Stats Files - 2024

[binman 44,824]

9 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Those Essendon junk time goals probably skew a few of the key stat areas as well, as we again appeared to run out of gas. 

For sure, partic goals from turnover 

I'm not so sure we did run out of gas. Well maybe a bit (though not the to the same degree as against tjhe liuns and roos) - which i think we just have to accept with such a young team.

And i was amazed the so called experts didn't point out that we were off  a six day break to their 8  - Melk sure did in a post match interview when asked about recovering from his first game back after 12 months.  

I reckon we lost momentum with those two quick goals and couldn't get it back. The umpiring handed the bombers that momentum. I was quietly pleased we didn't give up any more goals. 

[Jibroni 5,057]

26 minutes ago, binman said:

And i was amazed the so called experts didn't point out that we were off  a six day break to their 8  - Melk sure did in a post match interview when asked about recovering from his first game back after 12 months.  

 

Playing devils advocate I am surprised clubs do not rotate players more during the season.

For Non-Victorian teams (WA in particular) travelling every second week have to contend with the proven fatigue of long-haul flights in combination with the demands of the sport. It seems not allowing players to be "resting" forwards or defenders has almost becoming unforgiving and presents a challenge to AFL high-performance teams to plan recovery sessions to ease the burden of players.

For older players injury risk also increases (ie: Max Gawn) and perhaps clubs need to forward plan during preseason to give players rest at specific times during the season to reduce fatigue and also mange there ongoing loading/training requirements?

Edited July 15, 2024 by Jibroni

[binman 44,824]

30 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

Playing devils advocate I am surprised clubs do not rotate players more during the season.

For Non-Victorian teams (WA in particular) travelling every second week have to contend with the proven fatigue of long-haul flights in combination with the demands of the sport. It seems not allowing players to be "resting" forwards or defenders has almost becoming unforgiving and presents a challenge to AFL high-performance teams to plan recovery sessions to ease the burden of players.

For older players injury risk also increases (ie: Max Gawn) and perhaps clubs need to forward plan during preseason to give players rest at specific times during the season to reduce fatigue and also mange there ongoing loading/training requirements?

Some clubs absolutely do exactly that ie manage players, particularly older players - Geelong being the best example.

The cats have done so in earnest since their premiership season. All their older players are rotated and managed.

Burgess and Griffith seemingly have a different philosophy, and play the same core of players through the fatigue.

Though goody did mention a few weeks ago they planned to rest maxy if they were in a position to do so. Funnily enough the decision had been taken out of their hands.

It's worth noting that even if they did manage a senior player tbat player would still have to a full match load on top of normal  training to ensure they maintained the right levels. 

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Defenders

Tom McDonald (Key Defender  31yo  195cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

#25  T McDonald	Rnds 5 to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	5.5	4.8	-12.1	5.2	4.8	-8.1
Uncontested Poss	8.7	9.3	7.7	6.2	8.6	39.9
Effective Disposals*	11.3	11.8	4.4	7.8	11.1	41.2
Disposal Effeciency %	78.7	77.8	-0.9	77.9	80.8	2.9
Contested Marks*	1.7	0.7	-60.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Marks inside 50*	0.0	0.2	-	1.2	0.1	-94.6
One Percenters*	7.0	8.5	21.4	2.0	7.1	253.1
Clearances*	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.1	-75.0
Rebound 50s*	4.2	4.3	4.0	0.2	4.2	2412.5
Inside 50s*	1.0	0.5	-50.0	1.7	0.8	-51.3
Tackles*	2.2	1.2	-46.2	1.8	1.8	-1.1
Score Involvements*	2.7	3.2	18.8	4.0	2.8	-29.7
Meters Gained	232.8	310.8	33.5	167.0	255.1	52.8
Turnovers*	2.8	3.0	5.9	2.2	2.6	21.2
Intercepts*	7.7	5.8	-23.9	1.3	6.3	373.4
Tackles Inside 50*	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.0	-100.0
Time On Ground %	97.2	96.3	-0.8	77.0	97.2	20.2
Goals*	0.0	0.5	-	1.3	0.2	-85.9
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.0	-100.0
*DD's Player Rating	3.2	3.1	-3.7	2.1	3.1	48.7

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Defenders

Steven May (Key Defender  32yo  193cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

#1  S May	Rnds 5 to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	3.7	3.8	4.5	4.5	3.9	-12.7
Uncontested Poss	10.7	8.3	-21.9	8.4	10.0	19.0
Effective Disposals*	16.7	15.2	-9.0	14.2	15.9	11.7
Disposal Effeciency %	82.8	86.0	3.2	82.4	85.7	3.3
Contested Marks*	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.2	-5.9
Marks inside 50*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
One Percenters*	5.8	7.0	20.0	6.5	6.2	-4.8
Clearances*	0.2	0.0	-100.0	0.1	0.1	-
Rebound 50s*	5.2	6.0	16.1	6.2	5.6	-9.7
Inside 50s*	0.7	0.8	25.0	1.3	0.8	-41.7
Tackles*	0.2	1.2	600.0	1.6	1.0	-40.0
Score Involvements*	3.7	1.7	-54.5	2.0	2.7	29.6
Meters Gained	383.0	353.5	-7.7	407.3	374.8	-8.0
Turnovers*	2.5	2.7	6.7	4.6	2.6	-43.9
Intercepts*	6.2	5.8	-5.4	6.7	6.0	-10.3
Tackles Inside 50*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Time On Ground %	94.3	94.8	0.5	97.1	93.9	-3.2
Goals*	0.2	0.0	-100.0	0.0	0.1	-
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	3.8	3.5	-7.9	3.2	3.7	15.2

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Mid Field (Wing)

Ed Langdon (Key Defender  28yo  182cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

#15  Ed Langdon	Rnds 5   to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	5.2	6.8	31.4	6.8	6.3	-7.7
Uncontested Poss	15.0	13.8	-7.8	14.0	13.9	-0.4
Effective Disposals*	15.4	15.0	-2.6	15.2	14.7	-3.3
Disposal Effeciency %	75.3	74.5	-0.8	75.6	74.6	-1.0
Contested Marks*	0.2	0.0	-100.0	0.0	0.1	37.5
Marks inside 50*	0.8	0.8	4.2	0.5	0.8	65.0
One Percenters*	0.2	0.8	316.7	1.0	0.8	-18.8
Clearances*	1.0	2.2	116.7	1.8	1.5	-17.5
Rebound 50s*	2.2	2.3	6.1	2.0	2.4	16.1
Inside 50s*	3.0	1.7	-44.4	3.3	2.2	-34.1
Tackles*	2.4	2.3	-2.8	2.4	2.4	-1.4
Score Involvements*	5.2	5.2	-0.6	3.9	4.6	18.3
Meters Gained	345.6	256.3	-25.8	345.4	280.3	-18.9
Turnovers*	3.8	3.0	-21.1	4.4	3.2	-27.7
Intercepts*	2.8	3.0	7.1	4.2	3.0	-28.3
Tackles Inside 50*	0.2	0.0	-100.0	0.3	0.1	-54.2
Time On Ground %	90.6	96.2	5.6	94.8	93.1	-1.7
Goals*	0.2	0.3	66.7	0.2	0.3	37.5
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	3.1	3.3	6.7	3.1	3.1	2.5

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Mid Field (Wing)

Caleb Windsor (Key Defender  19yo  185cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

#6  C Windsor	Rnds 5  to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change
Contested Poss	4.8	5.2	8.7
Uncontested Poss	10.7	11.0	3.2
Effective Disposals*	9.8	10.5	7.5
Disposal Effeciency %	66.1	65.1	-1.0
Contested Marks*	0.0	0.2	-
Marks inside 50*	0.0	0.0	-
One Percenters*	1.1	0.5	-53.1
Clearances*	1.8	2.0	12.6
Rebound 50s*	1.2	1.3	7.2
Inside 50s*	2.3	3.0	29.9
Tackles*	2.0	3.0	53.5
Score Involvements*	3.7	3.8	2.8
Meters Gained	275.8	336.3	21.9
Turnovers*	2.8	2.8	-0.3
Intercepts*	2.0	2.3	19.4
Tackles Inside 50*	0.0	0.8	-
Time On Ground %	78.3	81.0	2.7
Goals*	0.2	0.3	87.7
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	2.1	2.5	15.8

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Midfield

Tom Sparrow (Mid - Forward 24yo  183cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

For whatever reason it's fair to say Tom is struggling (statistically) so far this season.  Even the last 6 weeks have seen him drop away in most metrics bar clearances, rebound 50s and tackles inside 50.

In particular his one percenters, tackles and uncontested possessions are down substantially over this latest block.  Intercepts also down by a fair margin.

#32  T Sparrow	Rnds 5  to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	5.7	5.5	-2.9	6.0	5.7	-4.9
Uncontested Poss	10.7	8.7	-18.8	11.8	9.5	-19.0
Effective Disposals*	10.2	8.5	-16.4	12.8	10.2	-20.3
Disposal Effeciency %	64.2	60.6	-3.6	72.1	68.0	-4.1
Contested Marks*	0.0	0.2	-	0.1	0.1	-17.6
Marks inside 50*	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.1	-58.8
One Percenters*	2.2	1.0	-53.8	1.7	1.4	-18.8
Clearances*	1.7	2.5	50.0	2.3	2.2	-6.7
Rebound 50s*	1.3	1.8	37.5	1.3	1.5	10.3
Inside 50s*	2.5	2.2	-13.3	2.7	2.7	-0.3
Tackles*	4.5	2.7	-40.7	3.6	3.9	8.7
Score Involvements*	3.7	3.0	-18.2	3.9	3.9	0.7
Meters Gained	287.5	275.0	-4.3	269.2	266.8	-0.9
Turnovers*	4.8	3.7	-24.1	3.7	3.7	1.1
Intercepts*	2.5	1.8	-26.7	2.4	2.2	-8.6
Tackles Inside 50*	0.5	0.7	33.3	0.4	0.4	-3.9
Time On Ground %	77.3	73.3	-4.0	75.2	74.6	-0.5
Goals*	0.0	0.2	-	0.5	0.2	-50.6
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	2.1	1.9	-11.7	2.8	2.4	-16.0

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Midfield

Jack Viney (Mid 30yo  179cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

Jack having a few ups and downs this season.  Disposal accuracy in the last 6 weeks a fair way off the previous 6.

#7  J Viney	Rnds 5  to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	9.2	10.7	16.4	11.6	10.4	-10.5
Uncontested Poss	11.0	11.7	6.1	14.0	11.5	-17.4
Effective Disposals*	12.3	10.8	-12.2	16.0	12.6	-21.1
Disposal Effeciency %	65.0	49.3	-15.7	62.9	59.5	-3.5
Contested Marks*	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	-0.0
Marks inside 50*	0.3	0.2	-0.2	0.3	0.2	-26.1
One Percenters*	1.8	1.5	-18.2	1.5	1.5	-2.0
Clearances*	4.8	4.8	0.0	5.0	5.0	-0.9
Rebound 50s*	2.0	1.5	-25.0	1.2	1.6	34.2
Inside 50s*	5.2	5.2	0.0	5.2	5.2	-1.0
Tackles*	7.0	5.7	-19.0	6.0	6.3	4.9
Score Involvements*	3.3	4.5	35.0	4.9	4.5	-7.7
Meters Gained	401.0	355.0	-11.5	375.6	380.7	1.3
Turnovers*	5.8	5.7	-2.9	5.6	5.2	-7.4
Intercepts*	1.7	2.5	50.0	3.3	2.1	-37.1
Tackles Inside 50*	1.3	0.7	-50.0	0.7	1.0	37.5
Time On Ground %	75.3	76.8	1.5	79.1	76.5	-3.2
Goals*	0.3	0.2	-50.0	0.4	0.4	13.2
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	2.9	2.7	-7.2	3.7	3.2	-14.2

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Midfield

Clayton Oliver (Mid 26yo  189cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

Unfortunately no recovery for Clarry over the last 6 weeks.  Dropping away even further and significantly so.  You have to wonder when the bounce / turnaround might commence.  Looking like we may have to wait till 2025 at this point.

#13  C Oliver	Rnds 5  to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	12.3	9.8	-20.3	14.5	10.9	-24.7
Uncontested Poss	12.8	11.5	-10.4	16.2	12.6	-22.1
Effective Disposals*	18.8	13.8	-26.5	20.4	16.2	-20.6
Disposal Effeciency %	77.0	63.6	-13.4	67.5	67.2	-0.3
Contested Marks*	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-
Marks inside 50*	0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.2	0.1	-61.8
One Percenters*	0.7	0.8	25.0	2.0	0.9	-52.9
Clearances*	4.2	3.5	-16.0	6.6	4.4	-33.3
Rebound 50s*	1.5	1.5	0.0	2.4	1.2	-50.7
Inside 50s*	2.8	3.0	5.9	5.2	3.6	-30.4
Tackles*	5.0	3.7	-26.7	6.3	4.1	-35.7
Score Involvements*	4.2	3.8	-8.0	7.0	4.6	-34.5
Meters Gained	265.7	299.8	12.9	438.5	324.5	-26.0
Turnovers*	4.2	4.3	4.0	5.7	4.6	-19.4
Intercepts*	5.2	3.3	-35.5	4.8	3.8	-21.1
Tackles Inside 50*	0.5	0.3	-33.3	1.1	0.5	-56.3
Time On Ground %	77.0	78.7	1.7	83.5	77.4	-6.1
Goals*	0.0	0.3	-	0.5	0.2	-61.8
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	4.1	3.0	-27.6	5.0	3.5	-29.3

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Midfield

Max Gawn (Ruck 32yo  209cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 17   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

Didn't see this slide coming.  20%+ over the last 6 weeks is a pretty large number.  Having said that Max was still tracking above his 2023 season average of 3.4  Hopefully no underlying issues behind this.  

#11  M Gawn	Rnds 5 to 11	Rnds 12 to 17	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	13.2	11.4	-13.2	11.2	12.1	8.4
Uncontested Poss	7.3	6.5	-11.8	6.4	7.5	16.5
Effective Disposals*	14.2	10.6	-25.5	10.6	12.1	14.2
Disposal Effeciency %	66.0	61.9	-4.1	60.4	62.6	2.2
Contested Marks*	2.5	1.7	-31.0	2.2	1.9	-14.1
Marks inside 50*	1.2	0.6	-44.6	0.7	0.8	4.1
One Percenters*	3.2	3.7	15.7	3.0	2.9	-4.1
Clearances*	6.5	4.3	-33.7	4.3	5.2	21.5
Rebound 50s*	2.5	1.7	-31.0	1.2	2.3	90.1
Inside 50s*	3.3	2.2	-35.3	3.4	2.7	-20.3
Tackles*	2.5	2.2	-13.8	2.2	2.8	30.4
Score Involvements*	6.2	5.0	-19.6	4.8	5.9	21.5
Meters Gained	298.5	237.9	-20.3	282.6	283.8	0.4
Turnovers*	3.3	2.6	-22.4	3.8	3.1	-19.0
Intercepts*	4.0	3.0	-24.6	3.0	3.8	27.9
Tackles Inside 50*	0.0	0.2	-	0.5	0.3	-51.4
Time On Ground %	85.3	88.6	3.2	84.5	86.0	1.5
Goals*	0.8	0.6	-22.4	0.5	0.6	9.3
Hit Outs to Adv*	8.7	8.8	2.0	8.1	9.6	19.1
*DD's Player Rating	4.7	3.6	-22.6	3.4	4.2	24.5

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Forwards

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

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

Alex having a great season.  A 21% improvement on his 2023 rating so far is no mean feat, no doubt some of that as a result of time spent through the middle.  Holding that form over the last six weeks as well.

#30  A Neil-Bullen	Rnds 5 to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	8.3	7.5	-10.0	5.4	7.6	40.7
Uncontested Poss	12.0	11.0	-8.3	10.0	11.6	15.9
Effective Disposals*	14.2	12.7	-10.6	10.8	13.2	22.2
Disposal Effeciency %	68.6	71.7	3.0	69.2	69.0	-0.3
Contested Marks*	0.0	0.3	-	0.0	0.1	-
Marks inside 50*	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.3	-32.4
One Percenters*	1.0	0.7	-33.3	1.2	1.0	-14.8
Clearances*	3.2	2.5	-21.1	0.9	2.6	197.6
Rebound 50s*	1.3	1.2	-12.5	0.5	1.3	148.0
Inside 50s*	3.0	2.5	-16.7	3.3	2.7	-17.0
Tackles*	5.2	5.0	-3.2	4.7	4.8	2.7
Score Involvements*	3.8	4.7	21.7	4.5	4.5	1.1
Meters Gained	293.8	246.3	-16.2	287.4	263.7	-8.2
Turnovers*	3.8	3.3	-13.0	3.6	3.9	7.6
Intercepts*	2.5	3.8	53.3	2.3	2.9	25.3
Tackles Inside 50*	1.2	0.5	-57.1	0.9	0.8	-5.3
Time On Ground %	79.7	84.0	4.3	76.9	81.1	4.2
Goals*	0.3	0.2	-50.0	0.7	0.4	-44.3
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	3.2	3.1	-1.4	2.5	3.1	20.7

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[DeeZone 10,590]

Thanks DD the fact that our senior players Max, JV, ANB, TMac, Rick, Spaz and May have all dropped off between rounds 12-18 indicates that they are either increasing their work loads or are starting to fade. Given that they have all dropped off at the same time tells me it is the former. What are your thoughts DD and let’s hope it starts trending back up across the board.

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Forwards

Kade Chandler (Small Forward  24yo  175cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

#37  K Chandler	Rnds 5  to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	3.8	4.0	4.3	4.5	4.1	-7.5
Uncontested Poss	9.2	7.3	-20.0	8.1	8.4	3.4
Effective Disposals*	7.3	8.7	18.2	9.0	8.5	-6.4
Disposal Effeciency %	60.9	75.7	14.8	76.2	71.2	-5.1
Contested Marks*	0.0	0.2	-	0.1	0.1	-0.1
Marks inside 50*	0.5	0.0	-100.0	1.1	0.5	-57.7
One Percenters*	1.0	0.8	-16.7	0.6	1.0	59.0
Clearances*	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.5	0.9	76.9
Rebound 50s*	0.2	0.7	300.0	0.4	0.5	36.8
Inside 50s*	2.8	1.2	-58.8	2.3	2.4	3.5
Tackles*	5.0	4.2	-16.7	2.8	4.5	62.1
Score Involvements*	3.3	2.8	-15.0	4.7	3.6	-23.1
Meters Gained	234.0	133.0	-43.2	167.9	201.4	19.9
Turnovers*	2.7	2.2	-18.8	2.2	2.4	10.8
Intercepts*	0.7	1.3	100.0	1.3	0.9	-25.2
Tackles Inside 50*	1.7	1.0	-40.0	1.1	1.6	49.2
Time On Ground %	81.5	77.3	-4.2	73.0	79.3	6.3
Goals*	0.7	0.5	-25.0	1.2	0.8	-34.1
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	1.9	2.0	7.6	2.3	2.1	-5.6

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

2 hours ago, DeeZone said:

Thanks DD the fact that our senior players Max, JV, ANB, TMac, Rick, Spaz and May have all dropped off between rounds 12-18 indicates that they are either increasing their work loads or are starting to fade. Given that they have all dropped off at the same time tells me it is the former. What are your thoughts DD and let’s hope it starts trending back up across the board.

From what i am seeing DZ ... Sparrow has shown a drop off in form as the year's progressed.

With Max i have to admit i did not see a drop away in form in a trend sense in that last six weeks.  More just the odd match, especially his last few.  But a 23% drop (statistically) is substantial so there may be some issue here.

Lever yes but only due to a return from his surgery.  To be expected i guess.  His last game was very good though so maybe he is well on the way back to his early season highs.

Max & Lever are still tracking above their 2023 season ratings as well so that suggests they're still performing at a decent level, even if it has dropped away somewhat.

Jack & Sparrow, not to be confused with the Johnny Depp character,  are a different matter in that their ratings have never quite reached their 2023 levels and are now well below.  While also dropping away further in the last six weeks.

I suspect each player goes through their ups & downs in season DZ.  More than likely soreness, niggles.  For example Jack has had that shoulder stinger popping up in pretty much every other game so far.  That might be inhibiting his ability to train as hard as usual or complete certain contact aspects of training etc?

Shorter breaks between matches might be effecting some of the older boys as well.  It's a very long season and within that season a player's form is probably going to ebb and flow depending on where they sit physically and mentally from match to match.

Personally i don't think we'd be loading up the more senior players with anything too crazy in terms of extras.  In fact i think it may the opposite where they're given individual programs in terms of running and gym loads with the degree of load relating to the time between matches, time played in game the previous week/s, amount of kilometers run in match as well as reflecting their age factor.

Of course we will never really know the truth on any of this given we are a long way from the inner sanctum.  Still, no harm in discussing and hearing different views on these matters.

Edited July 17, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Forwards

Kysaiah Pickett (Small Forward  23yo  171cm)

Rnd 7 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

It almost feels like someone or something flicked a switch that turned on an extra cylinder or two in Kozzy's engine.  A 30% increase in the last six weeks ...crazy good result.

Possibly the arrival of the bambino?  Less time spent in the middle and more time in his usual HF role?

Whatever it is, keep it coming! 

#36  K Pickett	Rnds 7  to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	6.4	5.8	-8.9	5.2	5.7	9.5
Uncontested Poss	8.8	7.5	-14.8	6.2	7.9	27.1
Effective Disposals*	8.4	9.0	7.1	7.0	9.0	27.7
Disposal Effeciency %	54.3	65.2	11.0	59.5	66.5	7.0
Contested Marks*	0.0	0.3	-	0.1	0.3	250.0
Marks inside 50*	0.6	1.8	205.6	1.3	1.1	-11.9
One Percenters*	1.2	0.5	-58.3	1.3	0.8	-40.0
Clearances*	2.0	2.2	8.3	1.2	1.9	50.8
Rebound 50s*	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.1	-53.3
Inside 50s*	3.6	4.2	15.7	2.4	3.3	37.2
Tackles*	3.4	3.0	-11.8	4.1	3.4	-17.9
Score Involvements*	5.4	7.2	32.7	5.6	6.0	7.7
Meters Gained	312.2	325.7	4.3	217.7	277.1	27.3
Turnovers*	4.4	2.5	-43.2	3.2	2.6	-18.5
Intercepts*	1.8	0.3	-81.5	0.8	1.1	40.0
Tackles Inside 50*	0.8	1.5	87.5	2.0	1.1	-42.0
Time On Ground %	87.2	81.5	-5.7	82.0	85.0	3.0
Goals*	1.4	2.0	42.9	1.6	1.7	2.9
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	2.1	2.8	30.5	2.1	2.6	23.9

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited July 17, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Forwards

Bayley Fritsch (Medium Forward  27yo  188cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

#31  B Fritsch	Rnds 5 to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	3.3	5.5	65.0	4.6	4.1	-10.9
Uncontested Poss	5.3	5.5	3.1	8.0	5.3	-34.1
Effective Disposals*	6.0	6.0	0.0	7.7	5.9	-22.6
Disposal Effeciency %	68.7	57.1	-11.7	61.2	64.7	3.6
Contested Marks*	1.0	0.3	-66.7	0.9	0.8	-3.4
Marks inside 50*	1.7	1.2	-30.0	2.3	1.5	-32.8
One Percenters*	0.7	0.5	-25.0	1.5	0.6	-56.6
Clearances*	0.0	0.2	-	0.0	0.1	-
Rebound 50s*	0.5	0.3	-33.3	0.0	0.3	-
Inside 50s*	1.2	1.8	57.1	2.6	1.5	-41.8
Tackles*	0.7	2.0	200.0	1.6	1.4	-13.6
Score Involvements*	5.0	5.7	13.3	6.1	5.5	-9.5
Meters Gained	191.8	216.7	12.9	269.2	198.4	-26.3
Turnovers*	2.0	3.0	50.0	2.5	2.1	-17.2
Intercepts*	0.7	1.7	150.0	1.5	0.9	-36.9
Tackles Inside 50*	0.5	0.8	66.7	0.7	0.8	7.6
Time On Ground %	86.8	88.7	1.8	86.3	88.9	2.6
Goals*	2.2	1.3	-38.5	2.4	2.1	-14.8
Hit Outs to Adv*	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
*DD's Player Rating	1.7	1.7	-4.1	2.3	1.9	-20.3

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

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Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Forwards

Harrison Petty (Key Forward  24yo  197cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 12 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

Has Harry finally stopped flat lining?  Coming off a very low base and still 53% down on his 2023 rating but there appears to be some life in the last six weeks vs the prior six.

#35  H Petty	Rnds 5 to 11	Rnds 12 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	3.2	4.2	31.7	4.7	4.0	-15.3
Uncontested Poss	3.7	4.9	29.9	7.2	4.5	-38.1
Effective Disposals*	3.4	5.7	68.5	9.8	4.9	-49.7
Disposal Effeciency %	46.5	68.4	21.9	95.2	57.2	-38.0
Contested Marks*	1.4	1.3	-11.1	1.1	1.5	37.5
Marks inside 50*	1.2	1.3	1.6	1.6	1.2	-24.8
One Percenters*	1.2	1.3	1.6	3.9	1.3	-66.5
Clearances*	0.2	0.0	-100.0	0.2	0.1	-55.3
Rebound 50s*	0.4	0.6	77.8	1.3	0.8	-38.6
Inside 50s*	1.4	1.7	18.6	0.7	1.4	88.6
Tackles*	2.3	3.2	36.8	2.5	2.6	3.8
Score Involvements*	2.7	3.2	18.6	2.7	2.9	8.3
Meters Gained	108.2	173.8	60.7	154.3	142.4	-7.7
Turnovers*	3.2	3.2	-1.2	1.7	3.1	78.7
Intercepts*	0.7	1.9	166.8	4.0	1.5	-61.7
Tackles Inside 50*	0.5	1.3	137.1	0.7	0.7	0.5
Time On Ground %	82.4	83.3	0.9	89.6	81.6	-8.0
Goals*	0.2	0.4	137.1	1.0	0.3	-70.2
Hit Outs to Adv*	1.1	0.8	-21.0	0.2	0.7	197.8
*DD's Player Rating	0.9	1.5	74.2	2.7	1.3	-52.7

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited July 19, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[Demon Dynasty 17,165]

Player Rating Review (three quarter time) - Forwards

Jacob van Rooyen (Key Forward  21yo  193cm)

Rnd 5 to Rnd 11 vs Rnd 13 to 18   +   H&A Season 2023 vs H&A Season 2024

A significant uptick in JVR's rating in the last six weeks.  24%!  Something has clicked yes? 

Contested marks, marks inside 50 and goals in particular.

Also worth noting, in our two biggest losses this season (Rnd 10 vs the Eagles & Rnd 12 vs Freo) he did not play

#2  J van Rooyen	Rnds 5 to 11	Rnds 13 to 18	% Change	2023	2024	% Change
Contested Poss	5.6	6.0	7.1	4.6	4.9	5.1
Uncontested Poss	5.3	6.2	16.3	5.6	5.5	-2.9
Effective Disposals*	7.2	7.8	8.8	7.8	7.5	-4.1
Disposal Effeciency %	82.1	68.4	-13.7	80.2	74.6	-5.6
Contested Marks*	0.5	1.8	260.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Marks inside 50*	1.3	2.6	95.0	1.6	1.7	6.2
One Percenters*	1.5	2.2	46.7	1.9	1.7	-8.5
Clearances*	0.8	0.8	-4.0	0.5	0.8	68.9
Rebound 50s*	0.0	0.8	-	0.0	0.3	-
Inside 50s*	1.3	0.6	-55.0	1.4	1.2	-15.6
Tackles*	2.3	2.0	-14.3	2.4	1.8	-25.7
Score Involvements*	4.2	5.2	24.8	4.3	4.6	7.9
Meters Gained	141.2	211.8	50.0	138.0	161.1	16.7
Turnovers*	1.8	2.2	20.0	1.7	2.0	15.2
Intercepts*	0.5	1.0	100.0	0.4	0.7	58.3
Tackles Inside 50*	1.0	0.2	-80.0	1.2	0.5	-59.7
Time On Ground %	75.7	76.0	0.3	75.1	75.3	0.3
Goals*	1.3	2.0	50.0	1.4	1.5	7.9
Hit Outs to Adv*	1.2	1.6	37.1	1.1	1.3	14.6
*DD's Player Rating	2.0	2.5	24.0	2.2	2.1	-1.9

Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Edited July 19, 2024 by Demon Dynasty

[whatwhat say what 23,855]

big jump for petty in the last 5 games

keep going harry

[WheeloRatings 1,190]

Melbourne v Fremantle (Round 19, 2024)

https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20241904

Key Team Stats

Stats highlighted purple were won by Melbourne.

Stat	For	Against	Diff
Disposal Efficiency	73.7	75.7	-2.0
Kicking Efficiency	68.2	64.4	+3.8
Metres Gained	5801	6458	-657
Inside 50s	47	60	-13
Shots At Goal	18	35	-17
Shots Per Inside 50	38.3	58.3	-20.0
Contested Possessions	105	141	-36
Ground Ball Gets	84	88	-4
Intercepts	74	66	+8
Intercept Marks	15	16	-1
Centre Clearances	8	17	-9
Stoppage Clearances	8	30	-22
Contested Marks	8	11	-3
Marks Inside 50	13	21	-8
Hitouts	9	47	-38
Hitouts To Advantage	0	17	-17
Tackles	50	32	+18
Tackles Inside 50	14	4	+10
Def One On One Loss %	28.6	0.0	+28.6

Contested Possessions

	For	Against	Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get	5	5	0
Loose Ball Get	18	10	+8
Contested Mark	2	2	0
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	1	-1
Gather From Hitout	0	1	-1
Contested Knock On	2	0	+2
Free For	2	2	0
Total	29	21	+8
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get	2	8	-6
Loose Ball Get	6	12	-6
Contested Mark	1	2	-1
Gather From Hitout	0	3	-3
Free For	0	2	-2
Total	9	27	-18
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get	11	14	-3
Loose Ball Get	49	46	+3
Contested Mark	8	11	-3
Contested Knock On	2	3	-1
Free For	7	12	-5
Total	77	86	-9
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get	7	7	0
Loose Ball Get	17	21	-4
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	5	-5
Gather From Hitout	0	16	-16
Contested Knock On	0	1	-1
Free For	4	5	-1
Total	28	55	-27

• Official data on pre- and post-clearance contested possessions are not available. These have been estimated by Wheelo Ratings and should be indicative.
• Ground ball gets are inclusive of hard ball gets and loose ball gets.
• 'Free For' does not include free kicks to advantage or free kicks while in possession of the ball as these are not counted as contested possessions.

Expected scores

	xScore	Score	Rushed	xWin %	xMargin	Margin	Swing
Melbourne	60.5	66	1	0%			+14.6
Fremantle	125.0	116	2	100%	+64.6	+50

Team	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-	xSc. / Shot	Shot Rating
Overall
Melbourne	18	10.5.65	55.6%	59.5	+5.5	3.30	+0.31
Fremantle	35	17.12.114	48.6%	123.0	−9.0	3.51	−0.26
General Play
Melbourne	5	2.2.14	40.0%	14.1	−0.1	2.81	−0.01
Fremantle	13	5.5.35	38.5%	44.9	−9.9	3.45	−0.76
Set Position
Melbourne	13	8.3.51	61.5%	45.4	+5.6	3.49	+0.43
Fremantle	22	12.7.79	54.5%	78.2	+0.8	3.55	+0.04

• 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	Agn	Diff
1	168	148	+20
2	149	148	+1
3	195	159	+36
4	177	161	+16
Match	173	154	+19

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
Kysaiah Pickett	30	65	41.9
Kade Chandler	27	56	45.7
Alex Neal-Bullen	31	55	53.2
Tom Sparrow	27	53	43.9
Clayton Oliver	21	48	44.3
Harrison Petty	19	45	30.0
Jack Viney	20	42	57.6
Trent Rivers	18	36	28.7
Caleb Windsor	16	34	33.0
Ed Langdon	15	30	31.1
Christian Salem	13	28	26.7
Jake Bowey	10	28	17.2
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	11	23	33.5
Jacob van Rooyen	10	22	17.6
Bayley Fritsch	8	17	15.7
Tom McDonald	8	15	20.6
Jake Lever	7	14	14.6
Koltyn Tholstrup	9	13	34.5
Jack Billings	8	12	22.8
Judd McVee	10	12	14.6
Daniel Turner	4	12	14.1
Jake Melksham	6	11	11.0
Steven May	5	11	10.0

Source: Herald Sun

Time in Forward Half

Quarter	For	Against
1	33%	67%
2	36%	64%
3	68%	32%
4	44%	56%
Match	47%	53%

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

Score Sources

Summary

Category	Score	Against	Diff
Kick-in	2.1.13	0.0.0	+13
Centre Bounce	1.0.6	1.2.8	-2
Stoppage (Other)	1.0.6	3.5.23	-17
Turnover	6.5.41	13.7.85	-44

Score Source	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Kick-in	13	3.2	0	2.2
Centre Bounce	6	10.0	8	7.3
Stoppage (Other)	6	22.2	23	19.2
Turnover	41	43.4	85	48.9

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

Chain start region

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

Category	Region	For		Against
		Match	Season	Match	Season *
Centre Bounce	Centre	6	10.0	8	7.3
Kick-in	D50	13	3.2	0	2.2
Stoppage (Other)	D50	0	2.3	0	1.4
Stoppage (Other)	Centre	0	1.9	1	1.8
Stoppage (Other)	Wing	6	12.6	7	8.9
Stoppage (Other)	F50	0	5.3	15	6.9
Turnover	D50	8	8.6	32	8.6
Turnover	Centre	18	8.1	13	7.6
Turnover	Wing	9	20.3	39	26.6
Turnover	F50	6	6.4	1	6.2

Region	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
D50	21	14.1	32	12.3
Centre	24	20.0	22	16.7
Wing	15	32.9	46	35.5
F50	6	11.7	16	13.1

Region	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Defensive 50	21	14.1	32	12.3
Defensive midfield	6	17.9	32	19.3
Centre bounce	6	10.0	8	7.3
Attacking midfield	27	25.0	28	25.6
Forward 50	6	11.7	16	13.1

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

Points from defensive half

For		Against
Match	Season	Match	Season *
27	32.0	64	31.6

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

Centre Bounce Attendances

	CBAs	CBA %	2024 %	2023 %
Clayton Oliver	21	72%	71.5%	81.4%
Jack Viney	20	69%	67.5%	72.1%
Jacob van Rooyen	15	52%	19.4%	7.6%
Alex Neal-Bullen	14	48%	17.0%	2.1%
Harrison Petty	14	48%	10.0%	0.7%
Kysaiah Pickett	10	34%	37.6%	11.2%
Tom Sparrow	10	34%	36.3%	44.9%
Trent Rivers	8	28%	21.0%	3.0%
Christian Salem	4	14%	14.7%	0.0%
Koltyn Tholstrup	0	0%	1.2%
Daniel Turner	0	0%	0.4%	0.0%
Tom McDonald	0	0%	0.0%	5.7%
Max Gawn			84.3%	64.9%
Christian Petracca			55.8%	61.1%
Josh Schache			8.3%	0.0%
Bailey Laurie			4.4%	0.0%
Charlie Spargo			4.2%	0.0%
Lachie Hunter			0.0%	0.2%

Ruck Contests and Hitouts

Ruck Contests

	Ruck Contests	RC %	2024 %	2023 %
Jacob van Rooyen	30	41%	18.0%	13.1%
Harrison Petty	28	38%	9.5%	2.0%
Daniel Turner	15	21%	4.3%	0.0%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0%	0.0%	0.0%
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%
Max Gawn			81.4%	57.5%
Josh Schache			13.3%	4.1%
Ben Brown			0.2%	2.3%
Christian Petracca			0.0%	0.4%

Hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.	To Adv. % (2024)	To Adv. % (2023)
Harrison Petty	28	6	0	26.3%	25.0%
Jacob van Rooyen	30	3	0	25.7%	31.1%
Daniel Turner	15	0	0	50.0%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0	0		0.0%
Tom McDonald	0	0	0		20.0%
Ben Brown				100.0%	0.0%
Josh Schache				100.0%	0.0%
Max Gawn				26.9%	30.1%
Christian Petracca					100.0%

Opposition hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.
Sean Darcy	56	34	9
Luke Jackson	17	13	8

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1 hour ago, WheeloRatings said:

Melbourne v Fremantle (Round 19, 2024)

https://www.wheeloratings.com/afl_match_stats.html?ID=20241904

Key Team Stats

Stats highlighted purple were won by Melbourne.

Stat	For	Against	Diff
Disposal Efficiency	73.7	75.7	-2.0
Kicking Efficiency	68.2	64.4	+3.8
Metres Gained	5801	6458	-657
Inside 50s	47	60	-13
Shots At Goal	18	35	-17
Shots Per Inside 50	38.3	58.3	-20.0
Contested Possessions	105	141	-36
Ground Ball Gets	84	88	-4
Intercepts	74	66	+8
Intercept Marks	15	16	-1
Centre Clearances	8	17	-9
Stoppage Clearances	8	30	-22
Contested Marks	8	11	-3
Marks Inside 50	13	21	-8
Hitouts	9	47	-38
Hitouts To Advantage	0	17	-17
Tackles	50	32	+18
Tackles Inside 50	14	4	+10
Def One On One Loss %	28.6	0.0	+28.6

Contested Possessions

	For	Against	Diff
Melbourne's Defensive 50
Hard Ball Get	5	5	0
Loose Ball Get	18	10	+8
Contested Mark	2	2	0
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	1	-1
Gather From Hitout	0	1	-1
Contested Knock On	2	0	+2
Free For	2	2	0
Total	29	21	+8
Melbourne's Forward 50
Hard Ball Get	2	8	-6
Loose Ball Get	6	12	-6
Contested Mark	1	2	-1
Gather From Hitout	0	3	-3
Free For	0	2	-2
Total	9	27	-18
Post clearance
Hard Ball Get	11	14	-3
Loose Ball Get	49	46	+3
Contested Mark	8	11	-3
Contested Knock On	2	3	-1
Free For	7	12	-5
Total	77	86	-9
Pre clearance
Hard Ball Get	7	7	0
Loose Ball Get	17	21	-4
Ruck Hard Ball Get	0	5	-5
Gather From Hitout	0	16	-16
Contested Knock On	0	1	-1
Free For	4	5	-1
Total	28	55	-27

• Official data on pre- and post-clearance contested possessions are not available. These have been estimated by Wheelo Ratings and should be indicative.
• Ground ball gets are inclusive of hard ball gets and loose ball gets.
• 'Free For' does not include free kicks to advantage or free kicks while in possession of the ball as these are not counted as contested possessions.

Expected scores

	xScore	Score	Rushed	xWin %	xMargin	Margin	Swing
Melbourne	60.5	66	1	0%			+14.6
Fremantle	125.0	116	2	100%	+64.6	+50

Team	Shots	Score	Accuracy	xScore	+/-	xSc. / Shot	Shot Rating
Overall
Melbourne	18	10.5.65	55.6%	59.5	+5.5	3.30	+0.31
Fremantle	35	17.12.114	48.6%	123.0	−9.0	3.51	−0.26
General Play
Melbourne	5	2.2.14	40.0%	14.1	−0.1	2.81	−0.01
Fremantle	13	5.5.35	38.5%	44.9	−9.9	3.45	−0.76
Set Position
Melbourne	13	8.3.51	61.5%	45.4	+5.6	3.49	+0.43
Fremantle	22	12.7.79	54.5%	78.2	+0.8	3.55	+0.04

• 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	Agn	Diff
1	168	148	+20
2	149	148	+1
3	195	159	+36
4	177	161	+16
Match	173	154	+19

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
Kysaiah Pickett	30	65	41.9
Kade Chandler	27	56	45.7
Alex Neal-Bullen	31	55	53.2
Tom Sparrow	27	53	43.9
Clayton Oliver	21	48	44.3
Harrison Petty	19	45	30.0
Jack Viney	20	42	57.6
Trent Rivers	18	36	28.7
Caleb Windsor	16	34	33.0
Ed Langdon	15	30	31.1
Christian Salem	13	28	26.7
Jake Bowey	10	28	17.2
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	11	23	33.5
Jacob van Rooyen	10	22	17.6
Bayley Fritsch	8	17	15.7
Tom McDonald	8	15	20.6
Jake Lever	7	14	14.6
Koltyn Tholstrup	9	13	34.5
Jack Billings	8	12	22.8
Judd McVee	10	12	14.6
Daniel Turner	4	12	14.1
Jake Melksham	6	11	11.0
Steven May	5	11	10.0

Source: Herald Sun

Time in Forward Half

Quarter	For	Against
1	33%	67%
2	36%	64%
3	68%	32%
4	44%	56%
Match	47%	53%

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

Score Sources

Summary

Category	Score	Against	Diff
Kick-in	2.1.13	0.0.0	+13
Centre Bounce	1.0.6	1.2.8	-2
Stoppage (Other)	1.0.6	3.5.23	-17
Turnover	6.5.41	13.7.85	-44

Score Source	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Kick-in	13	3.2	0	2.2
Centre Bounce	6	10.0	8	7.3
Stoppage (Other)	6	22.2	23	19.2
Turnover	41	43.4	85	48.9

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

Chain start region

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

Category	Region	For		Against
		Match	Season	Match	Season *
Centre Bounce	Centre	6	10.0	8	7.3
Kick-in	D50	13	3.2	0	2.2
Stoppage (Other)	D50	0	2.3	0	1.4
Stoppage (Other)	Centre	0	1.9	1	1.8
Stoppage (Other)	Wing	6	12.6	7	8.9
Stoppage (Other)	F50	0	5.3	15	6.9
Turnover	D50	8	8.6	32	8.6
Turnover	Centre	18	8.1	13	7.6
Turnover	Wing	9	20.3	39	26.6
Turnover	F50	6	6.4	1	6.2

Region	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
D50	21	14.1	32	12.3
Centre	24	20.0	22	16.7
Wing	15	32.9	46	35.5
F50	6	11.7	16	13.1

Region	For		Against
	Match	Season	Match	Season *
Defensive 50	21	14.1	32	12.3
Defensive midfield	6	17.9	32	19.3
Centre bounce	6	10.0	8	7.3
Attacking midfield	27	25.0	28	25.6
Forward 50	6	11.7	16	13.1

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

Points from defensive half

For		Against
Match	Season	Match	Season *
27	32.0	64	31.6

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

Centre Bounce Attendances

	CBAs	CBA %	2024 %	2023 %
Clayton Oliver	21	72%	71.5%	81.4%
Jack Viney	20	69%	67.5%	72.1%
Jacob van Rooyen	15	52%	19.4%	7.6%
Alex Neal-Bullen	14	48%	17.0%	2.1%
Harrison Petty	14	48%	10.0%	0.7%
Kysaiah Pickett	10	34%	37.6%	11.2%
Tom Sparrow	10	34%	36.3%	44.9%
Trent Rivers	8	28%	21.0%	3.0%
Christian Salem	4	14%	14.7%	0.0%
Koltyn Tholstrup	0	0%	1.2%
Daniel Turner	0	0%	0.4%	0.0%
Tom McDonald	0	0%	0.0%	5.7%
Max Gawn			84.3%	64.9%
Christian Petracca			55.8%	61.1%
Josh Schache			8.3%	0.0%
Bailey Laurie			4.4%	0.0%
Charlie Spargo			4.2%	0.0%
Lachie Hunter			0.0%	0.2%

Ruck Contests and Hitouts

Ruck Contests

	Ruck Contests	RC %	2024 %	2023 %
Jacob van Rooyen	30	41%	18.0%	13.1%
Harrison Petty	28	38%	9.5%	2.0%
Daniel Turner	15	21%	4.3%	0.0%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0%	0.0%	0.0%
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%
Max Gawn			81.4%	57.5%
Josh Schache			13.3%	4.1%
Ben Brown			0.2%	2.3%
Christian Petracca			0.0%	0.4%

Hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.	To Adv. % (2024)	To Adv. % (2023)
Harrison Petty	28	6	0	26.3%	25.0%
Jacob van Rooyen	30	3	0	25.7%	31.1%
Daniel Turner	15	0	0	50.0%
Alex Neal-Bullen	0	0	0		0.0%
Tom McDonald	0	0	0		20.0%
Ben Brown				100.0%	0.0%
Josh Schache				100.0%	0.0%
Max Gawn				26.9%	30.1%
Christian Petracca					100.0%

Opposition hitouts

	Ruck Contests	Hitouts	To Adv.
Sean Darcy	56	34	9
Luke Jackson	17	13	8

17 - 0 hit outs to advantage.  Good luck trying to defend and win a match with that.

[buck_nekkid 6,101]

Those numbers are simply staggering.

[titan_uranus 25,255]

-17 in stoppage score despite being obliterated in clearances tells me we are still setting up well at stoppage and behind the ball. 

However, the -44 from turnover will no doubt be impacted in part by our uncompetitiveness in clearances, which led to the ball being camped in our back half far too much. 

[spirit of norm smith 16,679]

Frees. Freo 22 Dees 14 (half time 12-4) 😡🤮😡🤮

Inside 50s. Freo 60. Dees 47 

Efficiency in Fwd50. Freo 58%. Dees 38%. 💩💩💩
 

Hitouts 47-9💩💩💩

Clrarances. 47-16💩💩💩

Stoppages 30-8💩💩💩

Centre clearance 17-8💩💩💩

Score. Freo. 116. Dees. 66. 💩💩💩