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Players Top 50: #35 Will Manny

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
Will Manny shot 41.3% (19-for-46) on catch-n-shoot chances last summer (league average: 32.7%). His cumulative pop time on those 46 shots might have been under a minute. The shot clock hits :01 before the ball is in Manny’s stick here. C’mon.
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Players Top 50: #36 Michael Rexrode

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
Rexrode’s on-ball pressure was a big part of Clausen’s defensive scheme. Atlas LC allowed 1.9 goals per game on dodges or two-man games from X (lowest in PLL). Rexrode regularly took the top matchup — Lyle Thompson, Josh Byrne, Matt Rambo — and matched their physicality. Rexrode caused 14 turnovers (tied for 6th in PLL) in his first season in solar blue.
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Players Top 50: #37 Ryan Brown

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
Ryan Brown led the PLL with 21 assisted goals. The Waterdogs moved him around so that his defender was always hot — popping him free for righty or lefty shots from every release point imaginable.
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Players Top 50: #38 Jay Carlson

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
Jay Carlson’s game is equal parts gritty and flashy. The Whipsnakes offense hauled in a league-high 79 rebounds. Jay played a big role in that, gobbling up 25 groundballs (most among attackmen).
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Players Top 50: #39 Sergio Perkovic

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
Since the 2019 postseason, Sergio Perkovic has shot 13-for-27 (48.1%) from 2-point range. That’s 0.96 points per shot.
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Players Top 50: #40 Ryland Rees

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
Although he carries a longpole, Ryland Rees is as much of a two-way midfielder as the Waterdogs’ short-sticks. His skills are ridiculous — he scored off a nasty face dodge in Colorado Springs and buried a rare sidearm pole goal on opening weekend.
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Players Top 50: #41 Adam Ghitelman

By Joe Keegan | December 6, 2021
A literal coach on the field, Ghitelman studies the game and supplies his defensemen with detailed scouting reports. They have a premeditated plan for every opponent in transition: Slide or hold. They held opponents to a league-low 24.6% shooting on fast breaks.
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Players Top 50: #42 Brodie Merrill

By Joe Keegan | December 6, 2021
The all-time leader in groundballs among non-faceoff athletes is still dominating — and doing it against his students. At The Hill Academy in Ontario, Brodie Merrill has coached Dillon Ward, Kyle Jackson, James Barclay, Chris Cloutier, Andrew Kew, Jeff Teat, Tanner Cook, Ian MacKay, Jason Noble, Josh Currier, Ryan Lee, Clarke Petterson, Bryan Cole, and Adam Charalambides.
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Players Top 50: #43 Kieran McArdle

By Joe Keegan | December 6, 2021
Known as the T-1000 (h/t Kyle Devitte and Chris Rosenthall), Kieran McArdle is one of the most determined dodgers in the league. He nearly single-handedly willed the Waterdogs to a comeback in the semifinals with 3 goals and 3 assists, driving fearlessly to the middle of the field and soaking checks along the way.
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Players Top 50: #44 Connor Kelly

By Joe Keegan | December 6, 2021
Connor Kelly is one of the best staircase dodging midfielders in the league. He’ll drive, then bounce. Then drive again — then roll back. He rolls, re-rolls, fakes rollbacks, and beats his defender before the defense realizes it.
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