For every Jordan Dawson, there are two of James Borlase.
The role-players who do their role every week with minimum of fuss and without the headlines.
Every club has the players you hardly hear about and they facilitate the stardom of the competition's elite players.
The old saying goes that it is the bottom six of any given lineup that goes a long way to determining how far each team goes so we've named a player from each side who is performing admirably and not getting their flowers.
Western Bulldogs - James O'Donnell
There was always going to be much responsibility on O'Donnell this year when the Bulldogs did not land a key defender in the trade period and the young leader has mostly stood up. The 197cm defender averages more than nine spoils per game underlining his ability to neutralise one-on-one marking contests.
