Opinion Hardest campaigners on our list, ranked.

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If they are designated as (*cough*) "campaigners" I assumed you were talking about the meanest types. In which case Zaine and maybe Libba would have to be right up there.

However for genuine hardness I agree with your top 5 - plus Zaine and Libba.

I suspect you had a different sort of hardness in mind with your #6.
 

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If they are designated as (*cough*) "campaigners" I assumed you were talking about the meanest types. In which case Zaine and maybe Libba would have to be right up there.

However for genuine hardness I agree with your top 5 - plus Zaine and Libba.

I suspect you had a different sort of hardness in mind with your #6.

Hahahahha

No i genuinely think Mclean is one of our hardest players. So often he gets absolutely smashed in the contest, pulls himself up and goes again. That's the type of hardness I'm talking about; how much physical punishment they can receive and keep going. Which is why I didn't include Zaine or Libba. I know they can dish it out but I've never really seem them go back with the flight like Picken or Wood.
 

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No i genuinely think Mclean is one of our hardest players. So often he gets absolutely smashed in the contest, pulls himself up and goes again. That's the type of hardness I'm talking about; how much physical punishment they can receive and keep going. Which is why I didn't include Zaine or Libba. I know they can dish it out but I've never really seem them go back with the flight like Picken or Wood.

If this is your criteria the Jack Macrae is our hardest campaigner
 

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If this is your criteria the Jack Macrae is our hardest campaigner
Yea. You have to admire those players who delay the disposal, take the inevitable oncoming hit and pain, possible injury,... to make the most effective disposal for the team. Jack Macrae, Libba snr, Caleb Daniel, Moz, Picken, Clay, Johnno, .. pretty special.
 

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Let us bring a statistical element to the argument.

% Contested Possession Versus Uncontested Possession.

Top 5:
1- Tom Boyd 54.34 %
2- Aaron Naughton 50.00 %
3- Mitch Wallis 48.49 %
4- Tim English 43.62 %
5- Marcus Bontempelli 42.70 %

Bottom 5:
1- Fletcher Roberts 13.33 %
2- Shane Biggs 18.46 %
3- Matthew Suckling 19.84 %
4- Jack Redpath 21.05 %
5- Fergus Greene 21.28 %

Interestingly of all the players who took the field in 2018 only Tom Boyd had more
contested possessions than uncontested possessions, Aaron Naughton dead level.
Maybe these boys need to learn to spread a bit more along with Mitch Wallis or
maybe it is them playing their role.

Vote 1- Tom Boyd for hardest campaigner !! (Yon know it's true).
 
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Seems our mascot has upped the ante in the hardness stakes.
 

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