RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
Lloyd on Footy Classified made the point last night that midfielders who kick multiple goals are becoming the stars of the comp, no longer the big KPFs.
He talked about Luke Parker kicking 5 for Sydney against GWS being the star and the difference, playing midfield and pushing forward and talked about Dusty starting the trend, Dangerfield and now Petracca, who he thinks is the best player in the comp.
If Dan plays midfield and pushes forward he has a better kick and longer kick than the above and he can do the Steph Curry type play and goal from 45-55m out. Let's hope he keeps going at around 2 goals a game and finishes the year in the 30-40 range.
It won't be easy, but his elite kicking gives him a big chance. Rest him in the forward line for part of the game when the other mids are playing well.
And the umps love goal kicking mids more than mids who only kick a few the last 5 years or so. I will ignore 2020 because it was a shortened season.
Martin in 2017 kicked 37 goals/25 games when he won the brownlow and followed it up with 31/23 and 31/23.
In 2016 he kicked 9/22 got 25 brownlow votes, next year he got 36. Then went down to 19 and 23 after setting such a high bar in 2017. Total disposal give a good indication the mix of mid and forward time, 2016 - 684, 2017 - 744, 2018 - 583, 2019 - 600.
Dangerfield in his brownlow year 2016 kicked 24 goals from 24 games with 35 votes, next year it was 45/24 + 33 votes and 2019 it was 27/24 + 27 votes. Disposals 2016 - 762, 2017 - 718, 2019- 650
Petracca in 2021 was 29/25, 23 votes, 730 disposals. In 2017 he played mainly forward 26/22, 2 votes, 414 disposals.
Bontempelli in 2021 31/26, 33 votes, 695 disposals. 2016 26/26, 20 votes and 633 disposals.
Let's look at Port's main midfielders of the last decade who spent time pushing or playing forward.
Wines in 2021 10/24, 36 votes, 777 disposals. Best year for goals 2017, 15/23, 18 brownlow votes and 628 disposals. 2017 was Ollie's 2nd best year for brownlow votes and disposals.
Boak in 2013 first year as captain 20/23, 13 votes, 581 disposals. 2014 19/24, 21 votes, 644 disposals. matched 2014 in 2017+18 playing the BS high half forward years 2017 - 19/22, 10 votes, 495 disposals 2018 19/22, 2 votes and 481 disposals.
Ebert kicked 17 twice. 2012 17/22, 9 votes, 504 disposals. 2016 17/21, 2 votes 386 disposals.
Gray's 4 dominate years made 2014 42/25, 14 votes 622 disposals, 2015 25/21, 13 votes 552 disposals, 2016 25/19, 19 votes 499 disposals, 2017, 47/23, 12 votes 436 disposals. He made all Oz side in 2014,15 and 17. In 2018 he made All Oz but spent more time up forward 36/21, 8 votes and 439 disposals.
Houston with 2 goals, 36 disposals and probably 3 brownlow votes has started 2022 well to catch all of the above. I doubt Dan will get hard tagged too often, so if he keeps winning the ball, especially close to 50m out from goal, he should be having shots on goal, unless hitting targets.
He talked about Luke Parker kicking 5 for Sydney against GWS being the star and the difference, playing midfield and pushing forward and talked about Dusty starting the trend, Dangerfield and now Petracca, who he thinks is the best player in the comp.
If Dan plays midfield and pushes forward he has a better kick and longer kick than the above and he can do the Steph Curry type play and goal from 45-55m out. Let's hope he keeps going at around 2 goals a game and finishes the year in the 30-40 range.
It won't be easy, but his elite kicking gives him a big chance. Rest him in the forward line for part of the game when the other mids are playing well.
And the umps love goal kicking mids more than mids who only kick a few the last 5 years or so. I will ignore 2020 because it was a shortened season.
Martin in 2017 kicked 37 goals/25 games when he won the brownlow and followed it up with 31/23 and 31/23.
In 2016 he kicked 9/22 got 25 brownlow votes, next year he got 36. Then went down to 19 and 23 after setting such a high bar in 2017. Total disposal give a good indication the mix of mid and forward time, 2016 - 684, 2017 - 744, 2018 - 583, 2019 - 600.
Dangerfield in his brownlow year 2016 kicked 24 goals from 24 games with 35 votes, next year it was 45/24 + 33 votes and 2019 it was 27/24 + 27 votes. Disposals 2016 - 762, 2017 - 718, 2019- 650
Petracca in 2021 was 29/25, 23 votes, 730 disposals. In 2017 he played mainly forward 26/22, 2 votes, 414 disposals.
Bontempelli in 2021 31/26, 33 votes, 695 disposals. 2016 26/26, 20 votes and 633 disposals.
Let's look at Port's main midfielders of the last decade who spent time pushing or playing forward.
Wines in 2021 10/24, 36 votes, 777 disposals. Best year for goals 2017, 15/23, 18 brownlow votes and 628 disposals. 2017 was Ollie's 2nd best year for brownlow votes and disposals.
Boak in 2013 first year as captain 20/23, 13 votes, 581 disposals. 2014 19/24, 21 votes, 644 disposals. matched 2014 in 2017+18 playing the BS high half forward years 2017 - 19/22, 10 votes, 495 disposals 2018 19/22, 2 votes and 481 disposals.
Ebert kicked 17 twice. 2012 17/22, 9 votes, 504 disposals. 2016 17/21, 2 votes 386 disposals.
Gray's 4 dominate years made 2014 42/25, 14 votes 622 disposals, 2015 25/21, 13 votes 552 disposals, 2016 25/19, 19 votes 499 disposals, 2017, 47/23, 12 votes 436 disposals. He made all Oz side in 2014,15 and 17. In 2018 he made All Oz but spent more time up forward 36/21, 8 votes and 439 disposals.
Houston with 2 goals, 36 disposals and probably 3 brownlow votes has started 2022 well to catch all of the above. I doubt Dan will get hard tagged too often, so if he keeps winning the ball, especially close to 50m out from goal, he should be having shots on goal, unless hitting targets.
