Wanting to ask
Goldust &
TigerImposter in particular, just what sort of stats they are expecting from Ellis in the AFL side?
Are you 2 expecting him to be getting 20+ disposals and 5+ tackles a week?
If not then why are you so upset that he is getting i.e 12-18 disposals and 3-6 tackles and playing his role in the side which is HF/wing/HB with stints on ball.
If you are expecting him to get 20+ disposals and 5+ tackles each week then I'd suggest that your expectations are unrealistic and need to be wound in a bit.
He should be in the 16-20 possessions per week range at this point of his stagnant career.
Not that I ..... unlike your good self (and plenty of others) ..... are obsessed with stats and see therm as the be all and end all.
If CEllis was to get 12 possessions and really make them count I would be impressed. But they are what they are ... stats. There was nothing that I saw on Thursday night that said to me now that was a class piece of play, or that was something that really benefited our team or set him apart.
The majority of his stats did not benefit play and were hurried and haphazard. Again, looking at the package, ask the question why he was hurried, because he doesn't have the pace required to be a silky smooth midfielder.
From what I can tell CEllis earned a reputation as an 'elite' ball user in the TAC Cup, a competition where players don't have to navigate zone defences, floods, or even earn a tag. It's free flowing football. In AFL, where you come under much scrutiny he has shown to be wanting, no matter how much you keep talking up ... and sadly for you .... a lot of other posters on here agree with me.
Here's a stat for you (as you love them so much).
Tackles per game:
Dustin Martin 3.25
Trent Cotchin 3.91
Corey Ellis 2.43
Brandon Ellis 2.38
Anthony Miles 4.19
So while you continually spruik CEllis as this tackling master, the bloke you continually talk down has more tackles per AFL game than most. But that doesn't fit your narrative and neither should it as stats are just a way for blokes to try and boost their argument. I'll trust my naked eye and knowledge of the game and decipher who's performing and who's not and my naked eye tells me Corey needs to get more involved and needs to have more influence. As a first round draft pick in his fourth year he's been a flop.
There's not a first rounder - certainly not picked before him, and maybe only two after him (Durdin and Boekhurst) that I would rather not have on my list.