2024 All Australian Squad

[Demonland 71,131]

[Demonland 71,131]

 

[The heart beats true 18,089]

Freo look premiership favourites based on that list.

[Swooper1987 3,322]

Congratulations to Max.  It's a great achievement and well deserved. Staggered Marshall from St Kilda didn't get listed.

Edited August 26 by Swooper1987

[Nascent 9,060]

So it's Max vs xerri and Cameron.

Well done on yet another AA jacket gawny

[whatwhat say what 22,591]

they'll pick xerri

[Demon Jack 6,851]

You'd think that whoever doesn't get the nod of no.1 ruck between Xerri and Gawn gets a spot on the bench at the bare minimum. Both have had terrific years.

[ignition. 1,463]

Statistically Gawn outperformed Xerri.

More disposals, more marks, more goals, more metres gained. 0.5 hitouts less, and less tackles (Xerri in a team often on the backfoot).

I'm hoping Gawn gets his 7th All Australian.

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=A&tid1=12&pid1=3346&fid1=S&playerStatus2=A&tid2=13&pid2=6534&fid2=S&type=A

Edited August 26 by ignition.

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

D’Ambrosio? Genuine question 

[layzie 33,729]

We need a fight song for these moments.

[titan_uranus 24,963]

I like Xerri's season but it's honestly just anti-Melbourne bias or Gawn AA fatigue to suggest Xerri's had a better year.

Gawn's the AA ruck, and deserves it.

[gs77 4,052]

2 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I like Xerri's season but it's honestly just anti-Melbourne bias or Gawn AA fatigue to suggest Xerri's had a better year.

Gawn's the AA ruck, and deserves it.

There was a fair bit of Gawn and AA mentions in commentary during the last two of our games this season. Fingers crossed. 

[Jaded No More 68,855]

17 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I like Xerri's season but it's honestly just anti-Melbourne bias or Gawn AA fatigue to suggest Xerri's had a better year.

Gawn's the AA ruck, and deserves it.

This. Xerri is very good. Gawn is much better. 
 

[layzie 33,729]

Xerri has had a very good year though. They should give him the coaches award or something. 

[Oxdee 339]

14 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

they'll pick xerri

North finished second bottom. No possible way xerri gets AA 

[Demon Time 31]

13 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

I like Xerri's season but it's honestly just anti-Melbourne bias or Gawn AA fatigue to suggest Xerri's had a better year.

Gawn's the AA ruck, and deserves it.

I definitely agree that Gawn AA fatigue may play a factor. I think Xerri has had a phenomenal year and has to be on the interchange. However, if the AA panel is completely objective, I think they have to pick Gawn on field. 

I think people are sick of Gawn dominating for so long and want someone new which is ridiculous reasoning but it wouldn't be surprised me if they overlook him this year.

Hope I am wrong though. Gawn's 7th AA jacket would solidify him as the greatest ruckman of the modern era for me (I already think he is but another jacket puts him above Cox for sure). If I am being completely honest I think he is the greatest ruckman of all time but that may be my demon goggles and recency bias since I can't speak to a lot of the guns from back in the day.

 

[The heart beats true 18,089]

Shout out for Jesse, who has had an incredible year. I’m really happy for him.

[Lexinator 1,658]

Maxxy starting AA ruck, Xerri on bench.

[Demon17 5,172]

We're hours away from Max possibly being declared best ruckman in history(sort of) and other threads on here are banging on about Boards, legal stuff and unsubstantiated media clickbait stories.

Let's put all our positive energy into Max getting AA tonight and celebrate something for once in darkish times.

Go Max

[whatwhat say what 22,591]

what i like is that a lot of the media narrative has moved into the 'gawn as aa ruck' as a lock after the end of the season all the same medja nuffies were talking up xerri or cameron or marshall (who, in the end, wasn't even nominated in the expanded 44-man squad)

it better be

his 2024 was PHENOMENAL 

he's the greatest ruckman the game has ever seen and he will be duly rewarded with a record 7th all oztrayan blazer this evening 

[Demonland 71,131]

Fans reject Gawn

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

Fully expecting Gawn to be pipped. Just because it will complete the [censored] year this has been for MFC. 

[Bates Mate 4,462]

7 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Fully expecting Gawn to be pipped. Just because it will complete the [censored] year this has been for MFC. 

This

[Swooper1987 3,322]

Gawn will make it.  This is a popularity contest like the under 22 side that left McVee out.  Two blokes in from a team that won 3 games just isn't going to happen.

[Ethan Tremblay 30,811]

Good to see Nick Daicos miss the top three for MVP. Well done, Bont.

Edited August 29 by Ethan Tremblay