Official All Australian Thread

[top40]

All rather odd:

-Its the worst season for Sydney since 1994.
-The only occasions the Swan's ever got more than one AA was in 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. All finals years bar one, 1995.
-Goodes came 5th in the club B&F, Craig Bolton finished outside the top 10

The oman (fingers cross) is to compare this 2009 occasion with 1995. That year Sydney finished, like this year, 12th. Yet they got Paul Kelly and Tony Lockett up for AA honours. The next season they were playing in the last Saturday in September.

[Captain]

I thought Bolton was a certainty having had a fantastic year, smashed some big forwards and didn't conceded many goals (think they mentioned 27 or 28 last night?).

He didn't make the top 10 in our B&F, though that doesn't mean much considering Goodes was 5th.

[Claret]

I've got a feeling that the AA selectors put more emphasis on the fact the Bolts beat so many opponents throughout the year. Whereas the Sydney coaches would have noted the consistently poor disposals by foot that resulted in turnovers. Coach killers.

No Mark Lecras???

[Lucky Knickers]

That looks like a great team!
LeCras very unlucky but who would you drop to have him in?

[Doctor J.]

That looks like a great team!
LeCras very unlucky but who would you drop to have him in?

Maybe Leon Davis

[Plugger46]

I think Bolton benefitted from no major competition at CHB. Initially I was surprised to read here that he'd made it, but I am not sure there was another CHB in the squad you could say was unlucky not to make it.

I probably would have had Bock there but he wasn't even in the squad so that's a different issue.

[Lucky Knickers]

Maybe Leon Davis

Harsh. I think he thoroughly deserved a spot this year.

[j s]

Int: ... Goodes (Syd)

Hopefully there'll be some red faces next Monday.