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4 minutes ago, binman said:

It's funny isn't it.

It's now completely accepted that teams are nor going anywhere near a flag without an elite defence.

Footy media bang on about all the time. And every year the brownlow gets, rightly in my view, for being a midfielder award

And then all the media awards go to mids. Coaches award too I guess, but al least defenders get votes.

And then a top 50 from the head footy writer at the hun doesn't include the best defender in the best defence in the AFL. 

And has Moore at 22 and weitering at 36. 

Curiously he has Tom Stewart at 19. A gun no doubt. Better than Moore, weitering and may? Big call.

Stewart is by far the best defender in the league atm. May probably better 2-3 years ago but given age, degrading agility and the butter fingers, Stewart  has him covered.

 

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3 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Stewart is by far the best defender in the league atm. May probably better 2-3 years ago but given age, degrading agility and the butter fingers, Stewart  has him covered.

 

He's certainly a gun, but not sure he's by far the best tall defender.

Agree he has Moore and may covered, but I rate weitering very highly. 

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9 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Stewart is by far the best defender in the league atm. May probably better 2-3 years ago but given age, degrading agility and the butter fingers, Stewart  has him covered.

 

Stewart you are kidding me right? He doesn't play on anyone. He's a rich man's Lever. May is easily the best defender in the comp. He plays on someone every week and kills it. He's better than Weitering 2. Weitering will probably surpass him in a year or 2 but not now. Moore is the most overrated player in the league another one who plays on no one.

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4 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

Stewart you are kidding me right? He doesn't play on anyone. He's a rich man's Lever. May is easily the best defender in the comp. He plays on someone every week and kills it. He's better than Weitering 2. Weitering will probably surpass him in a year or 2 but not now. Moore is the most overrated player in the league another one who plays on no one.

Nailed all of them.

Succinct and spot on. Esp on Stewart.

May is my first pick for the Dee's every day of the week.

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16 hours ago, binman said:

It's funny isn't it.

It's now completely accepted that teams are nor going anywhere near a flag without an elite defence.

Footy media bang on about all the time. And every year the brownlow gets, rightly in my view, for being a midfielder award

And then all the media awards go to mids. Coaches award too I guess, but al least defenders get votes.

And then a top 50 from the head footy writer at the hun doesn't include the best defender in the best defence in the AFL. 

And has Moore at 22 and weitering at 36. 

Curiously he has Tom Stewart at 19. A gun no doubt. Better than Moore, weitering and may? Big call.

In May's most recent game he comprehensively beat the game's current best forward (and IMO in the top 5 of the entire competition).

He's clearly in the conversation for best tall defender in the league, along with Weitering, Andrews and Moore, and should be in anyone's top 50.

I think the ESPN list is a much better reflection of the league. 

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1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

In May's most recent game he comprehensively beat the game's current best forward (and IMO in the top 5 of the entire competition).

He's clearly in the conversation for best tall defender in the league, along with Weitering, Andrews and Moore, and should be in anyone's top 50.

I think the ESPN list is a much better reflection of the league. 

Yeah, that's a fair point.

As is Werridee's point that May, week in week actually has a direct opponent and usually that is their best forward.

I mean how would Stewart  go head to head with Curnow or Hawkins?

I completely forgot about Andrews. Like Stewart. Moore and Lever he also zones off and intercepts, but i think is probably better one on one than those three players. But no may.

And May can also zone off and intercept when required. 

So, i'm sold. May if not the best key defender in the AFL, none are better.

And any top 50 that does not include May is an assessment of the author not May. 

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On 26/02/2024 at 21:30, WERRIDEE said:

Stewart you are kidding me right? He doesn't play on anyone. He's a rich man's Lever. May is easily the best defender in the comp. He plays on someone every week and kills it. He's better than Weitering 2. Weitering will probably surpass him in a year or 2 but not now. Moore is the most overrated player in the league another one who plays on no one.

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On 26/02/2024 at 22:15, Gawndy the Great said:

Stewart is by far the best defender in the league atm. May probably better 2-3 years ago but given age, degrading agility and the butter fingers, Stewart  has him covered.

 

No sorry, Stewart is not by far the best defender in the comp. May was ranked No.1 among the league's top 50 players for one-on-ones defended last season. Here's a key stat for you, May has lost only 13% of his defensive one-on-ones in the last two seasons, 23 out of 173. May proved what a champion defender he is in the finals last year.

Butter fingers? What an insult!

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On 26/02/2024 at 22:15, Gawndy the Great said:

Stewart is by far the best defender in the league atm. May probably better 2-3 years ago but given age, degrading agility and the butter fingers, Stewart  has him covered.

 

“Probably”???!! May was probably better than Stewart 2-3 years ago… Probably…LOLZ. 

I’m gonna guess that by “degrading” agility you mean “declining” or “diminishing” or the like. Regardless, his agility is not a problem. 

And “butter fingers”????? That’s just straight-up wrong, as well as disrespectful.

There must be two Steven Mays running around coz the one you’re describing isn’t the rock-solid defender who plays for us. 

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