While a team’s balance of pace and outside spread can dictate the type of midfielder a Club recruits, the ability to win the contested ball is a non-negotiable in the modern football.
Watch Bulldogs Recruiting Manager Simon Dalrymple speak exclusively to BulldogsTV about what recruiters look for in midfield prospects on the media player above.
“The ability to... win the contested ball is crucial,” Dalrymple said, “Not [too many] outside players these days, you have got to win your own ball.
“Then it is looking at the mix of… your decision making, what you do with the ball when you get it and then the ability to cover the ground is important.
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