There is a well-worn analogy among the Fremantle fans that if Nat Fyfe is a Ferrari, David Mundy is a Holden Rodeo — a utility full of grunt that can lift a heavy load and just keeps going.

I’m not so sure Mundy’s reliable chassis doesn’t belong in a prestige car yard.

Mundy joins an elite group next weekend when he plays his 300th game. Only 85 players have done it before him in VFL/AFL history and only 46 have achieved the feat playing a majority or all of their matches in the AFL.

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So where does Mundy, who was drafted from Seymour in Victoria at No.19 in the 2003 national draft, rate among the Dockers’ greats?

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To this point in the season he has been their best player.

He was their best, daylight second, against West Coast last weekend and could easily have been judged best on ground as captain.

Against St Kilda when Nat Fyfe was concussed, it was Mundy who stood up and asked his players to follow his example, providing the work rate around the ball in his captain’s absence.

He was the major reason they won the game.

He has averaged more than 21 possessions per game through his 299 games, laid 1130 tackles. That’s 332 more than Matthew Pavlich, who played 353 games, with a respectable average of almost four a game.

I rate Mundy ahead of Fyfe, who has played 157 games, on longevity and consistency.

Camera Icon David Mundy has been an all-timer at Freo. Credit: AFL Media

It’s what Mundy does off the field that has been his greatest success.

He was captain in 2016, but has consistently been in the club’s leadership group.

He is a leader of action, like Fyfe. But Fyfe is still learning about that delicate balance of caring for others and investing in the team.

Fyfe has shown better signs of that this season, but is still on a steep learning curve.

He undoubtedly has natural talent, but needs to improve his kicking. Mundy slays him in that area.

Right now Mundy sits firmly in the top three best ever to pull on the purple jumper and there have been many greats — Aaron Sandilands, Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin, Peter Bell, Paul Hasleby, Stephen Hill, Shane Parker and Shaun McManus.

Pavlich, Mundy and Fyfe are the top three in that order for talent and versatility. They have all shown us they could play anywhere: back, forward or through the midfield.

Like Pavlich, Mundy is 192cm and was recruited from outside WA.

He is a loyal, trusted and respected inside and outside the club.