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The top 25 players set to have a say on the Round 20 QClash

It’s perhaps the most important QClash yet. Who from the Lions or Suns will push their side over the line? CALLUM DICK has the numbers and Champion Data rankings.

The 25 players most likely to have a say in the outcome of the QClash.
The 25 players most likely to have a say in the outcome of the QClash.

From humble beginnings in 2011 to now one of the most heated rivalries in the AFL, the QClash is unquestionably the biggest annual fixture on the Queensland footy calendar - and this one just might be the biggest yet.

This is a rivalry almost always decided in the middle of the ground, so it should come as no surprise that the top 10 players according to Champion Data feature in the midfield.

Some big names will be missing from both sides. The Suns will be without midfielder Touk Miller, who has been a QClash staple since his debut, while the Lions have lost their key defensive pillar, Harris Andrews, through concussion.

But both decks remain stacked with superstar talent ahead of the season-defining clash at Carrara.

Lachie Neale won’t cop attention from Touk Miller this time. Picture: Getty Images
Lachie Neale won’t cop attention from Touk Miller this time. Picture: Getty Images

For the first time ever a Gold Coast QClash is a sellout. The stage is set for the greatest high stakes encounter between these two teams in its short but storied history.

These are the 25 players most likely to have a say in the outcome.

Originally published as The top 25 players set to have a say on the Round 20 QClash

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