Jump to content

AFL 120e Testing

e25
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/105497/default.aspx

I find this sort of testing fascinating, but it all sounds a bit gimmicky to me.

Scores out of 120 suits because there are 120 minutes in a game?

In either case, I remember seeing this mentioned on another thread.

60 marks are allocated to skills, 40 for athleticism and a further 20 for mental application.

Dion Prestia was the high scorer with 96.15

Now the reason this is particularly interesting for us as Demons supporters, is that our very own Lucas Cook came 10th with a score of 85.70

He is also the only non-midfielder to figure in the top 10.

Bodes well for us.

  • Quote
    •  
    • Author

    * Oops, missed the piece at the bottom about Sam Day missing the testing due to SANFL finals, but that he would've been likely top 3.

    I imagine he'd get almost 40/40 for athleticism alone.

  • Quote
    • Author

    AND it looks like "AFL120e" is currently a googlewhack. Boom.

  • Quote
    •  
    • Author

    Yeah, I thought there'd be a much greater emphasis on decision-making, interpretation and application.

    A bit disappointed really.

    What would be interesting is looking at these results in a few years' time and seeing if there appears to be a corellation between them and the development of the players in question.

    Time will tell... but we don't get a breakdown of the results.

    A player might be an athletic & skilled freak, but just not have it going on upstairs...

  • Quote

    Yeah, I thought there'd be a much greater emphasis on decision-making, interpretation and application.

    A bit disappointed really.

    What would be interesting is looking at these results in a few years' time and seeing if there appears to be a corellation between them and the development of the players in question.

    Time will tell... but we don't get a breakdown of the results.

    A player might be an athletic & skilled freak, but just not have it going on upstairs...

    Would also have been good to see how the points stacked up for those from the previous few years drafts to get a handle on things.

    Aside from his explosiveness, it appears that Cook is very good in pretty much every other category. All the talk about Day and Lynch, i would love to see Cook towel them both up!!!

  • Quote

    very interesting.

    id have thought there would be more for mental, but there you go.

    Thought the same. ie. 50/40/30

  • Quote

    Interesting thing now realised by the AFL. They rank each draftee on the field of mental, fitness and skill based and rank them out of 120 points.

    Very interesting little system and well worth reading about. Interesting to hear your thoughts.

    Of note, Lucas Cook came 10th in the test.

    AFL 120 Test

  • Quote
    •  

    Interesting thing now realised by the AFL. They rank each draftee on the field of mental, fitness and skill based and rank them out of 120 points.

    Very interesting little system and well worth reading about. Interesting to hear your thoughts.

    Of note, Lucas Cook came 10th in the test.

    AFL 120 Test

    Merged into thread already created.

  • Quote

    If the tested kids are planning to play AFL, then at least 10 of the 120 should have been set aside for a "Tollerance of Stupidity and Inconsistency of Umpiring" category.

  • Quote
    • Author

    I know, I realised that immediately after, but didn't have the energy to change it!

    It's meant to be 2 separate words that can be found in the dictionary.

    Oops.

  • Quote

    • Archived

    This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • GAMEDAY: St. Kilda

      It's Game Day and there are only 5 games to go. Can the Demons find some consistency and form as they stagger towards the finish line of another uninspiring season?

        • Haha
      • 566 replies
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: St. Kilda

      It seems like only yesterday that these two sides faced off against each other in the centre of the continent. It was when Melbourne was experiencing a rare period of success with five wins from its previous six matches including victories over both of last year’s grand finalists.  Well, it wasn’t yesterday but it was early last month and it remains etched clearly in the memory. The Saints were going through a slump and the predicted outcome of their encounter at TIO Traeger Park was a virtual no-brainer. A Melbourne victory and another step closer to a possible rise into finals contention. Something that was unthinkable after opening the season with five straight defeats.

      • 5 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Carlton

      I am now certain that the decline in fortunes of the Melbourne Football Club from a premiership power with the potential for more success to come in the future, started when the team ran out for their Round 9 match up against Carlton last year. After knocking over the Cats in a fierce contest the week before, the Demons looked uninterested at the start of play and gave the Blues a six goal start. They recovered to almost snatch victory but lost narrowly with a score of 11.10.76 to 12.5.77. Yesterday, they revisited the scene and provided their fans with a similar display of ineptitude early in the proceedings. Their attitude at the start was poor, given that the game was so winnable. Unsurprisingly, the resulting score was almost identical to that of last year and for the fourth time in succession, the club has lost a game against Carlton despite having more scoring opportunities. 

      • 3 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Carlton

      The Casey Demons smashed the Carlton Reserves off the park at Casey Fields on Sunday to retain a hold on an end of season wild card place. It was a comprehensive 108 point victory in which the home side was dominant and several of its players stood out but, in spite of the positivity of such a display, we need to place an asterisk over the outcome which saw a net 100 point advantage to the combined scores in the two contests between Demons and Blues over the weekend.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: St. Kilda

      The Demons come face to face with St. Kilda for the second time this season for their return clash at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • 310 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Carlton

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Tuesday, 22nd July @ 8:00pm. Join Binman & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to Carlton at the MCG.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

      • 40 replies
      Demonland
    View All