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Potentially had a little too much time on my hands to do this... but I was keen to see whether what I noticed re centre bounces was correct - i.e. Petracca was given less time in centre bounces earlier in the game to allow him to have greater impact later in the game.

I was partially right - he had 3 CBA in the first quarter and 6 in each quarter after that.  Though I think it was more to do with the timing of the centre bounces rather than a tactical reason.

However going through this process I did notice a few things:

  • Trac never started a quarter in the middle (quite different to last year) - potentially because he can be more impactful as the other players get tired during the quarter?
  • There is a far greater spread compared to last year - with Jordan and Sparrow not a long way behind Trac / Viney and some cameos from ANB and Rivers.  But no attendances from Brayshaw.
  • Oliver and Grundy only missed one per quarter (other than in the first where Oliver missed two in a row - I suspect 2 goals in quick sucession and for Grundy the last two of the last quarter when the game was over).  They are machines!
  • Sparrow seems to have a licence to charge through and get the ball on the run every so often (it came off a couple of times) whereas Jordan seems to have more defensive roles.
  • Rivers seems to be thrown in to get a taste and develop - is that similar to what Jordan / Sparrow got in 2020/2021?
  • As unfair as it is, subject to any injuries my gut feel is that for Kozzie to come in, Jordan will be the one to make way as he also plays a mix of forward mid and unless he has a specific role, appears to offer slightly less than the others.

 

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    Great work thanks!

     

    Maybe Sparrow has a licence to break up the centre pack to get separation for Oliver etc.

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    Imagine the horror of being a midfielder in the last quarter of a game and realising that you're squaring off against Petracca and he is 20% fresher than you are and has been given instructions to go all-out attack.

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    2 hours ago, deelusions from afar said:

    Potentially had a little too much time on my hands to do this... but I was keen to see whether what I noticed re centre bounces was correct - i.e. Petracca was given less time in centre bounces earlier in the game to allow him to have greater impact later in the game.

    I was partially right - he had 3 CBA in the first quarter and 6 in each quarter after that.  Though I think it was more to do with the timing of the centre bounces rather than a tactical reason.

    However going through this process I did notice a few things:

    • Trac never started a quarter in the middle (quite different to last year) - potentially because he can be more impactful as the other players get tired during the quarter?
    • There is a far greater spread compared to last year - with Jordan and Sparrow not a long way behind Trac / Viney and some cameos from ANB and Rivers.  But no attendances from Brayshaw.
    • Oliver and Grundy only missed one per quarter (other than in the first where Oliver missed two in a row - I suspect 2 goals in quick sucession and for Grundy the last two of the last quarter when the game was over).  They are machines!
    • Sparrow seems to have a licence to charge through and get the ball on the run every so often (it came off a couple of times) whereas Jordan seems to have more defensive roles.
    • Rivers seems to be thrown in to get a taste and develop - is that similar to what Jordan / Sparrow got in 2020/2021?
    • As unfair as it is, subject to any injuries my gut feel is that for Kozzie to come in, Jordan will be the one to make way as he also plays a mix of forward mid and unless he has a specific role, appears to offer slightly less than the others.

     

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    Stunning work! Wheel O Ratings does a similar thing with centre bounce attendance % but this is kind of cool to see the sequence of things. 

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    Superb work DFA

    It just shows that players may be given Coaches instructions that do not show up on the stats.

    Sparrow does a heap of work in the middle, and that is not often seen by many. 
    It’s a team game. Our Players work for The Melbourne Football Club 

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    7 hours ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    That Sparrow kicks like a mule and is a dead eye [censored] from 50+ set shots.

    He's a decient 50+ kick for goal off one step too - as in bang No.2 in the Bang Ban Bang.

    Immortal moment.

    Love the Tommy Sparrow.

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