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Chad is as dangerous as those with less disposals . Shouldnt be about their numbers it should be about what they do with it . No mid in the league is doing what Chad is doing . They snubbed him because of his age , plain and simple . Its rubbishI think the AA squad is very reasonable. Chad is a superstar and will get future selections, but you compare his numbers (21 disposals) to say Brayshaw (28-29 disposals, 6 tackles) or that of Oliver, Miller or Neale and it is a substantial difference for a midfielder. I guess you might argue if he should be picked ahead of Cripps or Rozee, but you would have plenty who would disagree. They even had to stick Petracca as a forward.
I am very pleased though that Mills and Heeney were recognised!Comment
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I very much doubt his age had anything to do with it. I'm sure the intellectual giants like Kane Cornes have some bizarre ways of going about it, but I very much doubt that would be one of them.Last edited by mcs; 25 August 2022, 10:17 AM."You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."Comment
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Here's my take on the Chad AA thing, and why I'm not that bothered by it.
Chad was very good in the first half of the year, but it was really in the back third of the season when he truly exploded and joined the elite of the comp. That's when he started hauling in big votes in the coaches award, for example. That's not to criticise him. To become elite after 30 games, when he'd really only played half a season of AFL before this year (given his injury last year) is an extraordinary trajectory.
If he has a full season next year resembling what he did in the back third of this year, he won't just be winning an AA guernsey. He'll have a B&F and be pressing for some of the game's great individual awards.'Delicious' is a fun word to sayComment
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I thought possession numbers were one of your criteria for midfield success?Comment
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Every midfielder selected in the AA team finished above Warner in the coaches votes (most by 30+ votes) so either the coaches don't know much or the AA selectors got it right.
Congrats to Mills and Heeney and I was pleased to see Rowbottom get votes in 4 out of the last 5 rounds.Comment
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I think 2023 will be an interesting year for THE Chad as he’s going to have to play through a tag most weeks.
If he’s left unchecked he will test teams apart.Comment
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He will learn , he already is . He was one of our best over the last month and he was being tagged . They cant stop him .
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Possession numbers dont mean anything for a player as good as talented as Chad .you dont judge him by how much he gets it , judge him by what he does with itComment
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Geez give up - how about we celebrate the naming of Issac and Callum in the team, and the fact that Chad and Paps were nominated. Great achievements for all 4, and all players named to the final AA team were absolutely deserving.Comment
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No need to give up TB, but maybe ease up a little. We're all well and truly onboard with how great Chad is and can be.Comment
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It's great that you champion The Chad. We all love him. It is a shame, though, that you didn't think that Mills and Heeney should've made it and don't see their value. We are lucky to have such a well balanced side.Comment
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After so many posts identifying The Chad as the second coming, I’m now convinced that it wasn’t even Kinnear Beatson who identified Warner’s talent - clearly others knew about it probably at his conception. So you’d have a better chance of convincing a flat earther that the earth is round. Once he’s named AA, Brownlow medalist, Australian of the year and the Prime Minister not everything will be about Chad.Comment
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Thats ridiculous , i have never said they dont have value . Heeney is a fantastic talent but goes missing too much and Mills is the best two way mid in the comp but his 2nd half of the yr wasnt as good as the first , he gave more opportunities to Chad . I am pleased for them as they are hard working LOCAL players ,it is unfair to say i dont see their value so take that back please .Comment
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I quoted you saying that Chad was the only deserving swan to make the AA team. Henceforth, you didn’t rate Mills and Heeney as worthy of making it and so valued other AA squad members more highly.Thats ridiculous , i have never said they dont have value . Heeney is a fantastic talent but goes missing too much and Mills is the best two way mid in the comp but his 2nd half of the yr wasnt as good as the first , he gave more opportunities to Chad . I am pleased for them as they are hard working LOCAL players ,it is unfair to say i dont see their value so take that back please .Comment

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