Very true if your working at 85 percent in the last qtr and the others are at 70 percent that speed testing can go to sleep if there is probably no more than 3-4 percent in speed difference between most players.
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AFLW 2024 - Round 2 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
2024 Rolling ALL-Australian Team
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Hey Walshy - we haven't seen your rolling team for a while.15.3 vs 13.6 and 8.1 vs 7.4 are fractional differences but 8m more per game is worth noting? Lmao
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I was referring to Serong's size. Daicos isn't a mid to me. I don't want a guy that's afraid to win a hardball. I'd prefer him on the half back line.
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I think all these stats are close enough to be marginal. Both slightly "winning or losing" in different advantages of their games. In the end at this point in the year they are both in the best few mids for the year and will likely go top 5 in pretty much every award15.3 vs 13.6 and 8.1 vs 7.4 are fractional differences but 8m more per game is worth noting? Lmao
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Daicos is a mid, he mightn’t win a hard ball but he does a loose ball and he gets plenty of it
If the Pies had an elite midfield without him he would be elite at half back, but he is necessary there and has been great most weeks
Welcome to the entire point. Like I’ve said the entire time, there is very little difference in most of their stats and most here agree they should both make the team, but Neale is a better ball user with better breakaway speed, and in my opinion he has been the better player this season.15.3 vs 13.6 and 8.1 vs 7.4 are fractional differences but 8m more per game is worth noting? Lmao
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Yeah absolutely, every player has their weaknesses. Like I’ve said the whole time I think both Neale and Cripps should be in the team, but if I had to take only one of them, I’d be inclined to go for Neale.
Prime GAJ was arguably the closest to a complete player without a weakness that I’ve seen.
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Yes, but GAJ's weakness at GC is he was a star, but stars help their teammates shine and he rarely did that because he took on too much responsibility and that was his knock. In fact there were times where GC performed better without him.
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errr, you realise a hard ball get isn't a contested possession...
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Any ball in dispute is a contested possession.
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CONTESTED POSSESSION
A possession which has been won when the ball is in dispute. Includes looseball-gets, hardball-gets, contested marks, gathers from a hit-out and frees for.
Any ball in dispute is a contested possession.
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CONTESTED POSSESSION
A possession which has been won when the ball is in dispute. Includes looseball-gets, hardball-gets, contested marks, gathers from a hit-out and frees for.
Daicos is the loose ball king of the AFL.
It’s where he gets the majority of his contested possessions.
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Oh I'm not interested in that side of things. I'm just pointing out that a hard ball get is indeed a contested possession
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exactly..so you can have plenty of contested possessions and not have 1 hardball get. How many squibs from Daicos do you need to realise that he shirks most hardball gets. Back flanker for mine.Any ball in dispute is a contested possession.
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I feel like there arent really that many "contested" possessions at all when you are playing Richmond or West Coast.
Just lol. Makevery excuse in the book you want, but Daicos does plenty of hard work.
Purple7x08_24
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There's not a lot of difference between Serong and Daicos, both have issues to work to get better but they're near identical (based on stats)
Purple7x08_24
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Daicos and Serong are pretty damn similar in 2024
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Serong is proving that size has nothing to do with it. He's season and stats show that...
Purple7x08_24
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Having that hard big bodied midfielder as being essential has long gone. The game isn't the same as it was in the 90s.
I think the taller midfielder who can take contested marks would be very well regarded.
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Lachie Neale has proven this
Purple7x08_24
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Serong is a better player defensively and these stats show that he's a more contested player than Daicos
Purple7x08_24
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First you say that spud in 31 that plays for you is a star, where really he is an embarrassment to a great number.
Now you say Daicos isn't a mid, even though he is one of the better centre clearance players in the comp.
Danny, you need to stay away from Clarry and Smith's associates.
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Milanista28 we have a danster off!
