Opinion Posts That Don't Deserve a Thread (Random Opinion or Questions)

[The King!]

Taking nothing away from the defence but most of the reason that stat shines is that we push so many numbers behind the ball at times then on the rebound we break down all the time , buddy on the wing and no one inside 59 is no good to us

Need a super young star marking forward hey

 

[Punts]

SF51 , when our defence plays one on one what's our record ?

When the mids go lazy

 

[RW]

I'm not SF51 but I'd say it isn't great, Round 4 against the Crows when the mids were beaten comes to mind.

 

[The King!]

Probably near impossible to provide a stat. That will stretch the great man

 

[Punts]

Probably near impossible to provide a stat. That will stretch the great man

Is our defence good one on one or is it the numbers we push back that's makes the difference

 

[The King!]

Is our defence good one on one or is it the numbers we push back that's makes the difference

is there any great defence right now that doesnt rely on numbers pushing back though? Yeah some guys like Rance can take a forward one and one and win individual contests, but still given space and good delivery defence can only do much

I think pound for pound aliir Grundy, Rampe, even laidler one on one can hold their own reasonably well, but I think if it hits the deck we can be exposed by small forwards if our mids are lazy or not helping

Separate our defenders and kick to the space of your forward seems to trouble us, but I have no proof or stats just a gut feel.

Every team pushes numbers back thats modern footy. We need to improve how it affects our forward structure imo, as you said lets actually keep one

Especially when we have a big guy in buddy who just needs space and the ball out in front to smash his opponent, stop kicking over his head or pushing him to the back side of the wing every time

 

[Punts]

is there any great defence right now that doesnt rely on numbers pushing back though? Yeah some guys like Rance can take a forward one and one and win individual contests, but still given space and good delivery defence can only do much

I think pound for pound aliir Grundy, Rampe, even laidler one on one can hold their own reasonably well, but I think if it hits the deck we can be exposed by small forwards if our mids are lazy or not helping

Separate our defenders and kick to the space of your forward seems to trouble us, but I have no proof or stats just a gut feel.

Every team pushes numbers back thats modern footy. We need to improve how it affects our forward structure imo, as you said lets actually keep one

Especially when we have a big guy in buddy who just needs space and the ball out in front to smash his opponent, stop kicking over his head or pushing him to the back side of the wing every time

I actually hope they bring in the zones

Watch who the good defenders really are

Structure up a forward line

 

[The King!]

I actually hope they bring in the zones

Watch who the good defenders really are

Structure up a forward line

Could make the game so fiddly to officiate but the idea of genuine one on one battles is nice in the footy romantic sense

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Is our defence good one on one or is it the numbers we push back that's makes the difference

Don't know about the entire defense but Heath Grundy is the 6th best one-on-one player in league last year, was the 2nd best the previous season.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Don't know about the entire defense but Heath Grundy is the 6th best one-on-one player in league last year, was the 2nd best the previous season.

This has given me a chance to express my man crush for Reg... Since Teddy has gone he's become my main man in D.

Just love the way he goes about it. After all those years of being the whipping boy as the unreliable one he's become mr.fu**in reliable down there the last few years IMO. He switches play well, cuts off leading patterns & directs the young boys really well. A real asset & in line for another solid year.

Massively underrated by the general public/media etc too. I'm happy having him one out on the big fwds (Hawkins, Kennedy, Cloke, Darling etc)

 

[Kennedy Parker]

This has given me a chance to express my man crush for Reg... Since Teddy has gone he's become my main man in D.

Just love the way he goes about it. After all those years of being the whipping boy as the unreliable one he's become mr.fu**in reliable down there the last few years IMO. He switches play well, cuts off leading patterns & directs the young boys really well. A real asset & in line for another solid year.

Massively underrated by the general public/media etc too. I'm happy having him one out on the big fwds (Hawkins, Kennedy, Cloke, Darling etc)

30 years of age and still improving his game, managed to be top 5 players intercept players in the AFL last year if I'm not mistaken.

 

[swansfan51]

Probably near impossible to provide a stat. That will stretch the great man

It is impossible unfortunately, they don't make them publicly available. Here's an attempt (these guys have it all available):

Champion_Data how do our defence/defenders do 1 on 1? Ideally 1 on 1 in 50/50 contests?

 

[Champion_Data]

It is impossible unfortunately, they don't make them publicly available. Here's an attempt (these guys have it all available):

Champion_Data how do our defence/defenders do 1 on 1? Ideally 1 on 1 in 50/50 contests?

Isolated 1v1 in D50.
Competition averages: 28% Win, 42% Neutral, 30% Loss. Win/Loss is possessions (or spoils leading to teammate possession) to one of the two involved. Third player in, stoppage, etc is neutral, regardless of which team it is.

Swans:
34% Win (2nd to GWS)
38% Neutral (4th lowest)
28% Loss (3rd lowest behind Geelong and Richmond)

Players:
Rampe - 37% Win (8th of 49 players with 20+ contests), 37% Neutral (12 lowest), 26% Loss (19th lowest)
Grundy - 37% Win (9th), 33% Neutral (7th lowest), 30% Loss (34th lowest)

 

[bedford]

Worst name ever. Champion Data is a joke and the only think that keeps that rat in David King in a job.

 

[RW]

Worst name ever. Champion Data is a joke and the only think that keeps that rat in David King in a job.

So you're saying that you think a stat which demonstrates Rampe and Grundy are above average 1 on 1 defenders is a joke?

 

[The King!]

Considering the size he gives up Rampe is even more exceptional!


Probably only a couple of sides trouble our defence, even in our last loss i didnt feel like they got a hold of our defenders

 

[bedford]

I don't need David King to tell me that and we do our own stats.

 

[The King!]

close champion data down then I guess

 

[bedford]

close champion data down then I guess

It has it's place , but it's not the be all and end all. I personally like the old stats that were published.

 

[The King!]

It has it's place , but it's not the be all and end all. I personally like the old stats that were published.

yeah agree with that, everything in its own context. Its fascinating what they can measure though but do not want it to take over the game like as you say David King tries to do

 

[bedford]

That's it and as i listen to SEN all day there is too much of them.

 

[CD__]

That's it and as i listen to SEN all day there is too much of them.

Pure Footy is conflicting because I like Luff but can't stand King.

 

[The King!]

is there anyone who likes King?

It is easy to moan about all these footy callers, but usually there are a few fans for each hater, but King seems universally disliked

 

[bedford]

Pure Footy is conflicting because I like Luff but can't stand King.

I totally agree, don't know 1 person that likes King

 

[CD__]

I totally agree, don't know 1 person that likes King

David King likes David King.