Head High Contact- The Stats...

[johnny_barker_27]

Just wondering if anyone has access to the stats..
e.g. which players have received the most frees for high tackles?

Read or heard somewhere that Toby McLean, James Sicily, Allen Christensen are up there. Assuming Selwood is 1? Shuey...

Does anyone have a source/link to the actual stats for head high??

 

[kane249]

This was from a month ago

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...s/news-story/2b223400a4f314eab6220c73272513eb

HIGH TACKLE FREE KICKS AWARDED THIS SEASON

Player High Tackle Free Kicks
Toby McLean (WB) 14
Allen Christensen (BL) 13
Joel Selwood (Geel) 10
George Hewett (Syd) 9
Anthony Miles (Rich) 8
Jack Ziebell (NM) 6
Luke Shuey (WCE) 6
James Sicily (Haw) 6
Hamish Hartlett (PtA) 6
Sam Mitchell (Haw) 6

Club
Free Kicks (High Tackles)
Western Bulldogs 60 (45)
Melbourne 45 (25)
Sydney Swans 44 (30)
Brisbane Lions 43 (28)
Hawthorn 42 (27)

Player
High Tackle Free Kicks (2012-16)
Joel Selwood (Geel) 157
Allen Christensen (Geel/BL) 97
Luke Shuey (WCE) 92
Anthony Miles (GWS/Rich) 81
Trent Cotchin (Rich) 67
Marc Murphy (Carl) 65
Paul Puopolo (Haw) 65
Andrew Swallow (NM) 62
Toby Greene (GWS) 59
Sam Mitchell (Haw) 57

 

[Quivorir]

"Damn, not one of them ducks is Lindsay Thomas. I thought he was the biggest duck of them all..."

 

[Glacier]

When is the media going to turn the heat on its lovechild Joel Selwood??

Thats right...never

 

[HairyO]

This was from a month ago

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...s/news-story/2b223400a4f314eab6220c73272513eb

HIGH TACKLE FREE KICKS AWARDED THIS SEASON

Player High Tackle Free Kicks
Toby McLean (WB) 14
Allen Christensen (BL) 13
Joel Selwood (Geel) 10
George Hewett (Syd) 9
Anthony Miles (Rich) 8
Jack Ziebell (NM) 6
Luke Shuey (WCE) 6
James Sicily (Haw) 6
Hamish Hartlett (PtA) 6
Sam Mitchell (Haw) 6

Club
Free Kicks (High Tackles)
Western Bulldogs 60 (45)
Melbourne 45 (25)
Sydney Swans 44 (30)
Brisbane Lions 43 (28)
Hawthorn 42 (27)

Player
High Tackle Free Kicks (2012-16)
Joel Selwood (Geel) 157
Allen Christensen (Geel/BL) 97
Luke Shuey (WCE) 92
Anthony Miles (GWS/Rich) 81
Trent Cotchin (Rich) 67
Marc Murphy (Carl) 65
Paul Puopolo (Haw) 65
Andrew Swallow (NM) 62
Toby Greene (GWS) 59
Sam Mitchell (Haw) 57

Since then that Brisbane player got 10 in his first 2 games.

Would be interesting to track these over the next month.

Umpires were ignoring legitimate high hits yesterday so clearly we have another rule of the week brewing...

 

[Falchoon]

When is the media going to turn the heat on its lovechild Joel Selwood??

Thats right...never

He gets the ball a little more often than Christensen

 

[Tyler Hodges]

"Damn, not one of them ducks is Lindsay Thomas. I thought he was the biggest duck of them all..."

Need a duck chance % per disposal stat your boy will win in spades Bloke would have more Razzi's than Adam Sandler if this was hollywood.

 

[Halftimehero]

"Damn, not one of them ducks is Lindsay Thomas. I thought he was the biggest duck of them all..."

He is, its just the umpires are a wake up to the campaigner

 

[Roddy]

When is the media going to turn the heat on its lovechild Joel Selwood??

Thats right...never

Correct. They don't just pay him high frees. They don't just fall over themselves paying him high frees any more, it's gone even beyond that. They seem to actually go looking for it, they wait for it to happen, then they fall all over themselves.

 

[Quivorir]

Need a duck chance % per disposal stat your boy will win in spades Bloke would have more Razzi's than Adam Sandler if this was hollywood.

He is, its just the umpires are a wake up to the campaigner

Just zoomed in on the lead duck..Who'd have thought...

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I think some players leave doubt as to what they are trying to do. Plenty take the contact and get the ball out, rather than wrap up the ball and fall into an arm. I don't mind attempts to evade. When I see a player look at an opponent, put the head down and head towards them I cringe. When I see a player back into contact when he could have gone another way to try to evade or could have got the ball out I cringe.

The free kicks don't tell you exactly what the circumstances were, whether they nearly have their head taken off, whether it was incidental and not dangerous or how much was purely down to tackling technique.

 

[kickazz]

What would be more interesting is who gets it paid against them the most.

 

[Drewie11]

The difference is Lindsay Thomas doesn't duck or drop at the knees

 

[Hoops]

When is the media going to turn the heat on its lovechild Joel Selwood??

Thats right...never

Because they understand football, in that unlike Puopolo and Sicily who tend to fall into an arm. Selwood breaks tackles and plays on. In other words he is playing football, big difference.

 

[Tyler Hodges]

Just zoomed in on the lead duck..Who'd have thought...

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[Lithium]

Correct. They don't just pay him high frees. They don't just fall over themselves paying him high frees any more, it's gone even beyond that. They seem to actually go looking for it, they wait for it to happen, then they fall all over themselves.

That's not true. Just because he plays for a side we hate doesn't mean there is some sort of conspiracy to help them win.

 

[Ricky Vaughn]

Correct. They don't just pay him high frees. They don't just fall over themselves paying him high frees any more, it's gone even beyond that. They seem to actually go looking for it, they wait for it to happen, then they fall all over themselves.

So your point in relation to Joel Selwood is, the umpires look at the contest, wait for high contact to occur, and if it does they pay a free kick?

Those slimy campaigners.

 

[SSSSSS]

What would be more interesting is who gets it paid against them the most.

Not sure about now but I reckon in 08 it had to be Buddy. He had about 3 going against him per game or atleast it seemed like it.

 

[Freo Dr]

Stats posted above seem to fit - Puopolo for example falling down the recent rankings but one of the worst in the last few years. Umpires maybe adjusting for him whereas Sicily is new to them and still getting the frees.

Cannot wait for the umpires to stop calling a free if it is clear the player has dropped his knees deliberately to draw the free. It is a blight on the game and will stop as soon as umpires fix the call and players start getting pinged for HTB (having had prior) instead of rewarded with a free kick and particularly a shot on goal.

 

[Topkent]

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Puopolo and Sicily mean you can't bag out other teams players

 

[Glacier]

Selwood breaks tackles and plays on

Bullshit
Free kick stats say otherwise

 

[Glacier]

So your point in relation to Joel Selwood is, the umpires look at the contest, wait for high contact to occur, and if it does they pay a free kick?

Which proves my point

 

[Tyler Hodges]

Puopolo and Sicily mean you can't bag out other teams players

Lighten up
Sooky bub

 

[Sttew]

Bullshit
Free kick stats say otherwise

How do statistics tell you whether a player stops to take his free or whether he doesn't break stride as he plays on?

 

[Hoops]

Bullshit
Free kick stats say otherwise

The advantage rule - look it up.