AFL Hall Of Fame Tribute Match - Here is My Starting Line Up
Well I don’t care what anyone else thinks about this game, as a football supporter I think this game will be a brilliant spectacle!
What is better than seeing the best of the best running out on the same ground and playing against each other. It is a mouth watering proposition, with match ups that you are not likely to see ever again. Jonathon Brown, Chris Judd, Jimmy Bartel, Garry Ablett in one jumper and Buddy Franklin, Andrew McLeod, Matthew Pavlich, Simon Goodwin, Chad Cornes in the other jumper, I can’t wait. There have certainly been some knockers of this game like Graham Cornes, but nevertheless I am sure the players will be keen for this one.
The Squads for both Teams have been announced with 40 players for both the Victorian side and the Dream Team sides. Mark Thompson will coach the Big V and Mark Williams the Dream Team side. Ticketing information for the game can be found here.
Now that the squads have been announced I thought I would put my coaches hat on and I have been at the selection table to select my starting line ups for both teams, Here they are. Feel free to comment on the sides and even put in your starting line ups.
Victoria:
B: Darren Milburn (Geel), Matthew Scarlett (Geel), Campbell Brown (Haw)
HB: Jason Gram (St K), Dustin Fletcher (Ess), Heath Shaw (Coll)
C: Adam Goodes (Syd), Jimmy Bartel (Geel), Cameron Ling (Geel)
HF: Steve Johnson (Geel), Jonathan Brown (Bris) (Capt.), Ryan O’Keefe (Syd)
F: Luke Hodge (Haw), Brendan Fevola (Carl), Daniel Bradshaw (Bris)
FOLL: David Hille (Ess), Chris Judd (Carl), Gary Ablett Jnr (Geel)
I/C: Paul Chapman (Geel), Brent Harvey (Nth Melb), Sam Mitchell (Haw) Nathan Foley (Rich), Luke Power (Bris), Matthew Lloyd (Ess), Jeff White (Melb)
Emergencies: Brad Johnson (WB) Travis Cloke (Coll), Nick Dal Santo (St K), Josh Fraser (Coll), , Kane Johnson (Rich), James Kelly (Geel), Nigel Lappin (Bris), Brent Stanton (Ess), Dale Morris (WB), David Wirrpanda (WCE), Leigh Montagna (St K), Adam Simpson (Nth Melb), Dale Thomas (Coll), Dane Swan (Coll), Robert Murphy (WB)
DREAM TEAM
B: Graham Johncock (Adel), Ben Rutten (Adel), Tom Harley (Geel)
HB: Peter Burgoyne (Port), Craig Bolton (Syd), Joel Corey (Geel)
C: Andrew McLeod (Adel), Simon Black (Bris), Adam Cooney (WB)
HF: Simon Goodwin (Adel), Nick Riewoldt (St K), Matthew Richardson (Rich)
F: Matthew Pavlich (Fre), Lance Franklin (Haw), Alan Didak (Coll)
FOLL: Dean Cox (WCE), Chad Cornes (Port), Daniel Kerr (WCE)
I/C: Brett Kirk (Syd), Shaun Burgoyne (Port), Jamie Charman (Bris), Nathan Bock (Adel), , Leon Davis (Coll), Lenny Hayes (St K), Kane Cornes (Port)
Emergencies: Brett Burton (Adelaide), Tyson Edwards (Adel), Corey Enright (Geel), Darren Glass (WCE), Adam Hunter (WCE), Tadhg Kennelly (Syd), Justin Koschitzke (St K), Tarkyn Lockyer (Coll), Cameron Mooney (Geel), Mathew Stokes (Geel), Chance Bateman (Haw), Alwyn Davey (Ess), Matthew Leuenberger (Bris), Luke McPharlin (Frem), Ryan Griffen (WB)
Well there we have it after a hard night at the selection table this is what I have come up with. Now these squads are not final so they can be altered between now and then to allow for form and fitness, with more players added or dropped
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Few suggestions:
* Drop Mathew Lloyd for Vics, too many forwards already
* Bring in Dane Swan for Vics, you will need a stopper to tame an All Star
* Drop Nathan Bock - too many talls again
* Bring in either Alwyn Davey or Ryan Griffen for some extra spead
Where the hell is Brad Sewell? How did he miss the Squad? And on the Squad, how did Leuenberger get in with one good game ahead of Simon Taylor (yes Hawks Bias!)?
Molly
@Kick2Kick Lloyd could possibly go and I think Griffen before Davey. @Molly Leuenberger can’t play surely?
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ummmmmm,i believe that kane cornes and shaun burgoyne should both be starting. Not sure what was going through that guys head when he picked his teams. Sorry buddy. Bring in the speedseter for both teams. Bring in the davey’s and the lovetts. We need fast and exciting football.
Kane cornes should be on the field he is the best play in the comp
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I dont understand how you could leave dane swan our of the line up, he is one of the inform midfeilders going round in the comp. this year. And why did they name Leuenberger, there are so many better ruckman out there. Leuenberger has only had one decent game. Daniel Kerr is a Legend!
Gotta pick alwyn davey and dale thomas, bring a bit of youth into it, there fast, clever and brilliant. they bring a new angle into the game.
Adam Goodes should be skipper instead of J. Brown
You need to have brad johnson starting,
darren glass is an all australian and you put ben rutten in instead of him……
mate ur team looks pretty good so far but mabie put tredre in there…
whos the captain for the dreamteam
ohh, victoria team will win for sure.
i think it has been chosen well, also maybe too many players from Adelaide in the dream team.
how could you not fit brendon lade in the dream team he has bin all australian the past two years. dean cox is still number 1 but at least on the interchange. and adam goodes is from victoria.
scott west should be playing
NO DOGGIES
shocking selectors i supose
justlike the umpires
the starting line-up for anybody should be
B:Brian Lake(WB)Dustin Fletcher(ESS) Ben Rutten(ADEL)
HB: Lindsay Gilbee(WB) Darren Glass(WCE) Trent Croad(HAW)
C:Adam Goodes(SYD) Scott West(WB)Gary Ablett
HF:Brad Johnson(WB)Mathew Pavlich(FRE) Scott Welsh(WB
F:Nick Reiwoldt(STK) Jonathon Brown(BRIS) Daniel Bradshaw(BRIS)
FOLL: Dean Cox(WCE) Kane Cornes(PORT) Daniel Cross(WB)
I/C: Aaron Sandilands(FRE) Sam Mitchell(HAW) Brendan Fevola(CARL) Michael O’loughlan(SYD) Andrew Mcleod(ADEL) Anthony Rocca(COLL) Jimmy Bartel
b.lake is a fake
what about juddy
bartel insted of cross come on brownlow
Leon Davis suks
BREDAN FEVOLA WILL BAG 8 GOALS WATCH !
go vics
BUDDY WILL GET 8 GOALS U WAIT AND SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!