Bomber Jake Carlisle of the Bombers pushes Danyle Pearce. Source: Getty Images
FOR a while he was best known as the stepladder for Andrew Walker's towering hanger.
But three games into the season, you'd do well just to beat Jake Carlisle in a contest, let alone sit on his head.
There is no better way to measure a player's value than the one-on-one battle. No flooding, no third-man up and no support. Just beat your direct opponent.
Statistics provided by Champion Data show Carlisle is doing that as well as anyone.
Against Fremantle on Friday night he was involved in seven isolated contests, six of them against six-time All-Australian and six-time Docker best-and-fairest winner Matthew Pavlich.
Carlisle didn't lose one, winning four and neutralising three.
After Round 3 the 21-year-old has lost only two of 14 one-on-one contests.
This year Carlisle ranks No.3 in the competition for marks (28), fifth for intercept marks (eight) and No.20 for spoils (20). That is All-Australian form.
But it was the way he stood firm in the face of huge Dockers pressure that caught the eye.
Up in the stands at Patersons Stadium, West Coast's defensive great Glen Jakovich was full of praise.
"I don't think he lost a one-on-one all night and that's like playing the perfect golf game isn't it?" Jakovich said.
"As a spectator and commentator I walked away thinking, 'Gee, that guy has really developed.' He looked really comfortable and showed great maturity.
"What really impressed me was the initiative he showed getting the ball and that he didn't just want to defend. He wasn't overawed playing on one of the best players in the competition over the last 10 years."
Carlisle kept Taylor Walker to three goals in Round 1 and Mitch Clark to one goal in Round 2, losing only one contest in each match.
St Kilda and Nick Riewoldt await on Saturday.
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