Analysis The Dogs in 2015 - A Statistical Look (now with less depressing stats)

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The annual "A Statistical Look" series is back for its third year, and finally I can post something other than depressing statistics.

For those who are not familiar with either the 2014 or 2013 editions, this thread will house a wall of words encompassing all the key statistics I can find regarding the Dogs' feats in 2015. The list composition, the players, our game style...there are stats relevant to all of these things and more. Hopefully this thread is useful and helps you to better understand how we fared in 2015.

As always, a quick note on stats. It's important to recognise that statistics are only as good as the interpretations that are drawn from them. Stats are not an argument in themselves and should not be used as such; instead, they should be used as support for or refutation of pre-determined hypotheses. I have not provided any subjective interpretation in this OP - it's designed to present only the raw stats and encourage you to draw your own conclusions from them. I'm likely to post up a few interpretations over the next couple of days though, for the more interesting stats - but if there's anything in particular you're interested in my view of, feel free to ask.

A new initiative this year, however, is a basic colour-coding system. In green are statistics I find particularly interesting or telling, and in red are those that I do not believe are an accurate representation of the actual situation, and are more likely to be statistical anomalies, in some way representative of a flawed measure, or do not align with reality for an explainable reason.

Disclaimer: the statistics presented here have been collected by and sourced from Champion Data and are not owned by me. If you're interested in reading more of these stats (along with much more other content) I thoroughly recommend purchasing the AFL Prospectus. Great annual read, particularly for those interested in Fantasy/Supercoach.

 

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Team Stats

List Composition

• We have the 17th-tallest average list in the AFL, at 187.2cm.
• Our list is the 14th-oldest in the competition, with an average age of 23 years and 270 days.
• It is also the 15th-most experienced in the league, with our players having played 57.7 games on average.
• Seven players from the 2010 primary list remain on our list now - the second-largest turnover in the AFL behind Brisbane. All of 2015's preliminary finalists have at least 12.
  
• We have the second-fewest "recycled" players (six) on our list in the AFL, with only Fremantle (four) having less.
• We have a similar amount of players in the 18-19 age range to the league average.
• We have more players in the 20-23 age range.
• We have considerably less players in the 24-32 range, not inclusive of age 30.
• We have 29 players under 25 - the third-most. This is comparable to the likes of GWS, Brisbane, Gold Coast, St Kilda and Melbourne.
• We have a much higher number of 33+ year olds than the league average.
• Similar trends are seen in terms of experience: more under 25 games than average, more in the 50-99 range, and less in the 100-199 range.
• We have the least experienced midfield group in the competition.
  
• We have less players drafted in the ranges 1-10, 11-20 and 51+ than the league average.
• We have more players drafted in the 21-30 and 31-50 ranges.
• We have 32 Victorian players on our list, which is six more than any other side in the competition.

List Quality

• Champion Data rates our list as the tenth-best in the AFL.
  
• They rate our key defensive stocks as the second-worst.
• Our general defenders are rated the best in the AFL.
• Our ruckmen are rated the sixth-best.
• Our midfielders are rated the fourth-best.
• Our mid/forwards are rated the best.
• Our general forwards are rated the twelfth-best.
• Our key forward stocks are rated the fourth-worst.
• Our 25-and-unders are the sixth-best performing in the AFL.

Ball Movement

• By using CD's concept of Ball Movement Equity (which I can explain if anybody is interested) they were able to quantify ball movement, thus ranking teams on how efficiently they moved the ball and restricted opposition ball movement.
• We moved the ball 23% better than the league average, placing us second in the league (behind Hawthorn, who were +40%).
• We were 11th in the competition on this stat in 2014, at -4%.
• We restricted the opponent's ball movement 7% better than the league average, placing us seventh in the league (behind Sydney [+44%], West Coast [+36%], Fremantle [+35%], Hawthorn [+32%], Port [+12%], and Geelong [+9%]).
• As a matter of interest, Carlton restricted the opponent's ball movement 64% worse than the league average.
• Combining offensive ball movement and defensive restriction of ball movement, we are placed fourth in the league, 15% above league average. This was behind only Hawthorn (+36%), West Coast (+25%) and Sydney (+20%).
• Our offensive ball movement from the centre bounce was the sixth-best in the competition, 8% above the league average. Ahead of us were Geelong (+75%), Adelaide (+43%), Hawthorn (+41%), Port (+20%) and Sydney (+11%).
• Our defensive restriction of ball movement from the centre bounce was also the sixth-best in the competition, 11% better than the league average. Fremantle led this ladder (+69%), ahead of West Coast (+60%), Sydney (+52%), Hawthorn (+42%) and Geelong (+11%).
• Our defensive 50 chains ended in an inside 50 the fifth-most in the competition. We ranked 12th on this stat in 2014.
• We generated an inside 50 from defensive midfield chains the fourth-most of any team, up from 17th in 2014.

Game Style

• We applied 0.07 units less pressure than our opponent, ranked 15th.
• We won 1.3 more contested possessions than our opponent, ranked ninth.
• We had the fourth-lowest kick-to-handball ratio in the competition, at 1.22.
• Our kick rating (kick rating is similar to efficiency except it takes into account a number of factors that impact kick difficulty, then determines how many kicks met their target compared to the "expected" number) of +0.9% was the fifth best in the league.
• We used the wing the fifth-most in the competition, at 34.7%.
• We used the boundary slightly more, at 37.7% - the eighth-most in the league.
• We used the corridor only 27.5% of the time, ranked 13th.

For and Against

• We scored 55.3 points from turnovers per game, ranked fourth.
• We conceded 45.4 points from turnovers per game, ranked fifth.
• We scored 35.5 points from clearances per game, ranked fifth.
• We conceded 33.9 points from clearances per game, ranked eighth.
• We scored 4.7 points from kick-ins per game, ranked sixth.
• We conceded 3.7 points from kick-ins per game, ranked eighth.
• We scored from 18.5% of defensive 50 chains, ranked fifth.
• We conceded a score from 17.9% of defensive 50 chains, ranked 13th.
• We scored from 18.3% of defensive midfield chains, ranked 16th.
• We conceded a score from 20.5% of defensive midfield chains, ranked eighth.
• We scored from 8.8% of centre bounce chains, ranked 18th.
• We conceded a score from 13.0% of centre bounce chains, ranked 13th.
• We scored from 31.1% of attacking midfield chains, ranked seventh.
• We conceded a score from 29.5% of attacking midfield chains, ranked seventh.
• We scored from 22.7% of forward 50 chains, ranked first.
• We conceded a score from 19.0% of forward 50 chains, ranked twelfth.

Forward 50 Stats

• We scored a goal from 51.8% of our shots at goal, ranked seventh in the competition.
• We won 2.4 less groundballs in our forward 50 than the opposition in their defensive 50, ranked fourth.
• We took an average of 10.9 marks inside 50 per game, ranked twelfth.
• We score on 46.0% of our inside 50s, ranked ninth.
• We win 25.2% of our offensive one-on-one contests, ranked 16th.
• We generate on average 4.7 more inside 50s than our opponent, ranked fifth.
• We spend three minutes and 46 seconds more time in our forward half than our opponent, ranked fifth.
• We managed to regain possession from the opponent inside our forward 50 the fifth-most in the competition.
  
• We ranked second for repeat entries inside 50.

Midfield Stats

• We won 0.6 less centre bounce clearances than our opponent on average, ranked twelfth.
• We won 0.3 more clearances than our opponent, ranked ninth.

Defensive 50 Stats

• We ranked third in the AFL for intercept marks taken forward of the defensive 50, up from last in 2014.
• We conceded 13.3 marks inside defensive 50 per game, ranked 16th.
• We also lost 31.8% of our defensive one-on-one contests, ranked 15th.
• Despite this, we restricted our opponent to scoring on only 44.3% of their entries inside 50, ranking third.
  
• We allowed the opponent to score a goal from 50.8% of their shots, ranked eleventh.
  
• On average we won 2.7 more groundballs in our defensive 50 than the opponent did in their forward 50, ranking us eleventh.

Miscellaneous

• Bob Murphy (back pocket), Easton Wood (half-back flank) and Marcus Bontempelli (centre) feature in Champion Data's 2015 Team of the Year.
• We used the third-most players in the competition in 2015, with 40 players playing at least one game.
• Our 2016 draw is rated the 12th-most difficult.
• In our final against the Crows, we conceded seven goals from the defensive half in the opening half of the game, which was four more than in any game other than round 1. We also conceded four in the second half.
• In the, "You don't say," stat of the week, expected scores had us beating Adelaide 108-100, with Champion Data citing inaccuracy in front of goal as the biggest factor in this 16-point turnaround.

 

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Player Stats

Marcus Adams

• Officially listed as a 193cm 98kg key defender.
• Strengths listed as flexibility, pressure, and intercepting possession.
• Right footed.
• Played 38 games for West Perth over the past two seasons.
• Played as a forward in 2014 but moved back in 2015.
• In 2015, he averaged three intercept marks per game, which was the highest in the league.
• He also averaged 2.7 tackles and 7.7 contested possessions, both rated elite for his position.
• He averaged 16.9 disposals (relatively high for a key defender).
• Boasting a kick-to-handball ratio of 2.7, he disposed of the ball at 64% efficiency (quite low for a key defender).
• He also averaged 4.8 rebound 50s (high) and 4.9 groundball gets (high).

Shane Biggs

• Rated average for a general defender.
• Ranked as our 27th-best player.
• Won only 18.3% of his disposals contested, the fifth-lowest rate for any general defender who played three or more games.
• Ranked 15th in the competition for effective kicks per game.
• Rated elite for disposals per 100 minutes, and for uncontested possessions.
• Also rated above average for rebound 50s.
• Was in the top 100 for metres gained (at 362 per game), and had the tenth-best retention rate of the top 100.
• Lost 40.0% of his one-on-one contests; pretty poor for his position.

Marcus Bontempelli

• Rated one of our four elite players.
• Rated as our best player, and 11th in the AFL.
• Bontempelli is described by Champion Data as "the most underrated player in the competition."
• Compared to Fyfe at the same age, he averages two less disposals, five less metres gained, 1.2 more inside 50s, one less contested possession, 0.1 more goals, 0.3 less score assists, one more tackle, 1.1 more clearances, one less Brownlow vote and a 0.3% higher contested possession rate.
• He has won 47% of his one-on-one contests. This places him third in the AFL behind Dustin Martin and Gary Ablett - and yes, above Fyfe. The league average is 27%.
• Rated elite for goals.
• Rated average in disposals.
• Rated above average for contested possessions, groundball-gets, metres gained, clearances, score assists, score involvements and tackles.
• The only inside midfielder to rank in the top 30 for metres gained (average of 406.4 per game) despite placing outside the top 100 for disposals.
• Retention rate was slightly lower than the league average for a midfielder.

Matthew Boyd

• Rated elite.
• Champion Data rates him as our sixth-best player, and 81st in the league.
• Recorded the lowest contested possession rate of his career (27.2%).
• Gathered the most disposals and uncontested possessions of all AFL defenders.
• When distributing from the back half, Boyd kicked the ball short and forward 66% of the time - the most in the AFL.
• He gained 420.1 metres on average, rating him elite.
• He was also elite for intercept possessions, taking more than all but five general defenders.
• His kick rating was above average.

Tom Boyd

• Rated poor for his position.
• Ranked our 23rd-best player.
• Retains the ball 17% of the time he's targeted inside 50, which was as much as 12% lower than any other player to be targeted 40 or more times.
• He also had the fifth-worst winning percentage in offensive one-on-ones of any player to be involved in at least 40 contests.
• His kicking efficiency dropped by 16% last season.
• He took 1.3 contested marks per game, equal to the average for his position.
• His goal conversion accuracy and tackles per game were above average.

Tom Campbell

• For some reason he's listed as a key forward so very few relevant stats are listed. Dat analysis.
• Rated average for his position but that's completely irrelevant given he's listed in the wrong position. I would imagine he's below average or poor for a ruckman.
• Ranked as our 25th-best player.
• Over the past two years he's averaged 125 CD ranking points at VFL level, but only 55 at AFL level.
• In this time he's kicked 23 goals at VFL level but only four in the AFL.
• In 2015 both his hitout win rate and hitout-to-advantage rate were below average.

Kieran Collins

• Officially listed as a 193cm 94kg key defender.
• Strengths listed as one-on-one ability, kicking, and intercepting.
  
• Right footed.
• Was not beaten in a one-on-one contest at the Under-18 Championships despite engaging in twelve. He was the only player in the top-20 for one-on-ones contested that accomplished this.
• Had the fifth-highest kick rating of any defender.
• Took the fourth-most intercept marks per game.
• His average of 75 CD ranking points per game was elite for a key defender.
• Was also the only key defender rated elite for both spoils and intercept marks.

Zaine Cordy

• Ranked our 36th-best player.
• Was #1 for spoils per game at Footscray, which was above average.
• Also averaged 6.3 intercept possessions - the third-most at the club.
• Also rated above average for disposal and kicking efficiency.

Stewart Crameri

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• Rated above average for his position (general forward).
• Ranked our tenth-best player.
• We scored from 55% of our inside 50s directed at him - the 12th-best of the top 100 targets.
• Goals and forward 50 marks were elite for his position.
• Contested marks per game have dropped from 1.4 in his Essendon days to 0.6 at the Dogs.
• Averaged 2.3 goals per game in wins, but only 1.2 in losses.
• Above average in his position for disposals, handballs, inside 50s, contested possessions, uncontested possessions, marks, groundball gets, one-on-one win rate, marks inside 50, accuracy and score involvements.

Luke Dahlhaus

• Rated above average for a mid/forward.
• Ranked our fourth-best player.
• Earned the highest number of CD ranking points per game for his position.
• Rated elite for disposals and clearances.
• Averaged the fourth-most score assists in his position.
• Had the second-best tackle efficiency of the top 15 tacklers.
• Also ranked number 1 in the competition for crumbs inside 50.
• Above average in his position for metres gained, inside 50s, contested and uncontested possessions, groundball-gets, and score involvements.

Bailey Dale

• Rated below average for his position (general forward).
• Ranked our 31st-best player.
• In the VFL he rated elite for disposals, uncontested possessions, intercept marks, clearances and score involvements.
• Played the third-lowest amount of time of any general forward to play ten or more games.
• Was last in the competition for contested possessions, marks, score involvements, pressure acts and ranking points.
• Was also equal-last in tackles and forward 50 marks of those general forwards to play ten games.

Caleb Daniel

• Rated average for his position (general forward).
• Ranked our 30th-best player.
• Rated above average for his position in disposals and contested possessions per 100 minutes.
• We scored from 41% of his chain launches, which was number 1 at the club.
• As the substitute he averaged 108 ranking points per 100 minutes.
• However, this dropped to 62 in full games.
• His retention rate was over 10% higher than the league average, at 79.4%.
• He failed to win a single one-on-one at AFL level.
• Was below the position average for disposals, inside 50s, contested possessions, marks, marks inside 50, ball gets won inside 50, goals, score assists, score involvements and tackles.

Tory Dickson

• Rated above average for his position.
• Ranked our 16th-best player.
• He has the best scoring accuracy (75.8%) of any player with at least 100 scoring shots...since 1965.
• Has the best kick rating in front of goal (+17%) of any player to take at least 50 shots since the statistic was introduced.
• His pressure improved to be above average - second at the club.

Josh Dunkley

• Officially listed as a 189cm 82kg midfielder.
• Strengths listed as inside game and pressure, with durability a question mark.
• Right footed.
• In six games of VFL with Richmond he averaged twelve disposals and seven contested possessions.
• In his six TAC Cup games he rated elite for contested possessions, marks, clearances and tackles.
• In two games at the Championships he recorded the third-best kick rating of any midfielder despite having a disposal efficiency of only 62.5%.
• Averaged the fifth-most tackles of any midfielder in these games also.

Declan Hamilton

• Was third at Footscray for score assists per game, rating elite in this category.
• He was also above average for score involvements per game.
• Was below average for disposals per game.
• Had a kicking efficiency of 47% - the second-lowest of anyone at the club.
• Poor for contested possessions and tackles per game - in the latter category he averaged only 1.4, the third-fewest at the club.

Joel Hamling

• Rated poor for his position.
• Ranked our 29th-best player.
• Conceded 2.2 goals per game - the fourth-most of any defender to play three or more games.
• Rated poor for metres gained and below average for disposals and intercept possessions.
• Had the fourth-highest kicking efficiency at the club but this was offset by 37% of his kicks going either sideways or backwards.
• Had a slightly below-average one-on-one loss rate.
• Had the fourth-highest neutralising rate of the top-75 (I have no idea what this means).

Mitch Honeychurch

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 28th-best player.
• In the VFL he rated elite for disposals, contested possessions, clearances and tackles, averaging the fourth-most tackles in his position.
• At AFL level he was above average in tackles and pressure acts, and was the #1 general forward at the club in these categories.
• However, he had the worst shot at goal accuracy and fewest score assists at the club.

Nathan Hrovat

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 22nd-best player.
• In the VFL he rated elite for ranking points, disposals and clearances per game.
• Was also above average for intercept possessions, goals, score involvements and score assists per game.
• In his three years at AFL level, we have marked 32% of his kicks inside 50 - the best percentage at the club.
• At AFL level, he was above average in disposals, retention rate, contested possessions and groundball-gets.
• Failed to win a one-on-one at AFL level in 2015.
• Hrovat has the sixth-best kick rating in the competition over the period of 2010-2015, at 8.0%.

Lachie Hunter

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 20th-best player.
• Number 1 in the AFL for uncontested possessions, and was also number 2 in the league for handball receives from round 17 onwards.
• Had the fifth-best kick rating at the club, rating him elite.
• His long kick rating was +15% - the highest of the top 250 long kick players in the AFL.
• He also had a retention rate of 70%, which was the sixth-best of the top-150 ball winners.
• However, he rated below average for pressure points per 100 minutes, metres gained, contested possessions, groundball-gets, clearances, tackles, goals and score involvements for a midfielder.

Jason Johannisen

• Rated above average for his position.
• Ranked our 14th-best player.
• Improved in every area in 2015.
• His average metres gained of 447 was the third-highest of any general defender.
• Was an above average ball-winner.
• Averaged over four score involvements per game, which was above average.
• Only rated average as an interceptor.
• Lost only 19.4% of his one-on-one contests in 2015 - 9% better than the league average.

Lin Jong

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 21st-best player.
• Rated poor for disposals per 100 minutes.
• Has the worst kicking efficiency of any non-ruckman at the club, and the 15th-worst of any non-ruckman to play at least four games.
• Rated above average for tackles and tackle efficiency.
• Rated poor for metres gained.

Tom Liberatore

• Rated above average for his position.
• Ranked our 12th-best player.
• Since the start of 2014, Fyfe is the only player under 24 to average more ranking points than Libba.
• In 2014 he was in the top three for clearances, contested possessions and tackles per game.
• He also applied elite pressure, averaging the third-most pressure points per 100 minutes in the league.
• Has the 11th-worst kick rating over the period of 2010-2015 in the competition, at -4.9%.

Jack Macrae

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 7th-best player.
• Had the fifth-most disposals of any player under the age of 22 in 2015.
• Was above average in disposals, uncontested possessions and contested possessions.
• Increased his pressure points per game to 49 from 34 in 2014.
• His kicking efficiency dropped from 72% to 60% in 2015.
• Was above average for metres gained, retention rate, inside 50s, groundball-gets, marks, clearances, tackles, score assists and score involvements.

Toby McLean

• Ranked our 33rd-best player.
• In the VFL he rated elite for marks inside 50, score assists and tackles inside 50.
• However, he rated poor for groundball-gets inside 50.
• At AFL level he won 52% of his disposals in the forward half, averaging 20 disposals per 100 minutes - rated elite for a general forward.
• Had an elite retention rate at 80.6%.
• Rated above average for contested and uncontested possessions and marks.
• Did not win a one-on-one at AFL level.

Will Minson

• Rated above average for his position.
• Ranked our 11th-best player.
• In the VFL he averaged 27 hitouts, 15 disposals, five clearances, one goal and one score assist.
• At AFL level he won, on average, 27 hitouts from 68 attendances, which was below average.
• He also had the ninth-highest hitouts to advantage rate of any ruckman to play nine or more games.
• He had the worst kicking efficiency at the club, and the second-worst of any ruckman in the league.
• Rated above average for clearances, tackles and pressure acts.

Dale Morris

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 17th-best player.
• Champion Data lists his only "loss" to an opponent in 2015 as Eddie Betts in the elimination final.
• In 2015 he lost only 5.9% of his one-on-one contests.
• FIVE POINT ******* NINE PERCENT!
• This included losing only two of 28 defensive contests - the best percentage of any player in the competition.

Robert Murphy

• Rated elite for his position.
• Ranked our 3rd-best player.
• Averaged career-highs for disposals and uncontested possessions.
• Was elite for his position in kicks, disposals, uncontested possessions, inside 50s and score involvements.
• Launched the seventh-most goals from the defensive 50 in the league.
• Averaged the fourth-most metres gained in his position.
• Had the ninth-highest kicking efficiency of the top-100 for kicks.
• Rated average for intercept possessions and pressure.
• Murphy is second in the AFL for kick rating at +7.4%, behind Brent Harvey (+7.6%).
• He is statistically the best kick off his opposite foot in the AFL, at +7.7%, and the fourth-best kick off his dominant foot (+7.3%).
• In the period of 2010-2015, Murphy has the second-best short-kick rating in the competition at +8.7%, just behind Tony Armstrong (9.0%).

Liam Picken

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 8th-best player.
• Averaged 24 disposals, 10 contested possessions, four clearances and six tackles per game. All of these were career highs.
• He rated elite for both tackles and tackle efficiency; the only other midfielder in the league to do so was Levi Greenwood.
• He attended the fifth-most centre bounces at the Dogs, with 242.

Josh Prudden

• Ranked our 34th-best player.
• In the VFL he was above average for intercept possessions, and averaged more than four per game at AFL level - average for his position (general defender).
• At AFL level he rated below average for disposals, metres gained, uncontested possessions, marks, score involvements, spoils, tackles, and one-on-one loss percentage.

Jack Redpath

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 24th-best player.
• He won 18% of his offensive one-on-one contests - ranked 46th of the top 50 targets.
• We retained possession when he was targeted 43% of the time - also ranked 46th of the top 50 targets.
• He was below average in disposals, inside 50s, contested possessions, uncontested possessions, marks, marks inside 50, goals, score assists and score involvements.
• He was rated above average for tackles.

Fletcher Roberts

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 26th-best player.
• He lost 37% of his defensive one-on-one contests - the ninth-worst of the top-75 contesters in the league.
• He applied four spoils per game, but 39% resulted in an opponent's possession - this was the fourth-worst spoil efficiency of any key defender.
• Gained the second-fewest metres gained of any key defender.
• Was below average in disposals, rebound 50s, groundball-gets, marks and score involvements.

Jordan Roughead

• Rated below average for his position (listed as a key defender though).
• Ranked our 19th-best player.
• From rounds 1-7 he spent 86% of his game time in defence.
• In this time he lost 30% of his defensive one-on-one contests - the 11th-worst of the top 50 contesters in the league.
• In rounds 8-23 he spent 21% of his time up forward and 50% of his time in the ruck.
• He attended 42 ruck contests per game - the fourth-most at the club.
• He had the second-highest hitout win rate at the club, but the fourth-best hitout-to-advantage rate.
• Involved in only 13% of scoring chains, ranking him 28th at the club.

Clay Smith

• Ranked our 35th-best player.
• Since his debut he has recorded the worst kick rating at the Dogs.
• He has also had the third-worst disposal efficiency of the top 30 ball winners at the club.
• He has been ranked in the top ten for tackles at the club since 2012, averaging 4.4 per game.
• In 2015, for his position (mid/forward) he was below average for disposals, metres gained, inside 50s, contested possessions, uncontested possessions, groundball-gets, marks, clearances and score involvements.

Koby Stevens

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 18th-best player.
• Improved from below average to average in contested possessions.
• Ranked second at the club for tackles per game, and 13th in the league.
• His kick rating of -8% was the second-worst of any player that averaged at least 20 disposals.
• Was below average for disposals, metres gained, inside 50s, marks and score involvements.

Jake Stringer

• Rated above average for his position (general forward).
• Ranked our fifth-best player.
• Ranked fifth for goals and scoreboard impact.
• Was involved in 29% of our scoring chains - the fourth-most of any general forward.
• He had the second-best kick rating of the top 150 for kicks inside 50.
• He rated elite for forward 50 marks and groundball gets.
• He had the second-most forward 50 crumbs and the fifth-most forward 50 groundball-gets in the league.
• Stringer kicked four goals or more in eight games - the most in the competition.
• He kicked 33% of his goals via a snap - the highest percentage of the top-25 goalkickers.
• 41% of his goals were unassisted (that is, created by himself) - again, the highest percentage of the top 25 goal-kickers.
• He was above average for disposals, kicks, inside 50s, contested possessions, one-on-one win percentage, goal accuracy, score assists and score involvements.
• He was slightly below average for tackles.

Matthew Suckling

• Rated above average for his position (general defender).
• Ranked our 15th-best player.
• Gathered 16 uncontested possessions per game, rating him elite for his position.
• In the past five years he has recorded the tenth-best kick rating of the top 200 kickers in the league.
• From round 9 onwards he spent 40% of his game time in defence and 43% as a forward.
• In the past three seasons he has kicked 19 goals from outside 50.
• In 2015 he lost half of the one-on-one contests he was involved in, rating poor. Across his career he has lost 41.9% of the contests he has been involved in.
• He averaged 380.8 metres gained in 2015.

Mitch Wallis

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our ninth-best player.
• He improved his average ranking points per game from 63 to 98, which was the second-largest increase of the year.
• He ranked number 1 at the club for both clearances and hitout gathers.
• He also averaged the most score assists at the club (1.5), and the eighth-most of any AFL midfielder.
• He was above average for disposals, handballs, inside 50s, contested possessions, groundball-gets, clearances, centre clearances, tackles, goals and score involvements.
• He was below average in metres gained, uncontested possessions and marks.

Lukas Webb

• Rated poor for his position (general defender).
• Ranked our 32nd-best player.
• As a midfielder in the VFL, he averaged the fourth-most score involvements of any VFL player.
• As a defender in the AFL he rated above average for intercept marks and kicking efficiency.
• However, he also ranked last for metres gained of any general defender at the club.
• He was below average for pressure acts and one-on-one loss rate and poor for disposals and tackles.

Bailey Williams

• Officially listed as a 187cm 77kg midfielder.
• Strengths listed as ball winning, inside game and scoreboard impact.
• Right footed.
• Won at least 25 disposals in nine of his last ten games in the SANFL U18s, and was second in this statistic in the league from round 5 onwards, averaging 31.
• He had a contested possession rate of 47% and won five clearances per game.
• Also averaged one score assist and one goal per game.
• Averaged 134 Supercoach points in the SANFL U18s.

Easton Wood

• Rated elite for his position.
• Ranked our second-best player.
• Won 45% of his intercept possessions aerially - the second-highest percentage in the league.
• He took 75 intercept marks in the H&A season, which was the largest number recorded since the stat's debut in 1999.
  
• Was above average for disposals, handballs, metres gained, contested possessions, groundball-gets, marks, score launches, score involvements, spoils, spoil efficiency and one-on-one loss rate.

Jed Adcock

• Ranked our 13th-best player.
• Moved to half-forward in round 13.
• In that time he kicked a team-high 13 goals and was number one at the Lions for tackles inside 50.
• As a defender he averaged his lowest number of disposals and metres gained in ten years.
• He had a kick rating of +1.8% - positive for the fifth year running.

Luke Goetz

• Officially listed as a 201cm 90kg ruckman.
• Weaknesses listed as ruck work and ball winning.
• Right footed.
• In the TAC Cup he rated poor for marks and hitouts.
• Was also below average for disposals, contested possessions and score involvements.

Brad Lynch

• Officially listed as a 187cm 70kg general defender.
• Strengths listed as kicking, outside game and ball winning.
• Right footed.
• Had an elite kicking efficiency (77%) in the WAFL Colts.
• Rated above average for disposals per game.
• Was elite for uncontested possessions per game.
• Played one game in the senior Reserves for 14 disposals with a 46.2% contested possession rate, 78.6% DE, 5.0 groundball-gets, four marks and three tackles.

Roarke Smith

• Strengths listed as intercept ability, but question marks on his ball winning.
• Rated above average for intercept possessions in the VFL, averaging five per game.
• Was elite for intercept marks, taking two per game on average.
• He had 15 or more disposals in six of his VFL games.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Approximate Best 22 by Champion Data Player Ratings

FB: Adcock - Roughead - Wood
HB: Murphy - Morris - Boyd

C: Johannisen - Liberatore - Hunter

HF: Wallis - Stringer - Suckling
FF: Dickson - Boyd* - Dahlhaus

R: Minson - Bontempelli - Macrae

I: Picken - Stevens - Jong - Hrovat

E: Redpath - Campbell - Roberts

​

* Crameri is our tenth-best player but has been omitted for obvious reasons. Boyd, as our 23rd best according to the player ratings, takes his place.

 

[maddog37]

Wow

 

[maddog37]

Massive effort Dan

 

[Super Hans]

Unreal Dannnnnnnnnn. Can you tell me who were the eight ahead of Bob in kicking efficiency? Given Bob almost always takes the more risky option, I'm interested to see if the players ahead of him are in the same, or are the players who always take the safe option.

 

[Super Hans]

threenewpadlocks will jizz reading the Bontempelli analysis.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Unreal Dannnnnnnnnn. Can you tell me who were the eight ahead of Bob in kicking efficiency? Given Bob almost always takes the more risky option, I'm interested to see if the players ahead of him are in the same, or are the players who always take the safe option.

I can do some digging through player profiles but the top XX kicks aren't explicitly listed, so it won't be quick or easy. I'll see what I can do though.

 

[Testekill]

How is Morris not rated as elite in his position? I'd say only losing 5.9% of all one-on-one contests makes him an elite defender. Is it because he's not a rebounding defender?

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

How is Morris not rated as elite in his position? I'd say only losing 5.9% of all one-on-one contests makes him an elite defender. Is it because he's not a rebounding defender?

The player ratings are calculated on the basis of the CD ranking points, which judge overall impact but are still biased slightly towards offensive impact. Morris is below average in his position (key defender) for disposals, metres gained, rebound 50s, groundball-gets and score involvements, so he's pretty disadvantaged.

 

[Super Hans]

Would be interesting to see a CD comparison of when Hunter was actually allowed to play footy instead of sitting in that stupid green vest all game. I reckon his overall analyse is massively off given how many times he was sub.

 

[Yojimbo]

Great work Dannnnnnnnnn, Bontempelli underrated clearly no
one from CD has a bigfooty Western Bulldogs account. I
found the one on one contest rating for some of our players
interesting. The two new KPD's have excellent weight to
height ratios hopefully that bodes well for them.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Great work Dannnnnnnnnn, Bontempelli underrated clearly no
one from CD has a bigfooty Western Bulldogs account. I
found the one on one contest rating for some of our players
interesting. The two new KPD's have excellent weight to
height ratios hopefully that bodes well for them.

Having a think about it, the defensive one-on-one stats may not be entirely representative of how bad (or good) our defenders are in contests. Our defensive system is built around desperately trying to avoid one-on-one contests...so in the event of a one-on-one in our defensive 50 our system has essentially broken down or failed. It's not unreasonable to suggest that as a result our players may end up in unfavourable positions to approach or engage in the one-on-one, thus disadvantaging them.

By no means am I saying that the likes of Roberts don't need to improve in this area, just that I can see why the stats may be a bit lower than expected.

 

[GreatSouthWest]

Cheers Danny boy. Bit harsh on Toyd. Do these take into account his age/experience for his position?

Don't agree with their summary of Webb in particular.

So Tony Armstrong is good at something! !!

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Cheers Danny boy. Bit harsh on Toyd. Do these take into account his age/experience for his position?

Don't agree with their summary of Webb in particular.

So Tony Armstrong is good at something! !!

No, they're purely based on statistics. The ratings (i.e. poor/below average/average/above average/elite for their position) are based on CD ranking points. The ratings based on disposals/marks/inside 50s/etc order the averages per game of every player of a certain position, then split them into the above categories as well. So younger players will likely improve, yes, but the ratings show how they (theoretically) stack up now.

 

[Pugz89]

Thanks heaps. So many stats, somewhat confusing and takes alot to get the head around but well put together and will be interesting to track it again next year. Would be keen to perhaps see a table/graph to illustrate the development over say a three year period. Whether it's consistant throughout or if it's a bell curve kind of set up. Cheers though, love the effort.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Thanks heaps. So many stats, somewhat confusing and takes alot to get the head around but well put together and will be interesting to track it again next year. Would be keen to perhaps see a table/graph to illustrate the development over say a three year period. Whether it's consistant throughout or if it's a bell curve kind of set up. Cheers though, love the effort.

I've wanted to do this sort of thing for a while but it's difficult because they don't present the same stats/information every year. They sort of pick and choose, and given that it's not accessible publicly it makes it very hard to locate the exact stats you're looking for.

 

[LittleG]

I've wanted to do this sort of thing for a while but it's difficult because they don't present the same stats/information every year. They sort of pick and choose, and given that it's not accessible publicly it makes it very hard to locate the exact stats you're looking for.

This is my issue too. Inconsistent stats compared to previous year and not enough data access.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

The player ratings are calculated on the basis of the CD ranking points, which judge overall impact but are still biased slightly towards offensive impact. Morris is below average in his position (key defender) for disposals, metres gained, rebound 50s, groundball-gets and score involvements, so he's pretty disadvantaged.

Ranking points are SuperCoach points - which are just a glorified, all-in-one "box score" statistic. In other words, it takes the statistics that you find on a standard stats sheet - kicks, goals, etc. Modifies them slightly for position on the ground, "clutch" etc. and them comes up for a single number.

It's as good as any system to summarise how good a player was in a game, numerically, with the limitations of box score statistics. I don't see why people don't like it, because once you can accept the limitations of common statistics, it's actually a really good system.

AFL Player Ratings Points is the "advanced" statistic, and the one that really, really loves Bontempelli. It basically looks at location on the ground and pressure as the main parts of the game, using a system called "equity". Bontempelli rates well in this system because he's very good at shrugging off pressure/tackling - if this system rates applying pressure to be important, then, by default, the inverse must be true, that it rates players who shrug pressure to be important - and combine with metres gained, Bontempelli is a god in this system.

However the best way to minimise the impact of these limitations is to avoid all-in-one statistics at all - but to look at the range of statistics on offer, which is what Champion Data do.

Defence is almost impossible to analyse. Much of it, especially in modern footy with the semi-zone style that almost the entire league plays, relies on structure and impacting opponent decision making as much as it does whether or not you actually win your contest.

In any case, statistics won't explain why Morris is in the team anyway. He's the defensive lieutenant who communicates and makes everybody else better by him being there.

 

[Yojimbo]

Having a think about it, the defensive one-on-one stats may not be entirely representative of how bad (or good) our defenders are in contests. Our defensive system is built around desperately trying to avoid one-on-one contests...so in the event of a one-on-one in our defensive 50 our system has essentially broken down or failed. It's not unreasonable to suggest that as a result our players may end up in unfavourable positions to approach or engage in the one-on-one, thus disadvantaging them.

By no means am I saying that the likes of Roberts don't need to improve in this area, just that I can see why the stats may be a bit lower than expected.

I actually was not referring to the defenders, more the overall age and
strength dynamic of a young list which kind of goes hand in hand with
the ability to compete over a long and arduous season

 

[Yojimbo]

Cheers Danny boy. Bit harsh on Toyd. Do these take into account his age/experience for his position?

Don't agree with their summary of Webb in particular.

So Tony Armstrong is good at something! !!

Whether Tony Armstrong is good at something cannot be proved by
modern scientific methods and theories, CD asked the wise woman.

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Player Stats

Marcus Adams

• Officially listed as a 193cm 98kg key defender.
• Strengths listed as flexibility, pressure, and intercepting possession.
• Right footed.
• Played 38 games for West Perth over the past two seasons.
• Played as a forward in 2014 but moved back in 2015.
• In 2015, he averaged three intercept marks per game, which was the highest in the league.
• He also averaged 2.7 tackles and 7.7 contested possessions, both rated elite for his position.
• He averaged 16.9 disposals (relatively high for a key defender).
• Boasting a kick-to-handball ratio of 2.7, he disposed of the ball at 64% efficiency (quite low for a key defender).
• He also averaged 4.8 rebound 50s (high) and 4.9 groundball gets (high).

Shane Biggs

• Rated average for a general defender.
• Ranked as our 27th-best player.
• Won only 18.3% of his disposals contested, the fifth-lowest rate for any general defender who played three or more games.
• Ranked 15th in the competition for effective kicks per game.
• Rated elite for disposals per 100 minutes, and for uncontested possessions.
• Also rated above average for rebound 50s.
• Was in the top 100 for metres gained (at 362 per game), and had the tenth-best retention rate of the top 100.
• Lost 40.0% of his one-on-one contests; pretty poor for his position.

Marcus Bontempelli

• Rated one of our four elite players.
• Rated as our best player, and 11th in the AFL.
• Bontempelli is described by Champion Data as "the most underrated player in the competition."
• Compared to Fyfe at the same age, he averages two less disposals, five less metres gained, 1.2 more inside 50s, one less contested possession, 0.1 more goals, 0.3 less score assists, one more tackle, 1.1 more clearances, one less Brownlow vote and a 0.3% higher contested possession rate.
• He has won 47% of his one-on-one contests. This places him third in the AFL behind Dustin Martin and Gary Ablett - and yes, above Fyfe. The league average is 27%.
• Rated elite for goals.
• Rated average in disposals.
• Rated above average for contested possessions, groundball-gets, metres gained, clearances, score assists, score involvements and tackles.
• The only inside midfielder to rank in the top 30 for metres gained (average of 406.4 per game) despite placing outside the top 100 for disposals.
• Retention rate was slightly lower than the league average for a midfielder.

Matthew Boyd

• Rated elite.
• Champion Data rates him as our sixth-best player, and 81st in the league.
• Recorded the lowest contested possession rate of his career (27.2%).
• Gathered the most disposals and uncontested possessions of all AFL defenders.
• When distributing from the back half, Boyd kicked the ball short and forward 66% of the time - the most in the AFL.
• He gained 420.1 metres on average, rating him elite.
• He was also elite for intercept possessions, taking more than all but five general defenders.
• His kick rating was above average.

Tom Boyd

• Rated poor for his position.
• Ranked our 23rd-best player.
• Retains the ball 17% of the time he's targeted inside 50, which was as much as 12% lower than any other player to be targeted 40 or more times.
• He also had the fifth-worst winning percentage in offensive one-on-ones of any player to be involved in at least 40 contests.
• His kicking efficiency dropped by 16% last season.
• He took 1.3 contested marks per game, equal to the average for his position.
• His goal conversion accuracy and tackles per game were above average.

Tom Campbell

• For some reason he's listed as a key forward so very few relevant stats are listed. Dat analysis.
• Rated average for his position but that's completely irrelevant given he's listed in the wrong position. I would imagine he's below average or poor for a ruckman.
• Ranked as our 25th-best player.
• Over the past two years he's averaged 125 CD ranking points at VFL level, but only 55 at AFL level.
• In this time he's kicked 23 goals at VFL level but only four in the AFL.
• In 2015 both his hitout win rate and hitout-to-advantage rate were below average.

Kieran Collins

• Officially listed as a 193cm 94kg key defender.
• Strengths listed as one-on-one ability, kicking, and intercepting.
  
• Right footed.
• Was not beaten in a one-on-one contest at the Under-18 Championships despite engaging in twelve. He was the only player in the top-20 for one-on-ones contested that accomplished this.
• Had the fifth-highest kick rating of any defender.
• Took the fourth-most intercept marks per game.
• His average of 75 CD ranking points per game was elite for a key defender.
• Was also the only key defender rated elite for both spoils and intercept marks.

Zaine Cordy

• Ranked our 36th-best player.
• Was #1 for spoils per game at Footscray, which was above average.
• Also averaged 6.3 intercept possessions - the third-most at the club.
• Also rated above average for disposal and kicking efficiency.

Stewart Crameri

• 
• Rated above average for his position (general forward).
• Ranked our tenth-best player.
• We scored from 55% of our inside 50s directed at him - the 12th-best of the top 100 targets.
• Goals and forward 50 marks were elite for his position.
• Contested marks per game have dropped from 1.4 in his Essendon days to 0.6 at the Dogs.
• Averaged 2.3 goals per game in wins, but only 1.2 in losses.
• Above average in his position for disposals, handballs, inside 50s, contested possessions, uncontested possessions, marks, groundball gets, one-on-one win rate, marks inside 50, accuracy and score involvements.

Luke Dahlhaus

• Rated above average for a mid/forward.
• Ranked our fourth-best player.
• Earned the highest number of CD ranking points per game for his position.
• Rated elite for disposals and clearances.
• Averaged the fourth-most score assists in his position.
• Had the second-best tackle efficiency of the top 15 tacklers.
• Also ranked number 1 in the competition for crumbs inside 50.
• Above average in his position for metres gained, inside 50s, contested and uncontested possessions, groundball-gets, and score involvements.

Bailey Dale

• Rated below average for his position (general forward).
• Ranked our 31st-best player.
• In the VFL he rated elite for disposals, uncontested possessions, intercept marks, clearances and score involvements.
• Played the third-lowest amount of time of any general forward to play ten or more games.
• Was last in the competition for contested possessions, marks, score involvements, pressure acts and ranking points.
• Was also equal-last in tackles and forward 50 marks of those general forwards to play ten games.

Caleb Daniel

• Rated average for his position (general forward).
• Ranked our 30th-best player.
• Rated above average for his position in disposals and contested possessions per 100 minutes.
• We scored from 41% of his chain launches, which was number 1 at the club.
• As the substitute he averaged 108 ranking points per 100 minutes.
• However, this dropped to 62 in full games.
• His retention rate was over 10% higher than the league average, at 79.4%.
• He failed to win a single one-on-one at AFL level.
• Was below the position average for disposals, inside 50s, contested possessions, marks, marks inside 50, ball gets won inside 50, goals, score assists, score involvements and tackles.

Tory Dickson

• Rated above average for his position.
• Ranked our 16th-best player.
• He has the best scoring accuracy (75.8%) of any player with at least 100 scoring shots...since 1965.
• Has the best kick rating in front of goal (+17%) of any player to take at least 50 shots since the statistic was introduced.
• His pressure improved to be above average - second at the club.

Josh Dunkley

• Officially listed as a 189cm 82kg midfielder.
• Strengths listed as inside game and pressure, with durability a question mark.
• Right footed.
• In six games of VFL with Richmond he averaged twelve disposals and seven contested possessions.
• In his six TAC Cup games he rated elite for contested possessions, marks, clearances and tackles.
• In two games at the Championships he recorded the third-best kick rating of any midfielder despite having a disposal efficiency of only 62.5%.
• Averaged the fifth-most tackles of any midfielder in these games also.

Declan Hamilton

• Was third at Footscray for score assists per game, rating elite in this category.
• He was also above average for score involvements per game.
• Was below average for disposals per game.
• Had a kicking efficiency of 47% - the second-lowest of anyone at the club.
• Poor for contested possessions and tackles per game - in the latter category he averaged only 1.4, the third-fewest at the club.

Joel Hamling

• Rated poor for his position.
• Ranked our 29th-best player.
• Conceded 2.2 goals per game - the fourth-most of any defender to play three or more games.
• Rated poor for metres gained and below average for disposals and intercept possessions.
• Had the fourth-highest kicking efficiency at the club but this was offset by 37% of his kicks going either sideways or backwards.
• Had a slightly below-average one-on-one loss rate.
• Had the fourth-highest neutralising rate of the top-75 (I have no idea what this means).

Mitch Honeychurch

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 28th-best player.
• In the VFL he rated elite for disposals, contested possessions, clearances and tackles, averaging the fourth-most tackles in his position.
• At AFL level he was above average in tackles and pressure acts, and was the #1 general forward at the club in these categories.
• However, he had the worst shot at goal accuracy and fewest score assists at the club.

Nathan Hrovat

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 22nd-best player.
• In the VFL he rated elite for ranking points, disposals and clearances per game.
• Was also above average for intercept possessions, goals, score involvements and score assists per game.
• In his three years at AFL level, we have marked 32% of his kicks inside 50 - the best percentage at the club.
• At AFL level, he was above average in disposals, retention rate, contested possessions and groundball-gets.
• Failed to win a one-on-one at AFL level in 2015.
• Hrovat has the sixth-best kick rating in the competition over the period of 2010-2015, at 8.0%.

Lachie Hunter

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 20th-best player.
• Number 1 in the AFL for uncontested possessions, and was also number 2 in the league for handball receives from round 17 onwards.
• Had the fifth-best kick rating at the club, rating him elite.
• His long kick rating was +15% - the highest of the top 250 long kick players in the AFL.
• He also had a retention rate of 70%, which was the sixth-best of the top-150 ball winners.
• However, he rated below average for pressure points per 100 minutes, metres gained, contested possessions, groundball-gets, clearances, tackles, goals and score involvements for a midfielder.

Jason Johannisen

• Rated above average for his position.
• Ranked our 14th-best player.
• Improved in every area in 2015.
• His average metres gained of 447 was the third-highest of any general defender.
• Was an above average ball-winner.
• Averaged over four score involvements per game, which was above average.
• Only rated average as an interceptor.
• Lost only 19.4% of his one-on-one contests in 2015 - 9% better than the league average.

Lin Jong

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 21st-best player.
• Rated poor for disposals per 100 minutes.
• Has the worst kicking efficiency of any non-ruckman at the club, and the 15th-worst of any non-ruckman to play at least four games.
• Rated above average for tackles and tackle efficiency.
• Rated poor for metres gained.

Tom Liberatore

• Rated above average for his position.
• Ranked our 12th-best player.
• Since the start of 2014, Fyfe is the only player under 24 to average more ranking points than Libba.
• In 2014 he was in the top three for clearances, contested possessions and tackles per game.
• He also applied elite pressure, averaging the third-most pressure points per 100 minutes in the league.
• Has the 11th-worst kick rating over the period of 2010-2015 in the competition, at -4.9%.

Jack Macrae

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 7th-best player.
• Had the fifth-most disposals of any player under the age of 22 in 2015.
• Was above average in disposals, uncontested possessions and contested possessions.
• Increased his pressure points per game to 49 from 34 in 2014.
• His kicking efficiency dropped from 72% to 60% in 2015.
• Was above average for metres gained, retention rate, inside 50s, groundball-gets, marks, clearances, tackles, score assists and score involvements.

Toby McLean

• Ranked our 33rd-best player.
• In the VFL he rated elite for marks inside 50, score assists and tackles inside 50.
• However, he rated poor for groundball-gets inside 50.
• At AFL level he won 52% of his disposals in the forward half, averaging 20 disposals per 100 minutes - rated elite for a general forward.
• Had an elite retention rate at 80.6%.
• Rated above average for contested and uncontested possessions and marks.
• Did not win a one-on-one at AFL level.

Will Minson

• Rated above average for his position.
• Ranked our 11th-best player.
• In the VFL he averaged 27 hitouts, 15 disposals, five clearances, one goal and one score assist.
• At AFL level he won, on average, 27 hitouts from 68 attendances, which was below average.
• He also had the ninth-highest hitouts to advantage rate of any ruckman to play nine or more games.
• He had the worst kicking efficiency at the club, and the second-worst of any ruckman in the league.
• Rated above average for clearances, tackles and pressure acts.

Dale Morris

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 17th-best player.
• Champion Data lists his only "loss" to an opponent in 2015 as Eddie Betts in the elimination final.
• In 2015 he lost only 5.9% of his one-on-one contests.
• FIVE POINT ******* NINE PERCENT!
• This included losing only two of 28 defensive contests - the best percentage of any player in the competition.

Robert Murphy

• Rated elite for his position.
• Ranked our 3rd-best player.
• Averaged career-highs for disposals and uncontested possessions.
• Was elite for his position in kicks, disposals, uncontested possessions, inside 50s and score involvements.
• Launched the seventh-most goals from the defensive 50 in the league.
• Averaged the fourth-most metres gained in his position.
• Had the ninth-highest kicking efficiency of the top-100 for kicks.
• Rated average for intercept possessions and pressure.
• Murphy is second in the AFL for kick rating at +7.4%, behind Brent Harvey (+7.6%).
• He is statistically the best kick off his opposite foot in the AFL, at +7.7%, and the fourth-best kick off his dominant foot (+7.3%).
• In the period of 2010-2015, Murphy has the second-best short-kick rating in the competition at +8.7%, just behind Tony Armstrong (9.0%).

Liam Picken

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our 8th-best player.
• Averaged 24 disposals, 10 contested possessions, four clearances and six tackles per game. All of these were career highs.
• He rated elite for both tackles and tackle efficiency; the only other midfielder in the league to do so was Levi Greenwood.
• He attended the fifth-most centre bounces at the Dogs, with 242.

Josh Prudden

• Ranked our 34th-best player.
• In the VFL he was above average for intercept possessions, and averaged more than four per game at AFL level - average for his position (general defender).
• At AFL level he rated below average for disposals, metres gained, uncontested possessions, marks, score involvements, spoils, tackles, and one-on-one loss percentage.

Jack Redpath

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 24th-best player.
• He won 18% of his offensive one-on-one contests - ranked 46th of the top 50 targets.
• We retained possession when he was targeted 43% of the time - also ranked 46th of the top 50 targets.
• He was below average in disposals, inside 50s, contested possessions, uncontested possessions, marks, marks inside 50, goals, score assists and score involvements.
• He was rated above average for tackles.

Fletcher Roberts

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 26th-best player.
• He lost 37% of his defensive one-on-one contests - the ninth-worst of the top-75 contesters in the league.
• He applied four spoils per game, but 39% resulted in an opponent's possession - this was the fourth-worst spoil efficiency of any key defender.
• Gained the second-fewest metres gained of any key defender.
• Was below average in disposals, rebound 50s, groundball-gets, marks and score involvements.

Jordan Roughead

• Rated below average for his position (listed as a key defender though).
• Ranked our 19th-best player.
• From rounds 1-7 he spent 86% of his game time in defence.
• In this time he lost 30% of his defensive one-on-one contests - the 11th-worst of the top 50 contesters in the league.
• In rounds 8-23 he spent 21% of his time up forward and 50% of his time in the ruck.
• He attended 42 ruck contests per game - the fourth-most at the club.
• He had the second-highest hitout win rate at the club, but the fourth-best hitout-to-advantage rate.
• Involved in only 13% of scoring chains, ranking him 28th at the club.

Clay Smith

• Ranked our 35th-best player.
• Since his debut he has recorded the worst kick rating at the Dogs.
• He has also had the third-worst disposal efficiency of the top 30 ball winners at the club.
• He has been ranked in the top ten for tackles at the club since 2012, averaging 4.4 per game.
• In 2015, for his position (mid/forward) he was below average for disposals, metres gained, inside 50s, contested possessions, uncontested possessions, groundball-gets, marks, clearances and score involvements.

Koby Stevens

• Rated below average for his position.
• Ranked our 18th-best player.
• Improved from below average to average in contested possessions.
• Ranked second at the club for tackles per game, and 13th in the league.
• His kick rating of -8% was the second-worst of any player that averaged at least 20 disposals.
• Was below average for disposals, metres gained, inside 50s, marks and score involvements.

Jake Stringer

• Rated above average for his position (general forward).
• Ranked our fifth-best player.
• Ranked fifth for goals and scoreboard impact.
• Was involved in 29% of our scoring chains - the fourth-most of any general forward.
• He had the second-best kick rating of the top 150 for kicks inside 50.
• He rated elite for forward 50 marks and groundball gets.
• He had the second-most forward 50 crumbs and the fifth-most forward 50 groundball-gets in the league.
• Stringer kicked four goals or more in eight games - the most in the competition.
• He kicked 33% of his goals via a snap - the highest percentage of the top-25 goalkickers.
• 41% of his goals were unassisted (that is, created by himself) - again, the highest percentage of the top 25 goal-kickers.
• He was above average for disposals, kicks, inside 50s, contested possessions, one-on-one win percentage, goal accuracy, score assists and score involvements.
• He was slightly below average for tackles.

Matthew Suckling

• Rated above average for his position (general defender).
• Ranked our 15th-best player.
• Gathered 16 uncontested possessions per game, rating him elite for his position.
• In the past five years he has recorded the tenth-best kick rating of the top 200 kickers in the league.
• From round 9 onwards he spent 40% of his game time in defence and 43% as a forward.
• In the past three seasons he has kicked 19 goals from outside 50.
• In 2015 he lost half of the one-on-one contests he was involved in, rating poor. Across his career he has lost 41.9% of the contests he has been involved in.
• He averaged 380.8 metres gained in 2015.

Mitch Wallis

• Rated average for his position.
• Ranked our ninth-best player.
• He improved his average ranking points per game from 63 to 98, which was the second-largest increase of the year.
• He ranked number 1 at the club for both clearances and hitout gathers.
• He also averaged the most score assists at the club (1.5), and the eighth-most of any AFL midfielder.
• He was above average for disposals, handballs, inside 50s, contested possessions, groundball-gets, clearances, centre clearances, tackles, goals and score involvements.
• He was below average in metres gained, uncontested possessions and marks.

Lukas Webb

• Rated poor for his position (general defender).
• Ranked our 32nd-best player.
• As a midfielder in the VFL, he averaged the fourth-most score involvements of any VFL player.
• As a defender in the AFL he rated above average for intercept marks and kicking efficiency.
• However, he also ranked last for metres gained of any general defender at the club.
• He was below average for pressure acts and one-on-one loss rate and poor for disposals and tackles.

Bailey Williams

• Officially listed as a 187cm 77kg midfielder.
• Strengths listed as ball winning, inside game and scoreboard impact.
• Right footed.
• Won at least 25 disposals in nine of his last ten games in the SANFL U18s, and was second in this statistic in the league from round 5 onwards, averaging 31.
• He had a contested possession rate of 47% and won five clearances per game.
• Also averaged one score assist and one goal per game.
• Averaged 134 Supercoach points in the SANFL U18s.

Easton Wood

• Rated elite for his position.
• Ranked our second-best player.
• Won 45% of his intercept possessions aerially - the second-highest percentage in the league.
• He took 75 intercept marks in the H&A season, which was the largest number recorded since the stat's debut in 1999.
  
• Was above average for disposals, handballs, metres gained, contested possessions, groundball-gets, marks, score launches, score involvements, spoils, spoil efficiency and one-on-one loss rate.

Jed Adcock

• Ranked our 13th-best player.
• Moved to half-forward in round 13.
• In that time he kicked a team-high 13 goals and was number one at the Lions for tackles inside 50.
• As a defender he averaged his lowest number of disposals and metres gained in ten years.
• He had a kick rating of +1.8% - positive for the fifth year running.

Luke Goetz

• Officially listed as a 201cm 90kg ruckman.
• Weaknesses listed as ruck work and ball winning.
• Right footed.
• In the TAC Cup he rated poor for marks and hitouts.
• Was also below average for disposals, contested possessions and score involvements.

Brad Lynch

• Officially listed as a 187cm 70kg general defender.
• Strengths listed as kicking, outside game and ball winning.
• Right footed.
• Had an elite kicking efficiency (77%) in the WAFL Colts.
• Rated above average for disposals per game.
• Was elite for uncontested possessions per game.
• Played one game in the senior Reserves for 14 disposals with a 46.2% contested possession rate, 78.6% DE, 5.0 groundball-gets, four marks and three tackles.

Roarke Smith

• Strengths listed as intercept ability, but question marks on his ball winning.
• Rated above average for intercept possessions in the VFL, averaging five per game.
• Was elite for intercept marks, taking two per game on average.
• He had 15 or more disposals in six of his VFL games.

Bonti


Have to feel for the players that have had wear the green (or red) vest over the last few years - their stats will forever be blemished and inaccurate.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Bonti


Have to feel for the players that have had wear the green (or red) vest over the last few years - their stats will forever be blemished and inaccurate.

It's tough - I was a bit disappointed with how little analysis they gave regarding average minutes played. The stat is on the player profiles so I can have a look if there's any player in particular you're curious about, but analysing it for every player would take more time than I'm willing to spend on it at the moment.

 

[Sharkey66]

If it's not too much trouble could you list the players in rank from 1 to 44 according to how CD ranks them. Be interesting to see how the stats compare to the eye test.