Beer n Skittles
Norm Smith Medallist
- Jun 6, 2012
- 8,992
- 15,808
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He really came on in 2019, and cemented his reputation in 2020
SAC
72 v NY
69 Q3
LAC
91 v OKC
78 Q4
PHX
95 v DEN
91 Q4
TIWI
0 v WAR
0 PM
WUN
0 v PER
0 PM
ADE
0 v MVC
0 PM
CNS
0 v SYD
0 PM
MIN
98 v ATL
116 FT
TOR
101 v MIA
81 FT
SA
117 v DAL
122 FT
PHI
122 v BOS
110 FT
GS
104 v NY
119 FT
SYD
0 v CCM
2 FT
ADE
94 v NZB
91 FT
CHA
110 v CHI
123 FT
IND
120 v ORL
118 FT
UTH
129 v NO
118 FT
MIL
106 v LAL
113 FT
DET
102 v HOU
103 FT
CLE
125 v BRO
113 FT
Best Defender
- Thread starter S_Saed17
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It's irrelevant when one player kicks goals on one of the leagues best, but not relevant when another bloke does. Because...
LukeParkerno1
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Wouldn't take anyone over Nick Haynes personally, then the next lot is close
You can tell how good a back man is by how often the get coaches votes (as opposed to Brownlows etc). Can remember exactly how many times Weitering got them but it was regularly and he was often in the top few on the ground.
bungalow_bill
Norm Smith Medallist
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You forgot diving. Grimes loves to dive
and that is how he will be remembered, not as an AA one of the best defenders in the league, but as a diver and a scragger.
For the Dees, when I worked at the G, Melbourne played a lot on Sunday and it was usually quiet so we watched most games.
nineteen eighty
Norm Smith Medallist
Tall defender: Andrews. Grimes can also play tall (as well as short) and hence I'll have him top.
Medium defender: Vlaustin v Haynes. Haynes got the AA spot over Vlaustin this year and was well deserved. Having said that, I wouldn't choose another defender over Vlaustin. He gets my vote.
I'm also a big fan of Stewart's and Moore's (although his haircut is a joke).
p.s. yes I am biased.
Medium defender: Vlaustin v Haynes. Haynes got the AA spot over Vlaustin this year and was well deserved. Having said that, I wouldn't choose another defender over Vlaustin. He gets my vote.
I'm also a big fan of Stewart's and Moore's (although his haircut is a joke).
p.s. yes I am biased.
Partridge
Hall of Famer
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If your backline had Andrews, Grimes, Vlaustin, and Haynes....good luck to the opposition forwards.
La Dispute
La Dispute
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Imagine if the opposition forwards were Carey, Dunstall, Gary Ablett Snr, Gary Ablett Junior, Stephen Milne and Eddie Betts.
Not quite there yet, and at the risk of being accused of bias, I believe Tom Doedee is on his way to being in the top defenders in the comp.
Wacky Tiger
Parmy
Whilst i admit i dont watch a lot of Crows games his intercept work looks top shelf to me. As for shutting down an opponent im yet to really see it but yeah hes def one for the future. Just hope he can get those hammys sorted now
BoundbyKreuze
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- Feb 9, 2020
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This may come off a bit biased but Weitering and jones are 3000% better 1 on 1 than balta.
BoundbyKreuze
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He made lynch his b*tch - #lakeweitering
thedreamisreal
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Mmm, how's that working out for ya?
BoundbyKreuze
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That’s not the debate though is it. The fact Weitering isn’t even in this thread is a blight.
Brutalitops
Norm Smith Medallist
- Feb 6, 2016
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Not surprisingly you cherry pick one line of the post to make a smarmy comment rather than address the factual data.
Nice join date btw
Wacky Tiger
Parmy
Clearly each team is going to be happy with their respective players but yeah lets address the factual data.Not surprisingly you cherry pick one line of the post to make a smarmy comment rather than address the factual data.
Nice join date btw
Noah Balta is 2 years younger than Jacob Weitering and 8 years younger than Liam Jones.
So in 2 years time we can more fairly compare Balta with where Weitering is currently at.
None the less both are absolute beauties and both clubs would be thrilled to have them
Brutalitops
Norm Smith Medallist
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Is this thread qualified by aged? No. The thread title says "Best Defender" and poster BoundbyKreuze was responding to said "1v1: Balta". He isnt and he isnt close.
Hes had some of the fewest 1v1s and his success rate is middling to the rest of the pack. I rate Balta but he isnt in this conversation.
thedreamisreal
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My "1v1: Balta" reply was clearly as tongue in cheek as my join date, username, avatar, etc.Not surprisingly you cherry pick one line of the post to make a smarmy comment rather than address the factual data.
Nice join date btw
Pretty sad that I have to explain that but I'd expect nothing less from your mob.
Brutalitops
Norm Smith Medallist
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If you back-pedal any harder you're gonna fall off the bandwagon.
thedreamisreal
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Whatever helps you sleep at night.
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Given the year he had in 2020, Steven May seems a bit underrated, he was very dominant, constantly outmarked his opponents. But he Melbourne.
