Who are the top 10 midfielders in the league?

[Theseventhhamster]

Melbourne wins the midfield battle nearly every week while getting annihilated in the ruck. If you don't have Oliver in your 10 you're doing it wrong.

 

[Donakebab]

Melbourne wins the midfield battle nearly every week while getting annihilated in the ruck. If you don't have Oliver in your 10 you're doing it wrong.

If you don't read the OP you're doing it wrong.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

If you don't read the OP you're doing it wrong.

Was too long tbh.

 

[Sttew]

1. Dangerfield
2. Martin
3. Selwood
4. Ablett
5. Kennedy
6. Kelly
7. Sloane
8. Pendelbury
9. Merritt
10. Fyffe

 

[Beutbrute]

Melbourne wins the midfield battle nearly every week while getting annihilated in the ruck. If you don't have Oliver in your 10 you're doing it wrong.

Might not be top 10 yet, but he's worth a mention

 

[Fadge]

1. Ablett
2. J. Selwood
3. Pendlebury
4. Kennedy
5. Dangerfield
6. Fyfe
7. S. Mitchell
8. D. Martin
9. L. Parker
10. Bontempelli

70/30 rating between total body of work/2017 form

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Tom mitchell is moving on up this year

I really rate merrett at essendon

Dangerfield is overrated imo, but think im alone there

If it is entire careers Ablett is first by the length of bass strait

Danger overrated? Lol

 

[nineteen eighty]

I would have Cotchin ahead of quite a few listed. This afternoon will be proof of his value as a leading mid in the competition.

 

[Hoops]

Ablett
Selwood
S. Mitchell
Dangerfield
Pendlebury
Martin
Fyfe
Kennedy
Sloane
Cotchin

 

[cryptor]

Just for those who don't think Tom Mitchell isn't in the conversation...

As an inside midfielder this year he's collected a full 40 disposals more than the next best. 40 disposals - that's a pretty big games worth.


But before we have all the "yeah but what does he do with it" posts. He also leads midfielders in effective disposals by 24 disposals.


And sadly I don't have access to stats like 'metres gained' - which I don't think he ranks well in - but apparently he ranks very highly in 'assisted metres gained', which makes sense for a fulltime inside midfielder.

Now I'm not saying his high ranking for midfielders in these stats means he's the best mid in the comp or anything. Just saying it makes him worthy of people putting him in their top 10 here if they so choose. If they don't want to, that's perfectly reasonable too. There's plenty of ways to measure the worth of a midfielder.

 

[The Original Swooper]

Bonti's body of work is one good year. This year not in the top 20. Should be nowhere near it.

Still salty you got that "gonna be" Billings. Suck it up Princess. Did you see lat night ?

 

[bradburygold]

Still salty you got that "gonna be" Billings. Suck it up Princess. Did you see lat night ?

You havent watched billings this year nor watching the game today, he'd have to be a pretty salty saint to still care about that, especially when bont wasnt in top 5 conversation until the last week of the draft

 

[PieLebo87]

1, Pendles
2, Treloar
3, Sidebottom
4, Adams
5, Grundy*

I can't think of any others to make a list of 10.

*Although he's a ruckman, he plays like a midfielder.

 

[The Original Swooper]

You havent watched billings this year nor watching the game today, he'd have to be a pretty salty saint to still care about that, especially when bont wasnt in top 5 conversation until the last week of the draft

I've seen enough of Billings to know Bont has been, is, and will always be a better player. We've been hearing Saints fans for years telling us the opposite. It's an in joke. Don't know why a Hawk fan would give a stuff.

 

[Le Archie]

Just for those who don't think Tom Mitchell isn't in the conversation...

As an inside midfielder this year he's collected a full 40 disposals more than the next best. 40 disposals - that's a pretty big games worth.
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But before we have all the "yeah but what does he do with it" posts. He also leads midfielders in effective disposals by 24 disposals.
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And sadly I don't have access to stats like 'metres gained' - which I don't think he ranks well in - but apparently he ranks very highly in 'assisted metres gained', which makes sense for a fulltime inside midfielder.

Now I'm not saying his high ranking for midfielders in these stats means he's the best mid in the comp or anything. Just saying it makes him worthy of people putting him in their top 10 here if they so choose. If they don't want to, that's perfectly reasonable too. There's plenty of ways to measure the worth of a midfielder.

1. T.Mitchell
2. T.Mitchell
3. T.Mitchell
4. M.Titchell
5. T.Mitchell
6. T.Mitchell
7. T.Mitchell
8. T.Mitchell
9. T.Mitchell
10. T.Mitchell

I hope this can satisfy your need for anonymous Bigfooty posters to rate Tom Mitchell in the top 10 best midfielders of the competition.

 

[calyam]

1. Dangerfield
2. Ablett
3. Pendlebury
4. Kennedy
5. Fyfe
6. Sloane
7. Selwood
8. Martin
9. Bontempelli
10. Merrett

Finding the right balance is difficult. If I was to rate every available player at their peak then it'd be Ablett, Dangerfield and Fyfe in the top three positions. If I rated it purely on this season then Martin would jump to second and Fyfe might not even be top ten. I've tried to weigh the list with regards to performance over the past two or three seasons - the one exception being Ablett who I firmly believe is a top 10 player but was unfortunately injured.

Bontempelli and Merrett are probably my most questionable choices. Could have easily been someone like Parker or Hannebery. But I was super impressed by Bontempelli in 2015 - 2016 and Merrett 2016 - 2017 and believe both were playing at an All-Australian level during those seasons.

 

[olimauldon]

1 - Patrick Dangerfield
2 - Josh Kennedy
3 - Scott Pendlebury
4 - Joel Selwood
5 - Gary Ablett
6 - Dustin Martin
7 - Marcus Bontempelli
8 - Rory Sloane
9 - Nat Fyfe
10 - Tom Mitchell

 

[Heaps of fun]

1. Patrick Dangerfield
2. Josh P. Kennedy
3. Joel Selwood
4. Scott Pendlebury
5. Dustin Martin
6. Gary Ablett
7. Josh Kelly
8. Dylan Shiel
9. Dayne Zorko
10. Callan Ward

 

[bradburygold]

I've seen enough of Billings to know Bont has been, is, and will always be a better player. We've been hearing Saints fans for years telling us the opposite. It's an in joke. Don't know why a Hawk fan would give a stuff.

Dont bother posting if you dont think people care

 

[Rack Watts]

Still salty you got that "gonna be" Billings. Suck it up Princess. Did you see lat night ?

Billings has had a better year than Bont.

 

[Benny78]

1. Danger
2. Selwood
3. Martin
4. Ablett
5, Cripps
6. Bont
7. Merret
8. and Shuey as well
9. and Oliver too
10. and Kelly as well

 

[The Original Swooper]

Billings has had a better year than Bont.

This year. Yeah. So far. Something NQR with Bont. Not moving as freely. Carrying an injury I'd assume.

 

[Blue1980]

Gibbs should be around the mark

 

[Substance]

For a mid, he averages about 20 possies a game this year. Those ratings reflect his one good year, last season. Has had a shocker this year.

You've got to be kidding. His first 6-7 weeks were elite. He was BOG on the weekend. His 2015 was also very good. He came 2nd in the rising star in 2014. You are talking BOLLOCKS!

 

[robertg22]

1. Dangerfield
2. JP Kennedy
3. Pendlebury
4. Selwood
5. Martin
6. Sloane
7. Ablett
8. Fyfe
9. Bontempelli
10. Beams