CONTROVERSIAL ALL-AUS SQUAD SELECTION CALLS REVEALEDTaranto’s omission especially is set to fire up Tigers fans.
Luke Hodge and Andy Maher were two who suggested Taranto should have been given a run.
“The Tim Taranto one… halfway through the year I think (All-Australian selector Kane Cornes) said he wanted to see him kick more goals… he averaged almost one a game, had 140 odd clearances, averaged 29 touches a game, I thought it was a pretty consistent year,” Hodge said on SEN's Sportsday.
“He did so much well in a team that did struggle.”
Maher, speaking on SEN’s The Run Home, added: “Tim Taranto is going to be the hot potato here.
“If I had to take one out to put one in… I’m taking Stephen Coniglio out to put Taranto in.”
Coniglio, Patrick Cripps, Noah Anderson and Jai Newcombe were all selected above the first-year Richmond midfielder.
Taranto has averaged 28.8 disposals, 6.2 clearances, 6.7 tackles and 3.5 inside 50s to quickly become Richmond’s most important midfielder, as Dustin Martin spends more time in the forward line.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/08/28/controversial-all-aus-squad-selection-calls-revealed/
