Like Macrae, he rarely fails to hit a target inside 50m. Rebound 50s do have some relevance, but only in relation to inside 50s. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images. So why doesn't he rank higher? By now, I'm sure you're fully aware of the types of players I rate higher than others. I'm convinced that if Parish's numbers were even just 10% lower he'd receive far less (unjust) criticism. Required fields are marked *. Fellow Kangaroos forward Callum Coleman-Joneswas also forced from the match in the third term after coming off second-best in a marking contest with Demons defender Steven May. Smith kicked just six goals in 2022 as he transitioned from the wing to a more traditional midfield role, but we mustn't forget he booted 17 the year before, proving he is very much capable of hitting the scoreboard on a far more regular basis. The Giants' captain was the quickest to react when the ball fell free after a throw-in deep in the forward pocket, but needed the composure to get it to his boot for the major that sealed the stirring 17.5 (107) to 16.10 (106) comeback win. NAME. These are the 50 best, in order. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images. The 10 best AFL players at quarter time of the 2023 season - ESPN Daniel Carson/Getty Images. But in the 'best players' category, sorry, it's just not happening. A Above Average: Top 11% to 35% of the statistical category. In reality, he's a key forward trapped inside a small's body. Contested possessions: 13.2 (9th) Inside 50s: 6.2 (2nd) Clearances: 6.7 (11th) AFL Player Rating points: 16.4 (8th) v West Coast, Round 1, 2023 Disposals: 32 (8th) Contested possessions: 19 (=2nd) Inside 50s: 7 (10th) Clearances: 10 (2nd) AFL Player Rating points: 24.2 (3rd) Statistics: Champion Data IT'S GREATER THAN JUST A SEAT AT THE GAME One of the more dynamic and dangerous key forwards in the competition, and yet some remain adamant that Naughton is an even better key defender. Heeney has well and truly lived up to the hype and continues to develop his game each and every year. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what . Jeremy Cameron celebrates after winning the 2022 AFL Grand Final. Last season, he was the only player in the league to average eight tackles and eight clearances and ranked fifth overall for contested possessions. We've seen Bontempelli dominate games of football with only 20-25 touches of the Sherrin, and he still finds a way to average five clearances, inside 50s and tackles, as well as a goal assist and contested mark per game. AFL Stats - AFL.com.au Luke Parker is the heart and soul of the Swans. Stiff, I know! The umpires also took note, awarding him 21 Brownlow votes, good enough for seventh place. But the BEST. Top 20? Comben was hospitalised with a suspected broken leg. Collingwood trailed 118-107 in contested possessions at three-quarter time, until reversing that with a 35-26 win in that category in the final term. It's not just by fans and the media, but umpires, too. The result snapped a two-match losing streak for the Blues, who improved their win-loss record to 4-2, in addition to one draw. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images. . Plenty of Demons fans would argue May's the club's most important player, and with that list, that's certainly saying something. Crisp's insane durability also has to be factored in, given he is currently riding a league-longest streak of 188 consecutive games played. There's an argument to be made he's already the league's second-fittest player (behind Ed Langdon), spending more minutes and covering more turf than literally any other midfielder (Langdon is classified as a winger). No surprise he had the fourth-most kicks of anyone last year, as well as the most rebound 50s. That miniscule 3.6% loss rate is easily the best of any defender in the league. Pendlebury's game was never built on explosiveness or pure speed, instead it was about football smarts, reading the game, elite decision making and executing the basics time and time again. 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In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. He's well and truly over the hump, having played 358 games, but I bet there's not a single person who will disagree with the smooth-moving Pendlebury making the top 50. Tell me why it's egregious and how I got it catastrophically wrong. He's such a valuable asset for the Swans, given his ability to control games in the midfield and then seamlessly drop back into defence when required. He also ranks equal-third for clearances and sits in the top 10 for . Adelaide's Rory Laird tackles Collingwood's Patrick Lipinski in the round 18 match at the Adelaide Oval on July 16, 202. Anderson is one of the brightest young stars in the AFL and his game is developing at breakneck speed. A touch more consistency this season and fewer frees against (he gave away the fourth-most of any player last year) and he's almost certainly climbing into the top five. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images. The tense contest continued in the third, with the Magpies resolute amid pressure with Adelaide winning the inside 50s 17-9. On the flip side, if Hewett is able to replicate his 2022 form this season, he'll be surging up these rankings. Champion Data has trawled through its data to make an "advanced stats AFLW all-stars team". Dylan Burns/Getty Images. He manages all of that while working as hard as any midfielder on the defensive side of the ball (and yes, that includes Callum Mills). Last year, only Tom Hawkins, Christian Petracca and Jeremy Cameron averaged more score involvements per game, while nobody launched a higher percentage of their team's scores than Walker. Dustin Martin at 75% is still one of the best players in the AFL. Parker's career arc has been relatively flat, but that's not a knock on him, rather it highlights his consistency over the journey. Matt Roberts/Getty Images. Johnson rushed a behind to square the game up, before Sidebottom marked on a 45-degree angle 30m out in the final minute and got the vital score to earn the lead. With more time in the midfield, and some further development as a player, I expect Rozee to begin pushing himself towards the top 20. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images. We question, we discuss, we wonder, and, most enjoyably, we debate; doing so as if our lives are at stake. But with that said, there's no denying Gawn has set and continued to re-raise the benchmark for what we now expect from all rucks. You could almost copy and paste the Macrae entry right here and just change the name references to Merrett, another highly underrated and super consistent midfielder who doesn't get the recognition he deserves. There aren't many players with more potential than Jordan De Goey. Consistent? Daniel Pockett/Getty Images. 1 intercept man in the league, averaging 9.5 per game (the next best had 8.5), and took more marks than any other defender. Playing for a team that have not been part of finals, Cripps missed out on topping the mark by just 13 contested touches in 2018, and possesses the second-highest average of any player in the top ten, with 17.59 contested possessions per game. Dangerfield also had 388 contested that season. Since contested possessions were recorded, just three men have been able to record 400 contested touches in a season, and Clayton Oliver is on track to do it for a second time in 2021. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. Curnow started the match with undersized Eagles defender Josh Rotham for company, and the Carlton star burst out of the blocks with three contested marks and two goals in the first quarter. Warner produced a masterpiece in last year's Grand Final demolition at the hands of Geelong -- 29 disposals, 18 contested possessions, 10 clearances, six tackles and two goals -- to cap off a phenomenal third season at the Swans (in reality his second, having played just two senior games in year one). Steven May is rarely beaten in one-on-one contests. And who led the league in contested marks? There are over 800 players in the AFL. You guessed it, I'm a skeptic of the ruck position. There were 12 players aged 30+ who made the top 50, while the majority (54%) fell in the 25-29 age bracket, including the entire top seven. Key defenders and general forwards had 8% each, while just one ruck and general defender were featured. Move him up. Macrae has been an absolute constant in the Bulldogs engine room for close to a decade now and each and every game you know what you're getting; fast hands in-tight at stoppages to set up teammates on the outside as well as the ability to become that outside player and drive the ball forward. If he's in the midfield, he'll destroy you at the contest, breaking tackles with ease and always searching for his trademark burst play. Was it premature? AFLW's most crucial statistics | Australia Zone - Medium I had absolutely no hesitation in making that declaration following Petracca's 2021 Grand Final heroics. In the process of finding AFLWs most important statistics, the first challenge is to determine how importance should be calculated. He lowered his colours in Round 6 in the Grand Final rematch against Geelong. After ranking first among ruckman in disposals, uncontested possessions, and contested possessions from 2017-19, Grundy dropped to third, fifth and fourth respectively. Sydney Derby specialist Luke Parker looked set to inspire the hosts to their own comeback victory as he was crucial early when the misfiring Swans battled to stay with the Giants through the first half. Anderson always seems to lift in the clutch moments, playing his best footy late in games. Check. Despite the colourful tattoos and retro moustache, 'Libba' flies totally under the radar and has done so for the bulk of his career. I really don't think Hawkins gets enough credit for the level of quality he's produced over the past decade and change. Is he finally over the injuries? And he often does just that. Marks, particularly contested marks, may seem as though they would be on the more important end of the spectrum. Bolton hasn't just taken the torch from Dustin Martin as Richmond's dynamic mid-forward threat, he's ensuring the flame will continue to burn brightly for years to come. Lynch ended the season as arguably the most in-form player in the competition, booting 24 majors in his final five games. Then the second selection, and third, and so on. Picture: Getty Images, Nine wins in three seasons: Why Roos are applying for a priority pick. But at his best, Grundy is the complete package. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. AFL Season 2023. 33-8-8. That's half the job, right? ABC sports journalist James Coventry brought mainstream AFL analysis into the 21st century when his groundbreaking book, Footballistics, was released in 2018. You'd also be hard pressed to find a more reliable set shot for goal, particularly on or outside the 50m arc. Dane Swan equalled the feat with 48 against Port Adelaide in 2008 Tony Shaw still had lots left in his tank in his 13th year. I mean, seriously; that was embarrassing. This year's instalment brought out the best of both sides, with a cracking contest in front of just shy of 84,000 in the traditional Anzac Day . Daniel Pockett/Getty Images. Bailey Smith has one of the best engines in the AFL. I'm sure he has another gear to reach but that slow burn with De Goey looks like it's about to pay some serious dividends for the Magpies as the club looks for another deep September run. Not the most valuable. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images. 2022 AFL League Total Contested Possessions Leaders (Minimum 5 Games Played). It was evident early on that Laird was much more than a rebounding half-back, and he has flourished ever since receiving his first midfield opportunity in 2020. Picture: AFL Photos, BARRETT: Woeful West Coast entering Fitzroy territory, McRae stunned by late call, Nicks laments inaccuracy. In 1991, the big man grabbed 50 possessions against Brisbane in 1991. Not too shabby, by any means. The only thing that gets in the is that he never won a Brownlow otherwise he would be labeled the GOAT like Michael Jordan of the AFL. Noah Anderson celebrates a goal after the siren. Over the last two years, he leads the competition in disposals (over 32 per game) and, amazingly, has tallied at least 28 touches in 83% of his games in that stretch. Darcy Moore might be Collingwood's most valuable player. Franklin will still burn you on the lead as well as at ground level and is more than capable of winning any game off his own boot. Michael Willson/Getty Images. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images. That's eight and a half seasons! The pick of the bunch had to be his 38 disposal, 10 tackle, eight clearance and one goal game against the Kangaroos. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. 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You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. No doubt the first of many 'controversies' on this list. One of the premier defenders in the league, the athletic Moore continues to be as solid as a rock for Collingwood. As the Blues continue to improve and provide him with greater opportunity, a monster 2023 season could well be on the cards. At his best, Fyfe is still a top 20 player in the game, but there's just so many unanswered questions surrounding the former Dockers skipper that it would be unfair to stick him there purely on legacy and his resume. He also possesses elite acceleration and top speed, allowing him to break lines for the Bulldogs and launch attacking thrusts. Overall, the team that gathers more possessions wins 7 in 10 matches. But I promise you there's not many! project. And at just 23 years of age, we know he's not even close to reaching his potential. He enjoyed a career best goalkicking season with 20 majors and found more uncontested ball than ever before (13 per game). At various points of 2021 and early last season, Smith looked as if he was on a trajectory to becoming a top 20 player in the league. He regathered in mid-air and while under pressure put the ball to the outside of his right foot and somehow squeaked through a goal from the tightest of angles. Furthermore, his clearance ranking plummeted from first in that same time period to seventh, averaging a mere 3.3 per game. Kennedy the clearance king - Sydney Swans Brown Marshall Welker Johnson Fitzgerald Adams Diggs Allen Hopkins Wayne Harrison Rice Kelce Thomas Jones Moore Hill Jefferson McCaffrey Landry Thomas Edelman 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2. Each of the ten teams won the game by 20 points or more. Is Christian Petracca now the best player in the AFL? He has the versatility -- able to play small, tall as well as float in the backline -- and has some of the most exquisite foot skills you'll ever see. It's actually crazy that of Cripps' 159 games, zero have been finals. Thread starter Belnakor; Start date Apr 5, 2010; Tagged users . Connor Rozee was selected to the All Australian team in 2022. The Magpies, who had won nine of their past 12 games after trailing at three-quarter time, had been behind by 16 points at the final change but edged ahead with Steele Sidebottom's set-shot point with less than 30 seconds left. The modern game of football changed drastically in the early 2000s. WATCH: Will Warner be a top three player in 18 months' time? The 400-Club may see others join over the next few years. Watch the best highlights from an eventful round. On average, the team that wins the tackle count wins the game by a few points, but the correlation between the two is very weak. So impressive was Rozee from Round 5 onwards -- averaging 26 disposals, four clearances, four inside 50s, four tackles and just about a goal per game -- that he was awarded an All-Australian blazer. Picture: AFL Photos, Shane Mumford competes with Callum Sinclair in the R6 clash between GWS and Sydney on April 27, 2019. Patrick Cripps shows off his 2022 Brownlow Medal. Mixed night for Daicos as Keays tag comesAs expected, Ben Keays lined up alongside Nick Daicos at the first bounce. Bayley Fritsch kicked a match-high four goals for the Demons and Cameron Zurhaar managed three for the Kangaroos. The greatest players in the history of the Australian Football League. Its clear that kicks, inside 50s, marks inside 50 and contested possessions have a significant bearing on the result, while intercepts and uncontested possessions are also meaningful and even tackles and rebound 50s can be useful metrics when displayed in the right context. That in itself highlights just how exceptional the young Docker was in 2022, providing a much-needed spark in a year where former skipper Nat Fyfe just couldn't get on the park. Although some coaches might have you believe that contested possessions are the most crucial metric, Footballistics revealed that kicks, in fact, have the closest association with success of any recorded statistic. Lions fans knew early on that they'd secured a jet with McCluggage -- who was famously drafted third in 2016 behind Andrew McGrath and Tim Taranto -- but over the last two years he's developed his game further than anyone could have hoped. Sure, 2022 was a down year for the Power but Wines continued to play at a high level, averaging 28 disposals, five clearances, five inside 50s and four tackles per game. Gary Ablett managed 46 possessions aganst Adelaide in 2008 Stephen Malaxo's accumulated 48 possessions against St.Kilda in late 1987. Champion Data class Stewart as a 'general defender' but you feel 'the general' would be a far more appropriate title for him. Last year, he earned All-Australian selection for a season in which he tallied 43 goals, 41 behinds and averaged over 17 disposals and four inside 50s per game -- just outrageous numbers. From lock-down midfielder to one of the game's ultra elite, it's been an incredible rise for Miller over the last two years. 13 obscure AFL records going under the radar this season
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