Fringe Docker given OUTRAGEOUS new video game rating
Fremantle stars Caleb Serong and Andrew Brayshaw are among the highest-rated players in the latest edition of the AFL's official video game.
But it's the rating of Dockers forward Bailey Banfield — who has battled to break into their side this year — that has caught the eye.
Serong is the top-rated West Australian-based player in the game, which was released on Thursday, with 92, while his Dockers midfield mate Brayshaw is alongside a host of the game's stars on 91.
SEE EVERY DOCKERS AND EAGLES' RATING IN THE NEW GAME AT THEWEST.COM.AU
Players are given a rating out of 100, which relates to their strength in the game.
West Coast veterans Jeremy McGovern and Elliot Yeo are both 87-rated players, while Tim Kelly has been given an 86 rating and Jake Waterman 83.
Second-year jet Harley Reid is rated 82.
But of all the WA-based players, the most surprising rating belongs to Banfield, who is on the outer at Fremantle.
The forward has been sensationally rated 87, the same as the two top Eagles and more than a host of gun teammates including high-priced recruit Shai Bolton.
He shares that level with Sam Switkowski, Sean Darcy and two-time All Australian Luke Ryan.
And the lowest-rated Docker is small forward Isaiah Dudley, who made his debut earlier this season and has become an important part of Justin Longmuir's side already this season.
Serong, Brayshaw, Hayden Young, Jordan Clark, Luke Jackson and Josh Treacy are the only Fremantle players ranked higher.
The lowest-ranked Eagle is draftee Lucca Greggo, who has impressed in the early rounds of the WAFL season.
WA and Carlton's two-time Brownlow medallist Patrick Cripps is the game's top-rated player with 94, ahead of Collingwood's Nick Daicos on 93 and Tom Green, Marcus Bontempelli and Serong on 92.
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