In the midfield ranks of the competition, Kane Cornes doesn't buy into North Melbourne midfielder Ben Cunnington being considered 'elite'.
Cunnington, 28, is considered one of the club's most important players and that showed in 2019.
He played all 22 games for the Kangaroos and averaged over 26 disposals a game in what was a fantastic season for the hard-nosed Roo.
But while Cornes praised Cunnington, he doesn't believe that Cunnington deserves to be in consideration as a top bracket AFL midfielder.
โFor me, heโs not a superstar,โ he said on SEN'sย The Captainโs Run.
โHeโs a very good AFL footballer whoโs a nice piece of the puzzle in your midfield but Ben Cunnington is not going to win your many games.
โHeโs Tom Mitchell and with all due respect, heโs probably a poor manโs Sam Mitchell โ I know he doesnโt use the ball by foot as well as Sam did.
โHeโs a Matthew Priddis-type, highly respected, tough and youโd love to play alongside him but heโs not going to win you many games.
โIf you look at his numbers, which is what Champion Data do โฆ heโs rated elite but heโs not an elite midfielder for me.
โI love him, would like to play for him, but thereโs probably 20 other midfielders in front of him.โ
Do you agree with Cornes' take?
