Brownlow Medallist Adam Cooney has listed the top four smartest footballers he ever played against, in a chat on SEN on Friday afternoon.

Cooney debuted for the Western Bulldogs in 2004 and retired with Essendon in 2016, playing 250 games across a decorated career.

The midfielder played against some greats of the game, and here are the smartest footballers he came across.

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4. Brian Lake

โ€œFootball IQ of the highest order. Wasnโ€™t fit, didnโ€™t train hard and didnโ€™t really do weights but read the ball just about better than anyone off the boot.โ€

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