Opinion Who is your club's best defender of the 21st century?

[Off Tap]

There's an interesting article on the AFL's website asking for each club's best defender this century.

Not many surprises however Clement at the Pies, no Hodge as he wasn't classed as a defender and Archer for the Roos who I thought was more dominant in the 90's were three that came to my mind.

I can see the reasoning for Clement but there were a number of unlucky candidates as well.

Enright unlucky as he would've been the #1 defender in half of the other clubs if he played for them.

As for WCE, Glass unlucky but Gov with 4 > 2 AA's worthy winner for sure.

Who is your club's best defender of the 21st century?

 

[AlibiMonday]

Rampe

 

[Off Tap]

Rampe

Plenty of great choices at the Swans to pick from for sure.

 

[g_TRAIN]

Sam Fisher

Sam Fisher

Age

41

Ht

191cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.3

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

220.2

3star

No current season stats available

D

9.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.2

3star

but from a purely defensive point of view Max Hudghton

Max Hudghton

Age

47

Ht

191cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

5.5

2star

HB

4.6

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.2

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

3.6

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

who was criminally underrated and an exceptional one on one player

 

[Colonial]

Davis, although only just over Haynes.

Taylor will pass both.

 

[Teimy]

Sam Fisher

Sam Fisher

Age

41

Ht

191cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.3

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

220.2

3star

No current season stats available

D

9.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.2

3star

for me easily. He pretty much was as good as McGovern at intercepting the ball in the 2008 season. Fingers crossed I think Coffield is really going to dominate that HBF/HB role. Super good user of the ball at such a young age. Good height to play on Talls and mid-sized forwards. Mature bodied. He is someone id put my house on earning an All-Australian one day.

 

[HairyO]

Gibbo or Lake or Hodge or Mitchell. Depending on what role you have in mind for the "defender".

All 4 are outright champions. Each were the best of their time in their role.

 

[mike123]

Not many surprises however Clement at the Pies

I’d imagine he’d be almost the unanimous choice on the Collingwood board for our best defender of this century.

 

[masai]

Elvis.

 

[RUNVS]

Rampe

Craig Bolton was better.

 

[cherrypie]

I'd have to disagree with the article as I have Lake just ahead of Morris and far ahead of Murph as a defender.

BnF winner and multiple AAs in a time with many other great fullbacks. I think the media somewhat forget how great he was for us, he was very important for Hawthorn and obviously had more success there but his best individual output was with us.

 

[ioppolo]

It's tough as defenders play different roles.

Glass is the best 1v1 lockdown defensive player I've seen at the Eagles in my lifetime. However Gov has 4AAs as a loose man/intercept/zone off defender. Toss a coin

 

[benji2]

The Truck

 

[melbournemartin]

James Frawley

24

James Frawley

Age

35

Ht

193cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.2

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

5.1

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.9

4star

MG

135.4

2star

D

8.7

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.7

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.9

2star

MG

135.4

2star

D

9.0

3star

K

4.0

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

was an AA full back so, at his peak, he'd be our best.

For consistency over a long period, probably Neville Jetta

39

Neville Jetta

Age

34

Ht

180cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.2

5star

MG

141.3

2star

D

7.0

1star

K

2.8

1star

HB

4.3

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

1.5

2star

MG

64.0

1star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.8

4star

. He's been one of the premiere lockdown small defenders in the league for the past few years, with only last year showing his age.

 

[AFDogs]

Brian Lake

Brian Lake

Age

42

Ht

195cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

5.3

4star

M

6.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

163.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

4.6

1star

K

2.6

1star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

0.6

3star

followed by Dale Morris.

Wish Hamling stayed with us he could probably have been up there.

 

[Catsnlakers]

Scarlett. Our best & THE best!

 

[Lip Gallagher]

Clement for us, he was vastly underrated by most opposition fans IMO, then he retires and becomes a cop, crooks can't get nothing past him

 

[Lip Gallagher]

Scarlett. Our best & THE best!

Loved it when he smacked Ballintine, went from legend to immortal.

 

[Catsnlakers]

Loved it when he smacked Ballintine, went from legend to immortal.

His second best moment in his career after the toe poke.

 

[HotSausage69]

Chad Cornes or Darryl Wakelin

Darryl Wakelin

Age

49

Ht

192cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.2

2star

K

5.7

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.2

3star

No current season stats available

D

11.8

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.0

3star

will probably be the popular choice but I'm gonna go a little left-field and say Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

Age

47

Ht

182cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

5.5

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

17.6

5star

K

11.8

5star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

 

[Fadge]

Clement for us, he was vastly underrated by most opposition fans IMO, then he retires and becomes a cop, crooks can't get nothing past him

This may not be a popular view, but I don't reckon Presti was far behind him.

You listen to the full forwards of that era, and many rate Presti as their most difficult opponent.

 

[Lsta062]

Alex Rance

Alex Rance

Age

34

Ht

194cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

7.7

5star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

226.9

3star

No current season stats available

D

17.0

5star

K

5.8

3star

HB

11.2

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.6

5star

for us

 

[Fadge]

Says a lot for Carlton's century to date when Kade Simpson

6

Kade Simpson

Age

39

Ht

183cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

14.0

5star

HB

7.3

5star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

409.0

5star

D

16.3

4star

K

11.9

5star

HB

4.4

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

0.8

1star

MG

258.6

4star

D

2.0

1star

K

1.2

1star

HB

0.8

1star

M

0.8

1star

T

1.6

4star

is rated their #1.

Understand you've got to acknowledge longevity; and yes he was heart and soul of Carlton. But as a true defender?!?

 

[Engimal v3]

I love Archer, but I'd have Thompson and Tarrant ahead of him as players.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Luke McPharlin

Luke Mcpharlin

Age

42

Ht

192cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

6.6

5star

T

1.4

3star

MG

167.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

4.2

1star

K

2.6

1star

HB

1.6

2star

M

1.6

2star

T

0.0

1star