Best Key Defenders of 2014

[Bailey01]

Who have been the best 5 key defenders of 2014 seeing as we are getting tom wards the pointy end of the season.

Mine are:
1. Daniel Talia
2. Harry Taylor
3. Cale Hooker
4. Jack Frost
5. Alipate Carlile/Scott Thompson
Keep in mind this is the best of 2014
I will do one for the mids and forwards as well.

 

[CLFC23]

Um where's Rance?

 

[Bailey01]

Um where's Rance?

Far from the best KPD, put your bias aside

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Lynden Dunn?

 

[Bailey01]

Lynden Dunn?

Been good but behind quite a few others, McDonald has been better from his team

 

[Deanos]

Far from the best KPD, put your bias aside

From Rance's 43 contests he has 18 wins at 43 per cent, compared to Tom Lonergan (32.5 per cent), Heath Grundy (41.5 per cent), Harry Taylor (34.2 per cent) and Eric Mackenzie (34.5 per cent).

WIN-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL IN ONE-ON-ONE CONTESTS

Alex Rance (Richmond) +25.6 per cent

Tom Lonergan (Geelong) +22.5 per cent

Heath Grundy (Sydney) +22 per cent

Harry Taylor (Geelong) +21.1 per cent

Eric Mackenzie (West Coast) +19 per cent

 

[CLFC23]

Far from the best KPD, put your bias aside

This article says otherwise
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...layer-in-the-afl/story-fni5f9jb-1226978113033

Of his 43 contests he has 18 wins at 43 per cent, beating a field of quality defenders including Tom Lonergan (32.5 per cent), Heath Grundy (41.5 per cent), Harry Taylor (34.2 per cent) and Eric Mackenzie (34.5 per cent). He has neutralised 18 of those 43 contests and lost just seven, also averages 18 possessions and he charges up the field.

He is one of the bests defenders in the AFL and there is a lot of people who will back me on that.

 

[Bailey01]

From Rance's 43 contests he has 18 wins at 43 per cent, beating a field of quality defenders including Tom Lonergan (32.5 per cent), Heath Grundy (41.5 per cent), Harry Taylor (34.2 per cent) and Eric Mackenzie (34.5 per cent).

WIN-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL IN ONE-ON-ONE CONTESTS

THE BEST

Alex Rance (Richmond) +25.6 per cent

Tom Lonergan (Geelong) +22.5 per cent

Heath Grundy (Sydney) +22 per cent

Harry Taylor (Geelong) +21.1 per cent

Eric Mackenzie (West Coast) +19 per cent

So what? How many goals has he conceded? Missing the first 6 rounds doesn't help his case at all.

 

[CLFC23]

So what? How many goals has he conceded? Missing the first 6 rounds doesn't help his case at all.

LOOK AT THOSE STATS. He regularly beats his opponents in a 1 on 1 contest. And the thing is if you are playing in a side where the ball is mostly in your backline then yeah, you are going to get goals kicked on you. Lance Franklin is the only player that has kicked 4+ on him but none of his goals came from a marking contest, and by some people Rance still won that contest. He also kept Nick and Hawkins to 1 and 0

 

[Bailey01]

LOOK AT THOSE STATS. He regularly beats his opponents in a 1 on 1 contest. And the thing is if you are playing in a side where the ball is mostly in your backline then yeah, you are going to get goals kicked on you. Lance Franklin is the only player that has kicked 4+ on him but none of his goals came from a marking contest, and by some people Rance still won that contest.

Alright I concede he has played well and I should've put him in the poll but has he been in the top 5 KPD this year?

 

[CLFC23]

Yes, he has taken his game to another level since last year, aswell as beating his opponents, he has gathered a lot of the ball to. Definitely in the top 5.

 

[Bailey01]

Yes, he has taken his game to another level since last year, aswell as beating his opponents, he has gathered a lot of the ball to. Definitely in the top 5.

In front of Taylor, Thompson, Talia, Mackenzie, Carlile, May?

 

[carnthedons]

Yes, he has taken his game to another level since last year, aswell as beating his opponents, he has gathered a lot of the ball to. Definitely in the top 5.

He's been ok.

Who out of Hooker, Talia, Taylor, Thompson, May, McKenzie & Carlile has he been better than? He has to be better than 3 of them to be top 5.

 

[carnthedons]

In front of Taylor, Thompson, Talia, Mackenzie, Carlile, May?

snap

 

[CLFC23]

He's be ok.

Who out of Hooker, Talia, Taylor, Thompson, May, McKenzie & Carlile has he been better than? He has to be better than 3 of them to be top 5.

Haven't seen Talia or Hooker this year so wouldn't know, Taylor and Thompson around the same as Rance, Better then May, Mckenzie and Carlisle.
He's only conceded 13 goals from his 9 games

 

[Engimal]

Haven't seen Talia or Hooker this year so wouldn't know, Taylor and Thompson around the same as Rance, Better then May, Mckenzie and Carlisle.
He's only conceded 13 goals from his 9 games

If you asked every AFL club who they'd take out of Scott Thompson and Alex Rance, it'd be Thompson for every club including Richmond.

 

[CLFC23]

If you asked every AFL club who they'd take out of Scott Thompson and Alex Rance, it'd be Thompson for every club including Richmond.

And why's that?

 

[Papa G]

Where's Troy Chaplin?

 

[Bailey01]

Where's Troy Chaplin?

Lol wut

 

[Engimal]

And why's that?

Because he is better.

 

[Engimal]

Lol wut

were iz jole tippet?

 

[Bailey01]

And why's that?

AA, B&F and you don't see stupid brain fade skill errors from Thompson

 

[Deanos]

Where's Troy Chaplin?

Because he is better.

We all know, why Troy 'Craplin' Chaplin isn't there.

 

[CLFC23]

AA, B&F and you don't see stupid brain fade skill errors from Thompson

I'm pretty sure bumping Barry Hall while he is tying his shoelace is the biggest brain fade in the history of brain fades

 

[Ambrosia]

Hooker, Talia and Mckenzie can all have cases made as to why they have been number 1 this year and I'd have Taylor as 4th and 5th could be a whole host of players.