Alex Rance clears from Jeremy Cameron. Source: Mark Metcalfe / Getty Images
YOU need look no further than defence to find part of the reason behind the 2013 success of Geelong and Richmond.
Both are represented by two defensive players in this week's Team of the Round, the Tiger duo of Alex Rance and Troy Chaplin being two of competition's better key backmen.
Geelong's Harry Taylor already occupies such standing while his teammate Jimmy Bartel has produced a very solid season off half-back.
Brendon Goddard and Leigh Montagna, friends and former teammates at St Kilda, may both be in line for their first club best and fairest awards.
And while Will Minson mightn't win a B&F at the Bulldogs due to the presence of Ryan Griffin and Tom Liberatore, he deserves All-Australian selection given the consistency of his year.
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B: Kade Simpson (Carlton): Just another ripper game in a cracker of a season.
Troy Chaplin (Richmond): A really clever piece of selective recruiting.
Alex Rance (Richmond): With Chaplin brings much-needed defensive solidarity.
HB: Jimmy Bartel (Geelong): Can't believe his name was absent from Geelong's best players.
Harry Taylor (Geelong): Showed Tippett what it's like against the best.
Brendon Goddard (Essendon): Has never won a club B&F which should soon change.
C: Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle): The former cox-wain who grew.
Tom Rockliff (Brisbane): Integral part of what is looking like a bright future.
Leigh Montagna (St Kilda): This is surely the season he adds a B&F to his CV.
Bomber Brendon Goddard in action against Carlton. Picture: Getty Source: HeraldSun
HF: Josh Thomas (Collingwood): Becoming a handy pick-up at 75 in the 2009 draft.
Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn): Deserves to win the Coleman in career-best season
Steve Johnson (Geelong): There was a bit of everything from the talented one.
F: Hayden Ballantyne (Fremantle): Overcame a dodgy shoulder to play a blinder.
Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda): There is life in the ageing champion.
Stephen Milne (St Kilda): Has kicked more goals than anyone standing 176cm or under.
Magpie Dane Swan in action against West Coast. Picture: Getty Source: HeraldSun
R: Will Minson (Western Bulldogs): Might be the game that cements his AA selection.
Dane Swan (Collingwood): Going to be interesting Brownlow night between he and Pendles.
Tom Liberatore (Western Bulldogs): Has any player in the game made more improvement?
Richmond star Dustin Martin in action against Greater Western Sydney. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: HeraldSun
I: Scott Thompson (Adelaide): Finishing the year hard after a so-so start.
Dustin Martin (Richmond): Feasted on the hapless Giants.
Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn): Another sublime display from the clearance master.
Substitute: Paul Chapman (Geelong): When the game was hot early we saw a happy Chappy.
Coach: Chris Scott (Geelong): Masterminded a decimation of a quality opponent.
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