Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn, Ned Reeves. Extends to 2026!

[SSSSSS]

Has to play the rest of the season barring any injuries. Too good to play in the 2s.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Ned, 3 games in.

averaging the following(AFL stats):
Disposal eff - 75% - above average
rebound 50 - 1.7 - elite
intercept possessions - 3.7 - elite
hit outs - 25.3 - above average
hit out win - 45% - above average
Ruck contest taken - 56.3 - above average
tackles - 3 - above average
spoils - 3.7 - above average
one per enters - 4.3 - above average


It’s a very good start for a young ruckman.

 

[Brant]

Ned, 3 games in.

averaging the following(AFL stats):
Disposal eff - 75% - above average
rebound 50 - 1.7 - elite
intercept possessions - 3.7 - elite
hit outs - 25.3 - above average
hit out win - 45% - above average
Ruck contest taken - 56.3 - above average
tackles - 3 - above average
spoils - 3.7 - above average
one per enters - 4.3 - above average


It’s a very good start for a young ruckman.

Are those stats in comparison with other Ruckmen? I.e. is the ‘average’ provided, the average stats of other Ruckmen?

 

[Bardo State]

Are those stats in comparison with other Ruckmen? I.e. is the ‘average’ provided, the average stats of other Ruckmen?

Yes, it's measured against same position.
Elite = top 10% by position
Above avg = top 35% by position

 

[Billyc]

Ned, 3 games in.

averaging the following(AFL stats):
Disposal eff - 75% - above average
rebound 50 - 1.7 - elite
intercept possessions - 3.7 - elite
hit outs - 25.3 - above average
hit out win - 45% - above average
Ruck contest taken - 56.3 - above average
tackles - 3 - above average
spoils - 3.7 - above average
one per enters - 4.3 - above average


It’s a very good start for a young ruckman.

hit outs to advantage?

Solid stats which suggest he should be kept in the side from now on.

 

[Braidz]

Needs to play the rest of the year. No point playing Ceglar anymore, this bloke is the future

 

[theiaofseed]

hit outs to advantage?

Solid stats which suggest he should be kept in the side from now on.

Average but heavily skewed due to the Melbourne game, from his 3 games so far he's had 6,10,1.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Ned played a pretty good game against a very good opponent tonight. Bright future.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Did some stuff a lot of ruckman are allergic too.

 

[theiaofseed]

Did some stuff a lot of ruckman are allergic too.

Elite in one percenters, spoils and above average for tackles.

Another 7 hit outs to advantage, only played 70% game time when he can get that to 90% we will have a genuine A grade ruckmen for the first time in two decades.

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Has good skills

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Capable of being a genuine weapon for us. His height is one thing but he has other tricks that makes him a very scary proposition moving forward

and we will have a winning centre ruckman for a change which you can plan for. Very excited for him

 

[Bardo State]

Riley O'Brien won a hitout at 32% of ruck contests he attended last night. He's only done worse than that twice in his short career.

Once against Naitanui last year and once against Grundy in 2019.

This was actually a worse return than Mitch Lewis, who had 2 Hitouts from his 6 ruck contests

 

[MrPremiership]

Thought Neddy was very good against ROB. Enjoying watching him develop every week.

 

[Roddy]

Said it in the gameday thread and I'll say it again here: I'm calling it, in 2 years he'll be one of the game's top ruckmen, mentioned in the same manner that Grundy, Gawn etc are mentioned now....

 

[Slick]

His tap work for a young ruck in his fourth senior game is just phenomenal. To become an elite ruck in the next couple of years he will need to work on his fitness base, to allow him to compete with the Grundy's and the Gawn's over the whole game, and he needs to find a way to stay involved in the game when not near a ruck contest.

 

[GerryLewis]

Big reason we looked so much better at the stoppages. His improvement continues to be rapid.

 

[SSSSSS]

The big noodle needs to bulk up from vermicelli to udon so he can start to clunk those marks. Get him on the BB diet and should see him dominate in the 2-3 years.

Ruckwork is the best I've seen in a Hawthorn jumper since Big Maxy.

 

[Milkshaker]

The big noodle needs to bulk up from vermicelli to udon so he can start to clunk those marks. Get him on the BB diet and should see him dominate in the 2-3 years.

Ruckwork is the best I've seen in a Hawthorn jumper since Big Maxy.

Spot on. The only glaring weakness (early days) is his ability to take a grab. If he masters this over time look out!

 

[MrPremiership]

Love seeing him in the seniors. Has improved our mids no doubt. Gives us some flexibility to trade out Cegs

 

[Slick]

Spot on. The only glaring weakness (early days) is his ability to take a grab. If he masters this over time look out!

I think he can take a grab, he's got good hands. I'd suggest issue is his body strength isn't at AFL standard at the moment, so he gets moved out of the way a little too easily.

 

[theiaofseed]

Media can't help but froth over Draped with zero mention of Reeves, not much separates the two

 

[rei154]

Media can't help but froth over Draped with zero mention of Reeves, not much separates the two View attachment 1206861

Couple of key differences from a media perspective though:
Reeves hasn't had another team offer a silly amount for him in a trade (Saints offered Dons a first for him iirc)
Reeves isn't our prime ruckman yet
Draper has a silly haircut and is a much bulkier boy

Next year I can imagine Reeves getting a fair bit more attention so long as he starts getting more games

 

[mustang]

Media can't help but froth over Draped with zero mention of Reeves, not much separates the two

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Plays for the wrong team that’s why

 

[MrPremiership]

Media can't help but froth over Draped with zero mention of Reeves, not much separates the two

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needs a mullet and a mo'