Not according to Robbo ...
THE TACKLE 2012 ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM (version 1)Mark Robinson
Herald-Sun
May 21, 2012A THIRD of the season has come and gone, and similar to the evenness of the season proper, an All-Australian team has more candidates than placements.
Unlike other AA teams, be it punters and the official AA selectors, I am not going to spread midfielders over the back and forward flanks. Players will be picked where they actually play, so Brett Deledio, who has played midfield this year, can't be considered for a back flank.
That said, the bench will be chock-full of them.
The midfield group was clearly the most difficult.
There are five spots and the names were elite: Pendlebury, Ablett, Kennedy, Watson, Stanton, Deledio, Dangerfield, Thompson, Sidebottom, Hayes, Swan, Judd, Griffen ...
There are apologies and there headaches.
The team is:
B: Dustin Fletcher (Ess), Ted Richards (Syd), Scott Thompson (NM)
HB: Beau Waters (WC), Michael Johnson (Frem), Heath Shaw (Coll)
C: Brent Stanton (Ess), Scott Thompson (Adel), Dane Swan (Coll)
HF: Steele Sidebottom (Coll), Lance Franklin (Haw), Lewis Jetta (Syd)
F: Stewart Crameri (Ess), Taylor Walker (Adel), Cyril Rioli (Haw).
Foll: Dean Cox (WC), Scott Pendlebury (Coll), Gary Ablett (GC)
Inter: Sam Jacobs (Adel), Patrick Dangerfield (Adel), Jobe Watson (Ess), Josh Kennedy (Syd)
The apologies list is long: Ryder, Griffen, the Selwood brothers, Deledio, the Hawks back in Birchall and Gibson who have missed footy, and Judd, among others.
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