Mick McGuane has ranked our back line 10th in the league. Has he made the right call?

Richmond and Port are the highest rated defensive units then Collingwood and Fremantle

In the brackets it's how many games did the players have in 2021 and their supercoach averages


10. Western Bulldogs

The top liners: Caleb Daniel (18, 104), Bailey Williams (18, 85), Alex Keath (18, 60), Jason Johannisen (17, 83), Hayden Crozier (15, 78), Zaine Cordy (14, 56), Easton Wood (13, 55)

The top-ups: Louis Butler (2, 51), Taylor Duryea (3, 85), Ryan Gardner (10, 47)

McGuane says: The Bulldogs defence can be dynamic and great to watch, but also frustrating as they can leak easy goals. Jason Johannisen and Caleb Daniel give the team run and carry and clever ball use when the Dogs win the ball back. Some would say with the personnel they have should be higher ranked. Alex Keath as a lockdown defender, had a great year. Zaine Cordy can play a tall role, Easton Wood is their interceptor and aggressive spoiler. Hayden Crozier plays with great courage and Bailey Williams is continually improving. But my biggest concern is, are they consistently good enough at drying up opposition scoring when the ball is in their D50? Does it mean enough to them? Also, if Caleb Daniel gets “sat on” are they a good enough ball using team to go from coast to coast and score? No doubt Luke Beveridge will be looking for the solutions.