Which current player has the best football IQ?

[blueiris]

Justin Clarke. But you obviously meant with the Football so I'd say Hodge

 

[Slax]

Gray matters can you please edit the poll and include Fletcher realise that there has been 54 votes already, but willing to manually calculate future votes and work out percentage

 

[Gray matters]

Gray matters can you please edit the poll and include Fletcher realise that there has been 54 votes already, but willing to manually calculate future votes and work out percentage

done

 

[Gray matters]

Wondered wtf Wingard was doing in this company.

Saw the OP's team and got my answer.[/QUOTE
Often one step ahead of his opponents which is a major reason he is a moving highlight reel, does some ridiculous things because he reads the game so well and has great awareness about whats around him. Not only kicks goals but also has great creativity by hand and foot that create opportunities for his team mates

 

[Sprout]

Often one step ahead of his opponents which is a major reason he is a moving highlight reel, does some ridiculous things because he reads the game so well and has great awareness about whats around him. Not only kicks goals but also has great creativity by hand and foot that create opportunities for his team mates

Yet he still has zero votes. Weird.

 

[MightyDons4]

Surprised that Gray doesn't have more votes

 

[schmuttt]

Steve Johnson?????

 

[Sultan]

Josh Gibson, Easton Wood, Garrick Ibbotson and Dustin Fletcher. Guys who read the play well, intercept mark, leave their man to spoil and also act as a linking player.

 

[Schraderbrau]

It's a disgrace that Shaun Burygoyne hasn't been mentioned until now.

From the Pies, Sidebottom, Pendlebury and Varcoe all make terrific decisions under the pump.

 

[TwentyNine]

I would've thought it was pretty obviously Michael Firrito.

 

[headache1]

I'd go with Pendlebury. His ability to work through a situation that he has no business getting through, and making it look very easy, is ridiculous. He doesn't do it with brute strength, or breakneck speed, it's through an acute sense of what is unfolding around him, and seemingly knowing what the people around him are going to do before they do it.

Mitchell up there too.

 

[Footy Smarts]

From geelong I'd have Enright ahead of Bartel.

 

[yyou]

K Simpson
S Sidebottom
D Heppell
C Mayne
M Pavlich
A Mackie
L Hodge
S Mitchell
J Lewis
D Cross
C Wingard (can't stand him, but gotta give credit)
T Chaplin
j Kennedy
R Murphy

 

[Gray matters]

I think a players ability to play loose man in defence is grossly overrated and doesn't require great football IQ, most of the time it is a lot harder to read the play forward of the ball

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Mitchell and Steve Johnson. A big asset for them both is the ability to execute naturally on either side of the body.

Johnson more mercurial and stuffs things up at times but I just laugh sometimes and think, 'how the hell did he see that?' He'll take more risks and improvise a lot more too. The Mark Waugh of AFL.

Mitchell not as flashy but very effective.

 

[Silvagnis]

The over the shoulder handball to Murphy at 2.13 on his wrong side is Diesel-esque.

 

[Lethality]

I put Hodge due to his ability to play anywhere and know when to do it. Dane Swan is my non-Hawthorn vote, he displays his football IQ every week just by getting so much of the ball, and remains the highest possession average in the history of the game.

 

[richoatthedisco]

Jack Riewoldt.

 

[krisholio14]

I put Hodge due to his ability to play anywhere and know when to do it. Dane Swan is my non-Hawthorn vote, he displays his football IQ every week just by getting so much of the ball, and remains the highest possession average in the history of the game.

Yeah I went Hodge too. Doesn't matter where he's playing, he knows what to do and rarely ballses it up.

 

[blaisee]

Jack Riewoldt.

This thread need Jack Riewoldt as an option

Smartest player in the league, split second decisions are always spot on

 

[Gosha]

Steve Johnson?????

Smartest and the dumbest. Goes with the banana kick when he's directly in front of goal and has no awareness when running into an open goal.

 

[Zgope1]

i went with Wingard. guy just nails everything he does

 

[Ambrosia]

Boomer Harvey deserves a mention. There haven't been many pure outside players with his consistency and then you consider he's one of the best kicks to advantage in the league.

 

[Gray matters]

Boomer Harvey deserves a mention. There haven't been many pure outside players with his consistency and then you consider he's one of the best kicks to advantage in the league.

I remember kane cornes saying he was his hardest player to tag. Mentioned that it wasn't just because he was fast, but that he had great footy smarts

 

[Ambrosia]

I remember kane cornes saying he was his hardest player to tag. Mentioned that it wasn't just because he was fast, but that he had great footy smarts

I've heard Kornes say player x is the hardest to tag about a few players so not sure that statement means much