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I think we all know that Adelaide lacks big bodied midfielders to dominate clearance work. Jordan Dawson
has been thrown into the role given his size, great use of the ball and aggressive focus on the ball and body of opposition players. However, having him at the coalface seems to have impacted on his disposal efficiency and potentially his influence on the game. I've just been looking through some data from a website that Bicks linked to (thanks Bicks), and Dawson's midfield performance doesn't really stack up particularly well either. The table below is sorted by centre clearances/centre bounce attendance for players who have attended at least 20 centre bounces this year. This shows that Dawson ranks 7th with a 7.9% rate of winning a clearance/CBA. Josh Rachele's rate is 20% higher at 9.5%, Jake Soligo's is 46% higher at 11.5% and Matt Crouch
's rate is close to double Jordan Dawson
's rate at 15.4%. Rory Laird
and Izak Rankine
are also over 50% better at winning clearances from centre. I'm not sure we can draw too much from Max Michalanney's stats given the small sample size.
Anyway, given this, is Jordan Dawson
wasted in the midfield? Would we get better value from him running in from the edge of the square from a wing or half back? Is he better in space using his run and carry? There is no doubt that he is aggressive and strong at the ball, but that can be used all over the ground, not just at centre bounces. Are we robbing Peter to pay Paul and reducing the overall value we could be getting from our captain?
PLAYERCARDSTART
12
Jordan Dawson
- Age
- 27
- Ht
- 191cm
- Wt
- 91kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 17.0
- 4star
- K
- 11.4
- 4star
- HB
- 5.7
- 4star
- M
- 4.8
- 5star
- T
- 2.8
- 4star
- CL
- 0.6
- 3star
- D
- 15.7
- 4star
- K
- 10.9
- 4star
- HB
- 4.9
- 3star
- M
- 2.9
- 3star
- T
- 2.0
- 3star
- CL
- 0.4
- 3star
- D
- 11.8
- 3star
- K
- 7.8
- 3star
- HB
- 4.0
- 3star
- M
- 5.0
- 5star
- T
- 3.0
- 5star
- CL
- 0.6
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
PLAYERCARDSTART
5
Matt Crouch
- Age
- 29
- Ht
- 183cm
- Wt
- 85kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 28.4
- 5star
- K
- 12.0
- 4star
- HB
- 16.4
- 5star
- M
- 3.3
- 3star
- T
- 3.9
- 5star
- CL
- 4.8
- 5star
- D
- 24.9
- 5star
- K
- 9.7
- 4star
- HB
- 15.1
- 5star
- M
- 2.4
- 3star
- T
- 2.4
- 3star
- CL
- 4.4
- 5star
- D
- 21.2
- 5star
- K
- 10.4
- 4star
- HB
- 10.8
- 5star
- M
- 4.4
- 4star
- T
- 3.4
- 5star
- CL
- 2.0
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
PLAYERCARDSTART
12
Jordan Dawson
- Age
- 27
- Ht
- 191cm
- Wt
- 91kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 17.0
- 4star
- K
- 11.4
- 4star
- HB
- 5.7
- 4star
- M
- 4.8
- 5star
- T
- 2.8
- 4star
- CL
- 0.6
- 3star
- D
- 15.7
- 4star
- K
- 10.9
- 4star
- HB
- 4.9
- 3star
- M
- 2.9
- 3star
- T
- 2.0
- 3star
- CL
- 0.4
- 3star
- D
- 11.8
- 3star
- K
- 7.8
- 3star
- HB
- 4.0
- 3star
- M
- 5.0
- 5star
- T
- 3.0
- 5star
- CL
- 0.6
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
PLAYERCARDSTART
29
Rory Laird
- Age
- 30
- Ht
- 177cm
- Wt
- 85kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 25.4
- 5star
- K
- 12.9
- 5star
- HB
- 12.5
- 5star
- M
- 5.4
- 5star
- T
- 2.3
- 4star
- CL
- 1.0
- 3star
- D
- 19.6
- 5star
- K
- 10.9
- 4star
- HB
- 8.7
- 4star
- M
- 3.4
- 3star
- T
- 2.4
- 3star
- CL
- 1.1
- 3star
- D
- 14.6
- 4star
- K
- 7.4
- 3star
- HB
- 7.2
- 5star
- M
- 3.2
- 4star
- T
- 4.0
- 5star
- CL
- 0.4
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
PLAYERCARDSTART
23
Izak Rankine
- Age
- 24
- Ht
- 181cm
- Wt
- 82kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 13.0
- 3star
- K
- 9.0
- 3star
- HB
- 4.0
- 3star
- M
- 2.7
- 3star
- T
- 2.7
- 4star
- G
- 2.0
- 5star
- D
- 13.0
- 3star
- K
- 9.0
- 4star
- HB
- 4.0
- 3star
- M
- 2.7
- 3star
- T
- 2.7
- 4star
- G
- 2.0
- 5star
- D
- 13.0
- 4star
- K
- 9.0
- 4star
- HB
- 4.0
- 3star
- M
- 2.7
- 3star
- T
- 2.7
- 5star
- G
- 2.0
- 5star
PLAYERCARDEND
Anyway, given this, is Jordan Dawson
PLAYERCARDSTART
12
Jordan Dawson
- Age
- 27
- Ht
- 191cm
- Wt
- 91kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 17.0
- 4star
- K
- 11.4
- 4star
- HB
- 5.7
- 4star
- M
- 4.8
- 5star
- T
- 2.8
- 4star
- CL
- 0.6
- 3star
- D
- 15.7
- 4star
- K
- 10.9
- 4star
- HB
- 4.9
- 3star
- M
- 2.9
- 3star
- T
- 2.0
- 3star
- CL
- 0.4
- 3star
- D
- 11.8
- 3star
- K
- 7.8
- 3star
- HB
- 4.0
- 3star
- M
- 5.0
- 5star
- T
- 3.0
- 5star
- CL
- 0.6
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND