Cumming needs to play 9-games or less so he can be eligible for the Rising Star in 2027... (joking....sort of).
Then we will be the first team to nail the top-3 of the Rising Star in one season: Cumming, Hotton and Smillie.
I've got absolutely no idea who we would've drafted...nobody does.
But draftguru will tell you what the chances are of getting quality players at each selection.
Pick-8 averages 105 career games.
Pick-14 averages 95 games.
Pick-21 averages 69 games.
Pick-31 averages 67 games.
So based on a...
The late great Max Walker used too say: "If you're actually any good you won't have to tell anyone, they'll tell you". But I'm glad you've done many things at a high level...I myself live under Princess St bridge.
I love the way people in here are confirming that Murphy Reid is superior to our draft picks who've been obliterated with really unfortunate injuries. No sh*t sherlock, of course he's performing better....he's actually playing.
From what I've seen, assuming full fitness for all selections I'm...
Please tell me you didn't bring 'Fantasy Points' to the table...bahahaha.
BTW...Mullin was the second lowest rated player against the Dogs with a negative rating. He was second highest against the Pies with an eye watering rating of 19.1.
But yeah, Nick did much better on Mullin than Bont...
'doesn't attempt to measure a heap of actions that impacts games'......
Champion Data’s AFL Player Ratings system is designed to measure how much each player contributes to winning, rather than simply counting raw statistics like disposals or goals. The model evaluates every action during a...
It's because any actual analysis exposes that Daicos does get more votes than he deserves...FFS Richards got 85 coaches votes and just 11 Brownlow votes in 2025.
Rating: 18.99 v 15.61
He also led Daicos in goals, goal assists, SI's, hardball gets, pressure acts, intercepts, groundball gets...
He didn't get a kick in the last quarter, that's the criticism. The ratings don't distinguish the time of game. In fact his qtr breakdowns were 7.0 / 7.2 / 8.1 and 3.9.
He was ranked #2 in the first quarter, #2 in the second, #1 in the third and 10th in the 4th.
He played an excellent first...
We already know he gets a lot more votes than he should. That's a large part of this entire debate, so trumpeting how that happens is sort of a reverse flex from Pie fans.
From 2023-26 you could debate Daicos is the second best player behind Bont for that entire period...I'm comfortable with...
But but but....what about Brownlow and coaches votes? Please don't ever bring the discussion to non-subjective things like stats, unbiased player ratings or the 'eye test'.....keep it only on votes in individual awards please, they are the best guide.
From when the Pies got the wobbles in 2025:
Playing teams who made finals in 2025 or are currently top-10:
Wins: 1
Losses: 10
Draw: 1
Playing teams who missed finals in 2025 or are currently bottom-8:
Wins: 6
Losses: 0
Even if we look at the same data from the start of 2025 against top-8...
This is where Pie fans don't seem to get it.
You've just said he did much better than Bont in the same match up. You've based this on Daicos getting 29 touches I assume..just 7 contested and went at 55%? Why does that reflect him doing better than Bont when he had 8 turnovers (most on the...
Metres gained IMO is the least relevant stat in footy....Short is top handful in that stat every season. Means nothing for any player who is not an excellent and creative ball user. Any disposal that gains metres but does not favour your teammate is a negative contribution to the game. So a...
No it wasn't. It was pick-31 with some picks back (Kaleb Smith and Steely Green) and a future first which turned into pick-8.
So pick-8 and pick-31 for Hopper, Steely Green and Smith.
If niether of Green or Smith are long-term players it's a really poor trade, but at this stage Green is...