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Demons would struggle to get a game at Geelong, ‘BT’ says Scott Pendlebury is the Pies’ greatest

They were tipped to there at the end of the season but after slipping to 1-5 Melbourne is on the bottom of the AFL ladder. So how many Dees would get a game in the best team in the comp?

Last year they were all smiles, but this year Max Gawn, Angus Brayshaw, Jack Viney and Clayton Oliver’s Dees are struggling. Pic: Getty Images
Last year they were all smiles, but this year Max Gawn, Angus Brayshaw, Jack Viney and Clayton Oliver’s Dees are struggling. Pic: Getty Images

Max Gawn? Tick. Clayton Oliver? Tick. But after that the cupboard is getting a little thin.

The Demons’ lacklustre start to 2019 has the experts scratching their heads - and The SuperFooty Podcast team wondering just how many of Melbourne’s super-talented list would get a game for the ladder leaders.

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On this week’s podcast, Brian Taylor is again joined by chief football writer Mark Robinson, Jon Anderson and host Lauren Wood with the quartet naming just which Demons would find a place in Geelong’s best 22.

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After the Anzac Day classic, the greatness of Scott Pendlebury is also up for debate, with ‘BT’ boldly declaring the Pies’ current skipper the club’s greatest modern-day player.

“It boils down to three in recent history — Daicos, Pendlebury and Buckley. I would have Daicos ahead of Buckley, and Pendlebury ahead of all of them,” Taylor said.

Plus the team analyse Gary Ablett’s future, whether Sydney will poach another star in this year’s trade period and we speak to Kevin Sheedy in the lead-up to this weekend’s country game — plus lots more.

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