On 04/12/2025 at 20:11, Dr. Gonzo said:

The mark of a great midfielder is being able to kick goals. In the modern game it's a must.

Lachie Neale, Matt Rowell, Caleb Serong, Max Holmes, Jordan Dawson, Tom Green, Will Day all apparently not much chop then?

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by old55

1 hour ago, old55 said:

Lachie Neale, Matt Rowell, Caleb Serong, Max Holmes, Jordan Dawson, Tom Green, Will Day all apparently not much chop then?

Hey now, Zak Butters kicked a goal in 2025, and I bet it was a really good one, too.

But seriously, just adding some noise to your point - there's a completely even spread of goalkicking from the collection of the top midfielders. It point to a role and a style, not to quality.

0.3 to 0.4 - Bailey Smith, Andrew Brayshaw, Finn Callaghan, Zach Merrett,

0.5 to 0.6 - Noah Anderson, Tom Green, Patrick Cripps,

0.7 - Nick Daicos, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Hugh McLuggage

Above that it is who? Chad Warner, Marcus Bontempelli, Isaac Heeney and Kysaiah Pickett?

For all that, Clary only just scraped into the top 100 for score involvements, and that does point to a problem when it is a prime mover in your midfield.