The guy was a good underrated footballer.
Became captain.
Widespread trolling on bf.
Focus on him.
As the season started he showed great leadership qualities and was extremely good in defence.
BF continue their constant trolling.
Result: Maxwell rewarded for a good season, BF still clueless.
I can acknowledge a good season when I see it, and yes, Maxwell had one, by his standards. The guy plays risk-free footy when he has the ball (chip chip slow the play type possessions) and is the spare man in defence. Very one-sided in his play - Malthouse has done well to use him where his skills are - opponent free and backing into packs.
AA defenders should be able to hurt sides going both ways. Bock, Scarlett, Fisher, Lake these guys all do it brililantly.
So while Maxwell had his best season - it's still a ridiculous decision to have annointed him All Australian. This top ten rookies list adds to the comedy, just not in the same league as most of the exceptions.