2022 All Australian Squad

[IRW 1,387]

3 hours ago, Vipercrunch said:

Langdon and Kozzy must have been close. 
 

Gawn surely has to get jacket number 6 and Oliver and Trac are locks.

Seems to be a lot of good defenders around at the moment so not sure if May or Brayshaw make it or not.

I think Frittata is a good chance as long as they don’t pick an unbalanced side with too many key/big forwards or too many midfielders as forwards. 

Kozzy would have been nowhere near it.

Langdon is stiff 

[DemonWA 3,936]

I obviously don't watch enough footy Is, Is there another ruck in the squad aside from Gawn? Absolute Monty for 6th jacket and probably the C too

[layzie 33,987]

3 hours ago, deejammin' said:

Happy with our ins, Langdon stiff but did drop away in the second half of the year. There doesn’t appear to be any wing in that squad though. It’s become a very important position, unless Shai Bolton is put in as a wing? 
Pies are a bit stiff, N Daicos, Pendlebury and Sidebottom have all had excellent years, I’d have one of them over some of MacRae, Kelly, Sinclair and even Warner.

I’d have Jackson over Witts or Blitsavs also. What the ruck selections show is how far beyond the rest of the rucks in the competition Max is, must get a 6th jacket.

I wouldn't, Witts has been excellent this season. 

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14 minutes ago, layzie said:

I wouldn't, Witts has been excellent this season. 

Edited August 22, 2022 by deejammin'

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15 minutes ago, layzie said:

I wouldn't, Witts has been excellent this season. 

You’re right that Jackson isn’t as good as Witts this year statistically, but I’d say Jacko’s possessions and score involvements are more valuable than a lot of Witts key stats, though his hit outs to advantage are excellent. Freo’s Darcy is stiff, much more consistent than Witts statistically. Gawny in a league of his own (sorry for the seperate posts couldn’t get it to let me post pictures and text, mids feel free to merge).

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3 minutes ago, deejammin' said:

You’re right that Jackson isn’t as good as Witts this year statistically, but I’d say Jacko’s possessions and score involvements are more valuable than a lot of Witts key stats, though his hit outs to advantage are excellent. Freo’s Darcy is stiff, much more consistent than Witts statistically. Gawny in a league of his own (sorry for the seperate posts couldn’t get it to let me post pictures and text, mids feel free to merge).

Yeah I see your point, Witts might be more the the more traditional body on body 'win the hitout' guy.

Darcy very stiff, I would have thought Tim English would have made the squad as well. 

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54 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

not only should max be a lock for his 6th aa jacket, but his second as skipper

I think Cripps might get it if he’s named as a starting mid, but if not, surely Max.

Witts has had a better pure Ruck season but Gawn’s around the ground stuff places him well above him.

[Turner 1,516]

had a crack at putting a side together on zerohanger from the 44. rkn this is pretty fair.

maybe sicily to CHB and a different BP in but couldn't really press a case for any too hard.

and tossed up the macrae spot possibly for trac but i think he hasn't been as good as last year or it could be a witts/CCameron/stengle in that order

[BoBo 2,941]

I would pay a lot of money every single year to see the two squads of 22 play off in an exhibition game. Will never happen obviously but man it would be something. 
 

Some of my best memories of watching AFL is watching the Big V with Lockett, Ablett and Lyon in the same forward line playing SA.

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4 hours ago, chook fowler said:

Viney must have been close but so many mids  to choose from 

I love the way the AA squad gives Jack 2 weeks to get really angry about being over looked. Look out Swannies!

[mauriesy 7,352]

1 hour ago, At the break of Gawn said:

I think Cripps might get it if he’s named as a starting mid, but if not, surely Max

Cripps as captain couldn't lead his team into a finals series.

[DubDee 26,112]

45 minutes ago, Turner said:

had a crack at putting a side together on zerohanger from the 44. rkn this is pretty fair.

maybe sicily to CHB and a different BP in but couldn't really press a case for any too hard.

and tossed up the macrae spot possibly for trac but i think he hasn't been as good as last year or it could be a witts/CCameron/stengle in that order

MaCrae made your 22?? I thought he was well below his best year. 
and Barrass I wouldn’t have either. 

aside from that, a nice team 👍🏻

[DubDee 26,112]

29 minutes ago, BoBo said:

I would pay a lot of money every single year to see the two squads of 22 play off in an exhibition game. Will never happen obviously but man it would be something. 
 

Some of my best memories of watching AFL is watching the Big V with Lockett, Ablett and Lyon in the same forward line playing SA.

Really? 2 teams of AA. Who do you cheer for?

I like the state of origin but an all star game I wouldn’t even bother to watch on telly

[58er 6,538]

5 hours ago, CYB said:

His main issue is consistency. There were a few games prior to his outstanding game against Port, where he was hardly involved. But he is still very young and i think if he continues to improve and have an impact on games he will have few AA jackets by the end of his career. 

His last 6 games have been very good and he is developing a real sense of impact and occasion. 

Is now playing a lot more front and centre and reaping the benefits. Is an improved more consistent and rounded small forward IMO in 2022 than 2021.

Watch out for him in the Finals as a real x factor and point of difference, in fact a match winner. 

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6 minutes ago, 58er said:

His last 6 games have been very good and he is developing a real sense of impact and occasion. 

Is now playing a lot more front and centre and reaping the benefits. Is an improved more consistent and rounded small forward IMO in 2022 than 2021.

Watch out for him in the Finals as a real x factor and point of difference, in fact a match winner. 

Has had some great form of late. Hopefully it can continue. We all forget his still young and really will be coming to age over the next year or two. 

Consistency is what challenges the best of young players , so I think we will start to see it improve.

In the years to come, I think you can also look to play him similar to Bolton once he builds an engine and puts on a bit more size - I think Kozzy has had a better staRt to his career. Rolling him through the midfield with his great foot skills and raw speed and agility will make him a nightmare matchup. 

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All Australian   (Carnival League Era 1953-88)
1950 - Len Dockett
1956 - Ron D. Barassi
1958 - Ron D. Barassi (2)
1961 - Ron D. Barassi (captain) (3),  Brian Dixon
1966 - Hassa Mann
1972 - Gary Hardeman
1980 - Robert Flower
1983 - Robert Flower (2)
1988 - Danny Hughes

All Australian   (AFL Era 1991-present)
1991 - Jim Stynes
1993 - Jim Stynes (2),  Garry Lyon
1994 - Garry Lyon (2),  Stephen Tingay 
1995 - Garry Lyon (3),  David Neitz    
1998 - Todd Viney
2000 - Jeff Farmer 
2002 - David Neitz (2),  Adem Yze
2004 - Jeff White
2006 - James McDonald
2010 - James Frawley,  Mark Jamar,  Brad Green (sq)
2016 - Max Gawn
2017 - Michael Hibberd,  Jeff Garlett (sq),  Neville Jetta (sq)
2018 - Max Gawn (2),  Clayton Oliver
2019 - Max Gawn (3)
2020 - Max Gawn (4),  Christian Petracca,  Clayton Oliver (sq)
2021 - Max Gawn (captain) (5),  Clayton Oliver (2),  Christian Petracca (2),  Steven May,  Jake Lever,  Bayley Fritsch (sq), Christian Salem (sq)
2022 - Max Gawn (sq),  Clayton Oliver (sq),  Christian Petracca (sq),  Steven May (sq),  Angus Brayshaw (sq),  Bayley Fritsch (sq)

All Australian Coach
1994 - Neil Balme
2021 - Simon Goodwin

Edited August 22, 2022 by 2021 Premiers

[58er 6,538]

2 minutes ago, CYB said:

Has had some great form of late. Hopefully it can continue. We all forget his still young and really will be coming to age over the next year or two. 

Consistency is what challenges the best of young players , so I think we will start to see it improve.

In the years to come, I think you can also look to play him similar to Bolton once he builds an engine and puts on a bit more size - I think Kozzy has had a better staRt to his career. Rolling him through the midfield with his great foot skills and raw speed and agility will make him a nightmare matchup. 

Yes good points CYB 

[Turner 1,516]

31 minutes ago, DubDee said:

MaCrae made your 22?? I thought he was well below his best year. 
and Barrass I wouldn’t have either. 

aside from that, a nice team 👍🏻

who would u replace them with?