Demon Dynasty

JV the numbers we are producing right now are heretofore at a level unseen around Demon lands. Don't even think about a plan B!!

Summary of the 2 teams - Last Round Statistical Comparison (does not include Bulldog Ins this week) Top 10 Players Last Round (10) Comparison / Score / Rank* * Apologies to Maxy as comparative score does not account for Maxy's Hit Outs to Advantage, which would no doubt place him easily in the top 10. Boyd also missing this stat of course. Overall Team Score Comparison Demons: 83.80 Bulldogs: 57.87 Differential: Demons +25.93 Vs Adelaide Rnd 10 (Compiled from previous week's Rnd 9 Matches) Demons: 73.27 Adelaide: 41.87 Differential: Demons +31.40 Based on that last Team Score Differential, the Bulldogs appeared to be in slightly better form (statistically) in their Rnd 10 match vs the Pies than Adelaide's previous game (Rnd 9 vs the Dogs). But we also upped our form last week from our previous game (Rnd 9 vs the Blues). Based on pure stats, that should result in a slightly closer game than against the Crows with the Demons only winning by approx 75 points. However, we should always allow for home ground advantage. Lets give the Dogs at least a 4 goal leg up from favourable umpiring decisions in the first half or so. The result..... Realistically we should only win this one by about 51 points!

As expected....when you're on a good thing...

My understanding (and i could be totally wrong!) is that for the "hit outs to advantage" stat to become valid (and be effective in terms of effective clearances) it also needs the mid fielders to be getting on the end of the taps. Working hard to block / push and create space so designated mids, can take advantage of this space and run through it more often (fitness / work rate / timing ie., reading the tap off Maxy's hand). This started to work more effectively IMO with the induction of more inside time from Gus & Harmes (in Viney's absence) from the Bombres game onwards. That gave us 4 potent mids working the inside and finding form and saw us really start to over power and either neutralise (or win) center clearances and dominate at around the ground stoppage clearances. The outside work and second efforts from the likes of ANB, Salem, Harmes, Clarry and Chunk has also seen us dominate contested since the Bombres also. Dominating clearances and contested we then had to get the balance right in terms of who is going in to contest (getting the contested clearance ball) and who is waiting on the outer rim to receive that clearance and quickly escape congestion. In the past when we have got that mix right we have looked a million at times. But certainly not for more than 2 or 3 quarters. When we stuffed up in 1 or 2 quarters we would pay a huge price. Getting the 4 inside mids going and in form as well as the inside / outside mix right (at the contest) for longer periods of time (eg., 3.5 quarters or so....no team is perfect) was the final key IMHO that was going to open everything else up, including forcing the opposition to defend / chase and run their butts off trying to get so much of the clearance wins, and subsequent outside posessions, back off us. Dominating on clearance and outside run / possession, we just needed better users by foot to deliver off the wings or HB (or directly from center clearances). The outing of less efficient players and injection of better ones solved this. We now hit many more targets working our way up field off HB, off the wing and directly from center. We are much more efficient allover and coming inside 50 also. From the above confidence has grown week by week. Add to the mix the return of T-Mac, then Viney....and kaboom! Going to another level again.

All good DV. Most ppl tell me my humor is completely unfunny and warped also. I dont know why i bother either sometimes. Guess i try to see the lighter side of things where i can.

This plus.... Lever gaining confidence and intercepting a stack more of the ball vs first 4 rounds. Harmes lifting work rate, coming into some form and spending a bit more time inside prior to Jack returning. Return of Gus, then hits some stellar form (above) and his extra time inside. Amazing poise, agility and work rate. Spargo's willingness and ability to push himself to contests through the middle and get back into the 30 meter zone. Providing about 25% more work / opportunity than Jeffy (except on a very good day). FritschKrieg same with more time spent off the wing and his ability to hit targets inside 50 or kick to advantage. Hannan providing some extra run and finding space inside 50 offering more target options and creating some further opp / chaos. Melk finding the goals more often and hitting targets i50. Lewis finding form and winding the clock back. Hit some stellar form also and easily in our top 5 players so far. The injection of Smithy in the last two weeks has taken the forward line (read scoring potency/potential) to another level. More players taking opponents on more often, trying to break tackles and finding short targets by hand and foot. Improved kicking efficiency by many, meaning we hit more targets short, alowing us to control and switch more often. The general work rate of players to present on the lead and benefiting from the former meaning the ball is in our possession more of the time vs the opp. Fixing the press - ie, not pushing so high and ensuring there's always one or two covering the back. Not playing Harmes in the ruck. Not using chunk as a run with.

You will have to enlighten me on that one DV

I mentioned AFL ratings had been off this year after about Rnd 5 and got called out by Nasher for being alarmist and probably incorrect when i was just the messenger (heard it on media but couldn't recall the source). The Rnd 9 update appears no better

That's because you didn't actually shake it. His hand was that quick he had you imagining you did

He also said the contested possession differential of +21.6 over the month has only been beaten on one other occasion. The Eagles in 2006 produced a +22

A great of the club and pretty much the on field glue over the last decade, who deserves some serious success. Must be enjoying his footy big time right now. A true Demon who has always lead by example over so many years. When i think of this club becoming mighty once more, at the forefront of that is the essence, effort and professionalism that is the Jones boy. All the best on 250 Cap!

A big change from previous seasons in terms of the numbers doing this. Jones, Viney, Harmes & Kent (when he was on and on the park) probably the few that were doing a bit of it in previous seasons.

DMMA you weren't an elephant in your past life by any chance?

In terms of output Spargo lifted by about 25% on the previous week. Comparatively only slightly behind his debut against Essendrug. Can't see him being rested this week. The timing of the buy will be perfect for the likes of Fritsch, Spargo and Vince IMO.

Probably only have Smithy contest against Grundy when Big M / Cox are resting Poita. No point contesting against Cox. Just run an extra number (Smithy/Hulk) at the ball up to contest at ground level and try to halve the contested ball / clearances. Along with Smithy competing directly, we also appeared to use that "no designated" extra around the pill strategy a few times against the Crows i believe.

If that is the case then our number was up at exactly the same time and maybe many other Demon faithful also. Maybe the whole Trump / Kim Jong happy fest actually took place 5 weeks ago but turned completely sour and the world as we knew it ended in a mass of mushroom clouds!

Try a "Pauls Pattiserie" chain option if you can find one close enough Jaded. Not the greatest coffee ever but a significant step up on most of the independent corner cafes there

You can rest easy DMMA ...there is only 1 PF

Angus & Smithy highlighted in this update... Fantasy form watch: round 10 - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-27/fantasy-form-watch-round-10

Ah i see. All good mono ?

But there's other stats that tell a bit of the counter side Mono if you drill down a little. 11 score involvements (equal 2nd on the day) and 20 effectives running at 83.3% DE. Stats can certainly lie but they can also highlight some key (selective) aspects at times giving a rough guide on form.

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Just out of interest the top 10 players statistically based on a weighted compilation of averages after Rnd 10 are.... 1. Clarry 5.14 (weighted score) 2. Viney 4.37* 3. The Jones Boy 3.74 4. Lewis 3.69 5. Gus 3.54 6. T-Mac 3.52 7. Hogan 3.50 8. T Smith 3.41* 9. Gawn 3.19# 10. Harmes 3.10 *Denotes only 2 matches played so far ie., very small sample size vs others shown. #Does not include hit outs to advantage, a stat specific to ruckman only. Adding a token 0.75 to Maxy's result for example, would provide a more accurate picture of where he would likely be sitting if one was able to include the stat and somehow make it relative to the other scores. That would put his score at approx 3.94 just behind Viney and technically at No.2 if you excluded Viney from the count having played only 2 matches so far vs 10 for Big Maxy.

6. Gus 5. Viney 4. Clarry 3. Hulk 2. Hibb 1. Lever Apologies to Chunk, ANB, Smithy (who improved on last week!) & FritschKreig!