Analysis Browny & Tazz: The running machines!!!

[Snake_Baker]

TELSTRA TRACKER TEAM RECORDS

Season records

Total distance covered for season 2019: 3955km (8th)
Total distance at high speed for 2019: 517.5km (14th)
Total sprints for season 2019: 3357 (7th)


Single-match records

Total distance single-match record for each club: 293.2km v Sydney, round nine
Total distance at high speed single-match record: 43.1km v Brisbane, round two
Total sprints single-match record: 282 v Western Bulldogs, round 10


The sole time the Kangaroos won from their season highs above was in total sprints against the Bulldogs, and this proved a key indicator for them under Brad Scott. Winning or losing this category under Scott in the first 10 rounds equated with the final result. It was the opposite for Rhyce Shaw's opening three matches in charge, before they narrowly outsprinted the Pies on Saturday night. - Marc McGowan


TELSTRA TRACKER PLAYER RECORDS

Distance kings – average distance covered per match (minimum of two matches in 2019)
Ben Brown's running ability for a player standing 200cm is remarkable and this data comes as no surprise. Trent Dumont's another noted endurance athlete, while Jared Polec's arrival has given North's running stocks a huge boost.


1. Ben Brown: 15.62km per match
2. Trent Dumont: 14.63km per match
3. Jared Polec: 14.35km per match


Distance kings – single-match records for 2019

Kicking three goals has rarely taken more effort. That was Ben Brown's output in round two when he ticked over 17km in distance. The star forward fills up seven of North's top 10 performances in this area, with Trent Dumont responsible for the rest.


1. Ben Brown: 17.28km v Brisbane, round two
2. Ben Brown: 16.13km v Western Bulldogs, round 10
3. Ben Brown: 16.09km v Geelong, round eight


Speedsters – highest speeds recorded in 2019

Defender Robbie Tarrant and forward Cameron Zurhaar have four of the five fastest times recorded at North Melbourne this year. Majak Daw's typically a good performer in this category.


1. Robbie Tarrant: 34.13km/h v Fremantle, round one
2. Robbie Tarrant: 33.88km/h v Collingwood, round 15
3. Cameron Zurhaar: 33.48km/h v Gold Coast, round 12

Shock Tracker results: Your speed machines, endurance beasts

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[Caracas]

The Dumont info is very important, given I have always subscribed to the theory that’s he’s just, more or less, threading water until someone else comes along. He is the quintessential “flies under the radar” type of guy.


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[Thewlis Dish]

The Dumont info is very important, given I have always subscribed to the theory that’s he’s just, more or less, threading water until someone else comes along. He is the quintessential “flies under the radar” type of guy.


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Would expect most wingers to have high distance covered, but it does support the eye test that both he and Polec track back effectively.

 

[shintemaster]

What's interesting is that in some of our worst results we worked harder and faster (across the whole club). This doesn't help the case that Scotts knew what he was doing. Essentially the players were working really hard for very little reward.

 

[RobZombie]

What's interesting is that in some of our worst results we worked harder and faster (across the whole club). This doesn't help the case that Scotts knew what he was doing. Essentially the players were working really hard for very little reward.

Either that or chasing is harder than controlling play.

 

[The Butcher]

And what is to be derived with any certainty from that data in isolation, besides the numbers themselves? Almost pure fluff, filling empty air so as to not seem idle.

 

[DuckYeah]

Either that or chasing is harder than controlling play.

Exactly! When you chase arse all day you are absolutely cooked by the end of it..

 

[shintemaster]

Either that or chasing is harder than controlling play.

That's certainly a valid speculation - I'm not convinced. I mean, I'm convinced that it is mentally harder, I'm not convinced that teams as a whole run more when they're getting flogged.

 

[arden station]

If you play high handball, high short kick, risky running football from the backline with a team that's not super skilled, you're going to have guys sprinting forward a lot and then sprinting back a lot when the inevitable critical turnovers occur.

Going to have a lot more energy for the contested ball/one-on-ones etc when you're not sprinting around like maniacs trying to defend turnovers.

Best case scenario to get through a long season is surely to sprint less while winning convincingly and belting the opposition in the contest.

 

[AdmiralBenson]

The numbers for Brown are astonishing.

 

[Devington]

Shocked that Taz managed that speed in round one without dying. Struggled early on along with Brown and JZ. He's been a monster for a dozen weeks now though, absolutely ******* slaughtering his opponents. Pretty surprised Brown is that high still considering his early season form. A lot you could criticise him for then, and still a bit now, but he is one hard working mofo.

 

[muttley45]

I would like to see Browny's heat map thingy where do they come from ?

 

[RobZombie]

I would like to see Browny's heat map thingy where do they come from ?

His heat map doesn’t really show all the running. Plenty of disposals further up the ground but most of his actual time in the forward 50.


They’re in the AFL app. Go to a player's game stats then the "season" tab.

 

[King Corey]

Hopefully Shaw (or future coach) can get more bang for buck out of Brown's odometer.

That's a lot of effort for relatively little reward. Against pies at least he was providing the outlet mark more which showed better utilisation of his running ability.

 

[The Warlord]

Hopefully Shaw (or future coach) can get more bang for buck out of Brown's odometer.

That's a lot of effort for relatively little reward. Against pies at least he was providing the outlet mark more which showed better utilisation of his running ability.

Brown the roaming CHF and Larkey more stay at home FF.

Larkey needs a bag to get opponents respecting him more

 

[Kimbo]

Hopefully Shaw (or future coach) can get more bang for buck out of Brown's odometer.

That's a lot of effort for relatively little reward. Against pies at least he was providing the outlet mark more which showed better utilisation of his running ability.

For the individual. Surely the impact of this, in flow-on effects, is another benefit?

 

[Snake_Baker]

Brown the roaming CHF and Larkey more stay at home FF.

Larkey needs a bag to get opponents respecting him more

It will come. Just needs more bulk.

 

[RobZombie]

Hopefully Shaw (or future coach) can get more bang for buck out of Brown's odometer.

That's a lot of effort for relatively little reward. Against pies at least he was providing the outlet mark more which showed better utilisation of his running ability.

What would you have him do differently? He’s not exactly Jack Riewoldt or Jeremy Cameron in general play. Lead out of the goal square, repeat leads to work over his defender, and hit up to the wings is his go. Kick as straight as he usually does and he’s possibly leading the Coleman.

 

[Snake_Baker]

What would you have him do differently? He’s not exactly Jack Riewoldt or Jeremy Cameron in general play. Lead out of the goal square, repeat leads to work over his defender, and hit up to the wings is his go. Kick as straight as he usually does and he’s possibly leading the Coleman.

Yep.

1) Take marks & kick goals
2) Take your opponent (usually the oppositions best KPD) away from the 40 metre forward corridor to open up the forward line for the rest of our players.
3) Take the occasional ruck contest (predominately boundary throw ins)

Spin. Rinse. Repeat.

 

[RobZombie]

Yep.

1) Take marks & kick goals
2) Take your opponent (usually the oppositions best KPD) away from the 40 metre forward corridor to open up the forward line for the rest of our players.
3) Take the occasional ruck contest (predominately boundary throw ins)

Spin. Rinse. Repeat.

He’s averaging 4.0 scoring shots this year. Last year 3.9, 2017 4.3. But he’s only converting 60.7%. Career average 67.4% and hasn’t been under 67% since 2015.

 

[King Corey]

What would you have him do differently? He’s not exactly Jack Riewoldt or Jeremy Cameron in general play. Lead out of the goal square, repeat leads to work over his defender, and hit up to the wings is his go. Kick as straight as he usually does and he’s possibly leading the Coleman.

While you don't want to "go all Supercoach" for the phenomenal running numbers he puts up we haven't routinely seen him posting huge marking numbers or the forward line firing on all cylinders as a result.

As I mentioned the pies game was indicative of what I meant. He was presenting as a get out / rushed kick forward option more and using that very nice height/endurance combo in a more Nick Riewoldt fashion.

 

[muttley45]

His heat map doesn’t really show all the running. Plenty of disposals further up the ground but most of his actual time in the forward 50.

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They’re in the AFL app. Go to a player's game stats then the "season" tab.

Cheers Rob, I am confused, what do the concentrated heat areas (red-yellow) actually represent ? time spent in the area, speed travelled in the area, how do you correllate possession numbers to heat if at all possible ?

 

[Snake_Baker]

Cheers Rob, I am confused, what do the concentrated heat areas (red-yellow) actually represent ? time spent in the area, speed travelled in the area, how do you correllate possession numbers to heat if at all possible ?

Electrostatic potential

 

[The Warlord]

It will come. Just needs more bulk.

The mark he took in the goal square for the last goal against Collingwood - we'll see a lot more of that over the next ten years.

Its also harder for defenders to crowd Browny out further up the ground.

 

[RobZombie]

Cheers Rob, I am confused, what do the concentrated heat areas (red-yellow) actually represent ? time spent in the area, speed travelled in the area, how do you correllate possession numbers to heat if at all possible ?

Colours are where you are on the ground with red the most frequent, blue dots are the location of either possessions or disposals, not sure which.