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We asked the players to share their opinions via a survey for AFL.com.au’s Players’ Top 50

Adelaide Crows midfielder Patrick Dangerfield has been voted in at number seven in the Players’ Top 50, following another scintillating season as his club’s marquee player.

“Usually you are either built like McLeod and run like the wind, or strong like Michael Voss. Having the combination of both makes you very hard to match up on” – Mark Ricciuto

A truly elite talent, Dangerfield is arguably the competition’s most explosive player. In 2014, he averaged nearly 25 disposals – 15 contested – and kicked 17 goals, finishing equal-fourth in the Brownlow Medal and third in the Crows’ best and fairest award.

The tough speedster’s best performance came in the Round 17 loss to Hawthorn where he collected 41 disposals, 27 of them contested, and nine clearances.

In 2012, former club captain Mark Ricciuto said the then 22-year-old had all the attributes to be “the best player in the Crows’ history”.

“It is rare to have both speed and strength, but Dangerfield does. His contested ball and stoppage work is up with the best in the competition already. Usually you are either built like McLeod and run like the wind, or strong like Michael Voss. Having the combination of both makes you very hard to match up on.”