Who are the top 10 midfielders in the league?

[Scray89]

Dustin Martin is not #1 anymore. Aside from the first two rounds, he has not performed anything like a top 10 player should, let alone #1.

 

[Yoda_]

Jack Macrae is the best midfielder in the competition right now. Petracca is second.

Treloar?


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[Yoda_]

In no particular order

Treloar
MaCrae
Dunkley
Merrett
Guthrie
Walsh
Steele
Lyons
Bont(mid or fwd??)
Duncan


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[Bald]

Treloar?


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In my opinion Bont, Treloar, Dunkley, Libba and Macrae are all top 20 mids. Most are top 10.

 

[RAPPA]

Carlton fans:

CriPps aND waLsH top 10

And Essendon fans? I’ll give you a hint: crickets.

 

[Yoda_]

And Essendon fans? I’ll give you a hint: crickets.

He wasn’t talking about Essendonmate

Try again


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[RAPPA]

He wasn’t talking about Essendonmate

Try again


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he’s a troll, champ; who supports Essendon but for whatever reason has removed the fact that he supports essendon from his profile. Has a proven track record of just posting garbage references to Carlton in threads.

 

[Lach72]

I’d say another 10 coaches votes for David Mundy

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David Mundy

Age

39

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.1

5star

K

11.2

4star

HB

11.8

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

4.3

5star

CL

5.1

5star

D

15.7

4star

K

6.7

3star

HB

9.0

4star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.7

4star

CL

3.7

5star

D

27.8

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

12.4

5star

M

5.8

5star

T

6.2

5star

CL

7.2

5star

. Lazy 30 and 3.

if your basing it on output and not reputation Mundy is in the ten currently



“In Fremantle’s four wins so far this season, Mundy has averaged 29.5 disposals, 13.5 contested possessions, 10.3 score involvements, 6.3 inside 50s, 6.8 clearances, 452m gained and 133 ranking points.”

 

[Xhoquelin]

Not saying anyone is wrong but how is Dunks better than Oliver? Genuinely curious; has to be defensive workrate right?

I assume that's the same reasoning for most of these names I'm seeing; I'll take Libba and Cripps(when on song) and I'm sure a few others I'm missing as comparable clearance operators to Clarry.

Would also have Trac in the top 10 probably just based on some of those names I seen but again if defensive workrate is the reason, that makes sense. Our two guys do not run very hard defensively

 

[Xhoquelin]

I’d say another 10 coaches votes for David Mundy. Lazy 30 and 3.

if your basing it on output and not reputation Mundy is in the ten currently

It should not be humanly possible to be that good at 35 but sign-me-****ing-up for more players getting to play the game for longer.

Lebron who?

Mundy must be spending Lebron-esque money on cryotherapy tho surely or something...does he not train during the week maybe?

 

[Lach72]

It should not be humanly possible to be that good at 35 but sign-me-*******-up for more players getting to play the game for longer.

Lebron who?

Mundy must be spending Lebron-esque money on cryotherapy tho surely or something...does he not train during the week maybe?

nope he trains every day

check out his goal in the second quarter and just marvel at it.
35 years old and doing that shit

the best thing is he’s enjoying himself so much that he’s certain to go around again next year.

 

[Golden_6]

Not saying anyone is wrong but how is Dunks better than Oliver? Genuinely curious; has to be defensive workrate right?

I assume that's the same reasoning for most of these names I'm seeing; I'll take Libba and Cripps(when on song) and I'm sure a few others I'm missing as comparable clearance operators to Clarry.

Would also have Trac in the top 10 probably just based on some of those names I seen but again if defensive workrate is the reason, that makes sense. Our two guys do not run very hard defensively

I’d say so. Dunkley’s defensive work rate could be the best in the comp as a mid, it’s going to leave a massive hole with him out. Other than that, they’re probably on the same level.

 

[Xhoquelin]

I’d say so. Dunkley’s defensive work rate could be the best in the comp as a mid, it’s going to leave a massive hole with him out. Other than that, they’re probably on the same level.

Dunkley one I'm very ok with since he is a clearance beast too but how do you weight clearance ability vs defensive workrate? I'm fine with leaving bad defenders out of these kind of lists, I don't think Westbrook or Trae Young are top 30 NBA players because of their defense, but is there a specific way you do this or is it just eye test? Basketball's a lot easier to quantify in your head because a blown rotation will lead to a layup or a wide open 3, lot clearer causality between mistakes and scores.

Would say other than defense Trac has Dunks covered too personally

 

[Bald]

Dunkley one I'm very ok with since he is a clearance beast too but how do you weight clearance ability vs defensive workrate? I'm fine with leaving bad defenders out of these kind of lists, I don't think Westbrook or Trae Young are top 30 NBA players because of their defense, but is there a specific way you do this or is it just eye test? Basketball's a lot easier to quantify in your head because a blown rotation will lead to a layup or a wide open 3, lot clearer causality between mistakes and scores.

Would say other than defense Trac has Dunks covered too personally

I wouldn't have thought many would dispute this. I certainly don't think Dunkley is better than Petracca.

 

[Xhoquelin]

I wouldn't have thought many would dispute this. I certainly don't think Dunkley is better than Petracca.

Yeah but defense does matter and Trac is pretty bad at it though there might be positive signs regarding it, seemed pretty solid last night.

 

[The_Eagles]

It should not be humanly possible to be that good at 35 but sign-me-*******-up for more players getting to play the game for longer.

Lebron who?

Mundy must be spending Lebron-esque money on cryotherapy tho surely or something...does he not train during the week maybe?

Superstar athletes primes have been pushed out by sports science (supplements and drugs) and injury management
Messi and Ronaldo mid 30s, Nadal and Djokovic (Fed 40), Brady in his 40s, LeBron

Fyfe was scoffed at for saying he wants to play til 37 at a star level, but I think it will happen especially watching Mundy absolutely cream it (Brownlow and Dockers surging into the top 4 at this rate)

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

Macrae, Petracca and Mundy would be the starting midfielders in my AA team. I reckon they’re a pretty clear top 3 going off this season.

 

[M Malice]

Hugh McCluggage

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Hugh Mccluggage

Age

26

Ht

187cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.3

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

7.9

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

D

19.0

4star

K

12.0

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

2.0

4star

D

13.2

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

CL

0.6

3star

is closing rapidly, will soon be a top 10 midfielder in the competition if not later this year in 2022.

 

[freddy mercury]

And Essendon fans? I’ll give you a hint: crickets.

Okay, not sure what they have to do with me?

 

[RAPPA]

Okay, not sure what they have to do with me?

just because you now hide the fact you’re an essendon supporter doesn’t erase the memory of others. Jog on.

 

[Andronicus]

Parish with some claims on current form.

 

[Lynchy04]

Dustin Martin is not #1 anymore. Aside from the first two rounds, he has not performed anything like a top 10 player should, let alone #1.

Aside from one of the best individual years in history of 2017, Dusty has proven time after time he paces himself throughout the season , has a few bad games which every player does then when finals hits does his best work.

Easily the best player in the comp then daylight, best pure midfielder no not really because if you watch our games he starts in the guts but plays forward of centre with a player like Graham , Bolton, Lambert , Castagna who start at half forward and run up and basically become a midfielder around the ground. Still classified as a midfielder and clear number 1. Until someone like the Bont or Trac step up and regulary perform in big games/finals he is 1.

 

[B4Bear]

I’d say another 10 coaches votes for David Mundy. Lazy 30 and 3.

if your basing it on output and not reputation Mundy is in the ten currently



“In Fremantle’s four wins so far this season, Mundy has averaged 29.5 disposals, 13.5 contested possessions, 10.3 score involvements, 6.3 inside 50s, 6.8 clearances, 452m gained and 133 ranking points.”

How does that compare to their losses though? If he has gone missing in them, then that doesn't bode well for him, does it?

Easy to look good when you are winning.

 

[Lach72]

How does that compare to their losses though? If he has gone missing in them, then that doesn't bode well for him, does it?

Easy to look good when you are winning.

he’s been pretty good across the year

 

[master bate]

Superstar athletes primes have been pushed out by sports science (supplements and drugs) and injury management
Messi and Ronaldo mid 30s, Nadal and Djokovic (Fed 40), Brady in his 40s, LeBron

Fyfe was scoffed at for saying he wants to play til 37 at a star level, but I think it will happen especially watching Mundy absolutely cream it (Brownlow and Dockers surging into the top 4 at this rate)

I'm not sure Fyfe will age as well as Mundy has. Mundy is the footy equivalent of a big Rolls Royce. He just cruises along effortlessly. Very balanced and skilled and picks his moments for contests.

To me he's similar in style to players like Burgoyne, Boomer Harvey and even Fletcher who have been able to keep going for such a long time.

In theory Fyfe could prolong his career much further in a forward role but he'll still be reliant on his explosive violent style of play that is a higher injury risk and creates more wear and tear.