Patrick Dangerfield to win Brownlow Medal, says Cameron Ling Crows onballer Patrick Dangerfield was a match-winner against Brisbane on Saturday night. GEELONG premiership captain Cameron Ling has predicted Patrick Dangerfield will win this year's Brownlow Medal and believes the Crows midfielder is virtually untaggable. Dangerfield and Port Adelaide captain Travis Boak shape as two of the keys in Sunday's Showdown XXXIV and Ling said he could not speak more highly of them. Regarded as the game's premier stopper in his 246 games with Geelong, Ling said yesterday he was grateful he did not have to tag Dangerfield. The three-time premiership player, who is now a Channel 7 commentator, took took the prized scalps of current stars such as Nick Dal Santo, Daniel Kerr and Brent Harvey. "I love Patty, the way he plays," Ling said. He's strong, he's got everything. He's just such a level-headed guy, really thoughtful and caring and he'll just keep working hard You get players who are inside players who are not so good outside, and vice versa, but Patty's got it all. He took huge steps last year and he's my Brownlow tip. I never played on Patty and, watching him play, I'm grateful for that. I don't know what I would have done to stop him. Ling put much of Dangerfield's progress down to his personality and humility, brought about by his country upbringing. "You just know that he he won't get ahead of himself," Ling said. He's just such a level-headed guy, really thoughtful and caring and he'll just keep working hard. He loves going for a surf, loves doing a bit of fishing and has the ability to switch off and relax as well. Then when it's time to do the job, he turns up. Ling also spoke highly of Boak, who was a target of the Cats last year. Boak's family home is near where Ling lives, and Boak is a respected figure around town. "Boaky's in the same boat, a terrific guy," Ling said. He's from Torquay and he's highly respected in the community down there. He comes back, relaxes and goes for a surf. Ling, who lives near the Boak family, predicted the Power midfielder's standing in the game would continue to grow as those around him found another level. In a sense, Dangerfield had had it easier, being surrounded by the likes of Scott Thompson, Bernie Vince, Rory Sloane and Nathan van Berlo to take attention away from him and help him out. When Geelong played Port in Ling's day, the obvious target to tag was always Boak. "I had the occasional time on Boaky but, unfortunately, for Boaky at that time, we were so dominant that Port had dropped off a bit," he said. Boaky didn't get a lot of help, which made the job a bit easier for me, but he was still always dangerous. I think as Port Adelaide gets better and better, with guys like (Hamish) Hartlett and (Chad) Wingard there, I think Boak will get better. That's not selling Patty short at all but he didn't have to do it all himself whereas Boaky pretty much has. Nothing against Dom Cassisi and Kane Cornes and these guys but you go and play Port Adelaide and you tag Boaky. As these young guys improve and Port Adelaide get more options I think they're all going to get better from that.