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Which defender is better?
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Thus far in 2014 Thompson has taken twice the amount of contested marks, rebounded the ball out of 50 four times as much and equals Lonergan for 1%ers, all the while having 9 more disposals a game at 91% efficiency in comparison to Lonergan's 78%. Meanwhile over the whole of 2013 Thompson conceded less goals and was the All-Australian fullback - http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...1=2337&tid2=10&pid2=1359&type=A&fid1=S&fid2=S.
Lonergan is a very good player, but I don't think there is a defender in the game better than Scott Thompson right now.
I'll take the one that can mark.
I'll take the one that can mark.
Sums it up. Gibson+Lake=Thompson.When did Brian Lake enter the discussion?
Sums it up. Gibson+Lake=Thompson.
Thompson is the complete package as a defender. Does it all to an above average level.Except that Lake and Gibson are decidedly superior to Thompson in their strengths. Thompson is more like a watered down average of Gibson and Lake, not really a stand out at anything.
Thompson is the complete package as a defender. Does it all to an above average level.
The other key stat is "goals conceded. From memory:Tongue firmly in cheek
North poster rattled off a bunch of statistical metrics as to why Thompson is so much better than Lonergan and the best defender in the league, so I put up a comparison showing Gibson outperforming Thompson in several of these areas.
Thompson is quality but relying on statistics to prove a defenders worth is fraught with danger.
The other key stat is "goals conceded. From memory:
Hooker: 2 goals (vs Petrie, Roughead, Henderson, Clarke/Sandilands)
Gibson: 7 goals (vs West, Daniher, Pav and Day)
Thompson: 6 goals (vs Daniher, Jones, Schulz, Franklin)
Huh, thought it was Gibson. Happy to be corrected though.Cheney played on Pavlich (who didn't have nearly as good a game as his four goals would suggest)
The whole reverse Coleman thing isn't great either in my view as players drift off opponents, with some forwards going into the ruck or midfield, it's a bit narrow to assign a player a direct opponent and count their defensive contribution as number of goals conceeded.