ROK All-Australian?

[nomae]

i heard on WLF last night a swannies fan email/text in to ask whether Ryan O'Keefe was worthy to be All-Australian, which Terry Wallace replied with an emphatic yes. i agree with him. does anyone else?

[dendol]

yes - and the way the AA team is selected, they'll probablystick him in the back pocket.

[Jeffers1984]

ROK Is hot.

His last month has certainly been AA form and if he can keep at the same level this month then he will probably get a spot on the bench.

[sharp9]

Dunno...his competitors for a place would be Pettifer, B. Johnson, Didak, Buckley, Riccutto, Burton and Bruce to name a few.

[giant]

Loved his work in the last month but prior form has been modest (tho with the mysteries of the Swans forward line set-up it's entirely possible he's been playing exactly to the coaching staff's instructions).

The immediacy effect tends to apply to the AA team tho so if he can continue his form & Burton has in fact played his last game of the H&A season he may well be a chance.

If it's HFF he's looking at his main contenders appear to be Roo (44 goals - don't think the suspension disqualifies him does it?), Burton (39 goals), Didak (36 goals), Robbo (35), & Ablett (32) compared to ROK's 22. I know there are other measures than goals but this is a modest return really for a HFF.

[stellation]

I think Ablett and Didak are in front of O'Keefe season. I will be dissapointed if Didak doesn't get the nod, in the Collingwood games I have seen this year he has been fantastic.

[ScottH]

Big Article in the HS about him today. One of the 8 most versatile players in the comp.

[liz]

Originally posted by ScottH
Big Article in the HS about him today. One of the 8 most versatile players in the comp.

Is that your assessment or the HS'? I've found the article on O'Keefe but it doesn't include that comment.

If it is your's who are the other 7?

[ScottH]

Originally posted by liz
Is that your assessment or the HS'? I've found the article on O'Keefe but it doesn't include that comment.

If it is your's who are the other 7?

No not mine. There was a table included with the BIG photo of him. (Oh, he had his shirt off girls). It listed the most versatile players, and their positions they are able to play.
The article also starts

SYDNEY'S "Mr Versatility" Ryan O'Keefe

Others I remember were Bruce, Hunter, Hird, and Kosi. I will add more if my memory serves me better. Unless anyone else can. Or you'll have to wait until I get home tonight to get the paper.

[stellation]

What positions did it have Ryan at? I would have assumed A.Goodes to be our Mr Versatility.

[BAM_BAM]

Originally posted by ScottH
(Oh, he had his shirt off girls).

thanks for the heads up Scotty, I'm off to search Sydney for a papershop that sells the HS

[ScottH]

Originally posted by stellation
What positions did it have Ryan at? I would have assumed A.Goodes to be our Mr Versatility.

My bad, he wasn't on the list.

Goodes - Ruck, KP, on ball, flanks
Pavlich - KPB, KPF, on ball
C Cornes - KPB, KPF, on ball
Bruce - Defence, attack, onball
Hird - Everywhere bar ruck
Kosi - KPB, KPF, ruck, on ball, flanks
Milburn - Defence, attck, midfield
Hunter - Defence, Attack

[ugg]

Rivers cuts to chase on O'Keefe

During the past three weeks, as Sydney has strung together successive wins, O'Keefe has been the top-ranked player in the AFL, according to Champion Data statistics.