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I think the final kick is counted in that stat though eg the score itself
Not discrediting JHF by any means but is a very long bow to state he's the best attacking midfielder in a decade because of a percentage of possessions that result in a score when a significant number of those possessions would be while he's actually playing as a forward.
Depending on the way the game is going he also starts as a centre mid then goes straight forward immediately after that clearance a lot of the time. So the fact he was at a centre bounce puts him in the midfielder category but really he's a hybrid - and a very very good one at that.
I'm arguing against categorising him solely and only as a mid, not that he isn't amazing.
I mean yes but at the same time there have been plenty of out and out superstars who have played a similar role at various times throughout the past decade and not achieved those numbers - Patrick Dangerfield, Dustin Martin, Christian Petracca, etc. The impact he has on games is at times astounding.