After news of Blakely's knee I am struggling to choose between Sicily and Ryan, both r12 bye so it will depend on whether or not I have the extra 100k for Sicily, Ryan already takes about half of Freos kick ins and I have read that Ryan is the one guy who springs to mind as a top kick out player who wanted to play on from the kick outs but often didn't, the new rules + his precise kicking and natural progression (only played like 37 games and goes 90 in his second afl season, low possies as mentioned, massive room for improvement imo) mean I see no downside at all unless his role changes, a good bet to start in my team.
RE: …...….I see no downside at all...…….
One minor downside (for league games) could be his inconsistent scoring, it has been very high to low. Low gamers tend to be inconsistent and he only played 31 games, but that should sort itself out with more games played. Another possibility of inconsistent scoring is that he might of been getting attention from opposition players, as precise kickers do, I don't know?
L Ryan- 2018 Averages:
Optus Stadium: 96.42 from 12 (6/12 below 100, 3/12 120+)
Interstate: 81 from 8 (7/8 below 100, 1/8 120+)
Optus Stadium Wins: 109 from 7 (2/7 below 100, 2/7 120+)
Optus Stadium Losses: 78.8 from 5 (4/5 below 100, 1/5 120+)
Wins: 106.38 from 8 (3/8 below 100, 2/8 120+)
Losses: 79.5 from 12 (10/12 below 100, 2/12 120+)
Pre Bye: 97.69 from 13 (7/13 below 100, 3/13 120+)
Post Bye: 76.43 from 7 (6/7 below 100, 1/7 120+)
Disposals: 18.1
SC Avg when disposals equal/exceed 19: 117.5 from 8 (low of 92 and a high of 140, 1/8 below 100, 4/8 120+)
SC Avg when disposals below 19: 72.08 from 12 (low of 47 and a high of 93)
Kicks: 13
SC Avg when kicks equal/exceed 13: 110 from 11 (low of 85 and a high of 140, 4/11 below 100, 4/11 120+)
SC Avg when kicks below 13: 66.11 from 9 (low of 47 and a high of 88)
Marks: 6.55
SC Avg when marks equal/exceed 7: 110.22 from 9 (low of 73 and a high of 140, 3/9 below 100, 4/9 120+)
SC Avg when marks below 7: 73.91 from 11 (low of 47 and a high of 114, 10/11 below 100)