The Blowtorch: The 40 AFL players under the pump as the home-and-away season draws to a close

We named Darcy Moore as the player facing the most heat in footy. But the Readers’ Top 40 is far different, with the pressure being put on for other reasons. See the names, have your say.

The AFL players under the pump

Embattled after a string of losses, Danny Frawley once stood at the front of a Richmond team meeting and lifted a ball pump above his head.

The message was clear, in hilarious “Spud” Frawley fashion – he was under the pump.

Pressure is never ending in football, on the weekends and off the field.

Our experts have picked over the string of reasons for pressure in footy and narrowed down the 40 players feeling the most heat.

For some it is underperformance, for others the heat has come because they have pushed for a trade or not lived up to a big contract.

This is The Blowtorch, where we name our 40 players under the pump as the home-and-away season draws to a close.

Originally published as The Blowtorch: The 40 AFL players under the pump as the home-and-away season draws to a close