Who are the top 10 midfielders in the league?

[TheWhiteRhino]

Friendly reminder of JPK's rank for average contested possessions in a season for the past SEVEN seasons:

2017 - 3rd
2016 - 1st
2015 - 2nd
2014 - 2nd
2013 - 1st
2012 - 1st
2011 - 3rd

Ridiculously consistent.

 

[The_Eagles]

Friendly reminder of JPK's standings for average contested possessions in a season for tye past SEVEN years:

2017 - 3rd
2016 - 1st
2015 - 2nd
2014 - 2nd
2013 - 1st
2012 - 1st
2011 - 3rd

JJK is still more valuable and better

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Friendly reminder of JPK's standings for average contested possessions in a season for tye past SEVEN years:

2017 - 3rd
2016 - 1st
2015 - 2nd
2014 - 2nd
2013 - 1st
2012 - 1st
2011 - 3rd

Should have been an All Australian last year imo.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Where does this sit halfway through 2018? I sense there might be a changing of the guard?

For the record, this was the consensus 12 months ago:

1. Patrick Dangerfield – 9.54
2. Gary Ablett – 6.86
3. Scott Pendlebury – 6.4
4. Dustin Martin – 6.28
5. Joel Selwood – 6.02
6. Josh Kennedy – 5.86
7. Nat Fyfe – 2.36
8. Rory Sloane – 2.04
9. Marcus Bontempelli – 1.8
10. Josh Kelly – 1.74

I'll be happy to compile another spreadsheet based on a sample of 50 valid submissions.

 

[Smartest Brain]

Where does this sit halfway through 2018? I sense there might be a changing of the guard?

For the record, this was the consensus 12 months ago:

1. Patrick Dangerfield – 9.54
2. Gary Ablett – 6.86
3. Scott Pendlebury – 6.4
4. Dustin Martin – 6.28
5. Joel Selwood – 6.02
6. Josh Kennedy – 5.86
7. Nat Fyfe – 2.36
8. Rory Sloane – 2.04
9. Marcus Bontempelli – 1.8
10. Josh Kelly – 1.74

Fyfe clearly on top.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Where does this sit halfway through 2018? I sense there might be a changing of the guard?

For the record, this was the consensus 12 months ago:

1. Patrick Dangerfield – 9.54
2. Gary Ablett – 6.86
3. Scott Pendlebury – 6.4
4. Dustin Martin – 6.28
5. Joel Selwood – 6.02
6. Josh Kennedy – 5.86
7. Nat Fyfe – 2.36
8. Rory Sloane – 2.04
9. Marcus Bontempelli – 1.8
10. Josh Kelly – 1.74

I'll be happy to compile another spreadsheet based on a sample of 50 valid submissions.

Ablett Jnr is currently the best midfielder in the game.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Fyfe clearly on top.

Ablett Jnr is currently the best midfielder in the game.

Top 10 or GTFO.

 

[Smartest Brain]

Top 10 or GTFO.

You want us to be the Australian media and just sort by disposals or something?

Fyfe would get the biggest contract of any player.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

You want us to be the Australian media and just sort by disposals or something?

Is that how you'd compile a top 10?

Fyfe would get the biggest contract of any player.

I guess Tom Boyd is one of the best key forwards by that logic.

 

[Smartest Brain]

I guess Tom Boyd is one of the best key forwards by that logic.

GET a contract. Boyd already has one. Boyd would get a s**t contract right now, Fyfe would get the most out of any player.

 

[Baird]

martin
danger
pendlebury
ablett
fyfe
treloar
sidebottom
gaff
mitchell
phillips

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Fyfe
Gray (when played there)
Mitchell
Cripps
Gaff
Heeney
Macrae
Oliver
Yeo (clutch player)
Parker

Next three would be the Collingwood trio.

Danger/Martin both down on form and playing a lot forward, Ablett not included due to age (missed 4 games).

 

[Pessimistic]

Ablett Jnr is currently the best midfielder in the game.

Two good games. Well that technically is the halfway mark to his four for the year

 

[Sweet Jesus]

GET a contract. Boyd already has one.

So Boyd was one of the best key forwards when he got that contract? He must have been awesome in those nine games he played for GWS.

 

[Smartest Brain]

So Boyd was one of the best key forwards when he got that contract? He must have been awesome in those nine games he played for GWS.

How does it compare to the rest of full forwards?

 

[Sweet Jesus]

How does it compare to the rest of full forwards?

When Boyd signed with the Dogs for $1 million a season? That would have made him one of the highest-paid players in the comp at the time.

In 2017, even with the gradual inflation of salaries, you still had only nine guys in total banking $1 million or more per year.

According to that article, in 2015, there were only four. That was the first year of Boyd's deal with the Dogs.

So if you use contracts to determine who the best players are, Boyd would be in the absolute top tier. Is that how it works?

 

[Shooter#17]

martin
danger
pendlebury
ablett
fyfe
treloar
sidebottom
gaff
mitchell
phillips

Bahahaha, you forgot Adams, Degoey, Aish and any other player in black and white

 

[BringouttheGimp]

Bahahaha, you forgot Adams, Degoey, Aish and any other player in black and white

Gus Borthwick as well re.

He's a great re.

 

[TooBlue14]

martin
danger
pendlebury
ablett
fyfe
treloar
sidebottom
gaff
mitchell
phillips

Sure you don’t want to pick more Collingwood players. You should smash Melbourne today then. Didn’t pendlebury tag Cripps earlier in the year? Why? When pendles is the second best mid inthe game. Seems illogical.

 

[TooBlue14]

Fyfe
Mitchell
Cripps
Macrae
Neale
Gaff
Ablett
Cotchin
Kennedy
Treloar

Almost but wouldn’t displace any above
Cunnington
Gibbs
Oliver
Coniglio
Sidebottom
Wines
Brayshaw
Kelly

Not including forwards who play midfield
Martin
Dangerfield
Zorko
Parker

 

[Lord of the Pies]

Sure you don’t want to pick more Collingwood players. You should smash Melbourne today then. Didn’t pendlebury tag Cripps earlier in the year? Why? When pendles is the second best mid inthe game. Seems illogical.

Pendlebury also went head to head with fyfe last week and smashed him. Was that illogical?

 

[WCE Wizard]

Friendly reminder of JPK's rank for average contested possessions in a season for the past SEVEN seasons:

2017 - 3rd
2016 - 1st
2015 - 2nd
2014 - 2nd
2013 - 1st
2012 - 1st
2011 - 3rd

Ridiculously consistent.

He is without doubt in the top 10 midfielders. No argument from me he is a Dead set champion.

 

[The Swert]

In no particular order based on 2018 form:

Cripps
Dangerfield
Martin
Coniglio
Fyfe
T Mitchell
Macrae
Oliver
Gaff
Treloar

Next 10:
Kelly
Sidebottom
Neale
Heeney
Bont
Selwood
T Phillips
Cotchin
McLean
E Curnow

 

[WCE Wizard]

Fyfe
Gaff
Tom Mitchell
Josh Kennedy (Sydney)
Adam Treloar
Ollie wines
Eliot Yeo
Jackson Mccare
Patrick Cripps
Trent Cotchin

 

[Apex36]

In no particular order based on 2018 form:

Cripps
Dangerfield
Martin
Coniglio
Fyfe
T Mitchell
Macrae
Oliver
Gaff
Treloar

Next 10:
Kelly
Sidebottom
Neale
Heeney
Bont
Selwood
T Phillips
Cotchin
McLean
E Curnow

Pendlebury putting out the same numbers he has for the past 6 years but not in the top 20 :/