Top 5 - Take 5 Midfielders (14.09.2026)

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Mark Duffield (1:02)

Yes, welcome back. Monday, so it's take five, and we're talking midfielders, and there's no surprises as to who leads us off this morning, Paul.

Paul (1:10)

No, number one, Luke Dogger Jackson.

Mark Duffield (1:13)

Luke Jackson. So two goals, 25 disposals, four tackles, eight clearances, 35 hit outs, 12 score involvements, one goal assist, and the line say in the outcome of a game.

Paul (1:28)

And one look from his leaders to go and have that.

Mark Duffield (1:33)

They gave him a bit of a look.

Paul (1:34)

Yeah, and I knew I had to go, he said. Number two.

Mark Duffield (1:37)

Number two, Shay Bolton. So he got him started, came out and started like he'd been fired out of a cannon. Two goals very early in the game, 26 disposals, eight tackles, four clearances, 541 metres gained, 10 score involvements.

Paul (1:51)

Number three.

Mark Duffield (1:51)

Bailey Smith, I thought, played a really strong hand for Geelong. He was forced back further, so he wasn't as aggressive and wasn't able to be involved in scores as much, but still had the 29 disposals, seven tackles, five clearances, 751 metres gained, three goal assist and 11 score involvements. Number four. Number four, Will Ashcroft. While most of the damage for Brisbane was done by the small forwards, Will Ashcroft also played a very strong game in the midfield. 30 disposals, six clearances, 489 metres gained, two goal assist, 13 score involvements, and seven inside fifties. And number five for the very first time. Number five. So AFLW, Ella Roberts in the narrow win for West Coast, their first win of the season over the Brisbane Lions. 34 disposals, six marks, eight tackles, 11 clearances, 696 meters gained, five score involvements, nine intercept possessions, 19 contested possessions. There are games where someone is your everything.

And Ella Roberts was West Coast everything against Brisbane on the weekend. Fantastic. Fantastic game.

Paul (3:05)

Good to see them get a first win of the season as well.