Demonland 74,465 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/mark-robinson/robbos-allaustralian-team-why-demon-max-gawn-has-to-on-the-field-ahead-of-pies-brodie-grundy/news-story/17ef4411ef47509158723204b599d5e8 Quote
dl4e 5,851 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 There is no way I'd have Hawkins in my side. Would have Clarkson as coach instead of Buckley. 1 Quote
daisycutter 30,021 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 where's the holy trinity? 2 1 1 Quote
What 18,810 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 Oliver has had a better season than Dangerfield and Martin and should be starting on the ground. MacRae ahead of Oliver is laughable. Same with Gaff. Dangerfield wouldn't be in my team at all. 5 Quote
What 18,810 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 Kudos to Robbo though for not squeezing in any of his beloved Essendope players. Quote
DistrACTION Jackson 10,753 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 It's a shame that Neville can't quite crack into the 22. Laird gets in because of higher possession numbers, but as lock down small defenders go there is none as good as Nev. 1 Quote
What 18,810 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 28 minutes ago, daisycutter said: where's the holy trinity? None of them were nominated in the top 3 of Geelong players for the AFLPA MVP. Thats pretty funny, I guess their own teammates even hate them. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-24/holy-trinity-snubbed-by-cats-in-mvp-voting Quote
Lord Travis 10,819 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 39 minutes ago, Petraccattack said: Oliver has had a better season than Dangerfield and Martin and should be starting on the ground. MacRae ahead of Oliver is laughable. Same with Gaff. Dangerfield wouldn't be in my team at all. Agreed. Oliver should be a starting midfielder. He has unarguably had a better season than Dusty or Danger. They’ve been included based on reputation, not output. Always funny to see Rance permanently listed at full back despite regularly been taken to the cleaners this year. Has there been a more overrated player in the history of the game? The article is behind a paywall so I can’t view it. Does it have a write up of each player included? Quote
Gorgoroth 13,220 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Lord Travis said: Agreed. Oliver should be a starting midfielder. He has unarguably had a better season than Dusty or Danger. They’ve been included based on reputation, not output. Always funny to see Rance permanently listed at full back despite regularly been taken to the cleaners this year. Has there been a more overrated player in the history of the game? The article is behind a paywall so I can’t view it. Does it have a write up of each player included? It does a little. Said Gawn was better than Grundy in all the “Ruck” stats whisky Grundy got more possessions etc. Buckley was best coach due to no one expecting them to do this well and with the massive injury list. TBH he has a point. No way in the world I thought the filth would be where they are even with a full side prior to the season starting. Quote
Lucifers Hero 40,746 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Petraccattack said: None of them were nominated in the top 3 of Geelong players for the AFLPA MVP. Thats pretty funny, I guess their own teammates even hate them. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-24/holy-trinity-snubbed-by-cats-in-mvp-voting MELBOURNE MVP: Max Gawn, Tom McDonald, Clayton Oliver Most Courageous: Neville Jetta Best First Year: Bayley Fritsch They select themselves really. Great to see Nev get this recognition. So many times he has been knocked around in a game yet bounces back the next week. Edited August 24, 2018 by Lucifer's Hero 2 1 Quote
Mazer Rackham 14,972 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 54 minutes ago, Petraccattack said: MacRae ahead of Oliver is laughable. Robbo is laughable. Normal service resumed. 1 Quote
Stinger 463 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 He hasn't done a terrible job. It's a tough ask. But I agree with the above comments - Oliver has had a much better year than Dusty and Danger and should be on the field instead of interchange. Glad to see he snuck both Gawn and Grundy in there, it would be a crime for one of them to miss out after such dominant seasons. I'm okay with bucks as coach - i still don't like the bloke but he has done an amazing job against the odds to keep that team winning this year. 2 Quote
spirit of norm smith 16,680 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 Jetta would have to be very unlucky again. Outstanding year. Quote
Stinger 463 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 30 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said: Jetta would have to be very unlucky again. Outstanding year. Started slowly in the first month or so. Has been solid since - hopefully makes the squad but I wouldn’t think he’ll make the 22. Quote
Ethan Tremblay 31,389 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Petraccattack said: None of them were nominated in the top 3 of Geelong players for the AFLPA MVP. Thats pretty funny, I guess their own teammates even hate them. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-24/holy-trinity-snubbed-by-cats-in-mvp-voting Surprised Dangerfield didn’t vote for himself. 1 3 Quote
P-man 13,367 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 Jetta hasn’t had an AA year. Might make the squad again. Oliver should start ahead of Macrae. 1 Quote
McQueen 17,867 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 3 hours ago, daisycutter said: where's the holy trinity? No Darcy Parish either. Wtf 1 Quote
TeamPlayedFine39 8,525 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 I’m confident that Oliver and Gawn will make the AA team and equally confident there will be no other Dees in the 22. Jetta, McDonald and Brayshaw are possibly a chance to make the squad, but even that may be a bit of a stretch. 1 Quote
RalphiusMaximus 6,112 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 That's not a bad side at all. I agree Dangermouse and Rance are in on reputation rather than performance, but Martin is predicted to be leading the brownlow right now, so you could say he's having a decent season. Oliver on the bench isn't the end of the world, and with Cripps, Mitchell and Martin as extractors in the starting side you can see why he'd be left out. Quote
layzie 34,528 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 Not a bad effort. Definitely would have preferred Oliver in the Followers and maybe Danger on bench. 1 Quote
jacey 333 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 Not bad from robbo. Agree on 21 but No way danger deserves a spot in the 22. Conilglio, Ben brown is stiff. Sicily, Quote
Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,681 Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Stinger said: I'm okay with bucks as coach - i still don't like the bloke but he has done an amazing job against the odds to keep that team winning this year. Adam Simpson should be coach 1 Quote
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