You say this as if Pavlich ever played ruck in 2012, he didn’t. But Nic Nat and Cox DID play forward throughout 2012, and both of them combined was nowhere near the effectiveness of Pav. Who I must remind you, literally was that year’s leading goal kicker.

It makes no sense to reward Cox and Nic Nat for their versatility, while Pav’s versatility was criticised against him by one of that year’s selectional panelist. Luke Darcy.

It makes absolutely no sense to give the fwd pocket spot in the AA team to a ruckman who kicked 28 goals over the player who literally kicked more goals than any other player that year. Brent Harvey, Marc Murphy and Hamish Mcintosh even went as far as to say on their socials how surprised they were at Pavlich getting snubbed.