David King reveals his Round 1 All-Australian team
Carlton player Jacob Weitering put himself in the All-Australian conversation for the first time. Plus, there was a surprise selection at full-forward in David King’s All-Australian team for Round 1.
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It’s only one round, but it’s the first time I ever would have had Jacob Weitering in an All-Australian discussion.
What the Carlton full-back did in holding Richmond’s Tom Lynch to no marks and no goals last Thursday night was simply awesome.
Lynch is a top-three forward in the competition — if not the best — and was coming off a 63-goal season.
Weitering wore him like a glove.
Harry Perryman has arrived as a player after his 20 disposals and four goals for Greater Western Sydney.
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I look at what Hugh McCluggage was able to do for Brisbane Lions on a wing last year and wonder if Perryman can do that this season.
Considering he had a limited pre-season, Mitch Duncan’s 21 disposals and three goals for Geelong was one of the best performances of Round 1.
There’s only one tall in the forward line, but the way Sydney’s Isaac Heeney played full-forward against Adelaide made him the pick of the key targets.
North Melbourne’s Ben Cunnington gets in on a half of football — his second-half against St Kilda was so big it determined the result.
Originally published as David King reveals his Round 1 All-Australian team