If only one player from each team could be selected for an ultimate starting 18 who would make the cut?
This thought experiment only permits one individual per team to fill out a hypothetical starting lineup, based on playing positions.
Deciding who is likely to make such a squad is easier when assessing the league's bottom sides, but becomes increasingly more difficult as you make your way up the ladder and start to break down the best players from premiership contenders.
So this begs the question, would your side's best player be a lock or would they be forced to make way for a teammate in another position?
We at Zero Hanger have weighed in on this great debate and come up with the following starting 18, based on the mentioned criteria.
4. Followers
Sean Darcy (Fremantle)
Darcy is as big and imposing as any ruckman in recent memory and manages to get a fair bit of the footy for a man of his stature.
His 16.6 touches, 28.5 hit-outs, 10 hit-outs to advantage and six score involvements highlight his versatility around the ground, which is why he's snagged the ruck position for this team of 18.
Ollie Wines (Port Adelaide)
Is there much that needs to be said for the Brownlow medallist?
Midfielder
Disposals
Tackles
Clearances
Wines lands a place in our engine room after a stellar campaign for the Power in rising up the ranks as the best player of the season.
Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Bontempelli is the standout in a star-studded Bulldogs midfield, although arguments can be made for the likes of Jack Macrae and co.
The Bont is a smooth operator who not only finds the footy and his teammates in space, but also the goals when the Dogs need a lift. He also doesn't need much of the footy to impact a game, and for this, he claims the final spot in this top 18.
