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Yeah Jetta i can live with but geez do they make some obvious blunders every year. The fact Bont is in there over Macrae is a bloody farce.
Yep agreed mate, Macrae carried the Dogs on his shoulders this year.

In my predicted AA side I had him starting on a half forward flank.
 
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2017 AFL RISING STAR NOMINEES

Round 1: Sam Powell-Pepper (Port Adelaide)
Round 2: Ryan Burton (Hawthorn)
Round 3: Brandan Parfitt (Geelong)
Round 4: Andrew McGrath (Essendon)
Round 5: Eric Hipwood (Brisbane)
Round 6: Caleb Marchbank (Carlton)
Round 7: Sam Petrevski-Seton (Carlton)
Round 8: Tim Taranto (GWS)
Round 9: Tom Phillips (Collingwood)
Round 10: Wayne Milera (Adelaide)
Round 11: Dan Butler (Richmond)
Round 12: David Cunningham (Carlton)
Round 13: Jack Silvagni (Carlton)
Round 14: Hugh McCluggage (Brisbane Lions)
Round 15: Blake Hardwick (Hawthorn)
Round 16: Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
Round 17: Alex Witherden (Brisbane Lions)
Round 18: Lewis Melican (Sydney Swans)
Round 19: Jason Castagna (Richmond)
Round 20: Luke Ryan (Fremantle)
Round 21: Dan Houston (Port Adelaide)
Round 22: Ben Ainsworth (Gold Coast Suns)
Round 23: Will Hayward (Sydney Swans)
 
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2017 AFL RISING STAR NOMINEES

Round 1: Sam Powell-Pepper (Port Adelaide)
Round 2: Ryan Burton (Hawthorn)
Round 3: Brandan Parfitt (Geelong)
Round 4: Andrew McGrath (Essendon)
Round 5: Eric Hipwood (Brisbane)
Round 6: Caleb Marchbank (Carlton)
Round 7: Sam Petrevski-Seton (Carlton)
Round 8: Tim Taranto (GWS)
Round 9: Tom Phillips (Collingwood)
Round 10: Wayne Milera (Adelaide)
Round 11: Dan Butler (Richmond)
Round 12: David Cunningham (Carlton)
Round 13: Jack Silvagni (Carlton)
Round 14: Hugh McCluggage (Brisbane Lions)
Round 15: Blake Hardwick (Hawthorn)
Round 16: Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
Round 17: Alex Witherden (Brisbane Lions)
Round 18: Lewis Melican (Sydney Swans)
Round 19: Jason Castagna (Richmond)
Round 20: Luke Ryan (Fremantle)
Round 21: Dan Houston (Port Adelaide)
Round 22: Ben Ainsworth (Gold Coast Suns)
Round 23: Will Hayward (Sydney Swans)
Rough guess but SPP, McGrath, Witherden in that order. Hayward maybe the dark horse in there.
 

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Rough guess but SPP, McGrath, Witherden in that order. Hayward maybe the dark horse in there.
Burton...???

Personally i think its out of McGrath and Burton, with SPP finishing top 3.
Witherden, had he played a few more games, I reckon could well have won it. But I just don't think he's quite played enough.
 
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SPP by landslide boys, the world doesn't end outside Melbourne ;) First choice mid in a top 8 side, they don't roll around too often.
 
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UAE beat Saudi Arabia 2-1

if we can draw with Japan and beat Thailand we will go through.

Japan 17
Saudi Arabia 16
Australia 16
UAE 13

if Japan beat us tomorrow they will qualify , and could play a "C" team against Saudi Arabia in their last game away.

Too many draws is going to cost us I think.

Of course if we win tomorrow we should be through if we beat Thailand.
 

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B: Michael Hibberd (Melb), Alex Rance (Rich), Jeremy McGovern (WCE)

HB: Rory Laird (Adel), Michael Hurley (Ess), Sam Docherty (Carl)

C: Josh Kelly (GWS), Dustin Martin (Rich), Zach Merrett (Ess)

HF: Robbie Gray (Port), Lance Franklin (Syd), Dayne Zorko (Bris)

F: Joe Daniher (Ess), Josh Kennedy (WCE), Eddie Betts (Adel)

FOLL: Paddy Ryder (Port), Patrick Dangerfield (Geel), Tom Mitchell (Haw)

I/C: Matt Crouch (Adel), Elliot Yeo (WCE) Joel Selwood (Geel), Dylan Shiel (GWS)

VICE-CAPTAIN: Josh Kennedy (WCE)

CAPTAIN: Alex Rance (Rich)


Shiel and Selwood pretty lucky I'd say. I'd actually rather Oliver over those two considering Oliver was quite consistent over the whole year - but he wasn't even in the squad!
 
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C: Josh Kelly (GWS), Dustin Martin (Rich), Zach Merrett (Ess)

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Shiel and Selwood pretty lucky I'd say. I'd actually rather Oliver over those two considering Oliver was quite consistent over the whole year - but he wasn't even in the squad!
OK forget the team , how the hell is Alex Rance the captain !!!
 
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HB: Rory Laird (Adel), Michael Hurley (Ess), Sam Docherty (Carl)

C: Josh Kelly (GWS), Dustin Martin (Rich), Zach Merrett (Ess)

HF: Robbie Gray (Port), Lance Franklin (Syd), Dayne Zorko (Bris)

F: Joe Daniher (Ess), Josh Kennedy (WCE), Eddie Betts (Adel)

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I/C: Matt Crouch (Adel), Elliot Yeo (WCE) Joel Selwood (Geel), Dylan Shiel (GWS)

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Shiel and Selwood pretty lucky I'd say. I'd actually rather Oliver over those two considering Oliver was quite consistent over the whole year - but he wasn't even in the squad!

These AA selectors need sacking whilst the side is full of stars I don't believe it's as good as it could be considering the year some guys have had
 

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B: Michael Hibberd (Melb), Alex Rance (Rich), Jeremy McGovern (WCE)

HB: Rory Laird (Adel), Michael Hurley (Ess), Sam Docherty (Carl)

C: Josh Kelly (GWS), Dustin Martin (Rich), Zach Merrett (Ess)

HF: Robbie Gray (Port), Lance Franklin (Syd), Dayne Zorko (Bris)

F: Joe Daniher (Ess), Josh Kennedy (WCE), Eddie Betts (Adel)

FOLL: Paddy Ryder (Port), Patrick Dangerfield (Geel), Tom Mitchell (Haw)

I/C: Matt Crouch (Adel), Elliot Yeo (WCE) Joel Selwood (Geel), Dylan Shiel (GWS)

VICE-CAPTAIN: Josh Kennedy (WCE)

CAPTAIN: Alex Rance (Rich)


Shiel and Selwood pretty lucky I'd say. I'd actually rather Oliver over those two considering Oliver was quite consistent over the whole year - but he wasn't even in the squad!
Would've liked to see Ben Brown make the bench ahead of Selwood. Tough to give him a starting spot ahead of Buddy, JJK, and Daniher, but definitely think he deserved to be on the pine ahead of Selwood.
 
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Would've liked to see Ben Brown make the bench ahead of Selwood. Tough to give him a starting spot ahead of Buddy, JJK, and Daniher, but definitely think he deserved to be on the pine ahead of Selwood.
Sloane and JPK not in there is also baffling.
 
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