Tom Stewart or Corey Enright

[Schmiddy73]

Been a debate at work, be interesting to what the wider footy community think

 

[Cyclops]

Enright was quieter and less forceful, but almost flawless. I don't mean perfect but he so rarely made errors.

Stewart is a fine defender. It's not a silly comparison, but I think Enright wins.

 

[ShadowCat]

Love Stew and all he's accomplished, but, he ain't touching Enright. Still got a few years left, but I think we've seen his peak - given Zach Guthrie

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Zach Guthrie

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has pretty much taken over his role, and is performing it to aplomb. Enright was winning AA's in his final season at 34 years old.

Enright -

6 x AA
3 x Premierships
2 x B+F (both in Premiership years)

Stewart -

5 x AA
1 x Premiership
2 x B+F (neither in his Premiership year)

Pretty crazy either way to think that the seamless handover from 44 to 44, has netted a total of 4 flags, 11 AA's and 4 B+F's - could be our most successful number ever.

 

[My Tilly]

Boris was supreme and so assured in the clutch.
Stewart has the superior aerial game.

 

[bradfisher14]

Stewart is one of my favourites, but Enright easily

 

[Jugada]

Love Stew and all he's accomplished, but, he ain't touching Enright. Still got a few years left, but I think we've seen his peak - given Zach Guthrie has pretty much taken over his role, and is performing it to aplomb. Enright was winning AA's in his final season at 34 years old.

Enright -

6 x AA
3 x Premierships
2 x B+F (both in Premiership years)

Stewart -

5 x AA
1 x Premiership
2 x B+F (neither in his Premiership year)

Pretty crazy either way to think that the seamless handover from 44 to 44, has netted a total of 4 flags, 11 AA's and 4 B+F's - could be our most successful number ever.

Going on those stats alone it is very hard not to give Stewart the edge given he has achieved pretty much the same in half the time

 

[ShadowCat]

Going on those stats alone it is very hard not to give Stewart the edge given he has achieved pretty much the same in half the time

Mmmm disagree. I place an extremely high weighting on winning in successful/Premiership years. For Enright to win twice, is pretty amazing. Means he was the most successful player in the most successful side for the year, multiple times.

Stewart won his B+F's in two of our worst years - 2021 and 2023. Brings down the weighting a bit for mine.

 

[Glassjaw]

Stewy is mad but Enright HBF GOAT.

 

[juss]

Enright. He probably wasn't as flashy as Stewart or as noticeable, and a bit more of a quiet achiever, but he was just a pencilled in elite player on the team list for a long time.

It's also hard to fault Stewart, but if you have to make a call between two greats, I'd lean Enright. He was a huge part of that Cats era which is probably the best team they've produced across a 3-5 year period.

 

[RonnieRaven]

Enright easily
along with Ben hart

Ben Hart

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14.0

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0.8

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best medium defenders of the afl era.
Agility,Reach and very skilful

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Enright.

When Stewart has a bad game, he's shocking and a petulant sook.

As good as he's been, I've never warmed to him

 

[Aura]

Enright easily
along with Ben hart best medium defenders of the afl era.
Agility,Reach and very skilful

Was there someone between Bruce Doull and Ben Hart? There’s a gap between their careers.

Sadly think the end is coming fast for Tom Stewart, but there was a 6 year period where he held their mantle.

 

[PerfectFooty]

I feel like Enright was the better player, although Stewart is a great interceptor. Enright's skills succeed and flourish because he was so well supported in that backline, that's not suggesting the cats have a bad backline now. To put it more simply

Stewart now is the centrepiece, Enright then was the polish at the end

 

[Partridge]

Enright. He probably wasn't as flashy as Stewart or as noticeable, and a bit more of a quiet achiever, but he was just a pencilled in elite player on the team list for a long time.

It's also hard to fault Stewart, but if you have to make a call between two greats, I'd lean Enright. He was a huge part of that Cats era which is probably the best team they've produced across a 3-5 year period.

Enright could also actually defend. Stewart is like a lot of modern 'defenders' - tremendous at providing drive off half back, has shown to get the fumbles at ground level under pressure. As an actual one on one defender Enright is miles ahead.

Enright by a long way.

 

[blaisee]

Been a debate at work, be interesting to what the wider footy community think

where is the Nick Vlaustin option please ?

 

[Daka]

With the way the game is played today Stewart is far more valuable to a team that's just my opinion, but if you compare careers Enright wins hands down he has 3x flags v 1.

 

[uranium_death]

Enright. Super-consistent, reliable, and achieved quietly.
Enright could also move into the midfield and kick the occasional goal.

Tom Stewart is great, but I actually don't think many rate alongside many of the class of the 1999 and 2001 draft.

 

[Seeds]

Enright never dominated games like stewart does. People forget this.

Stewart far more brownlow votes, coaches votes and all australians per game played.

On top. Enright was lucky to get a couple of his all australians. Had to sneak in on the bench. Stewart was always starting team and was near first defender picked in all but 1 of the them.

Its not even close. Stewart easily.

 

[Seeds]

With the way the game is played today Stewart is far more valuable to a team that's just my opinion, but if you compare careers Enright wins hands down he has 3x flags v 1.

Sold me. Andrew mackie better then gary ablett snr. 3 flags to zero.

 

[Seeds]

Enright easily
along with Ben hart best medium defenders of the afl era.
Agility,Reach and very skilful

You aint serious with ben hart? He wasnt even the best flanker in his own side. Nigel smart a better footballer. As was andrew mccleod. As was simon goodwin.

Best half back flankers ive seen are stewart, enright, mcleod. Mckay, archer, worsfold, hodge.

Likes of brendan goddard and nathan buckley would make it if they played enough games there.

 

[Jugada]

Current players always get taxed very heavily in these debates. Nothing makes a player grow an extra ratings point than time unseen. I would imagine if this poll was done again in 12 years Stewart would come out a lot better

 

[RonnieRaven]

You aint serious with ben hart? He wasnt even the best flanker in his own side. Nigel smart a better footballer. As was andrew mccleod. As was simon goodwin.

Best half back flankers ive seen are stewart, enright, mcleod. Mckay, archer, worsfold.

Likes of brendan goddard and nathan buckley would make it if they played enough games there.

I didn’t say he was a flanker I said medium size defender.
Ben hart was AA back pocket in his first 2 years of football as an 18,19 yr old.
(92,93)
He won two flags as back pocket in
(97,98)
He then got another 2 AA in back pocket along with BNFs in
(99,02)
Enright (187cm) Hart (188cm)
Could play tall, small, attack and defend.
Both amazing defenders
(300+ games)
like I said the best medium defenders I have seen with my eyes in the AFL era

 

[Barnzy]

Stewart has the better peak, Enright for longevity.

If I want to drop one into my side at their best it's Stewart though. He was the best defender in the comp or close to for a number of years. That is not a level Enright go to and he ripped the heart out of so many teams by intercepting the ball over and over.

If Stewart into the league at a younger age the longevity argument wouldn't exist and it's not close.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

87% to 13% is closer that I expected, or it should be.
But still leaves no doubt who the clear answer is here.

 

[Seeds]

I didn’t say he was a flanker I said medium size defender.
Ben hart was AA back pocket in his first 2 years of football as an 18,19 yr old.
(92,93)
He won two flags as back pocket in
(97,98)
He then got another 2 AA in back pocket along with BNFs in
(99,02)
Enright (187cm) Hart (188cm)
Could play tall, small, attack and defend.
Both amazing defenders
(300+ games)
like I said the best medium defenders I have seen with my eyes in the AFL era

on no i havent fallen into a silly height argument have i. Enright played on smalls like jeff farmer and cyril rioli and had more in common with s.goodwin then hart. and hart played on medium marking fowards like gary ablett. Hart far more like smart then enright. And smart was better than hart. As was goodwin better than hart.