22, but also the top 40 as well.

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    As always a lot of blokes getting by on reputation - Nick Riewoldt, Lenny Hayes, Rioli, Harry Taylor, Corey Enright - I'm not convinced by any of those guys. Jones was the only you could even dream about from Melbourne but I'm not overly fussed with him missing out, he isn't quiet in the 22 anyway.

    FB: Reilly Richards Dempster

    HB: Birchall McPharlin Deledio

    C: Jack Mitchell Dangerfield

    HF: Beams Pavlich Thompson

    FF: Franklin Hawkins Petrie

    Foll: Jacobs, Cotchin, Ablett

    Int: Cox Watson Pendlebury Kennedy

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    5 clubs not represented: Melbourne, GWS, Port, Bulldogs, Brisbane.

    Suck on that Brisbane!

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    Sorry for Jones. He deserved the recognition.

    But what I'm really sorry about is the freakin inclusion of Naitanui. This is going to give Range Rover ammunition for the next six months.

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    Unbelievable that Melbourne does not have ONE player in the league's best 40.

    Well not really.

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    And by club....

    ADELAIDE: Patrick Dangerfield, Sam Jacobs, Brent Reilly, Scott Thompson, Taylor Walker.

    CARLTON: Eddie Betts.

    COLLINGWOOD: Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan.

    ESSENDON: Jobe Watson.

    FREMANTLE: Luke McPharlin, Matthew Pavlich.

    GEELONG: Corey Enright, Tom Hawkins, Tom Lonergan, Joel Selwood, Harry Taylor.

    GOLD COAST: Gary Ablett.

    HAWTHORN: Grant Birchall, Lance Franklin, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli.

    NORTH MELBOURNE: Drew Petrie, Andrew Swallow

    RICHMOND: Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio, Ivan Maric, Jack Riewoldt.

    ST KILDA: Sean Dempster, Lenny Hayes, Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt.

    SYDNEY: Kieren Jack, Lewis Jetta, Josh Kennedy, Ted Richards.

    WEST COAST: Dean Cox, Darren Glass, Nic Naitanui, Beau Waters.

    Sorry but NikNat is not an AA. Nor is Milne, Lonergan or Betts

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    Nik Nat.............AA squad

    Jack Watts..........fringe player.

    Well played BP, well played..

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    Unbelievable that Melbourne does not have ONE player in the league's best 40.

    Well not really.

    Five teams don't.
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    It's also not the leagues "best 40". They have to fit backs, rucks, etc for roles to make up a team. If it was the leagues actual best 40 it'd have a lot more mids.

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    It's the AFL's way of rubbing in the fact that Melbourne not only doesn't have any players in the league's top 22, but also the top 40 as well.

    top 60 players.....Jones on the outside at that stage.

    Sorry for Jones. He deserved the recognition.

    Not a bull's roar chance.

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    top 60 players.....Jones on the outside at that stage.

    Not a bull's roar chance.

    He's not in the top 40? Or no chance because he plays for Melbourne?

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    i would've had hawkins in there! he has dominated the 2nd half of the season!

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    Congratulations to the nominated Dee's players.

    At last some good news

    Oh.....wait a minute

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    i would've had hawkins in there! he has dominated the 2nd half of the season!

    Im sure the selectors also would've had him in their

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    He's not in the top 40? Or no chance because he plays for Melbourne?

    No and no by the criteria of the AA guidelines.

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    At the beginning of the year I wanted Jones to be our Brad Sewell. It was the challenge I threw down in my own mind. He's done that. Sewell has had a great year and so has Jones. They both missed top 40, because they're a smidgen off that league.

    I'm comfortable with that.

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    As always a lot of blokes getting by on reputation - Nick Riewoldt, Lenny Hayes, Rioli, Harry Taylor, Corey Enright - I'm not convinced by any of those guys. Jones was the only you could even dream about from Melbourne but I'm not overly fussed with him missing out, he isn't quiet in the 22 anyway.

    FB: Reilly Richards Dempster

    HB: Birchall McPharlin Deledio

    C: Jack Mitchell Dangerfield

    HF: Beams Pavlich Thompson

    FF: Franklin Hawkins Petrie

    Foll: Jacobs, Cotchin, Ablett

    Int: Cox Watson Pendlebury Kennedy

    Im not overly fussed, after all, its just a list of players.

    But i do think that jones has had his best season yet, and is probably been better than beams, or even pendlbury this year.

    As i said, I'm not particularly fussed, there isn't anyone else from melbourne i would consider.

    except Clark had he played out the season perhaps.

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