from the begining
Draftee
- Nov 2, 2021
- 15
- 18
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
Ok firstly yes, id love a hit-out to disadvantage number and a neutral number. However i got sick of people using statistics to justify what anyone with any football knowledge can see, when someone has a range of hits which is 9 to 12, it becomes very very easy to shark ruck taps, additionally when opposition is bigger/ more experienced this piles on the differential (its also why Dawson has been great in midfield as he can help nullify these shortcomings). So let me be a hypocrite and use statistics to prove a point, and why using averages is a floored argument.I'd love to know the stats for hitout direct to opposition?
Averages for some ruckman, HOA, Obrien - 28%, Darcy - 27%, Draper - 28%, English - 33%, Grundy - 32%, Goldy - 38%, pittonet - 41%, Frampton - 25%.
Knowing averages hide a multitude of sins, lets look at games where ROB outperformed his average two stand out, GWS and Port at 39% and 37%, but also against Flynn and Lycett. Remove these games from averages and Rob is now at 24%, which is below Framptons %, this also doesn't account for his 50% ruck tap win %.... like where the hell do the other 25% of his winning taps go??
Food for thought also, against Frampton who is a second class ruckman, RoB averaged 21% hit out to advantage, from a 67% winning tap %...... let that and the fact some of those winning taps where unopposed on the wing sink in.
Me personally, id rather Straughn or others, win less taps, same tap to advantage for a young team who likes to be on front foot, but at least make it more unpredictable for opposition team to read - in lieu of the 9 to 12 same same crap...... but hey thats the stats anyone can make them sing and praise the mediocre.