Eagles Players Stats

[Quinz]

Have you ever wondered who has the highest kick/handball ratio in our team? Or who is the best at getting contested possessions?

No? Well..... fine, I got these stats anyway. Take a look, or don't. I put together the stats from the AFL website each week, and seeing as we have a week off it might* be interesting to have a look at a few. If there are others that you want to know (inside 50's, 1%ers, clearances, clangers, contested possessions etc.) let me know and I'll put them up as well.


*It also might not

[B]Disposal Efficiency %[/B]
Darren Glass	  91.41
Matt Spangher	  87.63
Eric MacKenzie	  86.67
Mark Nicoski	  81.15
Shannon Hurn	  80.72
Scott Selwood	  78.55
Sam Butler	  78.33
Tyson Stenglein	  76.77
Will Schofield	  76.08
Brett Jones	  75.55
Mitchell Brown	  75.42
Matt Rosa	  74.38
David Wirrpanda	  73.22
Jamie McNamara	  72.57
Daniel Kerr	  71.21
Dean Cox	  70.74
Quinten Lynch	  70.36
Tom Swift	  70.24
Chad Fletcher	  70.11
Andrew Embley	  69.31
Matt Priddis	  69.26
Adam Cockie	  69.02
Adam Selwood	  68.73
Brad Ebert	  68.33
Mark Seaby	  68.16
Adam Hunter	  66.33
Chris Masten	  66.24
Mark LeCras	  64.95
Nick Naitanui	  64.00
Ashley Hansen	  63.67
Ben McKinley	  61.61
Josh J. Kennedy	  59.47
Brent Staker	  57.36
Ryan Davis	  53.43

[B]Kick/Handball Ratio[/B]
Josh J. Kennedy	  4.3
Mark LeCras	  2.9
Ben McKinley	  2.5
Ashley Hansen	  2.3
David Wirrpanda	  2.2
Andrew Embley	  1.8
Quinten Lynch	  1.7
Shannon Hurn	  1.6
Ryan Davis	  1.5
Will Schofield	  1.5
Mark Nicoski	  1.4
Brent Staker	  1.4
Brett Jones	  1.1
Sam Butler	  1.1
Adam Hunter	  1.0
Matt Rosa	  1.0
Brad Ebert	  1.0
Chris Masten	  1.0
Jamie McNamara	  1.0
Dean Cox	  1.0
Adam Selwood	  1.0
Scott Selwood	  1.0
Matt Priddis	  0.9
Chad Fletcher	  0.9
Mark Seaby	  0.8
Tom Swift	  0.8
Eric MacKenzie	  0.7
Adam Cockie	  0.7
Mitchell Brown	  0.6
Matt Spangher	  0.6
Tyson Stenglein	  0.6
Daniel Kerr	  0.5
Nick Naitanui	  0.4
Darren Glass	  0.3

[B]Contested Possession %[/B]
Nick Naitanui	  63.6%
Daniel Kerr	  53.5%
Mark LeCras	  47.7%
Adam Hunter	  45.5%
Brent Staker	  44.7%
Darren Glass	  44.5%
Mark Seaby	  44.0%
Adam Selwood	  42.1%
Dean Cox	  41.0%
Ashley Hansen	  39.1%
Quinten Lynch	  38.7%
Sam Butler	  37.0%
Matt Priddis	  36.3%
David Wirrpanda	  36.2%
Adam Cockie	  35.4%
Tyson Stenglein	  34.7%
Ben McKinley	  34.6%
Josh J. Kennedy	  34.2%
Brad Ebert	  33.7%
Eric MacKenzie	  33.3%
Ryan Davis	  32.1%
Will Schofield	  32.0%
Shannon Hurn	  31.4%
Scott Selwood	  29.8%
Brett Jones	  29.2%
Matt Spangher	  27.5%
Andrew Embley	  25.9%
Matt Rosa	  25.3%
Mark Nicoski	  24.6%
Chris Masten	  24.5%
Jamie McNamara	  22.9%
Mitchell Brown	  22.7%
Chad Fletcher	  19.7%
Tom Swift	  18.9%

[B]Effective Disposals[/B]
Dean Cox	  193
Matt Rosa	  188
Shannon Hurn	  180
Adam Selwood	  178
Matt Priddis	  177
Andrew Embley	  158
Quinten Lynch	  149
Daniel Kerr	  144
Mark Nicoski	  142
David Wirrpanda	  138
Chris Masten	  130
Darren Glass	  117
Eric MacKenzie	  114
Mitchell Brown	  113
Tyson Stenglein	  93
Mark LeCras	  83
Brett Jones	  80
Adam Hunter	  73
Sam Butler	  72
Brad Ebert	  67
Scott Selwood	  66
Ben McKinley	  66
Chad Fletcher	  53
Jamie McNamara	  51
Josh J. Kennedy	  47
Ashley Hansen	  44
Matt Spangher	  35
Adam Cockie	  33
Brent Staker	  27
Tom Swift	  26
Will Schofield	  19
Mark Seaby	  17
Ryan Davis	  15
Nick Naitanui	  7

[B]Clearances/Game[/B]
Matt Priddis	  6.6
Daniel Kerr	  4.8
Dean Cox	  3.9
Adam Selwood	  3.8
Chad Fletcher	  3.3
Brent Staker	  2.3
Quinten Lynch	  2.3
Jamie McNamara	  2.0
Adam Cockie	  1.8
Mark Seaby	  1.7
Sam Butler	  1.7
Scott Selwood	  1.7
Matt Rosa	  1.4
Andrew Embley	  1.4
Tyson Stenglein	  1.3
Brad Ebert	  1.1
Nick Naitanui	  1.0
Ryan Davis	  1.0
Will Schofield	  1.0
Chris Masten	  0.8
Mark Nicoski	  0.8
Mark LeCras	  0.6
Adam Hunter	  0.6
Brett Jones	  0.6
Shannon Hurn	  0.6
David Wirrpanda	  0.4
Eric MacKenzie	  0.4
Mitchell Brown	  0.4
Ben McKinley	  0.2
Darren Glass	  0.1
Ashley Hansen	  0.0
Josh J. Kennedy	  0.0
Matt Spangher	  0.0
Tom Swift	  0.0

[B]Tackles/Game[/B]
Matt Priddis	  6.7
Tyson Stenglein	  4.1
Adam Selwood	  3.8
Adam Cockie	  3.8
Jamie McNamara	  3.6
Brent Staker	  3.5
Brad Ebert	  3.4
Sam Butler	  3.3
Daniel Kerr	  2.7
Andrew Embley	  2.6
Chris Masten	  2.5
David Wirrpanda	  2.2
Matt Rosa	  2.2
Will Schofield	  2.0
Ashley Hansen	  2.0
Mark LeCras	  1.9
Scott Selwood	  1.8
Dean Cox	  1.8
Mark Seaby	  1.7
Chad Fletcher	  1.7
Brett Jones	  1.6
Mark Nicoski	  1.5
Quinten Lynch	  1.5
Ryan Davis	  1.5
Mitchell Brown	  1.4
Josh J. Kennedy	  1.3
Darren Glass	  1.2
Eric MacKenzie	  1.1
Matt Spangher	  1.0
Tom Swift	  1.0
Adam Hunter	  1.0
Shannon Hurn	  0.8
Ben McKinley	  0.6
Nick Naitanui	  0.0

 

[mitchzz]

Chris Masten 66.24
Mark LeCras 64.95

Interesting.

 

[EagleMan87]

Disposal Efficiency
Mark Nicoski 81.15
Shannon Hurn 80.72

Does not compute

 

[mitchzz]

Hahaha, it just goes to show stats aren't always right.

 

[Quinz]

Yes Nicoski surprised me to be honest- our forth most effective user of the ball statistically.

But when he turns it over, it seems to hurt us more than most.

 

[larrikin]

Hahaha, it just goes to show stats aren't always right.

Or maybe people watch games with a certain bias in their mind

Nico had a shocker in the first half on the weekend, no doubt. But he's been pretty good this year...

 

[Ochre]

itd be interesting to see nicos kicking efficiency as apposed to his disposal efficiency

 

[EagleMan87]

My main beef with it is that when Hurn kicks long, it's almost always to a target. When Nico kicks long it's usually to a contest.

Both would be considered 'effective disposals' though.

 

[lewigie]

But he's been pretty good this year...

Blasphemy!

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

The tackling of Ben Mckinley and Mark LeCras is very disappointing.

Mark is having a great year but this is a aspect of his game that needs great improvement.

Just goes to show how much we need two or three quick small fowards on our list.

Please dear god at draft time bring me one Lewis Jetta wouldn't mind a Travis Colyer used in the small foward spot as well.

Then god if your being nice hand us Brandon Matera in 2010 please.

 

[bigburger]

Stats don't tell **** all of the story here. Look at Josh Kennedy's and Mark LeCras' stats for disposal efficiecy. The reason they are low is because if they aren't kicking for goal they are kicking into the forward 50m where space is at a premium and bombing long is generally one of the best options. However because this doesn't hit a target directly (rather hitting a pack and pretty much giving us a 50/50 chance) it is no counted as an effective disposal.

 

[Snooperclyde]

The tackling of Ben Mckinley and Mark LeCras is very disappointing.

Mark is having a great year but this is a aspect of his game that needs great improvement.

Just goes to show how much we need two or three quick small fowards on our list.

Please dear god at draft time bring me one Lewis Jetta wouldn't mind a Travis Colyer used in the small foward spot as well.

Then god if your being nice hand us Brandon Matera in 2010 please.

I grant you those wishes, but on one condition, you are the girl in your pic and you let me have my way with you.

 

[Eagle Ant]

This is the stat that worry's me the most:

Contested Possession %
1-Nick Naitanui 63.6%
2-Daniel Kerr 53.5%
3-Mark LeCras 47.7%
4-Adam Hunter 45.5%
5-Brent Staker 44.7%
6-Darren Glass 44.5%
7-Mark Seaby 44.0%
8-Adam Selwood 42.1%
9-Dean Cox 41.0%
10-Ashley Hansen 39.1%
11-Quinten Lynch 38.7%
12-Sam Butler 37.0%
13-Matt Priddis 36.3%
14-David Wirrpanda 36.2%
15-Adam Cockie 35.4%

*In the top 5 players only 1 is a midfielder
*In the top 10 players only 2 are midfielders
*In the top 15 players only 5 are midfielders

Guys like Staker, LeCras, Wirra and Lynch arn't genuine Mids.
I bet if we looked at those same stats for geelong it would be 4 out of every 5 would be Midfielders or part time Midfielders.

This is our real weakness we have too many soft Co*ks who like to get easy touches rather then do the hard yards.

 

[Play by Numbers]

Interesting.

Not really.

Points effect DE%. Generally the top forwards have fairly poor DE% because they get a lot of shots on goals where points, out on the fulls and free kicks against all count as clangers.

The fairly high ratio of these compared to an often fairly low number of average disposals and the fact they are often kicking to contests in the forward 50 (where there is a higher chance of a disposal being ineffective) all effect the DE%.

The top goal kickers all have pretty low DE%, most are sub 70% with a few in the mid to low 70's.

 

[mitchzz]

Wow, good post.

I guess you're right, I would have thought Aker's DE would be around the 80 mark, because he's one of the better users of the ball in the AFL... and Stevey J's too.

 

[Underdog]

This is the stat that worry's me the most:

Contested Possession %
1-Nick Naitanui 63.6%
2-Daniel Kerr 53.5%
3-Mark LeCras 47.7%
4-Adam Hunter 45.5%
5-Brent Staker 44.7%
6-Darren Glass 44.5%
7-Mark Seaby 44.0%
8-Adam Selwood 42.1%
9-Dean Cox 41.0%
10-Ashley Hansen 39.1%
11-Quinten Lynch 38.7%
12-Sam Butler 37.0%
13-Matt Priddis 36.3%
14-David Wirrpanda 36.2%
15-Adam Cockie 35.4%

*In the top 5 players only 1 is a midfielder
*In the top 10 players only 2 are midfielders
*In the top 15 players only 5 are midfielders

Guys like Staker, LeCras, Wirra and Lynch arn't genuine Mids.
I bet if we looked at those same stats for geelong it would be 4 out of every 5 would be Midfielders or part time Midfielders.

This is our real weakness we have too many soft Co*ks who like to get easy touches rather then do the hard yards.

Do you think it's a coincidence that all the highest contested possession winners have mature bodies?

Our kids simply aren't big enough to compete and win yet (besides Naitanui). It's not because they are soft.

 

[Underdog]

Points effect DE%. Generally the top forwards have fairly poor DE% because they get a lot of shots on goals where points, out on the fulls and free kicks against all count as clangers.

This point in particular is dumb if you ask me. Sure they may have missed the goals but they still scored a point for the side. It also doesn't account for the difficulty of shots. That goes for any possession really.

Ultimately, those stats are only useful as a supporting reference upon watching their performance. The stats themselves are shit.

 

[Eagle87]

Do you think it's a coincidence that all the highest contested possession winners have mature bodies?

Our kids simply aren't big enough to compete and win yet (besides Naitanui). It's not because they are soft.

... except Priddis..... mature body, mainly a receiver.... with disposal worse than Swifts - who has been poor in that area ....

 

[Embers]

Where is Alphanumeric when ya need him. Surely hes got something for us.

One stat I want to know

Kicking to contested situation
Kicking to uncontested situations

IMO the 2 teams who lead the kicks to uncontested situations. St Kilda and Geelong, with Bulldogs a close 3rd. No surprise they occupy the 1 2 3 spots in the ladder either

 

[Play by Numbers]

Wow, good post.

I guess you're right, I would have thought Aker's DE would be around the 80 mark, because he's one of the better users of the ball in the AFL... and Stevey J's too.

Thanks buddy.

Yeah it is one of those quirks of football statistics. Due to the type of game forwards play you get these results.

Sheerly based on observation I would agree about Aker and Stevie J.

Also Underdog I agree, but I assume the reason points count as clangers is because the ball is turned directly over to an opposition player.

 

[sydney eagle]

... except Priddis..... mature body, mainly a receiver.... with disposal worse than Swifts - who has been poor in that area ....

Er which stats did you drag that conclusion from "Eagle87" ? Not the ones published on this thread !