Isn’t that the same thing as a participation award?Excellent work you deserve a Commonwealth Gold Medal for your brilliant effort.
Townsend has struggled recently so Moore is waiting in the background.
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Isn’t that the same thing as a participation award?Excellent work you deserve a Commonwealth Gold Medal for your brilliant effort.
Townsend has struggled recently so Moore is waiting in the background.
A pressure act by definition is something that affect’s your opponent’s decision making (physical or implied). A pressure act can include tackling, laying a hand on an opponent while he has the ball, corralling/chasing, making an opponent hurry their kick, standing on the mark, etc.Like what other posters has said. Would be interesting to have a list of what a pressure act actually constitutes.
Thanks NimFromSudan
Any stat not used correctly is a nonsense stat...eg number of possessions/disposals.A pressure act by definition is something that affect’s your opponent’s decision making (physical or implied). A pressure act can include tackling, laying a hand on an opponent while he has the ball, corralling/chasing, making an opponent hurry their kick, standing on the mark, etc.
It’s a junk and misunderstood stat. Too many grey areas and players are often awarded for pressure acts when they shouldn’t be and not awarded for pressure acts when they should be. The recording of pressure acts is also inconsistent and inaccurate.
Standing next to an opponent at a stoppage while he receives the ball and disposes it is technically a pressure act. That’s why taggers often have pressure numbers through the roof. Basically a physical presence at a stoppage is also a pressure act, especially if your opponent hurries the ball onto their boot.
In my opinion it’s a nonsense buzz stat and coaches should be advised against using it. The only way to determine how much pressure a player applies is to make observations yourself.
Never said they weren’t, but at least traditional statistics are more clear-cut and are accurately and consistently recorded. A “pressure act” can literally be your physical presence on the field causing perceived pressure on your direct opponent. And with a stat like kicks, you can break it down (effectiveness, contested/uncontested, distance gained, r50, i50, etc.) and it’s a lot easier to analyse and form an idea based solely on the numbers. “Pressure acts” need to be seen to be interpreted properly IMO.Any stat not used correctly is a nonsense stat...eg number of possessions/disposals.
Are you saying Mitchell ISN'T the greatest of all time?Any stat not used correctly is a nonsense stat...eg number of possessions/disposals.
Damn my secret is no longer a secret!Are you saying Mitchell ISN'T the greatest of all time?
Because you sound like a salty Richmond supporter if you are!
All of your truths will be laid bare on the internet.Damn my secret is no longer a secret!
The only stat that matters!All of your truths will be laid bare on the internet.
Your want a real stat to stand by?
In 2017, Richmond won the Grand Final. BAM!
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Pressure acts are fairly simple - anything you do to apply pressure on a player is 1 pressure act, although I don't know where you draw the line. Yelling at someone while they're taking a set shot applies pressure but I'm not sure they count that.
Pressure acts are a pretty important stat to the way Richmond play but the only place I can find them is deep in the AFL app. I've built this spreadsheet so that we can compare players and track them across the season.
Here's a screen-cap of this weeks leader-board.
Cotch and Graham are standouts while Caddy, Butler and Lambert chase behind. You can see players that make their way forward have the best numbers, as do the inside mids. Martin is the exception as this looks like a weak area for him.
Interesting for me was to see Townsend's numbers so low. Makes me think he has less leeway than we all assume when he's not kicking goals
Interesting vid about Champion Data behind the scenes:
So us viewers can pick up a few stats when we yell at the footy on TV?Pressure acts are fairly simple - anything you do to apply pressure on a player is 1 pressure act, although I don't know where you draw the line. Yelling at someone while they're taking a set shot applies pressure but I'm not sure they count that.
Just a suggestion, NimFromSudan. Take it or leave it.
I reckon these pressure points, ill-defined as they are, might be most useful for comparing how a given player is tracking from game to game, rather than comparing players.
I'll give you an example. I don't believe for a minute that Rance creates less pressure than 24 other players. I might believe that Rance created more pressure against Adelaide (when he had plenty to do) than he did against The Cheats in Round 1, when they struggled to get the ball past halfway. The comparison to other players just doesn't stand up, IMO, while the comparison across games might make some sense.
So, if you are planning to put in time and effort to collect these stats for the Board (which is pretty bloody generous, I have to say), I reckon you can save yourself a little time on the team rankings.
As for key defenders like Rance's low numbers, that's because the stat measures pressure on opponants while they have the ball. Defenders though are most often competing with other players in the air and once their forward-line opponent has the ball, there's little they can do. It's the same reason defenders get significantly less tackles than forwards.
Yeah, that's one of the many reasons I don't entirely buy pressure points as meaningful. When the ball carrier looks up and sees Rance on his own, coiled like a spring, the pressure would be immense. It doesn't matter that his 60 metres away.
Anyway, pressure points are what they are and I appreciate you taking the time to compile them. It is bloody generous. I hope you're getting something out of it.