His score chart for 2026. On the page itself if you put the mouse over each of the circles it tells you the type of shot (Set shot/General play). It's a small sample size but one thing that stands out is that he is missing many shots from the left pocket, while kicking more from the right...
Wild conspiracy theory because I can’t think of a logical reason. Hamling asked not to play last week so he could be part of the 10 year premiership reunion. Cox moves him to the back of the backs queue as a result
So Melican is back ahead of Hamling in the pecking order, despite Hamling having a strong game in the VFL and polling coaches votes (albeit played some of the game as a forward).
We have to cut him some slack as it was his first game but no doubt if Corey Warner had that kind of performance last night the pitchfork brigade would be calling for his head.
Looking forward to this one!
Mal v AJ in the coaches box
Footscray 16 games in a row unbeaten but are down to only 10 listed players due to their injuries in the senior team.
See how Lachie Carmichael has been going
He really suits the way that Cox wants to play - as a pacy half forward who pushes high and then takes off when we break. Take a look at his heatmaps and he's getting the ball as much in the defensive half as the offensive half in the last 3 rounds. His ball use and decision making has also been...