Time To Recognise Defenders – Does The AFL Need a DPOY Award? HB Meyers·June 4, 2026Why bother with defenders? After all, they were worth only one-seventh of a good midfielder according to my...AFL Season 2026·2 Comments·0
Defensive Player of the Year – Round Ten HB Meyers·May 20, 2026The Lizard has slithered into contention, posting a career-high 39 disposals on the weekend, in the Sydney win...AFL Season 2026·1 Comment·0
Defensive Player of the Year – Round Nine HB Meyers·May 13, 2026The Bombers haven’t had a lot to cheer about in 2026, but the emergence of Archie Roberts as...AFL Season 2026·1 Comment·0
The Big Three – Your Team’s Top Defensive Trio in 2026 HB Meyers·May 12, 2026 Some teams are blessed when it comes to their defensive unit. Others… not so much. Where do...AFL Season 2026·1 Comment·0
Defensive Player of the Year – Round Six HB Meyers·April 22, 2026Big Daddy’s home. A week after coming back from a suspension, the captain of the Brisbane Lions has...AFL Season 2026·0 Comments·0
Defensive Player of the Year – Round Five HB Meyers·April 15, 2026With five games under the belt of every club, the sample size is growing, and some contenders are...AFL Season 2026·0 Comments·0
2026 Young Defender of the Year – Round Three HB Meyers·April 1, 2026Back in the day (2023 to be exact), I had a reader suggest that we expand our Defensive...AFL Season 2026·0 Comments·0
2026 Defensive Player of the Year – Round Three HB Meyers·March 31, 2026Charting the best defenders of the season at this early stage can be challenging. Of course, the AFL...AFL Season 2026·0 Comments·0
The Defensive Double-Double and the Men Who Went One Step Further – R2 Update HB Meyers·March 26, 2026Round Two saw two new members joining the AFL Defensive Double-Double Club, with a stalwart of the game...AFL Season 2026·0 Comments·0
2026 Defensive Player of the Year – Round One HB Meyers·March 18, 2026The Mongrel Punt Defensive Player of the Year is now in Year Seven. That’s right, we’ve graduated to...AFL Season 2026·0 Comments·0