Stats Files - 2024

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Player Rating Review - Midfield

Tom Sparrow (Mid - Forward 23yo  183cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Sparrow has played all 6 matches so far in 2024.

#32  T Sparrow	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	6.0	5.8	-2.8
Uncontested Poss	11.8	9.3	-20.6
Effective Disposals*	12.8	11.3	-11.2
Disposal Effeciency %	72.1	76.2	5.8
Contested Marks*	0.1	0.2	16.7
Marks inside 50*	0.3	0.0	-100.0
One Percenters*	1.7	1.7	0.0
Clearances*	2.3	2.5	7.1
Rebound 50s*	1.3	1.7	25.0
Inside 50s*	2.7	3.5	28.9
Tackles*	3.6	5.0	40.0
Score Involvements*	3.9	5.0	29.6
Meters Gained	269.2	254.3	-5.5
Turnovers*	3.7	3.0	-18.2
Intercepts*	2.4	2.3	-2.0
Tackles Inside 50*	0.4	0.3	-22.2
Time On Ground %	75.2	73.8	-1.8
Goals*	0.5	0.5	5.0
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	2.8	3.1	8.7

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

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5 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

The Dukes doing ok DD.

Yes pretty consistent for a first year DZ

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Player Rating Review - Midfield

Jack Viney (Midfield  30yo  179cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Jack has played all 6 matches so far in 2024.

#7  J Viney	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	11.6	11.7	0.3
Uncontested Poss	14.0	11.8	-15.2
Effective Disposals*	16.0	15.2	-4.9
Disposal Effeciency %	62.9	65.8	4.6
Contested Marks*	0.1	0.0	-
Marks inside 50*	0.3	0.3	4.8
One Percenters*	1.5	1.0	-33.3
Clearances*	5.0	5.7	12.3
Rebound 50s*	1.2	1.3	8.6
Inside 50s*	5.2	5.5	5.2
Tackles*	6.0	5.7	-5.6
Score Involvements*	4.9	5.5	12.0
Meters Gained	375.6	383.0	2.0
Turnovers*	5.6	4.2	-25.5
Intercepts*	3.3	1.7	-49.1
Tackles Inside 50*	0.7	0.8	14.6
Time On Ground %	79.1	76.7	-3.1
Goals*	0.4	0.7	83.3
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	3.7	3.8	3.4

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

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Player Rating Review - Midfield

Clayton Oliver (Midfield  26yo  189cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Clarry has played all 6 matches so far in 2024.

#13  C Oliver	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	14.5	9.8	-32.0
Uncontested Poss	16.2	13.7	-15.8
Effective Disposals*	20.4	15.5	-24.0
Disposal Effeciency %	67.5	62.7	-7.2
Contested Marks*	0.0	0.0	-
Marks inside 50*	0.2	0.0	-100.0
One Percenters*	2.0	1.3	-33.3
Clearances*	6.6	5.0	-24.4
Rebound 50s*	2.4	0.5	-79.0
Inside 50s*	5.2	4.5	-12.7
Tackles*	6.3	3.2	-49.8
Score Involvements*	7.0	5.5	-21.4
Meters Gained	438.5	376.0	-14.2
Turnovers*	5.7	5.2	-9.2
Intercepts*	4.8	3.3	-30.1
Tackles Inside 50*	1.1	0.5	-53.6
Time On Ground %	83.5	76.5	-8.3
Goals*	0.5	0.2	-63.9
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	5.0	3.3	-33.1

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

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Player Rating Review - Midfield

Christian Petracca (Midfield  26yo  189cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Tracc has played all 6 matches in 2024.

#5  C Petracca	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	13.8	13.0	-5.7
Uncontested Poss	14.2	12.7	-10.6
Effective Disposals*	19.0	19.2	0.9
Disposal Effeciency %	68.3	72.9	6.7
Contested Marks*	0.2	0.8	283.3
Marks inside 50*	1.3	0.3	-73.6
One Percenters*	0.6	1.7	173.8
Clearances*	6.0	5.2	-13.3
Rebound 50s*	1.6	0.5	-68.9
Inside 50s*	5.8	5.8	0.9
Tackles*	4.1	3.2	-22.5
Score Involvements*	8.3	9.3	11.8
Meters Gained	451.1	412.7	-8.5
Turnovers*	5.0	3.2	-36.1
Intercepts*	3.1	2.5	-20.1
Tackles Inside 50*	0.7	0.7	-9.8
Time On Ground %	83.7	79.5	-5.0
Goals*	1.2	0.7	-43.2
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	4.7	4.9	3.0

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

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Player Rating Review - Midfield

Max Gawn (Ruck  32yo  209cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Max has played all 6 matches in 2024.

#11  M Gawn	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	11.2	12.2	8.5
Uncontested Poss	6.4	8.5	32.4
Effective Disposals*	10.6	11.2	5.6
Disposal Effeciency %	60.4	58.2	-3.8
Contested Marks*	2.2	1.2	-45.9
Marks inside 50*	0.7	0.5	-32.1
One Percenters*	3.0	1.8	-38.9
Clearances*	4.3	5.2	19.7
Rebound 50s*	1.2	3.2	161.6
Inside 50s*	3.4	2.7	-20.8
Tackles*	2.2	4.0	85.4
Score Involvements*	4.8	6.5	34.2
Meters Gained	282.6	314.8	11.4
Turnovers*	3.8	3.3	-12.0
Intercepts*	3.0	4.3	44.4
Tackles Inside 50*	0.5	0.5	-5.0
Time On Ground %	84.5	85.0	0.6
Goals*	0.5	0.3	-36.7
Hit Outs to Adv*	8.1	11.5	42.8
*DD's Player Rating	3.4	4.2	25.6

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

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Alex Neal-Bullen (Medium Forward  28yo  182cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

ANB has played all 6 matches in 2024.

#30  A Neal-Bullen	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	5.4	6.7	22.7
Uncontested Poss	10.0	11.5	15.0
Effective Disposals*	10.8	12.2	12.8
Disposal Effeciency %	69.2	66.3	-2.9
Contested Marks*	0.0	0.0	-
Marks inside 50*	0.4	0.5	15.0
One Percenters*	1.2	1.3	13.6
Clearances*	0.9	2.2	149.2
Rebound 50s*	0.5	1.2	123.6
Inside 50s*	3.3	2.8	-13.1
Tackles*	4.7	4.0	-14.8
Score Involvements*	4.5	5.0	11.7
Meters Gained	287.4	261.2	-9.1
Turnovers*	3.6	4.2	15.5
Intercepts*	2.3	2.0	-14.8
Tackles Inside 50*	0.9	0.7	-23.3
Time On Ground %	76.9	79.7	2.8
Goals*	0.7	0.8	12.7
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	2.5	2.8	8.8

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited April 17, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

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Jack Billings (Mid Forward  28yo  185cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Billings has played approx 5 matches if the total time of his two subbed games are taken into account.

#14  J Billings	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	0.0	5.6	-
Uncontested Poss	0.0	12.1	-
Effective Disposals*	0.0	11.9	-
Disposal Effeciency %	0.0	71.0	-
Contested Marks*	0.0	0.0	-
Marks inside 50*	0.0	0.4	-
One Percenters*	0.0	1.0	-
Clearances*	0.0	0.2	-
Rebound 50s*	0.0	1.0	-
Inside 50s*	0.0	2.2	-
Tackles*	0.0	2.4	-
Score Involvements*	0.0	5.0	-
Meters Gained	0.0	265.7	-
Turnovers*	0.0	2.8	-
Intercepts*	0.0	1.4	-
Tackles Inside 50*	0.0	0.8	-
Time On Ground %	0.0	82.1	-
Goals*	0.0	0.4	-
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	0.0	2.4	-

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

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Kade Chandler (Small Forward  24yo  175cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Chandler has played all 6 matches in 2024.

#37  K Chandler	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	4.5	5.0	12.3
Uncontested Poss	8.1	9.3	15.5
Effective Disposals*	9.0	9.7	6.9
Disposal Effeciency %	76.2	74.3	-1.9
Contested Marks*	0.1	0.0	-
Marks inside 50*	1.1	1.0	-10.1
One Percenters*	0.6	1.3	112.0
Clearances*	0.5	1.7	213.2
Rebound 50s*	0.4	0.7	72.3
Inside 50s*	2.3	3.5	53.9
Tackles*	2.8	3.8	39.0
Score Involvements*	4.7	4.7	-1.6
Meters Gained	167.9	270.0	60.8
Turnovers*	2.2	3.0	37.8
Intercepts*	1.3	0.8	-33.8
Tackles Inside 50*	1.1	2.0	87.9
Time On Ground %	73.0	80.0	7.0
Goals*	1.2	1.2	0.5
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	2.3	2.5	8.9

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited April 17, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

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Bayley Fritsch (Medium Forward  27yo  188cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Bayley has played all 6 matches in 2024.

#31  B Fritsch	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	4.6	3.2	-31.5
Uncontested Poss	8.0	4.8	-39.8
Effective Disposals*	7.7	5.5	-28.3
Disposal Effeciency %	61.2	71.0	9.8
Contested Marks*	0.9	1.0	17.3
Marks inside 50*	2.3	1.7	-26.7
One Percenters*	1.5	0.7	-55.3
Clearances*	0.0	0.0	-
Rebound 50s*	0.0	0.0	-
Inside 50s*	2.6	1.5	-43.0
Tackles*	1.6	1.3	-18.4
Score Involvements*	6.1	5.7	-7.3
Meters Gained	269.2	183.3	-31.9
Turnovers*	2.5	1.5	-39.7
Intercepts*	1.5	0.3	-77.7
Tackles Inside 50*	0.7	0.8	17.3
Time On Ground %	86.3	90.5	4.2
Goals*	2.4	2.7	10.4
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	2.3	1.9	-17.2

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

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Ben Brown (Key Forward  31yo  200cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Ben has played four matches plus Rnd 4 vs the Crows before being subbed (for Woe) having played 68% game time.  One could argue this is almost a full game for Ben given his average game time of 84% so i have erred on the side of including him in this series.  His rating (and that of any other subbed players in these ratings) has been adjusted to allow for the lower than normal game time in Rnd 4.

#50  B Brown	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	4.4	3.2	-26.8
Uncontested Poss	5.4	4.1	-25.3
Effective Disposals*	7.4	4.9	-33.6
Disposal Effeciency %	80.3	75.6	-4.8
Contested Marks*	0.3	1.3	324.4
Marks inside 50*	1.5	1.3	-15.1
One Percenters*	2.1	2.1	1.0
Clearances*	0.0	0.0	-
Rebound 50s*	0.3	0.0	-100.0
Inside 50s*	1.1	1.1	1.0
Tackles*	0.8	0.2	-71.7
Score Involvements*	5.0	3.4	-31.4
Meters Gained	177.5	105.1	-40.8
Turnovers*	1.8	0.9	-52.8
Intercepts*	0.9	0.6	-29.3
Tackles Inside 50*	0.6	0.2	-64.6
Time On Ground %	78.7	84.6	5.9
Goals*	1.7	1.3	-22.8
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	1.9	1.5	-22.4

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

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Jacob Van Rooyen (Key Forward  21yo  193cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 5, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

JVR has played all 6 matches so far in 2024.

This is the final player to have played 5 matches or more in this early season review series.  I will look to revisit this series about mid season.  I might also add a review of each player's mid season rating against this early season rating as a bit of an in season form guide if time allows.

#2  J V Rooyen	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	4.6	3.5	-24.4
Uncontested Poss	5.6	5.3	-5.3
Effective Disposals*	7.8	7.2	-8.0
Disposal Effeciency %	80.2	82.1	1.9
Contested Marks*	1.0	0.5	-50.0
Marks inside 50*	1.6	1.3	-18.3
One Percenters*	1.9	1.5	-20.8
Clearances*	0.5	0.8	75.9
Rebound 50s*	0.0	0.0	-
Inside 50s*	1.4	1.3	-6.2
Tackles*	2.4	2.3	-3.6
Score Involvements*	4.3	4.2	-2.3
Meters Gained	138.0	141.2	2.3
Turnovers*	1.7	1.8	5.6
Intercepts*	0.4	0.5	18.8
Tackles Inside 50*	1.2	1.0	-13.6
Time On Ground %	75.1	75.7	0.6
Goals*	1.4	1.3	-6.2
Hit Outs to Adv*	1.1	1.2	5.6
*DD's Player Rating	2.2	2.0	-8.0

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

 

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Melbourne v Richmond (Round 7, 2024)

https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20240701

Key Team Stats

Stats highlighted purple were won by Melbourne.

Stat	For	Against	Diff
Disposal Efficiency	71.7	72.5	-0.9
Kicking Efficiency	68.9	66.3	+2.5
Metres Gained	6255	5717	+538
Inside 50s	50	50	+0
Shots At Goal	26	16	+10
Shots Per Inside 50	52.0	32.0	+20.0
Contested Possessions	136	119	+17
Ground Ball Gets	89	81	+8
Intercepts	69	73	-4
Intercept Marks	22	23	-1
Centre Clearances	8	10	-2
Stoppage Clearances	24	15	+9
Contested Marks	10	7	+3
Marks Inside 50	14	11	+3
Hitouts	27	27	+0
Hitouts To Advantage	12	10	+2
Tackles	52	57	-5
Tackles Inside 50	9	11	-2
Def One On One Loss %	28.6	30.8	-2.2

Expected scores

Team	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-	xSc. / Shot	Shot Rating
Overall
Melbourne	26	13.5.83	50.0%	74.3	+8.7	2.86	+0.34
Richmond	16	5.8.38	31.2%	53.7	−15.7	3.35	−0.98
General Play
Melbourne	10	3.2.20	30.0%	26.6	−6.6	2.66	−0.66
Richmond	6	1.4.10	16.7%	16.5	−6.5	2.75	−1.08
Set Position
Melbourne	16	10.3.63	62.5%	47.6	+15.4	2.98	+0.96
Richmond	10	4.4.28	40.0%	37.2	−9.2	3.72	−0.92

• xScore: total expected score from all shots taken.
• +/-: total score above or below expected score.
• xSc. / Shot: average expected score per shot. This represents the average shot difficulty.
• Shot Rating: average score above or below expected score per shot at goal.

Notes: Expected scores are calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Each shot at goal is assigned an expected score based on the distance from goal, shot angle, and type of shot (e.g. set shot, general play following contested possession, general play following uncontested possession, ground kick, etc) as a proxy for pressure. The model does not take into account factors like the player, whether the ball was kicked with their preferred or non-preferred foot, and pressure on the player when taking the shot. Rushed behinds are excluded from actual and expected scores.

 

 

Pressure

Team pressure

Quarter	For	Against
1	185	173
2	150	181
3	181	168
4	162	162
Match	170	171

Source: Herald Sun

Most Pressure Points

Note: pressure points are the weighed sum of pressure acts. Physical pressure acts are worth 3.75 points, closing acts are worth 2.25 points, chasing acts are 1.5 points and corralling are 1.2. ( https://www.championdata.com/glossary/afl/ )

Player	Pressure Acts	Pressure Points	Season Average
Jack Viney	25	51	57.9
Tom Sparrow	24	44	53.3
Clayton Oliver	21	42	38.6
Ed Langdon	16	41	34.4
Alex Neal-Bullen	20	40	48.7
Christian Petracca	17	33	38.7
Kade Chandler	13	32	46.7
Tom McDonald	12	29	24.0
Harrison Petty	15	28	24.2
Trent Rivers	12	28	22.1
Taj Woewodin	11	27	16.4
Caleb Windsor	12	26	32.3
Jack Billings	10	26	25.9
Kysaiah Pickett	11	25	40.4
Blake Howes	12	22	19.7
Judd McVee	9	22	15.4
Max Gawn	7	18	28.9
Jacob van Rooyen	10	16	16.1
Jake Lever	8	13	16.0
Bayley Fritsch	4	7	14.6
Daniel Turner	3	6	6.0
Steven May	4	5	10.7
Bailey Laurie	3	4	9.5

Source: Herald Sun

Time in Forward Half

Quarter	For	Against
1	45%	55%
2	58%	42%
3	46%	54%
4	40%	60%
Match	46%	54%

Source: Match total sourced from the Herald Sun; quarter values are my own calculations.

Score Sources

Summary

Category	Score	Against	Diff
Kick-in	0.1.1	0.0.0	+1
Centre Bounce	1.1.7	0.1.1	+6
Stoppage (Other)	3.1.19	0.2.2	+17
Turnover	9.4.58	5.9.39	+19

Score Source	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Kick-in	1	4.0	0	3.1
Centre Bounce	7	11.4	1	6.0
Stoppage (Other)	19	25.0	2	16.7
Turnover	58	43.1	39	40.4

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Richmond.

Chain start region

Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective.

Category	Region	For		Against
		Match	Season	Match	Season *
Kick-in	D50	1	4.0	0	3.1
Centre Bounce	Centre	7	11.4	1	6.0
Stoppage (Other)	D50	6	1.9	0	0.0
Stoppage (Other)	Centre	7	1.3	0	1.7
Stoppage (Other)	Wing	6	14.4	1	9.7
Stoppage (Other)	F50	0	7.4	1	5.3
Turnover	D50	13	6.3	7	5.9
Turnover	Centre	6	6.0	6	4.3
Turnover	Wing	21	21.3	23	25.6
Turnover	F50	18	9.6	3	4.7

Region	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
D50	20	12.1	7	9.0
Centre	20	18.7	7	12.0
Wing	27	35.7	24	35.3
F50	18	17.0	4	10.0

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Richmond.

Points from defensive half

For		Against
Match	Season	Match	Season *
45	32.1	21	22.0

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Richmond.

Centre Bounce Attendances

	CBAs	CBA %	2024 %	2023 %
Max Gawn	19	90%	86.6%	64.9%
Clayton Oliver	17	81%	68.6%	81.4%
Jack Viney	14	67%	73.3%	72.1%
Christian Petracca	12	57%	61.6%	61.1%
Tom Sparrow	10	48%	43.0%	44.9%
Kysaiah Pickett	9	43%	28.2%	11.2%
Jacob van Rooyen	1	5%	11.6%	7.6%
Bailey Laurie	1	5%	2.2%	0.0%
Harrison Petty	1	5%	0.8%	0.7%
Trent Rivers	0	0%	4.7%	3.0%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0%	2.3%	2.1%
Tom McDonald	0	0%	0.0%	5.7%
Christian Salem			27.2%	0.0%
Josh Schache			8.3%	0.0%
Koltyn Tholstrup			8.3%
Charlie Spargo			4.2%	0.0%

Ruck Contests and Hitouts

Ruck Contests

	Ruck Contests	RC %	2024 %	2023 %
Max Gawn	60	88%	84.2%	57.5%
Jacob van Rooyen	7	10%	13.5%	13.1%
Harrison Petty	1	1%	0.2%	2.0%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0%	0.0%	0.0%
Christian Petracca	0	0%	0.0%	0.4%
Clayton Oliver	0	0%	0.0%	0.1%
Steven May	0	0%	0.0%	0.0%
Tom McDonald	0	0%	0.0%	9.3%
Tom Sparrow	0	0%	0.0%	0.0%
Josh Schache			13.3%	4.1%
Ben Brown			0.0%	2.3%

Hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.	To Adv. % (2024)	To Adv. % (2023)
Max Gawn	60	26	11	30.5%	30.1%
Jacob van Rooyen	7	1	1	32.0%	31.1%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0	0		0.0%
Christian Petracca	0	0	0		100.0%
Harrison Petty	1	0	0		25.0%
Tom McDonald	0	0	0		20.0%
Josh Schache				100.0%	0.0%
Ben Brown					0.0%

Opposition hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.
Toby Nankervis	37	15	7
Sam Naismith	26	9	3
Mykelti Lefau	6	3	0

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Round 6, 2024 MCG - Tigers vs Demons

The ANZAC theme appeared to spill over into the game with a brutal "in the trenches" first half, followed with a decent salvo in the second.

Lever just pipped to the post by Maxy.  I reckon they both deserved the medal with Rick having a massive 15 intercepts.

Maysie back to his best and more!  Tracc did pretty well considering the tag and Rivers continuing on with his improved form as the season rolls on.

I believe there was some sort of Disco Inferno last night!  Let's take a look at the young fella's forward foray!

10 effectives % 76.9 (above AFL average at approx 74%), 1 contested mark, 4 marks inside 50, 2 one percenters, 6 inside 50s, 1 tackle inside 50, 1 intercept, 380 meters gained, only 2 turnovers, 3 sausage rolls and our No.1 rated forward.

Clarry still a long way off his 2023 (and prior) best but hopefully with another decent break he can recoup and come out all guns blazing against the Puddy Cats.  Viney also way off his usual standards in these last two matches and can hopefully regain some of his early season form soonish.  Chin a mile off his usual levels as well in this match.

Similar to the Lions match, our top six players had a VG night.  Eclipsing their 2023 average rating by over 8%.  The bottom six not so good, still a long way down on the 2023 rating by a hefty 37%.  An improvement vs the Lions result though, where they were a massive 61% off the 2023 average.

Player	Rating	Rank	2023 Season Rating	% Change vs 2023
Max Gawn	5.150	1	3.350	53.7
Jake Lever	4.950	2	3.131	58.1
S May	4.825	3	3.213	50.2
C Petracca	3.975	4	4.707	-15.6
T Rivers	3.850	5	3.696	4.2
B Howes	3.700	6	-	-
C Oliver	3.300	7	5.002	-34.0
D Turner	3.025	8	1.825	65.8
Ed Langdon	2.750	9	3.057	-10.0
T Sparrow	2.675	10	2.811	-4.8
B Fritsch	2.650	11	2.324	14.0
A N-Bullen	2.375	12	2.532	-6.2
T McDonald	2.200	13	2.054	7.1
Jack Viney	2.175	14	3.707	-41.3
J McVee	2.025	15	2.320	-12.7
T Woewodin	1.950	16	1.406	38.7
J Billings	1.850	17	-	-
C Windsor < 68%	1.850	17	-	-
J V Rooyen	1.850	17	2.170	-14.7
K Pickett	1.800	20	2.101	-14.3
K Chandler	1.200	21	2.265	-47.0
B Laurie* > 19%	1.000	22	2.235	-55.3
H Petty	-0.225	23	2.718	-108.3
Team Score	61.13		69.86	-12.5
Top 6	26.45		24.43	8.3
Bottom 6	9.55		15.17	-37.0

* Played less than 2 matches in total in 2023 not an average.  Subbed in and out.  2023 rating likely compromised.

< Subbed out TOG

> Subbed in TOG

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited April 25, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[layzie 34,528]

The definitive player ratings!

I also thought Lever could have been in line for the medal. Cut off and marked everything.

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Team & Player Ratings to Rnd 6, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Team Rating looking ok, only 4% down on 2023 is very gettable.

Maysie jumps ahead of Viney to take over 3rd place.  Lever moves up two places to go ahead of Rivers & Clarry in 5th spot.

Joey (Woe) the big mover from the rookies, up 13 places on his 2023 rank and his rating 56% higher.  Keep in mind he's coming off a pretty low rating in 2023.

Thanks Layzie ✌️

Player	2024 Rating	2024 Rank	2023 Rating	% Change vs 2023	2023 Rank	Change in Rank vs 2023
C Petracca	4.725	1	4.707	0.4	2	1
Max Gawn	4.343	2	3.350	29.6	7	5
Steven May	3.927	3	3.213	22.2	8	5
Jack Viney	3.596	4	3.707	-3.0	4	0
Jake Lever	3.592	5	3.131	14.7	9	4
T Rivers	3.443	6	3.696	-6.8	5	-1
C Oliver	3.339	7	5.002	-33.2	1	-6
A Tomlinson*	3.175	8	2.915	8.9	14	6
Ed Langdon	3.086	9	3.057	0.9	10	1
D Turner *	3.025	10	1.825	65.8	31	21
T Sparrow	3.000	11	2.811	6.7	16	5
C Salem <	2.978	12	2.993	-0.5	12	0
Judd McVee	2.946	13	2.320	27.0	22	9
T McDonald	2.871	14	2.054	39.8	27	13
A N-Bullen	2.700	15	2.532	6.6	20	5
B Howes	2.468	16	-	-	-	-
K Pickett	2.415	17	2.101	14.9	26	9
J Billings > <	2.345	18	-	-	-	-
K Chandler	2.286	19	2.265	0.9	23	4
M Hore	2.273	20		-
T Woewodin < >	2.204	21	1.406	56.8	34	13
C Windsor <	2.191	22	-	-	-	-
B Fritsch	2.029	23	2.324	-12.7	21	-2
J V Rooyen	1.975	24	2.170	-9.0	25	1
J Bowey*	1.950	25	2.820	-30.9	15	-10
Ben Brown <	1.506	26	1.941	-22.4	28	2
C Spargo*	1.200	27	1.886	-36.4	29	2
K Tholstrup*	1.100	28	-	-	-	-
B Laurie* < >	1.083	29	2.235	-51.5	24	-5
H Petty	1.080	30	2.718	-60.3	19	-11
J Schache*	0.700	31	1.525	-54.1	33	2
L Hunter	-	-	2.939	-	13	-
J Melksham	-	-	1.599	-	32	-
S McAdam	-	-	-	-	-	-
Team Rating	66.93		69.86	-4.2
Top 6	23.63		24.43	-3.3
Bottom 6	13.71		15.17	-9.6

* Played less than two full matches (in total)

< Subbed out at least once or more (player rating could be somewhat comprised)

> Subbed in at least once or more (player rating could be somewhat comprised)

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited April 25, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review - Forwards

Kossie Pickett (Small Forward  22yo  171cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 6, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Kossie has now played 5 matches so far in 2024, allowing his inclusion into this early season review series.

#36  K Pickett	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	5.2	5.8	10.7
Uncontested Poss	6.2	7.2	16.3
Effective Disposals*	7.0	8.2	16.4
Disposal Effeciency %	59.5	67.8	8.3
Contested Marks*	0.1	0.6	530.0
Marks inside 50*	1.3	1.4	8.9
One Percenters*	1.3	0.6	-55.0
Clearances*	1.2	1.4	13.1
Rebound 50s*	0.1	0.0	-
Inside 50s*	2.4	2.0	-16.0
Tackles*	4.1	3.2	-22.8
Score Involvements*	5.6	5.0	-10.3
Meters Gained	217.7	218.6	0.4
Turnovers*	3.2	2.4	-24.8
Intercepts*	0.8	1.6	110.0
Tackles Inside 50*	2.0	1.0	-48.8
Time On Ground %	82.0	85.8	3.8
Goals*	1.6	2.0	23.5
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	2.1	2.4	14.9

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited April 25, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review - Forwards

Harrison Petty (Key Forward  24yo  197cm)

Rnd 0 to Rnd 6, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Petty has now played 5 matches so far in 2024, allowing his inclusion into this early season review series.

#35  H Petty	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	4.7	3.8	-18.9
Uncontested Poss	7.2	4.6	-36.4
Effective Disposals*	9.8	4.6	-53.0
Disposal Effeciency %	95.2	45.3	-49.9
Contested Marks*	1.1	1.4	31.1
Marks inside 50*	1.6	1.2	-23.1
One Percenters*	3.9	1.0	-74.6
Clearances*	0.2	0.0	-100.0
Rebound 50s*	1.3	1.4	6.5
Inside 50s*	0.7	0.8	8.2
Tackles*	2.5	2.0	-21.5
Score Involvements*	2.7	2.6	-4.1
Meters Gained	154.3	125.2	-18.9
Turnovers*	1.7	3.2	85.4
Intercepts*	4.0	1.8	-55.3
Tackles Inside 50*	0.7	0.0	-100.0
Time On Ground %	89.6	82.0	-7.6
Goals*	1.0	0.2	-79.7
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.2	0.0	-100.0
*DD's Player Rating	2.7	1.1	-60.3

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[DeeZone 10,590]

3 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Team & Player Ratings to Rnd 6, 2024 vs H&A Season 2023

Team Rating looking ok, only 4% down on 2023 is very gettable.

Maysie jumps ahead of Viney to take over 3rd place.  Lever moves up two places to go ahead of Rivers & Clarry in 5th spot.

Joey (Woe) the big mover from the rookies, up 13 places on his 2023 rank and his rating 56% higher.  Keep in mind he's coming off a pretty low rating in 2023.

Thanks Layzie ✌️

Player	2024 Rating	2024 Rank	2023 Rating	% Change vs 2023	2023 Rank	Change in Rank vs 2023
C Petracca	4.725	1	4.707	0.4	2	1
Max Gawn	4.343	2	3.350	29.6	7	5
Steven May	3.927	3	3.213	22.2	8	5
Jack Viney	3.596	4	3.707	-3.0	4	0
Jake Lever	3.592	5	3.131	14.7	9	4
T Rivers	3.443	6	3.696	-6.8	5	-1
C Oliver	3.339	7	5.002	-33.2	1	-6
A Tomlinson*	3.175	8	2.915	8.9	14	6
Ed Langdon	3.086	9	3.057	0.9	10	1
D Turner *	3.025	10	1.825	65.8	31	21
T Sparrow	3.000	11	2.811	6.7	16	5
C Salem <	2.978	12	2.993	-0.5	12	0
Judd McVee	2.946	13	2.320	27.0	22	9
T McDonald	2.871	14	2.054	39.8	27	13
A N-Bullen	2.700	15	2.532	6.6	20	5
B Howes	2.468	16	-	-	-	-
K Pickett	2.415	17	2.101	14.9	26	9
J Billings > <	2.345	18	-	-	-	-
K Chandler	2.286	19	2.265	0.9	23	4
M Hore	2.273	20		-
T Woewodin < >	2.204	21	1.406	56.8	34	13
C Windsor <	2.191	22	-	-	-	-
B Fritsch	2.029	23	2.324	-12.7	21	-2
J V Rooyen	1.975	24	2.170	-9.0	25	1
J Bowey*	1.950	25	2.820	-30.9	15	-10
Ben Brown <	1.506	26	1.941	-22.4	28	2
C Spargo*	1.200	27	1.886	-36.4	29	2
K Tholstrup*	1.100	28	-	-	-	-
B Laurie* < >	1.083	29	2.235	-51.5	24	-5
H Petty	1.080	30	2.718	-60.3	19	-11
J Schache*	0.700	31	1.525	-54.1	33	2
L Hunter	-	-	2.939	-	13	-
J Melksham	-	-	1.599	-	32	-
S McAdam	-	-	-	-	-	-
Team Rating	66.93		69.86	-4.2
Top 6	23.63		24.43	-3.3
Bottom 6	13.71		15.17	-9.6

* Played less than two full matches (in total)

< Subbed out at least once or more (player rating could be somewhat comprised)

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Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Thanks DD I know that we are playing the long game to be better at the tail end of the season but we are performing below where we need to be to be more competitive. The next two weeks will tell the story, do we have to many kids in the mix, when do we introduce Fullarton, McAdam and Hunter into the side?? After watching GWS tonight they have the tools and the talent to bat very deep again this year.

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

9 hours ago, DeeZone said:

After watching GWS tonight they have the tools and the talent to bat very deep again this year.

The best rated offence going at the moment.

Their "all ground" defence laat season was right up there also.

Their weakness this year is their defence vs the counter attack where they're rated the worst.

They're also the 4th worst team at defending the turnover behind North, West Coast and the Bombers.

The Pies have also changed up their pressure / turnover focus this season. 

They've gone from focussing on turnover and their damaging sling shot counter attack off HB last year, to more of a forward half 'score off turnover' style so far this season.  Rated only 2nd behind thr Blues in this area.

They're presently rated 18th from scoring off back half turnovers this season!

Port are the 5th easiest team to score against when the ball goes inside their D50.  Only North are worse at winning ground ball in their D50.

Their ground ball defense in D50 vs the Pies was the 2nd worst performance ever recorded by Champion data in their 25 years of monitoring.

Might explain how the Pies were able to come back so well last week.

Lastly, the Bombers, while rated 13th in getting first possession, are rated the 2nd best team at stripping the ball off the oppo and clearing the ball so far.

After yesterday's performance i would under rate them at your peril.  Starting to get their act together.

Edited April 25, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[spirit of norm smith 16,679]

Dees are listed as

- bottom 4 disposal efficiency 

- below AFL avg contested possessions

 bottom 6 in contested possessions 

- bottom 4 handball efficiency

- bottom 4 centre clearances 

- below afl avg inside 50s

unbelievable that we are not the contest kings as other clubs have lifted their smarts and intensity in the middle and at stoppage 

But we are strong in 

- leading intercept marks

- average points against (66) is the lowest 

Our Defence is Very Very Good 

Our midfield is just average right now 

Our forward line is still a 15 year work in progress 

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

On 26/04/2024 at 12:33, spirit of norm smith said:

 

Dees are listed as

- bottom 4 disposal efficiency 

- below AFL avg contested possessions

 bottom 6 in contested possessions 

- bottom 4 handball efficiency

- bottom 4 centre clearances 

- below afl avg inside 50s

unbelievable that we are not the contest kings as other clubs have lifted their smarts and intensity in the middle and at stoppage 

But we are strong in 

- leading intercept marks

- average points against (66) is the lowest 

Our Defence is Very Very Good 

Our midfield is just average right now 

Our forward line is still a 15 year work in progress 

Thanks Norm.  A few uglies in there.

On that last point we may have found one in Disco and there's only upside ahead with the Petty role, where we've basically been a KF down up forward given his disastrous form so far.

Yes i realise he's coming from a long way back after a double set back but having him playing at such a low ebb is a big price for the team to carry at this level.

If Petty can improve over the next few weeks, even by 10% to 20% that would be something.  I just hope it doesn't cost us in a big way against the top liners if he doesn't.

On another positive note.... post the 2023 bye, we were ranked 17th in moving the ball (transition) off HB into the 50.  So far this season we are ranked No.3

That's a massive improvement and shows we are probably in the early phase of adjusting to a significant change up in game style.  It would appear we are looking to bring the ball out with some precision to HB and then sling shot from there vs the traditional dump down the line we witnessed for the most part of 2022 & 2023.

Bringing the ball out to just over 50 or so before attempting to slingshot quickly forward also means that if we turn the ball over it's potentially a bit more easier to defend vs a quick dump kick that is roughly a 50/50 outcome at ground level and as a result is often coming straight back in from around the arc?

I think where the change may begin to fall down is vs a very good pressure side that pushes up high and makes it difficult for us to slice and dice our way out of the square or deep in defence up to about 50 through to the wing before launching.

Not that that's a revelation in itself.  It's been pretty obvious since Rnd 2 and many have spoken about it over the weeks since.  I believe there was even mention of a change coming during the pre-season.  But the above improvement confirms that this change is definitely happening and the effort and results are now showing.

You need some decent speed on the exit as well as post getting it to the launch spot and sling shoting. 

Harder to do vs higher level opponents or lessor ones having a day out?

Works a gem against lessor opponents who don't bring as much pressure or don't push so high?

We possibly turn it over more and don't look so good against the former.  Which is a given and why the better opps are rated as such. 

Unless of course we improve in this change up with continued practice and improved disposal accuracy as the season goes on!

Edited April 27, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[WheeloRatings 1,190]

Melbourne v Geelong (Round 8, 2024)

https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20240805

Key Team Stats

Stats highlighted purple were won by Melbourne.

Stat	For	Against	Diff
Disposal Efficiency	73.6	69.8	+3.8
Kicking Efficiency	70.5	61.6	+8.9
Metres Gained	6294	6207	+87
Inside 50s	51	50	+1
Shots At Goal	27	24	+3
Shots Per Inside 50	52.9	48.0	+4.9
Contested Possessions	127	124	+3
Ground Ball Gets	76	88	-12
Intercepts	79	76	+3
Intercept Marks	13	15	-2
Centre Clearances	12	8	+4
Stoppage Clearances	15	18	-3
Contested Marks	16	8	+8
Marks Inside 50	13	13	+0
Hitouts	24	27	-3
Hitouts To Advantage	5	10	-5
Tackles	55	51	+4
Tackles Inside 50	13	2	+11
Def One On One Loss %	25.0	28.6	-3.6

Expected scores

	xScore	Score	Rushed	xWin %	xMargin	Margin	Swing
Melbourne	83.0	74	1	88%	+21.2	+8
Geelong	61.8	66	1	12%			+13.2

Team	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-	xSc. / Shot	Shot Rating
Overall
Melbourne	27	10.13.73	37.0%	82.0	−9.0	3.04	−0.33
Geelong	24	9.11.65	37.5%	60.8	+4.2	2.53	+0.17
General Play
Melbourne	13	3.7.25	23.1%	37.3	−12.3	2.87	−0.95
Geelong	9	5.3.33	55.6%	21.7	+11.3	2.41	+1.26
Set Position
Melbourne	14	7.6.48	50.0%	44.7	+3.3	3.19	+0.24
Geelong	15	4.8.32	26.7%	39.2	−7.2	2.61	−0.48

• xWin %: win probability based on expected scores.
• Swing: difference between expected margin and actual margin.
• xScore: total expected score from all shots taken.
• +/-: total score above or below expected score.
• xSc. / Shot: average expected score per shot. This represents the average shot difficulty.
• Shot Rating: average score above or below expected score per shot at goal.

Notes: Expected scores are calculated by Wheelo Ratings. Each shot at goal is assigned an expected score based on the distance from goal, shot angle, and type of shot (e.g. set shot, general play following contested possession, general play following uncontested possession, ground kick, etc) as a proxy for pressure. The model does not take into account factors like the player, whether the ball was kicked with their preferred or non-preferred foot, and pressure on the player when taking the shot. Rushed behinds are excluded from actual and expected scores.

 

 

Pressure

Team pressure

Quarter	For	Against
1	183	173
2	161	158
3	171	165
4	193	181
Match	176	170

Source: Herald Sun

Most Pressure Points

Note: pressure points are the weighed sum of pressure acts. Physical pressure acts are worth 3.75 points, closing acts are worth 2.25 points, chasing acts are 1.5 points and corralling are 1.2. ( https://www.championdata.com/glossary/afl/ )

Player	Pressure Acts	Pressure Points	Season Average
Clayton Oliver	32	58	41.0
Jack Viney	25	57	57.8
Alex Neal-Bullen	24	55	49.5
Caleb Windsor	17	48	34.2
Kade Chandler	19	47	46.8
Kysaiah Pickett	24	45	41.2
Tom Sparrow	22	42	51.9
Christian Petracca	16	37	38.5
Harrison Petty	16	30	25.2
Jack Billings	11	27	26.0
Blake Howes	12	26	20.5
Max Gawn	10	22	28.0
Tom McDonald	12	22	23.7
Trent Rivers	13	22	22.1
Jake Lever	10	20	16.5
Judd McVee	9	17	15.6
Daniel Turner	8	16	11.0
Ed Langdon	8	14	31.9
Jacob van Rooyen	5	11	15.5
Bayley Fritsch	6	9	13.9
Taj Woewodin	4	7	14.8
Steven May	5	7	10.1
Bailey Laurie	2	2	7.0

Source: Herald Sun

Time in Forward Half

Quarter	For	Against
1	39%	61%
2	56%	44%
3	61%	39%
4	53%	47%
Match	53%	47%

Source: Match total sourced from the Herald Sun; quarter values are my own calculations.

Score Sources

Summary

Category	Score	Against	Diff
Kick-in	0.2.2	0.0.0	+2
Centre Bounce	1.3.9	0.1.1	+8
Stoppage (Other)	2.2.14	4.4.28	-14
Turnover	7.7.49	5.7.37	+12

Score Source	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Kick-in	2	3.8	0	2.8
Centre Bounce	9	11.1	1	5.4
Stoppage (Other)	14	23.6	28	18.1
Turnover	49	43.9	37	40.0

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Geelong.

Chain start region

Note: region is from the scoring team's perspective.

Category	Region	For		Against
		Match	Season	Match	Season *
Centre Bounce	Centre	9	11.1	1	5.4
Kick-in	D50	2	3.8	0	2.8
Stoppage (Other)	D50	0	1.6	18	2.2
Stoppage (Other)	Centre	6	1.9	0	1.5
Stoppage (Other)	Wing	7	13.5	9	9.6
Stoppage (Other)	F50	1	6.6	1	4.8
Turnover	D50	27	8.9	12	6.6
Turnover	Centre	12	6.8	6	4.5
Turnover	Wing	3	19.0	16	24.4
Turnover	F50	7	9.2	3	4.5

Region	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
D50	29	14.2	30	11.6
Centre	27	19.8	7	11.4
Wing	10	32.5	25	34.0
F50	8	15.9	4	9.2

Region	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Defensive 50	29	14.2	30	11.6
Defensive midfield	7	19.1	14	13.1
Centre bounce	9	11.1	1	5.4
Attacking midfield	21	22.0	17	26.9
Forward 50	8	15.9	4	9.2

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Geelong.

Points from defensive half

For		Against
Match	Season	Match	Season *
36	33.4	44	24.8

* Against season average represents average points conceded by Melbourne across the season, not average points scored by Geelong.

Centre Bounce Attendances

	CBAs	CBA %	2024 %	2023 %
Max Gawn	18	78%	85.6%	64.9%
Clayton Oliver	18	78%	69.7%	81.4%
Christian Petracca	17	74%	63.1%	61.1%
Jack Viney	16	70%	72.8%	72.1%
Tom Sparrow	10	43%	43.1%	44.9%
Kysaiah Pickett	8	35%	29.3%	11.2%
Jacob van Rooyen	5	22%	12.8%	7.6%
Trent Rivers	0	0%	4.1%	3.0%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0%	2.1%	2.1%
Bailey Laurie	0	0%	1.5%	0.0%
Harrison Petty	0	0%	0.7%	0.7%
Tom McDonald	0	0%	0.0%	5.7%
Christian Salem			27.2%	0.0%
Josh Schache			8.3%	0.0%
Koltyn Tholstrup			8.3%
Charlie Spargo			4.2%	0.0%

Ruck Contests and Hitouts

Ruck Contests

	Ruck Contests	RC %	2024 %	2023 %
Max Gawn	48	71%	82.9%	57.5%
Jacob van Rooyen	15	22%	14.3%	13.1%
Harrison Petty	5	7%	1.1%	2.0%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0%	0.0%	0.0%
Christian Petracca	0	0%	0.0%	0.4%
Clayton Oliver	0	0%	0.0%	0.1%
Steven May	0	0%	0.0%	0.0%
Tom McDonald	0	0%	0.0%	9.3%
Tom Sparrow	0	0%	0.0%	0.0%
Josh Schache			13.3%	4.1%
Ben Brown			0.0%	2.3%

Hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.	To Adv. % (2024)	To Adv. % (2023)
Max Gawn	48	20	5	30.1%	30.1%
Jacob van Rooyen	15	2	0	29.6%	31.1%
Harrison Petty	5	2	0	0.0%	25.0%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0	0		0.0%
Christian Petracca	0	0	0		100.0%
Tom McDonald	0	0	0		20.0%
Josh Schache				100.0%	0.0%
Ben Brown					0.0%

Opposition hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.
Rhys Stanley	48	21	9
Mark Blicavs	13	4	0
Sam De Koning	4	1	1
Tom Hawkins	3	1	0

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Round 7, 2024 MCG - Demons vs Cats

King Clarry returns, stonewall May does it again and a rookie steps up on the big stage!

A big statement win fellow minions.

The top 6 really gave us a boost with a +16% rating vs the (top 6) 2023 season rating.  What a performance given the quality of the oppo.

Early days and would want to see a few follow up performances but it would appear the finger operation has had the desired effect with King Clarry turning the clock back, eclipsing his 2023 average rating by 5% against the top of the table Cats for a No.1 result alongside May.

Maysie take a bow.  What a performance from the champ down back.  One of his best ratings in the red and blue.  His best ever against the Giants in Rnd 5, 2022 where he posted a 5.675  Not far off that and against a serious contender speaks volumes and 64% up on his 2023 H&A season rating.

Lever easily one of our best, if not the best on the night (alongside Maxy), coming in in the No.4 spot.  55% improvement on his 2023 rating.  Outstanding.

T-Mac.  Took the chocolates in the Cameron stoush.  Super stuff from our veteran warrior.  Not his best rating for the season though.  That was against the Lions with an impressive 4.275  Probably still his best for the year though given the assignment and the result where he kept a rampaging Cameron (from previous weeks) to zero goals.

Caleb's break out game for those who aren't taking much notice outside of supporters and the four walls?  Doubt many imagined him hitting such heights so early in the season.  If you did i tips me hat!  Let's have a squiz at the numbers from the young colt...

15 Effectives @ 83% efficiency (AFL average approx 74%), 1 mark inside 50, 2 one percenters, 1 clearance, 1 rebound, 3 inside 50s, 6 tackles (One of those the fab,chase down inside 50.  Equal best for us alongside Viney & ANB.  Atkins the most on the night with a massive 11), 9 score involvements (equal best for both teams alongside Tracc!), 8 intercepts, 309 meters gained, 1 goal and a miserly 2 turnovers.

Have to say that is a 'Clarryesque' type performance in his rookie year (obviously in a 'winger role' not in a mid field sense).

Maxy, well what can you say that hasn't already been said.  Another outstanding Captains game from the champ and although his rating doesn't indicate such i would say right up there with May & Lever as BOG.  Certainly close to MVP anyway yes?

Can't leave knuckles McVee out either.  Posting a rating that's 100% up on his 2023 average is incredible.  Including 19 effectives running at 90% and a massive 11 intercepts - the equal 2nd best on the night (Guthrie 11), just behind Lever (12).   

Bring on the baggers!

Player	Rating	Rank	2023 Season Rating	% Change vs 2023
S May	5.275	1	3.213	64.2
C Oliver	5.275	1	5.002	5.5
Jake Lever	4.875	3	3.131	55.7
C Windsor	4.775	4	-	-
J McVee	4.650	5	2.320	100.4
T McDonald	3.575	6	2.054	74.1
C Petracca	3.550	7	4.707	-24.6
Max Gawn	3.225	8	3.350	-3.7
Ed Langdon	2.975	9	3.057	-2.7
Jack Viney	2.675	10	3.707	-27.8
B Fritsch	2.550	11	2.324	9.7
B Howes	2.125	12	-	-
A N-Bullen	2.075	13	2.532	-18.0
T Sparrow	2.025	14	2.811	-28.0
T Rivers	2.025	14	3.696	-45.2
T Woewodin	1.850	16	1.406	31.6
K Pickett	1.450	17	2.101	-31.0
J Billings < 57%	1.425	18	-	-
J V Rooyen	1.375	19	2.170	-36.6
H Petty	1.250	20	2.718	-54.0
K Chandler	1.200	21	2.265	-47.0
D Turner	0.800	22	1.825	-56.2
B Laurie* > 19%	0.150	23	2.235	-93.3
Team Score	61.00		69.86	-12.7
Top 6	28.43		24.43	16.4
Bottom 6	7.50		15.17	-50.6

* Played less than two matches in total during 2023 (not an average rating).  Subbed in and out.  2023 rating likely compromised.

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Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited May 5, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[DeeZone 10,590]

Thanks DD how good to see Clayton back in the votes and Judd McVee and Caleb Windsor were both off the charts.!!