Centre
Wing - Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood)
Along with Howe, was the Pies best on Monday, going hard at the contest while winning it on the outside as well and putting the ball to good use.
His 32 touches went at 72 per cent efficiency and kicked two goals for his troubles.
A genuine match-winner on his day, and form that Pies fans would love to see continue.
Centre - Zach Merrett (Essendon)
Essendon's midfield came together as a whole on Saturday night, but as he has done all year, Merrett stood out as his class all around the contest was on show.
38 touches at 79 per cent efficiency was just the beginning of Merrett's Saturday night out, as he gathered six marks, six clearances, seven tackles, eight inside 50s and had 11 score involvements in the Bombers rout of the Power.
Wing - Dylan Shiel (Greater Western Sydney)
The Giants may have gone down but Shiel stepped up in a big way on Sunday.
He picked up 32 disposals (11 contested), eight clearances, four tackles and kicked two goalsย with his speed out of the contest a feature as the Giants dominated the clearance battle.
Anyone else see a little bit of a young Chris Judd in this kid?
