40 Man AA Squad for 2016

[bornadog]

Bontempelli and M Boyd

Why no Dale Morris is baffling.


ADELAIDEEddie Betts, Josh Jenkins, Rory Laird, Tom Lynch, Rory Sloane, Daniel Talia
CARLTON
Sam Docherty, Kade Simpson
COLLINGWOOD
Scott Pendlebury, Adam Treloar
FREMANTLE
Lachie Neale
GEELONG
Patrick Dangerfield, Corey Enright, Joel Selwood
GOLD COAST
Tom Lynch
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, Tom Scully, Heath Shaw, Callan Ward
HAWTHORN
Jack Gunston, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli
MELBOURNE
Max Gawn
NORTH MELBOURNE
Robbie Tarrant
PORT ADELAIDE
Jasper Pittard
RICHMOND
Dustin Martin, Alex Rance
ST KILDA
Jack Steven
SYDNEY SWANS
Lance Franklin, Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe
WEST COAST
Andrew Gaff, Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Luke Shuey
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Marcus Bontempelli, Matthew Boyd
No nominated players: Brisbane Lions, Essendon

[KT31]

I actually thought both Picken and Morris might have been a chance for the squad.

[Eastdog]

I actually thought both Picken and Morris might have been a chance for the squad.

Yes very worthy for sure. They have been really good this year. Our veterans still so important to us. So great to have Bob coming back in 2017. We have really missed this year but he has been there still and I reckon behind the scenes he has been a big part of us keeping it going despite not playing.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Morris missing is an injustice.

[LostDoggy]

Morris, Cripps and Zac Merrett pretty stiff.

Tom Lynch from Adelaide pretty lucky I would have thought.

[1eyedog]

Morris, Cripps and Zac Merrett pretty stiff.

Tom Lynch from Adelaide pretty lucky I would have thought.

Really? Nearly 70 goals in a shite team. I'd say it's justified.

[Doc26]

Moz missing from this list is a disgrace. Rory Laird had a great 2015 but no where near as good this season no doubt affected by the foot injury he sustained but hey lets put 6 Crows players in against our 2.

Dale has been the rock down there with so many falling down around him and in a team that has been lauded for its defensive strength and structure.

[Ozza]

Really? Nearly 70 goals in a shite team. I'd say it's justified.

Jaytee was talking about the Adelaide Tom Lynch - not the GCS Tom Lynch.

[Axe Man]

Perhaps the AA selectors missed this stat? Fairly important for a defender I would have thought?

The stats files: Who's No.1 at one-on-one? (http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2016-08-24/whos-no1-at-oneonone)

But what about when the one-on-one scenario is flipped? Which players can be trusted not to lose contests when an opposition kick comes their way?

Perhaps surprisingly, Richmond jet Alex Rance doesn't top the list.

The Tigers champ is still very hard to beat and only loses a quarter of one-on-one contests – admittedly against the AFL's absolute elite forwards most of the time.

Instead, it's a lower-profile backman, Dale Morris, who has been beaten the least in 2016.

The 33-year-old has only lost seven of his 47 one-on-one contests (14.9 per cent) this season – a better strike rate than star Cats defender Harry Taylor (15.1) and Eagles marking machine Jeremy McGovern (15.6).

[LostDoggy]

Robbie Tarrant!!!!????

Surely their extracting the urine? :confused:

[Twodogs]

No Dale Morris? It's one of those pisstake things that Titus O'Reilly does isn't it?


Hah! Funny stuff.

[LostDoggy]

Really? Nearly 70 goals in a shite team. I'd say it's justified.

Lynch kicked 36 goals in a team that won 16 games. I think you're thinking of the other Tom Lynch.

[Twodogs]

The Tom Lynchs kicked a hundred goals between them.

[azabob]

Robbie Tarrant!!!!????

Surely their extracting the urine? :confused:

Nah, he has had a good season. Would be our first choice KPD.

[soupman]

Nah, he has had a good season. Would be our first choice KPD.

I don't disagree with the first half of this post but surely the second half doesn't help justify his inclusion, especially when we are having real debates over whether we would be better off playing our best ruckman in key defence instead of what we already have there.

[Axe Man]

Boyd misses out being named in the back line, looks like Enright got his spot.

[comrade]

boyd misses out being named in the back line, looks like enright got his spot.

boooooooooo!

[bulldogtragic]

Boyd misses out being named in the back line, looks like Enright got his spot.

Not bad for two blokes at 33 and 600 games between them to be fighting for a spot. Shows age is no barrier to good footy, unless you're Boomer Harvey.

[Axe Man]

Bonti and Boyd named on the bench!

[bulldogtragic]

Boyd back to back. Surely Bonts is captain!

[comrade]

Bonti and Boyd named on the bench!

I rescind my previous booooooooo!

[Sedat]

Selwood captain - piss off.

[Remi Moses]

Wonderful effort from both players
Tremendous effort from Matthew Boyd

[always right]

Boyd back to back. Surely Bonts is captain!

Boyd wasn't AA last year.

[EasternWest]

Boyd has been simply fantatstic this year. He's always been hard as nails and good overhead, but he's shown true discipline with his disposal and leadership in a frantic backline. A very well deserved reward.

Bonti is just Bonti. I don't know what else to say.

[bulldogtragic]

Boyd wasn't AA last year.

Oh yeah, Wood & Bob stiffed him!

Bonts AA at 20yo. Youngest ever winning captain, AA, captain in a final maybe. Awesome year stats wise. What a gem.

[jeemak]

Selwood captain - piss off.

It's what happens when there's no obvious choice. They take the obvious choice.

[comrade]

Would it be fair to say that Bont is our current day Whitten, Carey, Ablett Snr etc. The game changer.

[Scraggers]

Selwood captain - piss off.

He should not even be in the team. Compare Treloar's stats to Selwood's ... Treloar shits all over him.

[jeemak]

He should not even be in the team. Compare Treloar's stats to Selwood's ... Treloar shits all over him.

It's amazing how we establish societal hierarchy.

[bornadog]

Selwood captain - piss off.

Shouldn't be AA for starters

[Doc26]

Jack Steven and Dane Zorko both unlucky to miss.

[always right]

Jack Steven and Dane Zorko both unlucky to miss.

Steven unlucky. Zorko....pfffft.

[bornadog]

Jack Steven and Dane Zorko both unlucky to miss.

as well as Lachie Neal

[comrade]

as well as Lachie Neal

Most possessions ever in a season. Neale > Selwood

[bornadog]

Most possessions ever in a season. Neale > Selwood

Selwood another media darling, can do no wrong

[Doc26]

Steven unlucky. Zorko....pfffft.

Based on AFL overall player rankings Zorko is the 10th ranked player across all positions in the league for 2016, four below our own champ, Bont. Toby Greene was ranked 80th, and about where he sits.

Zorko had a great season in a very troubled team.