Best Tagger

[SouthSwans]

Best tagger?

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Crowley. Don't think he was beaten last year, shut down all the comp's best players, won the BnF.

 

[Bardo State]

Kyle Cheney?

Since when is he a tagger?

 

[eth-dog]

Crowley. Don't think he was beaten last year, shut down all the comp's best players, won the BnF.

Agree, but J. Watson beat him in round 13

 

[Igloo]

Picken. Obviously biased, but even without it, Picken.

 

[theasian]

Crowley in 2012, but if you consider career wise, Cornes wins easily.

 

[Black Diamond]

Voted other. Sean Dempster or Scott Selwood, although neither played that role as often this year as last.

 

[BlueJet]

Sewell, if he was in this poll.
Carrazzo/Selwood in terms of being able to hurt the opposition by winning their own ball as well as doing the stopping role.
In terms of a purely defensive role: Crowley.

 

[Bardo State]

Sewell, if he was in this poll.
Carrazzo/Selwood in terms of being able to hurt the opposition by winning their own ball as well as doing the stopping role.
In terms of a purely defensive role: Crowley.

Sewell usually goes head to head with the opposition's best inside mid but doesn't tag as such

Shiels is Hawthorn's only real tagger this year, going to the mid with the most 'hurt factor' usually

 

[j0rdy1]

Crowley. Then Picken/Cornes/Raines. Don't rate any of the others that highly.

 

[d0gs]

Picken with a biased vote here. From what I saw Crowley is a great tagger. After that would be Clinton Jones.

 

[Schulzenfest]

OK, I get that Kane is past his best and all, but he's behind Patrick McGinnity? Kane's left nut is a better tagger than Patrick McGinnity.

 

[DangerSloane]

OK, I get that Kane is past his best and all, but he's behind Patrick McGinnity? Kane's left nut is a better tagger than Patrick McGinnity.

I think whoever chose McGinnity was having genuine lolz

 

[Tippett2Goal]

Not sure of ops choice for Tagger for Sydney either, Nick Smith is a small defender, Craig Bird has been the one given tagging roles.

 

[Hodge is God]

Jack Watts?

Isn't the bay.

 

[TheTigerEffect]

Carazzo and Crowley at the moment. In a few years, I can see Taylor Hunt becoming a real pain(if he isn't already) and shutting down the opposition's best.

 

[SouthSwans]

Not sure of ops choice for Tagger for Sydney either, Nick Smith is a small defender, Craig Bird has been the one given tagging roles.

Whilst he is small in height & spends most time of each game in the defensive half, he is most certainly a tagger.

 

[Hodge is God]

Whilst he is small in height & spends most time of each game in the defensive half, he is most certainly a tagger.

Why is Cheney the Hawks tagger?

 

[SouthSwans]

Why is Cheney the Hawks tagger?

Sewell's too good to be classed as a tagger.
Couldn't see a suitable replacement, went with Cheney... dunno why... maybe he looks like a tagger

 

[Tippett2Goal]

Whilst he is small in height & spends most time of each game in the defensive half, he is most certainly a tagger.

I don't think you understand the typical meaning of the word tagger
Nick Smith is a small defender, he plays on small forwards

Tagger is a label generally reserved for a midfielder whose primary goal is to negate the influence of his opponent. Craig Bird, and Rhys Shaw play that role for the swans or on occasion O'Keefe/Jack (although they usually just go head to head)

Sorry but this whole poll is useless unless you are actually naming alike players.

Nick Smith is arguable the best small defender in the league, but a tagger he is not.

Edit:

Equally, Scott Selwood should be named for the Eagles (he was in great form to start the year)
Haven't looked to see who else is incorrect.

 

[Hodge is God]

Sewell's too good to be classed as a tagger.
Couldn't see a suitable replacement, went with Cheney... dunno why... maybe he looks like a tagger

Well not to know is understandable, as even some Hawk fans have no idea who our tagger is. But it is Shiels

 

[SouthSwans]

Tagger is a label generally reserved for a midfielder whose primary goal is to negate the influence of his opponent.

Ie. Smith. Yes he does play on the Cyril/Milne/Betts/Ballantyne types, but against other teams that do not possess such dominant small forwards, he quite often takes a player that spends considerable time in the midfield, thus moving himself further up the ground and leaving the defensive role with Mattner.

Craig Bird and Rhys Shaw play that role for the swans or on occasion O'Keefe/Jack (although they usually just go head to head)

Bird is more-or-less a defensive forward, occasionally roleplaying mid, he's not really your typical tagger (I know he "tagged" Hodge in the GF)

Shaw is what I would call a small defender, with both defensive acts & rebounding skills as his primary responsibilities.

Each week Smith, whilst a good user of the footy, is primarily used (as you said) to negate an opposition player, and sacrifice almost all of his outside game to prevent his direct opponent from finding space & causing damage.

I would also say that Smith is the player who sacrifices the most of his game for the team's needs, which is why I had him there ahead of the lads you mentioned.
However, in games where he has played in the midfield he has shown the ability to sneak forward and pinpoint the leading targets inside 50 with his precise footskills, and while its not a regular occurance that he can exhibit these skills being a player who is regularly based in the defensive half, he could just as easily play a permanent role at half forward IMO.

But yeah tagger.

 

[Trent85]

Picken got to represent...
Crowley is very good also

 

[Zeno The Great]

Picken got to represent...
Crowley is very good also

Glad we have picken too, love him.

Crowley was very good this year, although he runs a fine line with crossing the rules (i guess most taggers do)

 

[Daz]

Would gladly have Crowley and Picken in the same team. Crowley to take the strong inside player, Picken to blanket the outside receiver.