The best defenders in the AFL?
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The best defenders in the AFL?
I'd be interested in people's thoughts.
Harry Taylor and Cory Enright from Geelong?
Grant Burchall and Josh Gibson from Hawthorn?
Dustin Fletcher from Essendon?
Perhaps players from GC or GWS?
Who's the best Saint?
Four years ago, both Ben Reid and Nathan Brown from Collingwood would have been on the list. Alas, it appears they both played their best footy around the end of 2010.
Harry Taylor and Cory Enright from Geelong?
Grant Burchall and Josh Gibson from Hawthorn?
Dustin Fletcher from Essendon?
Perhaps players from GC or GWS?
Who's the best Saint?
Four years ago, both Ben Reid and Nathan Brown from Collingwood would have been on the list. Alas, it appears they both played their best footy around the end of 2010.
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Re: The best defenders in the AFL?
max hu...oh
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glass reads the play well
i like enright
gibson for third man up
lake for reading play and body work
birchell for the backline run
err
glass reads the play well
i like enright
gibson for third man up
lake for reading play and body work
birchell for the backline run
Re: The best defenders in the AFL?
Josh Gibson is such a stud.
My favourite non-Saints player at the moment.
He's been ridiculous so far this season.
Hawks Traded pick 25 and 41 for him. He's absolutely elite.
My favourite non-Saints player at the moment.
He's been ridiculous so far this season.
Hawks Traded pick 25 and 41 for him. He's absolutely elite.
Re: The best defenders in the AFL?
If you lined them all up I'd take Michael Hurley..
Our best defender is Sam Gilbert shame his injured, back end of last yr and the start of this yr defensively he has been outstanding
Our best defender is Sam Gilbert shame his injured, back end of last yr and the start of this yr defensively he has been outstanding
Re: The best defenders in the AFL?
Defenders
Or players who play in the back half?
A defender in my eyes stops an opponent.... A back half player like Birchall doesn't really defend
Good defenders
Rutten, Reid, McPharlin, Lonergan, Gibson, S.Thompson, A.Carlisle, Dempster, Glass, McKenzie, Morris, Richards, Frawley
Good backline players
S.Fisher, H.Taylor, Enright, Birchall, Shaw, Hurn, Waters, Fletcher
Or players who play in the back half?
A defender in my eyes stops an opponent.... A back half player like Birchall doesn't really defend
Good defenders
Rutten, Reid, McPharlin, Lonergan, Gibson, S.Thompson, A.Carlisle, Dempster, Glass, McKenzie, Morris, Richards, Frawley
Good backline players
S.Fisher, H.Taylor, Enright, Birchall, Shaw, Hurn, Waters, Fletcher
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Re: The best defenders in the AFL?
Other teams - Dawson
Saints - Delaney
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Re: The best defenders in the AFL?
Would like an injury free McPharlin and Johnson from Freo
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