Just a word or two about Luke Ball, first some stats about our group this year:
Beams no 1 total effective disposals (542 to Mitchell's 2nd on 491)
Beams no 1 total disposals
Beams no 6 total inside 50's
Beams no 2 total super coach
Beams no 1 total dream team score
Beams no 1 total uncontested possessions
Beams no 9 total clearances
Beams no 15 total contested possessions
Swan no 3 total effective disposals
Swan no 9 total clearances
Swan no 3 total uncontested posessions
Swan no 2 total dream team score
Swan no 17 total contested possessions
Sidebottom no 8 total effective disposals
Sidebottom no 7 total dream team score
Sidebottom no 12 total running bounces
Pendles no 14 total effective disposals
Pendles no 11 total contested possessions
Pendels no 13 total clearances
Those are AFL league totals, so it matters how many games you played. One thing to notice is that despite not having anyone who is top ten in contested possessions, our midfield gets a lot of footy and uses it effectively.
BUT:
Two areas where we had NO ONE anywhere NEAR the top 10 or even top 20 in the comp where in tackles and goal assists.
total tackles (Pendles, 25th)
total goal assists (Swan, equal 39th)
Those are two important stats., the first, tackles, directly reduces the number of effective disposals your opposition gets, and the second sets up your score.
Now look at those same stats for 2011:
total tackles Ball 4th in 2011
total goal assists Ball equal 5th in 2011
Now we all maybe knew that Ball was a tackling machine for us, but how many realised that he also set up more goals than any bar 4 other player in the comp?
Luke Ball brings something to our side that we desperately lacked this year: defensive pressure through the midfield and intelligent and constructive use going into the forward 50.
Can't wait to have him back.
One other thing, when you have a bloke who is constantly laying bone crunching tackles on your Kennedy's and your Mitchells, it means that your Pendles and your Swans are competing for that next contested ball against the next tear down, and if you look at contested possessions for 2011, you will see that Pendles and Swan both feature in the top ten.
Ball will make a difference for us.
Also, gotta say, that Beams was our best midfielder bar none this year, his numbers are incredible. To lead the COMP in effective disposals through the midfield and still come second in our goal kicking is just amazing.
Sidebottom a little underrated this year too, got a lot of footy, used it well, and ran his guts out. good year for him.
Beams no 1 total effective disposals (542 to Mitchell's 2nd on 491)
Beams no 1 total disposals
Beams no 6 total inside 50's
Beams no 2 total super coach
Beams no 1 total dream team score
Beams no 1 total uncontested possessions
Beams no 9 total clearances
Beams no 15 total contested possessions
Swan no 3 total effective disposals
Swan no 9 total clearances
Swan no 3 total uncontested posessions
Swan no 2 total dream team score
Swan no 17 total contested possessions
Sidebottom no 8 total effective disposals
Sidebottom no 7 total dream team score
Sidebottom no 12 total running bounces
Pendles no 14 total effective disposals
Pendles no 11 total contested possessions
Pendels no 13 total clearances
Those are AFL league totals, so it matters how many games you played. One thing to notice is that despite not having anyone who is top ten in contested possessions, our midfield gets a lot of footy and uses it effectively.
BUT:
Two areas where we had NO ONE anywhere NEAR the top 10 or even top 20 in the comp where in tackles and goal assists.
total tackles (Pendles, 25th)
total goal assists (Swan, equal 39th)
Those are two important stats., the first, tackles, directly reduces the number of effective disposals your opposition gets, and the second sets up your score.
Now look at those same stats for 2011:
total tackles Ball 4th in 2011
total goal assists Ball equal 5th in 2011
Now we all maybe knew that Ball was a tackling machine for us, but how many realised that he also set up more goals than any bar 4 other player in the comp?
Luke Ball brings something to our side that we desperately lacked this year: defensive pressure through the midfield and intelligent and constructive use going into the forward 50.
Can't wait to have him back.
One other thing, when you have a bloke who is constantly laying bone crunching tackles on your Kennedy's and your Mitchells, it means that your Pendles and your Swans are competing for that next contested ball against the next tear down, and if you look at contested possessions for 2011, you will see that Pendles and Swan both feature in the top ten.
Ball will make a difference for us.
Also, gotta say, that Beams was our best midfielder bar none this year, his numbers are incredible. To lead the COMP in effective disposals through the midfield and still come second in our goal kicking is just amazing.
Sidebottom a little underrated this year too, got a lot of footy, used it well, and ran his guts out. good year for him.
