The All-Australian Contenders
The AFL have released a list of 40 contenders for the 2007 AFL All-Australian team. Plenty of choices from Geelong and Hawthorn, possibly not enough from Port Adelaide. In a surprise to most, especially people called Tarkyn and Heath, there were no Collingwood players included in the 40 possible All-Australians.
Here is a prediction for the final team, using the players from the list. They won't be naming emergencies for the real team, but they are included here. The captain should be Chad Cornes, with Gary Ablett also in the running for that honour.
FB Nick Malceski, Darren Glass, Jed Adcock
HF Andrew McLeod, Sam Fisher, Craig Bolton
C Jimmy Bartel, Kane Cornes, Joel Corey
HF Nick Riewoldt, Scott Lucas, Brent Harvey
FF Matthew Pavlich, Jonathan Brown, Brad Johnson
Foll Dean Cox, Chad Cornes, Gary Ablett
bench Hamish McIntosh, Nick Dal Santo, Sam Mitchell, Luke Hodge
emergency Brendon Lade, Brett Kirk, Cameron Mooney
The 40 players who are in the running to be named to the All-Australian team:
Defenders: Jed Adcock (Brisbane Lions) Craig Bolton (Sydney) Campbell Brown (Hawthorn) Matthew Egan (Geelong) Sam Fisher (St Kilda) Dustin Fletcher (Essendon) Darren Glass (West Coast) Roger Hayden (Fremantle) Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) Nick Malceski (Sydney) Darren Milburn (Geelong) Matthew Scarlett (Geelong)
Midfielders/Ruckmen: Gary Ablett (Geelong) Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) Joel Corey (Geelong) Chad Cornes (Port Adelaide) Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) Dean Cox (West Coast) Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) Nathan Foley (Richmond) Daniel Kerr (West Coast) Brett Kirk (Sydney) Brendon Lade (Port Adelaide) Nigel Lappin (Brisbane) Cameron Ling (Geelong) Hamish McIntosh (Kangaroos) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
Forwards: Jonathon Brown (Brisbane) Brett Ebert (Port Adelaide) Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) Brent Harvey (Kangaroos) Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs) Steve Johnson (Geelong) Corey Jones (Kangaroos) Scott Lucas (Essendon) Cameron Mooney (Geelong) Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) Matthew Richardson (Richmond) Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
You can also have a look at an All-Australian prediction that was posted earlier in the week.
Round 22: All-Australian Team Preview
A story from the Herald Sun: Cats' All-Australian dreams look real
Here is a prediction for the final team, using the players from the list. They won't be naming emergencies for the real team, but they are included here. The captain should be Chad Cornes, with Gary Ablett also in the running for that honour.
FB Nick Malceski, Darren Glass, Jed Adcock
HF Andrew McLeod, Sam Fisher, Craig Bolton
C Jimmy Bartel, Kane Cornes, Joel Corey
HF Nick Riewoldt, Scott Lucas, Brent Harvey
FF Matthew Pavlich, Jonathan Brown, Brad Johnson
Foll Dean Cox, Chad Cornes, Gary Ablett
bench Hamish McIntosh, Nick Dal Santo, Sam Mitchell, Luke Hodge
emergency Brendon Lade, Brett Kirk, Cameron Mooney
The 40 players who are in the running to be named to the All-Australian team:
Defenders: Jed Adcock (Brisbane Lions) Craig Bolton (Sydney) Campbell Brown (Hawthorn) Matthew Egan (Geelong) Sam Fisher (St Kilda) Dustin Fletcher (Essendon) Darren Glass (West Coast) Roger Hayden (Fremantle) Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) Nick Malceski (Sydney) Darren Milburn (Geelong) Matthew Scarlett (Geelong)
Midfielders/Ruckmen: Gary Ablett (Geelong) Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) Joel Corey (Geelong) Chad Cornes (Port Adelaide) Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) Dean Cox (West Coast) Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) Nathan Foley (Richmond) Daniel Kerr (West Coast) Brett Kirk (Sydney) Brendon Lade (Port Adelaide) Nigel Lappin (Brisbane) Cameron Ling (Geelong) Hamish McIntosh (Kangaroos) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
Forwards: Jonathon Brown (Brisbane) Brett Ebert (Port Adelaide) Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) Brent Harvey (Kangaroos) Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs) Steve Johnson (Geelong) Corey Jones (Kangaroos) Scott Lucas (Essendon) Cameron Mooney (Geelong) Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) Matthew Richardson (Richmond) Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
You can also have a look at an All-Australian prediction that was posted earlier in the week.
Round 22: All-Australian Team Preview
A story from the Herald Sun: Cats' All-Australian dreams look real
