The bye-effect was on full display this week, with one who rode that wave last week jumping right back into the mix this week and pinching the lead from his cross-town rival.
And making use of the narrowed field, a Demon dropped the hammer to register a Top-15 all-time score.
A few years ago, a little sick of the wingmen being completely ignored in the roles they play by those selecting the AFL All-Australian Team, here at The Mongrel Punt, we decided to start tracking the best wingers in the game. Using a combination of stats and votes as our metric for assessing them over the course of the year, The Mongrel Punt Wingman of the Year Award was born.
2020 saw Sam Menegola blitz the field, running away to easily claim the title of the best wingman in the game.
Fast forward to 2021 and it was a bit closer, with Paul Seedsman pipping Hugh McCluggage and Karl Amon in the race to become the league’s reigning wingman of the year. The Crows are currently missing Seedsman immensely, as his 2021 was easily the best of his career.
Let’s jump into the Round 13 results and the overall leaderboard.
Paywall… what a pain, right? Well, it is how we survive and keep the page clean of gambling ads. Yeah, that’s right – we don’t just talk about how bad they are, we just don’t accept their coin. This article is the second of five – maybe six members’ articles this week (shorter week). You can access this, additional exclusive columns, and get the game reviews from HB earlier than everyone else by becoming a Mongrel Member. Plus, you help us grow.
