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FORMER Wycheproof-Narraport coach Julian Bull can sum up Boe Bish in just one word - consistent.
And it's that consistency that has led to Bish coming out at No.1 for the most Addy player rankings points in the North Central league since 2012.
The Addy's player rankings use a system based on the weekly six best players submitted by clubs, with a weighting given towards contributions made to a winning team (similar to the starting point for umpires in casting votes post-match) that produce a ranking total.
The points system:
Winning team - 1st best (16.0 points); 2nd best (13.5); 3rd best (11.0); 4th best (8.5); 5th best (6.0); 6th best (3.5).
Losing team - 1st best (7.0); 2nd best (6.0); 3rd best (5.0); 4th best (4.0); 5th best (3.0); 6th best (2.0).
Drawn game (both teams) - 1st best (10.0); 2nd best (8.5); 3rd best (7.0); 4th best (5.5); 5th best (4.0); 6th best (2.5).
In essence, performing highly, playing key roles in winning games and longevity are the three key components to the rankings and Bish ticks the boxes.
Throughout the timeframe from 2012 Bish played every year with the Demons, apart from a one-season stint with Newlyn in the Central Highlands league in 2019.
The reliable half-back flanker featured among the Demons' best players 58 times since 2012, including 41 where he was one of the top three, and twice earned the coveted Des Darcy Medal as best-on-ground in the grand final in Wycheproof-Narraport's back-to-back flags in 2017-18.
Bish, who was to pull the boots back on for the Demons this year, tops the rankings with 587.5 points.
"He's just Mr. Consistent in the backline. He's won six or seven best and fairests to go along with twice being best on ground in a grand final," said Bull, who previously coached Bish and the Demons from 2016 to 2018.
"He's a player who always stands up in big games and plays a lot bigger than he is. He takes a lot of intercept marks and is as hard as nails.
"He's the sort of team-mate that you know will put his body on the line time and time again. He's a 25-to-30 touches per game half-back who does all the hard things.
"It's no surprise to me to see that he would come out on top of this."
Bish is among three Wycheproof-Narraport players who are in the top five of the rankings.
Demons' hard-nut George Turner is at No.4 with 524.5 points, while star veteran Corey Jones is No.5 with 456.0 points to go with 313 goals.
Second on the list is former St Arnaud coach and 2012 joint Feeny medallist James McNamee with 573.5 points, while Charlton's Aaron Walklate is third with 535.0 points. McNamee (2015) and Walklate (2016) both coached premierships through the time period.
Wedderburn has the most players in the top 50 with 10, the highest of whom is Robert Tonkin at No. 9 with 399.5 points, while after being the most prolific goalkicker through the period with 358, Redbacks' forward Sam Barnes is at No.14 with 373.0 points.
TOP 50 RANKED PLAYERS
1 - Boe Bish
(Wycheproof-Narraport)
Rank points: 587.5
Times in best: 58
No.1: 20 Top 3: 41
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2 - James McNamee
(St Arnaud)
Rank points: 573.0
Times in best: 59
No.1: 24 Top 3: 46
Feeny Medal: 2012
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3 - Aaron Walklate
(Charlton)
Rank points: 535.0
Times in best: 62
No.1: 23 Top 3: 40
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4 - George Turner
(Wycheproof-Narraport)
Rank points: 524.5
Times in best: 53
No.1: 17 Top 3: 41
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5 - Corey Jones
(Wycheproof-Narraport)
Rank points: 456.0
Times in best: 40
No.1: 16 Top 3: 30
Feeny Medal: 2013
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6 - Rhys Thompson
(Charlton)
Rank points: 410.0
Times in best: 46
No.1: 13 Top 3: 27
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7 - Keiren Wilson
(Boort)
Rank points: 403.0
Times in best: 62
No.1: 18 Top 3: 40
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8 - Darcy Harrison
(Donald)
Rank points: 400.5
Times in best: 47
No.1: 12 Top 3: 30
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9 - Robert Tonkin
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 399.5
Times in best: 62
No.1: 9 Top 3: 32
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10 - Nathan Gordon
(Birchip-Watchem)
Rank points: 391.0
Times in best: 37
No.1: 13 Top 3: 29
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11 - Jacob Noonan
(Birchip-Watchem)
Rank points: 390.5
Times in best: 61
No.1: 12 Top 3: 32
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12 - Daniel Thiesz
(Charlton)
Rank points: 385.0
Times in best: 50
No.1: 9 Top 3: 31
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13 - Ricky Allan
(Wycheproof-Narraport)
Rank points: 377.0
Times in best: 47
No.1: 7 Top 3: 29
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14 - Sam Barnes
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 373.0
Times in best: 37
No.1: 10 Top 3: 21
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15 - Lochlan Sirett
(Birchip-Watchem)
Rank points: 370.5
Times in best: 42
No.1: 11 Top 3: 28
Feeny Medal: 2018
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16 - Thomas Finlay
(Charlton)
Rank points: 366.5
Times in best: 42
No.1: 6 Top 3: 32
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17 - Ryan O'Sullivan
(Sea Lake Nandaly)
Rank points: 360.0
Times in best: 38
No.1: 11 Top 3: 24
Feeny Medal: 2017
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18 - Luke Martin
(Sea Lake Nandaly)
Rank points: 359.0
Times in best: 42
No.1: 11 Top 3: 28
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19 - Anthony Judd
(Charlton)
Rank points: 354.0
Times in best: 52
No.1: 8 Top 3: 27
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20 - Brady Herdman
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 352.0
Times in best: 29
No.1: 17 Top 3: 23
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21 - James Coatsworth
(Wycheproof-Narraport)
Rank points: 340.0
Times in best: 44
No.1: 11 Top 3: 27
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22 - Brody Haddow
(Donald)
Rank points: 336.5
Times in best: 40
No.1: 12 Top 3: 28
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23 - Zac Holmes
(Birchip-Watchem)
Rank points: 330.0
Times in best: 47
No.1: 10 Top 3: 30
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24 - Nick Baldwin
(St Arnaud)
Rank points: 327.0
Times in best: 48
No.1: 16 Top 3: 23
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25 - Ben Walklate
(Charlton)
Rank points: 325.0
Times in best: 43
No.1: 8 Top 3: 18
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26 - Brett Strange
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 324.5
Times in best: 38
No.1: 6 Top 3: 22
Feeny Medal: 2012
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27 - Tom Bell
(Donald)
Rank points: 313.5
Times in best: 45
No.1: 10 Top 3: 23
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28 - Danny Benaim
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 310.5
Times in best: 39
No.1: 9 Top 3: 24
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29 - Ben DeAraugo
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 305.5
Times in best: 41
No.1: 11 Top 3: 25
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30 - Dale Hinkley
(Birchip-Watchem)
Rank points: 302.0
Times in best: 32
No.1: 5 Top 3: 23
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31 - Charlie Hallam
(Birchip-Watchem)
Rank points: 301.0
Times in best: 30
No.1: 14 Top 3: 22
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32 - Cameron Perry
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 300.5
Times in best: 36
No.1: 4 Top 3: 16
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33 - Daniel Pearce
(Donald)
Rank points: 287.5
Times in best: 45
No.1: 5 Top 3: 23
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34 - Kieran Sait
(Charlton)
Rank points: 279.5
Times in best: 38
No.1: 5 Top 3: 18
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35 - Ben Batters
(St Arnaud)
Rank points: 272.5
Times in best: 45
No.1: 4 Top 3: 22
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36 - Adam Postle
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 272.0
Times in best: 44
No.1: 5 Top 3: 22
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37 - Nick Coghlan
(St Arnaud)
Rank points: 269.5
Times in best: 40
No.1: 4 Top 3: 21
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38 - Caleb Bloomer
(St Arnaud)
Rank points: 263.5
Times in best: 37
No.1: 5 Top 3: 21
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39 - Tom Carland
(Birchip-Watchem)
Rank points: 260.5
Times in best: 38
No.1: 6 Top 3: 19
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40 - Stephen Paulke
(Birchip-Watchem)
Rank points: 257.5
Times in best: 26
No.1: 4 Top 3: 17
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41 - Aaron Wilson
(Boort)
Rank points: 254.0
Times in best: 37
No.1: 15 Top 3: 28
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42 - Seamus Young
(Donald)
Rank points: 252.0
Times in best: 30
No.1: 6 Top 3: 15
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43 - Rohan McHugh
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 247.5
Times in best: 24
No.1: 4 Top 3: 15
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44 - Jacob Christie
(Birchip-Watchem)
Rank points: 244.0
Times in best: 32
No.1: 4 Top 3: 15
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45 - Matt Elliott
(Sea Lake Nandaly)
Rank points: 243.5
Times in best: 33
No.1: 5 Top 3: 14
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46 - Luke Kyriakides
(Charlton)
Rank points: 243.5
Times in best: 28
No.1: 5 Top 3: 17
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47 - Joel Turner
(Wycheproof-Narraport)
Rank points: 237.0
Times in best: 40
No.1: 6 Top 3: 12
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48 - Joseph McLean
(Charlton)
Rank points: 235.5
Times in best: 28
No.1: 4 Top 3: 17
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49 - Daniel Gash
(Wedderburn)
Rank points: 234.5
Times in best: 32
No.1: 5 Top 3: 16
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50 - Brad Collins
(Sea Lake Nandaly)
Rank points: 232.0
Times in best: 26
No.1: 6 Top 3: 18
TOP 50 PLAYERS BY CLUB:
Wedderburn - 10
Birchip-Watchem - 9
Charlton - 9
Wyche-Narraport - 6
Donald - 5
St Arnaud - 5
Sea Lake Nandaly - 4
Boort - 2
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51 - Chris Howgate
(Wyche-Narraport) - 226.0
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52 - Corey Gregg
(Boort) - 209.0
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53 - Daniel Ratcliffe
(Birchip-Watchem) - 208.9
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54 - Jack Smith
(Boort) - 206.5
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55 - Billy McInnes
(Sea Lake) - 205.5
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56 - Jordan Hargreaves
(Wedderburn) - 203.5
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57 - Jason Collins
(Sea Lake) - 203.5
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58 - Jacob Werts
(Donald) - 202.5
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59 - Jacob Tillig
(St Arnaud) - 201.0
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60 - Jacob DeAraugo
(Wedderburn) - 188.5
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61 - Declan Lourey
(Wyche-Narraport) - 184.5
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62 - James Orr
(Boort) - 182.5
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63 - Sam O'Connor
(Charlton) - 182.0
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64 - Gavin Vassallo
(St Arnaud) - 181.5
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65 - Dean McKay
(Charlton) - 179.5
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66 - Luke Wells
(St Arnaud) - 177.5
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67 - Stefan Pye
(Birchip-Watchem) - 175.5
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68 - Sam Driscoll
(Wyche-Narraport) - 173.5
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69 - Joel Cusack
(Birchip-Watchem) - 170.0
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70 - Harley Durward
(St Arnaud) - 169.5
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71 - Glenn Wyatt
(Donald) - 168.0
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72 - Daniel Castellano
(Birchip-Watchem) - 165.0
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73 - Bryan Beckham
(Donald) - 163.0
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74 - Mitchell Gleeson
(Charlton) - 162.5
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75 - Jaran McKay
(Wedderburn) - 162.0
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76 - Lee Stewart
(St Arnaud) - 162.0
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77 - Ross Young
(Donald) - 158.0
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78 - Lachlan Foott
(Birchip-Watchem) - 155.0
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79 - Ben Brennan
(Wyche-Narraport) - 153.5
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80 - Jesse White
(Wyche-Narraport) - 152.5
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