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The first four stats I look at are disposal efficiency, contested possessions, tackles and 1%ers. I find you get an idea of work rate and effectiveness through those four. Contested possessions I treat with a little suspiscion as there is some debate about how involved in an actual contest you have to be to get the stat. The big hole in working out someone’s game from stats is the intangible one that you can only really pick up at the game (rarely on TV), and that’s decision making and option taking. Player x might have 5 options and dispose efficiently to the least appealing or productive one. Leads made (honoured and not) would be another. You can’t beat being at the ground to get a handle on those ones.
Having pushed his barrow all year, I was delighted to see that Jordan Roughead led all comers in the 1%ers stat as it bore out what I was seeing at games throughout the season. A lot of work off the ball for his team mates. Kudos to him.
Having pushed his barrow all year, I was delighted to see that Jordan Roughead led all comers in the 1%ers stat as it bore out what I was seeing at games throughout the season. A lot of work off the ball for his team mates. Kudos to him.

