Past #7: Jack Ziebell [Part II] - retires post-RFC game/280gm&183gl/6yr captain - Shinboner - assaulted post-RFC game& in hospital - get well soon JZ

[3051]

On the topic of Ziebell's kickins:

Ziebell has taken no less than 36% of our kick-ins in any 2021 game, with than percentage coming this week against the Tigers; Ziebell took just 4 of our 11 kick-ins. His highest percentage of kick-ins taken came in Round 5 (Geelong), where he took 14/17 (82.4%) of kick-ins.

Applying a 3 game rolling average for stability, we can see that Ziebell is at a season-low, taking just 50% of kick-ins over the past 3 games. This is 22% lower than the Round 5 Geelong game, where the same figure sat at 72%.

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PLAYER	Match Name	Match Date	Team Kick-Ins For Match	Player Kick-Ins For Match	% of Kick-Ins Taken by Player for Match
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne Vs Port Adelaide	21/03/2021​	15​	10​	66.7%​
Jack Ziebell	Gold Coast Suns Vs North Melbourne	27/03/2021​	13​	7​	53.8%​
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne Vs Western Bulldogs	2/04/2021​	15​	10​	66.7%​
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne Vs Adelaide Crows	11/04/2021​	12​	5​	41.7%​
Jack Ziebell	Geelong Cats Vs North Melbourne	18/04/2021​	17​	14​	82.4%​
Jack Ziebell	Fremantle Vs North Melbourne	24/04/2021​	15​	9​	60.0%​
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne Vs Melbourne	2/05/2021​	7​	5​	71.4%​
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne Vs Collingwood	8/05/2021​	10​	5​	50.0%​
Jack Ziebell	Hawthorn Vs North Melbourne	15/05/2021​	8​	6​	75.0%​
Jack Ziebell	Essendon Vs North Melbourne	23/05/2021​	9​	6​	66.7%​
Jack Ziebell	St Kilda Vs North Melbourne	29/05/2021​	16​	7​	43.8%​
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne Vs Brisbane Lions	19/06/2021​	14​	8​	57.1%​
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne Vs Gold Coast Suns	26/06/2021​	9​	6​	66.7%​
Jack Ziebell	Western Bulldogs Vs North Melbourne	4/07/2021​	12​	8​	66.7%​
Jack Ziebell	West Coast Eagles Vs North Melbourne	12/07/2021​	12​	7​	58.3%​
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne Vs Essendon	18/07/2021​	14​	8​	57.1%​
Jack Ziebell	Carlton Vs North Melbourne	24/07/2021​	11​	8​	72.7%​
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne Vs Geelong Cats	31/07/2021​	14​	6​	42.9%​
Jack Ziebell	Richmond Vs North Melbourne	7/08/2021​	11​	4​	36.4%​

This is awesome, thanks for sharing!

 

[sruss]

Stats can be deceiving, but I’m proud of the year the Skipper produced. I thought he was done at the end of last year - never been so happy to eat my words.

 

[King Corey]

Stats can be deceiving, but I’m proud of the year the Skipper produced. I thought he was done at the end of last year - never been so happy to eat my words. View attachment 1214387

Yesterday was a sneak preview of the team without him. Rudderless.

 

[B4Bear]

Yesterday was a sneak preview of the team without him. Rudderless.

Maybe, thought it was a good preview of life without Ben10 myself.

 

[Moti]

Stats can be deceiving, but I’m proud of the year the Skipper produced. I thought he was done at the end of last year - never been so happy to eat my words. View attachment 1214387

Agreed, fantastic response and performance from Jack. Not sure how next year will flow but was super important in 2021.

 

[Nylex]

I did not forsee JZ playing so brilliantly in defence this year. Great year skipper. Happy to be proven wrong

 

[roos_fanatic08]

RF08's Season Review

Games Played: 21
Avg Disposals: 25.2
Goals: 2
Stat Highlights:
- Ranked 2nd in the league for total kicks & total Rebound 50's
- Ranked 6th in the league for total marks
- Ranked 13th for total metres gained (Averaged 490.4m gained per game)
- Ranked 16th in the league for total effective disposals

Best Games
Round 5 Vs Geelong - 38 disposals, 9 marks, 6 Rebound 50's
Round 6 Vs Fremantle - 37 disposals, 14 marks, 8 rebound 50's, 5 tackles.
Round 14 Vs Brisbane - 32 disposals 5 marks, 12 rebound 50's, 4 tackle

Summary

Wow! What a resurgence from the skipper.

JZ was coming off the back of an injury interrupted 2020 due to hamstring and shoulder injures. He only managed 9 games and failed to have his usual influence in the midfield or across half forward. After a few lean years many of us were starting to think that his bash and crash style was starting to catch up with him. Once Noble got to the club he said that JZ would be shifted to half back to play behind the ball and provide experience in the backline. Many of us (including me) thought he wouldn't have much of an impact down there due to his agility, speed and issues with keeping his feet in the contest. After a poor couple of pre-season games, many were justified with their stance. The season proper didn't start that much better for skipper with the backline under siege for the first month. Jack was far too often caught out of position, falling over or blazing away with his kicking. Luckily though, after the first month, Jack managed to find his groove and settle into the role. His kicking and positioning improved out of sight and he begun to have a real influence on games, often taking risking kicks that would open up the play. His defensive accountability also improved considerably and he was able to have an impact with his intercept marking due to elite positioning. He formed a fantastic (and unexpected) rebounding partnership with Aaron Hall

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Aaron Hall

Age

33

Ht

185cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.0

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.3

5star

MG

268.3

4star

D

14.9

4star

K

8.9

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

268.3

4star

D

13.2

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.6

5star

who were both responsible for setting up behind the play. Arguably, JZ has ended up having his best season for the club and will no doubt be in the top 5 for the BnF, in fact I thought he was quite stiff to miss the All-Australian squad. Many of us have ended up with egg on our face after his resurgence.

This season was a testament to his resilience, leadership and willingness to do what was best for the club. I hope he gets to experience our rise up the ladder in coming seasons as he well and truly deserves to experience success.

 

[groo]

Yesterday was a sneak preview of the team without him. Rudderless.

The team has been rudderless plenty of times with his inclusion.
He was smashed the week before by Hayward. I'm not sure if that was because of Jack's injury but to think he would have made any a positive difference on Sunday in fanciful.

 

[King Corey]

The team has been rudderless plenty of times with his inclusion.
He was smashed the week before by Hayward. I'm not sure if that was because of Jack's injury but to think he would have made any a positive difference on Sunday in fanciful.

Disagree. Players get done by more athletic opponents that's no shame. Glenn Archer got beaten on the day by plenty of lesser forwards.

The backline just played as an uncohesive shamble vs Crows. I think Jack's presence usually helps it hold structure even if we're getting pummelled.

 

[groo]

Disagree. Players get done by more athletic opponents that's no shame. Glenn Archer got beaten on the day by plenty of lesser forwards.

The backline just played as an uncohesive shamble vs Crows. I think Jack's presence usually helps it hold structure even if we're getting pummelled.

It is a shame when you are not one of the bigs in the backline. I think our midfield was the let down against the crows. No backline in the comp would have stopped the Adelaide procession out of the centre bounce.

 

[King Corey]

It is a shame when you are not one of the bigs in the backline. I think our midfield was the let down against the crows. No backline in the comp would have stopped the Adelaide procession out of the centre bounce.

I agree the bleeding began in the middle but the backline looked really disorganised too.

 

[Horizons_00]

So…. Why hasn’t he signed?

 

[The Nostradamus]

So…. Why hasn’t he signed?

He wants more than 1 year

I’d give him 1with a trigger for another

 

[Shinboner1]

He wants more than 1 year

I’d give him 1with a trigger for another

You'd think a 1 year rolling contract would easily be on the cards.

 

[koshari]

You'd think a 1 year rolling contract would easily be on the cards.

boomers went for 6 years didnt it?

 

[Horace]

boomers went for 6 years didnt it?

I think that the club needs to get Boomer to have a bit of a chat to Jack and explain to him how accepting 1 year deals extended his career by maybe 3 plus years. We cannot afford to lose Jack on top of Taz departing.

 

[leighlee13]

boomers went for 6 years didnt it?

I thought it was 8. As i have said before, if it was good enough for Boomer, its good enough for everyone else.

 

[Karanicolas]

I thought that the Captain had agreed to a 1-year deal. However, if this is true, I don't think that the senior players (and their managers) have realised that there is new management in place.

 

[Moti]

Had a good year but it was in a bottom team that have him plenty of room to roam around the back half. If we are to climb the ladder he needs to improve big time as most would need to.

If he gets more than one year, the club caved.


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[Themanbun]

I don't think reminding him of Boomer will help Jack here. Boomer got axed when he wanted to play on and his form well and truly warranted it, without the security of a multi-year deal.

 

[shinboner magic]

Really who else is going to offer Jack a deal - has one good year in a row.
Nobes had to manufacture a position to keep him in the team.
Previously he has form and injury issues.

 

[justroyal]

Isn’t he Tarrant’s best friend? Will be very interesting to see what happens

 

[tazaa]

Isn’t he Tarrant’s best friend? Will be very interesting to see what happens

Pretty sure Higgins, Ziebell and Tarrant we’re close. Extremely close.
Hard to imagine that now not one but 2 are at opposition clubs.
Goldstein and Cunnington will most likely be the only ones to finish 1 club players.

 

[Merlin007]

Really who else is going to offer Jack a deal - has one good year in a row.
Nobes had to manufacture a position to keep him in the team.
Previously he has form and injury issues.

put emotion aside, ^ that's the hard truth

 

[Shinboner1]

Really who else is going to offer Jack a deal - has one good year in a row.
Nobes had to manufacture a position to keep him in the team.
Previously he has form and injury issues.

Plenty of sides would be looking for one of those leadership down back type players.
Could see him down at a number of victorian clubs for 2-3 years if the contracts were good enough.
Hope we don't lose him though.
Weird he hasn't resigned.