Well done big Maxy! If ever a player deserved AA selection it was you.

6 hours ago, stuie said:

The 40 man squad has been announced, only Gawn made it for us...

Adelaide: Eddie Betts, Daniel Talia, Rory Laird, Josh Jenkins, Rory Sloane, Tom Lynch

Carlton: Sam Docherty, Kade Simpson

Collingwood: Scott Pendlebury, Adam Treloar

Fremantle: Lachie Neale

Geelong: Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood, Corey Enright

Gold Coast Suns: Tom Lynch

GWS Giants: Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, Callan Ward, Tom Scully, Heath Shaw

Hawthorn: Jack Gunston, Cyril Rioli, Sam Mitchell

Melbourne: Max Gawn

North Melbourne: Robbie Tarrant

Port Adelaide: Jasper Pittard

Richmond: Alex Rance, Dustin Martin

St Kilda: Jack Steven

Sydney Swans: Lance Franklin, Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe

West Coast Eagles: Andrew Gaff, Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Luke Shuey

Western Bulldogs: Marcus Bontempelli, Matthew Boyd.

 

Max the lone ruckman.

Boomer stiff.

Edited August 29, 20169 yr by Redleg

8 hours ago, Abe said:

Closest to the pin? i reckon...

Enright Rance Mcgoven

Shaw Tarrant Rampe

Hannebry Dangerfield Shuey

Rioli Franklin Martin

Betts  Kennedy(wce)  Lynch(gc)

Gawn Sloane Parker

Selwood, Mitchell, Kennedy (syd) Bontempelli

Inclined to agree. 

Listening to 3AW tonight talk a leak that Selwood was captain. May be a rumour though, Lloyd was going with it.

Great to see Max get in - a great result and well earned.

I am a huge Pendlebury fan, and think he is an absolute gun. Vision, time, skills. But he did not deserve a place in the 40 this year. He had a good season, but many othrrs should be ahead of him. 

I think Chris Dawes will be captain - wbu?

I think it will look something like this

 

B Mcgovern Tarrant Rampe/enright

HB Shaw Rance Simpson

C  gaff kennedy hannerbery

Hf Bontempelli tom lynch buddy

F Rioli kennedy betts

Fol Gawn Danger martin

Int sloane, treolar, neale, parker

Edited September 1, 20169 yr by Woodyy

MAXY GAAAAWWWWNNNNN!!!!!

All Australian ruckman!

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-09-01/gawn-named-as-allaustralian-ruck

 

Toby Greene AA?   serious WTF.

at least voldemort missed out

It's a credit to him and how hard he has worked. At the start of the year he wanted to be one of the top ruckman in the comp and through hard work he is now the AA ruckman. Great stuff Maxy and congrats. 

Not that we were expecting anything different but congratulations Maxy! BIG part of why we were improved this year, his synergy with Tyson, Viney, and Jones was a joy to watch. 

If Tyson continues his form from the second half on 2016 he could be up there for AA consideration next year, particularly if he and Maxy continue to work so well together. 

Very well deserved Max! #fearthebeard

Edited September 1, 20169 yr by Pates

wow, Toby Greene.

No doubt he had a solid year, but if you watch GWS play he is the most selfish player in the comp.  Burns teammates multiple times a game.  I can see him costing them a final with his selfishness.

What was with the Blazers? Is Cameron Schwab running the AA now?

 

Also it wouldnt be an AA team without multiple Richmond, Bulldogs and West Coast players.

Even if all three teams finished in the bottom 4 they would still get multiple AA's.  Im convinced they pay off the selectors.

Watching the replay, Richo and Lingy are fairly palatable when they're not around their dick head mates at Ch7

1 hour ago, The heart beats true said:

What was with the Blazers? Is Cameron Schwab running the AA now?

 

I think they were leftover from the Olympics. 

Just a fantastic effort by Max to stamp his  work on the competition so quickly. 

He called it, he made it.

Awesome stuff and such a key component to our premiership hopes.

Go Dee's.

No idea how Selwood got the captaincy over Danger.

Not only is it a fait accompli that he'll win the Brownlow & Cats B&F in a canter, of all players' to lead their teams to wins this year, he's done it the most.

Maxxeey

I love this bloke.

Edited September 1, 20169 yr by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Just hope he fares better in future years than our last two AAs .

Love that Max is front and centre on the AFL website! 

Edited September 1, 20169 yr by Pates

4 hours ago, Pates said:

Love that Max is front and centre on the AFL website! 

A rather enigmatic smile on the big man also ( and IMHO the whole scene spoils by the bloke on the right)!

I know every year there's a massive bit of whinging about 'how did so and so get in / miss out' etc, but Toby Greene? Decent year but is selfish and does a lot of his stuff in junk time.

Enright over Docherty/Simpson is a bit ordinary too. That's a reputation pick rather than based on performances this year.

Don't reckon Selwood has been as good either and think Pendlebury is very stiff to miss out.

Anyways, congrats Big Maxy. The most deserving pick of the lot.