Midfielders
8 – Gary Ablett Jr. | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
8 – Patrick Dangerfield | 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
8 – Mark Ricciuto
| 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
6 - Chris Judd | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
6 - Joel Selwood | 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
6 - Scott Pendlebury
| 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
6 - Ben Cousins | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
5 - Dane Swan
| 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
5 - Scott West
| 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006
5 - Simon Goodwin
| 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009
4 - Dustin Martin | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
4 - Nigel Lappin | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
4 - Brent Harvey
| 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008
4 - Christian Petracca
| 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Made a companion thread on the best Key Defender of the 21st Century so here is the thread on the best midfielder of the 21st century.
To be selected on the list
Also didn't include Goodes, Pavlich and the Bont as they are both a bit too hard to define as pure "midfielders" since they both won AA's in other positions too.
So which player is the best midfielder of the 21st century?
8 – Gary Ablett Jr. | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
8 – Patrick Dangerfield | 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
8 – Mark Ricciuto
PLAYERCARDSTART
Mark Ricciuto
- Age
- 48
- Ht
- 184cm
- Wt
- 92kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 21.1
- 5star
- K
- 12.8
- 5star
- HB
- 8.3
- 5star
- M
- 4.4
- 4star
- T
- 1.7
- 4star
- G
- 0.9
- 4star
No current season stats available
- D
- 16.2
- 4star
- K
- 9.6
- 4star
- HB
- 6.6
- 4star
- M
- 2.8
- 3star
- T
- 2.0
- 4star
- G
- 0.2
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
6 - Chris Judd | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
6 - Joel Selwood | 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
6 - Scott Pendlebury
PLAYERCARDSTART
10
Scott Pendlebury
- Age
- 36
- Ht
- 191cm
- Wt
- 86kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 26.5
- 5star
- K
- 13.2
- 5star
- HB
- 13.3
- 5star
- M
- 4.1
- 4star
- T
- 4.9
- 5star
- CL
- 4.9
- 5star
- D
- 25.1
- 5star
- K
- 12.3
- 5star
- HB
- 12.9
- 5star
- M
- 3.4
- 3star
- T
- 2.3
- 3star
- CL
- 3.6
- 4star
- D
- 12.4
- 4star
- K
- 7.6
- 3star
- HB
- 4.8
- 4star
- M
- 5.8
- 5star
- T
- 2.6
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
6 - Ben Cousins | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
5 - Dane Swan
PLAYERCARDSTART
Dane Swan
- Age
- 40
- Ht
- 185cm
- Wt
- 93kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 26.9
- 5star
- K
- 16.4
- 5star
- HB
- 10.4
- 5star
- M
- 5.9
- 5star
- T
- 3.1
- 5star
- CL
- 5.4
- 5star
No current season stats available
- D
- 12.0
- 3star
- K
- 7.0
- 3star
- HB
- 5.0
- 4star
- M
- 3.0
- 3star
- T
- 1.0
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
5 - Scott West
PLAYERCARDSTART
Scott West
- Age
- 49
- Ht
- 178cm
- Wt
- 83kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 25.4
- 5star
- K
- 12.7
- 5star
- HB
- 12.6
- 5star
- M
- 3.3
- 3star
- T
- 2.6
- 4star
No current season stats available
- D
- 12.0
- 3star
- K
- 6.6
- 3star
- HB
- 5.4
- 4star
- M
- 1.4
- 2star
- T
- 1.0
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
5 - Simon Goodwin
PLAYERCARDSTART
Simon Goodwin
- Age
- 47
- Ht
- 185cm
- Wt
- 86kg
- Pos.
- Def
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 20.9
- 5star
- K
- 12.1
- 4star
- HB
- 8.8
- 5star
- M
- 4.0
- 4star
- T
- 2.5
- 4star
No current season stats available
- D
- 9.4
- 3star
- K
- 7.2
- 3star
- HB
- 2.2
- 2star
- M
- 3.0
- 3star
- T
- 2.2
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
4 - Dustin Martin | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
4 - Nigel Lappin | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
4 - Brent Harvey
PLAYERCARDSTART
Brent Harvey
- Age
- 45
- Ht
- 167cm
- Wt
- 75kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 21.3
- 5star
- K
- 13.2
- 5star
- HB
- 8.2
- 5star
- M
- 3.9
- 4star
- T
- 2.1
- 4star
- G
- 1.2
- 4star
No current season stats available
- D
- 6.0
- 2star
- K
- 3.0
- 1star
- HB
- 3.0
- 3star
- M
- 1.2
- 2star
- T
- 0.6
- 3star
- G
- 0.6
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
4 - Christian Petracca
PLAYERCARDSTART
5
Christian Petracca
- Age
- 28
- Ht
- 187cm
- Wt
- 94kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 19.4
- 5star
- K
- 9.5
- 4star
- HB
- 9.8
- 5star
- M
- 3.5
- 4star
- T
- 3.0
- 5star
- CL
- 2.5
- 4star
- D
- 24.4
- 5star
- K
- 10.4
- 4star
- HB
- 14.0
- 5star
- M
- 3.5
- 3star
- T
- 3.6
- 4star
- CL
- 3.4
- 4star
- D
- 19.0
- 5star
- K
- 7.8
- 3star
- HB
- 11.2
- 5star
- M
- 3.0
- 3star
- T
- 3.8
- 5star
- CL
- 2.0
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
Made a companion thread on the best Key Defender of the 21st Century so here is the thread on the best midfielder of the 21st century.
To be selected on the list
- Must have 4 All Australians or more
- Must have had majority of those All Australians within the 21st century. So Someone like Scott WestPLAYERCARDSTARTScott West
- Age
- 49
- Ht
- 178cm
- Wt
- 83kg
- Pos.
- Mid
CareerSeasonLast 5- D
- 25.4
- 5star
- K
- 12.7
- 5star
- HB
- 12.6
- 5star
- M
- 3.3
- 3star
- T
- 2.6
- 4star
No current season stats available
- D
- 12.0
- 3star
- K
- 6.6
- 3star
- HB
- 5.4
- 4star
- M
- 1.4
- 2star
- T
- 1.0
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
Also didn't include Goodes, Pavlich and the Bont as they are both a bit too hard to define as pure "midfielders" since they both won AA's in other positions too.
So which player is the best midfielder of the 21st century?
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