Short memories.
In 2015 when playing midfield, he was 6th in the league for contested ball and top 30 for total disposals.
At Port:
He was number one for contested ball with 300. Second best was Boak on 250.
He was number one for total disposals
He was number three for goals kicked with 25
A lot has happened since then.
And how does that mean he was an Elite midfielder? Realistically he was top 6 in the AFL for what, one category? According to you.
His club rank doesn't mean much .I'm guessing Seb Ross or Jack Steven lead the Saints for a bunch of stats, that doesn't make them elite.
Jarrod Lyons probably led Gold Coast in every category last year, and they gave that campaigner the boot.
My point being, in lamens terms he's a better forward for Port than he is a mid.