Pies no longer AFL’s best midfieldBrendon Goddard
Herald Sun
November 11, 2019 1. GWS
2. West Coast
3. Collingwood
4. RICHMOND
THE TOP-LINERS Dion Prestia (25, 103), Dustin Martin (23, 102), Marlion Pickett (1, 97), Trent Cotchin (14, 77), Jack Graham (16, 73), Kamdyn McIntosh (16, 63)
THE TOP-UPS Jack Ross (7, 63), Patrick Naish (2, 73), Oleg Markov (2, 49), Riley Collier-Dawkins (0, 0), Fraser Turner (0, 0)
Goddard says: The reigning premiership midfield and a group that is consistent, reliable and flexible. Reigning best-and-fairest Prestia is coming off a breakout year while Martin continued his dominance in the finals series. Pickett showed in the Grand Final what sort of player he could be in 2020 with a full pre-season under his belt, while the Tigers would dearly love captain Cotchin to have a better run at it after an injury-interrupted 2019 season.
5. Brisbane
6. Geelong
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Melbourne
9. Essendon
10. Hawthorn
11. Port Adelaide
12. North Melbourne
13. St Kilda
14. Carlton
15. Adelaide
16. Sydney
17. Fremantle
18. Gold Coast
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