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2023 Mid-Season All Australian Team

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Lord Travis Trident

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14 minutes ago, Willmoy1947 said:

Petracca Captain probably by unanimous player vote, but by Media and AFL vote Moore who is a bighead

Love Trac, but Moore is captain of the team on top of the ladder. He’s definitely the logical and worthy captain for the AA team at this stage.

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10 minutes ago, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

Pretty reasonable side. Only player inclusion I question is  Neales inclusion. That as well as the traditional lack of respect that wing is a specialist role and not just the place you extend the centre square mids you want to include to avoid tough decisions. 

And HF as well

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Trac and Clarry will be locks for the next few years. It's disappointing that nobody else has really put their hand up so far - Gawn, Salem, May, Lever, Fritsch, Pickett and Langdon were all in the conversation this time two years ago. That could potentially be a good thing in the back half of the year. Lots of very good players who can lift. 

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On 6/3/2023 at 11:51 AM, old55 said:

And HF as well

and half back, Jordan Dawson is a 247 inside mid imo. Not a HB flanker. 

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ESPN's 2023 (slightly early) mid-year All-Australian team:

FB: Ballard, Wilkie, Sicily
HB: Sinclair, Moore (c), N. Daicos
C: Dawson, Liberatore, Butters
HF: Petracca, C. Curnow, Greene
FF: Daniher, J. Cameron, C. Cameron
R: English, Oliver, Bontempelli
I/C: Darcy, De Goey, Neale, Anderson, Serong

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Robbo's All Australian Team

B: Charlie Ballard, Harris Andrews, Tom Stewart

HB: Nick Daicos, Darcy Moore, Jack Sinclair

C: Josh Daicos, Marcus Bontempelli, Nic Martin

HF: Jordan De Goey, Jeremy Cameron, Toby Greene

F: Charlie Cameron, Charlie Curnow, Brody Mihocek

Foll: Tim English, Christian Petracca, Zak Butters

Interchange: Lachie Neale, James Sicily, Zach Merrett, Jordan Dawson

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Willmoy1947 Trident

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The only reason Moore is in this side at all is because Petty went to the Forward line and Moore's old man demanded it.

A good tough mobile CHF would murder him. We have two at the moment coming up.

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I’d love to see a stats based AA side that removes all ambiguity and bias.

1. most goals  + contested marks inside 50 = FF

2. most effective hit outs + clearances  + contested marks  + score involvements = Ruck

3. # Disposals + contested possessions + clearances + pressure acts = Rover

etc.

This can all be weighted based on opponents  played and other factors that give a more rounded assessment as opposed to Pies getting 5 players because they are on top. 

I think it’ll throw up some interesting results and we are likely to recognise a broader range of players and just favourites if the media (which make up most of the AA selection panel)  

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10 hours ago, poita said:

 

Robbo's All Australian Team

B: Charlie Ballard, Harris Andrews, Tom Stewart

HB: Nick Daicos, Darcy Moore, Jack Sinclair

C: Josh Daicos, Marcus Bontempelli, Nic Martin

HF: Jordan De Goey, Jeremy Cameron, Toby Greene

F: Charlie Cameron, Charlie Curnow, Brody Mihocek

Foll: Tim English, Christian Petracca, Zak Butters

Interchange: Lachie Neale, James Sicily, Zach Merrett, Jordan Dawson

 

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On 6/3/2023 at 12:14 PM, The heart beats true said:

I’d say Toby Greene as caption, judging by last years criteria - which was clearly to pick a captain that annoyed as many people as possible.

Also ticks the required box to have ‘beaten someone up with a crutch at Zagames’ before

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Nic ..yes.. Josh ??   really ??

All a bit of fluff really...   imo 

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7 hours ago, Bobby McKenzie said:

Lloyd and Robbo leaving Oliver out  is surprising given the form of Clarry and the fact that he is equal 6th to win the Brownlow. He is having another fine season. We will see how the final and official AA team ends up. 

I'd be leaving Serong out if anyone was the be left out. Has been getting a lot of it all season but it's only the last month he's really been doing anything with it and hurting opposition. He can be a bit of a crab handballing and kicking sideways often. 

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14 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

I’d love to see a stats based AA side that removes all ambiguity and bias.

1. most goals  + contested marks inside 50 = FF

2. most effective hit outs + clearances  + contested marks  + score involvements = Ruck

3. # Disposals + contested possessions + clearances + pressure acts = Rover

etc.

This can all be weighted based on opponents  played and other factors that give a more rounded assessment as opposed to Pies getting 5 players because they are on top. 

I think it’ll throw up some interesting results and we are likely to recognise a broader range of players and just favourites if the media (which make up most of the AA selection panel)  

All that would be is Champion data picked AA teams, how lifeless. 

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Turners Mid Season AA Side

FB Wilkie Moore (vc) Docherty

HB NDaicos Sicily Sinclair

C Dawson Oliver Serong

HF Petracca JCameron Rozee

FF CCameron CCurnow Greene

R English Bontempelli (c) Butters

INT Neale Merrett Taranto Liberatore

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mine...

B: Cal Wilkie - Darcy Moore (C) - Charlie Ballard
HB: Nick Daicos - Harris Andrews - Jack Sinclair
C: Josh Daicos - Christian Petracca - Nic Martin
HF: Jordan de Goey - Jeremy Cameron - Connor Rozee
F: Brody Mihocek - Charlie Curnow - Charlie Cameron
Foll: Tim English - Marcus Bontempelli (VC) - Zac Butters
I/c: Scott Pendlebury - Joe Daniher - Zac Merrett - Clayton Oliver

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