Cameron played more games. Fritsch averaged more goals in the 4 year span. Yes, I agree. Fritsch doesn't do anything other than kick goals. He kicks goals and that's what I want my forwards to do.
I agree that stats don't tell the full story but with Rayner they absolutely do. If he was a player like Sam Switkowski who applied defensive pressure then I would factor that in. But Rayner applies 0 defensive pressure and he doesn't make up for it anything. Taking 1 flashy mark doesn't make up for all of the flaws in his game.
Offering up the 'settling into his role' excuse is a little rich. He's had 6 years to settle into a role and the only reason why he was moved around is because he wasn't impacting games in any position. Hell, earlier on in the season Brisbane fans were saying that he's the midfield answer. Now they're saying he's a forward.
Why are you looking at the last 5 weeks? Maybe look at the entire season. Fritsch is 9th in the entire league for goals. Elite. One of the best non key position forwards for goals. Fritsch gets the best defender at the dees. Rayner gets the worst and he scores half the number of goals. But let's not compare Rayner to Fritsch that's ridiculous.
Rayner should be criticised for his low disposal numbers. He gets several midfield opportunities per game and enough cba's to get his hands on it.
An ACL, 3 years ago? Come on now.
“The ironic thing is Fritsch has kicked more goals than any other Brisbane player over a 4 year period.”
Again, Charlie has kicked more goals in this time.
That’s remarkably simplistic - do you think all forwards in the AFL are just instructed to “kick goals”? Or do you think that perhaps there is some nuance, and there’s more to it than just “kick goals”…? If not, I suppose the AA team would be easier to select - just pick the top 6 in the Coleman leaderboard.
So stats don’t tell the full story, but they do when it’s convenient to your crusade? Okay.
Rayner has the tools to be a weapon in a few places - but not the tank, and thus consistency. He was certainly the midfield answer when he skittled the Dees at the G, though.
I think the last 5 weeks is reasonably relevant as it provides some recent evidence of how a player is performing. If we want to talk about the season, Rayner is averaging 40 (FORTY) times as many clearances as Fritsch. Far superior!
Averages 5.2 CBA’s in the last 5 weeks. Compared to Neale at 26.8, it’s really not a whole lot?
A little outrageous of me to suggest a 24 year-old who sat out a year with an ACL might not have reached his peak, I know, but I said it and I can’t take it back.