McPharlin’s Team of the Week: Goals, goals and more goals in round seven’s best 22

BACKLINE

Oliver Florent (Sydney)

In a defence that prides itself on attack, he was supreme.

Jacob Weitering (Carlton)

Towering performance at full-back. Shut down Tom Hawkins.

Harry Himmelberg (GWS)

Putting together a fine season as a key defensive pillar.

HALF-BACK

Bailey Dale (Western Bulldogs)

Backed up last week’s game with another spectacular display.

Jake Lever (Melbourne)

Great positioning and anticipation all night with 15 intercepts.

Andrew McGrath (Essendon)

Huge showing across half-back on Anzac Day.

CENTRE

Rory Laird (Adelaide)

Super effort from Mr Consistent.

Caleb Serong (Fremantle)

Brings his best every week. An incredible 17 clearances.

Blake Acres (Carlton)

His two clutch goals in the last quarter were astonishing.

HALF-FORWARD

Patrick Cripps (Carlton)

Huge impact again in the midfield and hit the scoreboard.

Jeremy Cameron (Geelong)

The best player in the competition right now.

Isaac Heeney (Sydney)

High impact all over the ground as usual.

FORWARD

Izak Rankine (Adelaide)

All the magic tricks on display.

Charlie Dixon (Port Adelaide)

Too big and too strong for the St Kilda defence.

Kyle Langford (Essendon)

Kicked four and could have been the hero had he nailed his final shot.

FOLLOWERS

Max Gawn (Melbourne)

Controlled the skies yet again.

Tom Green (GWS)

Midfield masterclass with 37 disposals and nine score involvements.

Noah Anderson (Gold Coast)

Led a dominant Suns midfield with a career-best performance.

INTERCHANGE

Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)

Went beast mode in the first quarter and didn’t slow down.

Josh Treacy (Fremantle)

Imposed himself on the contest with five contested marks.

Zach Merret (Essendon)

Four quarter performance from the Essendon skipper.

Lachie Whitfield (GWS SUB)

Key role in driving the orange tsunami

COACH

Chris Scott (Geelong)

The master coach has delivered Geelong’s seventh straight win to sit a game clear on top of the ladder.