Autopsy Round 4, 2023: Positives and Negatives vs Melbourne

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A lot of the negative commentary about TK disposal stems from a very simple reason: There's a lack of players who are contributing at his level, so he sticks out like a sore thumb.

Bont will have a couple clangers per game, but you don't focus on it because they also have Dale, Smith, Macrae, Treloar, etc. all racking up similar possessions, so he's just another mid getting plenty of the ball.

Same with Oliver or Petracca, who play amongst Spargo, Viney, Langdon, Rivers. For the record, Oliver had a DE of 58%, versus TK 63%. But you probably wouldn't call Oliver's game a terrible one that didn't help his team. Look at the top possession winners from the weekend:
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I saw the clangers he made versus Melbourne, and although he can definitely improve his disposal (which he did as the game progressed), he's been trying his guts out and is not the horrible player he's been made out to be. There were far less productive players. Take off the poo-coloured glasses and look at the stats objectively.

exactly this. I started typing out a post like this yesterday but cbf finishing it - this is a much better effort either way. Bont for example burns heaps of good opportunities going inside 50 but you don’t notice it when the rest of the team is humming