I am considering Ryan this week too (already have Sicily) so certainly don't want to be in the anti-Ryan club. I am tempted by his ceiling but always a bit scary bringing in a high-variance player who is already going well above their previous best. I think the kick-outs boost him enough to cancel out that worry but still a nagging concern.
Read some pretty interesting stats comparing Ryan and Sicily before, the kickins have definitely swayed me to Ryan.
Sicily has posted six SuperCoach tons this year and Ryan four.
But making up for this deficit is the Docker defender’s three scores of 130 or more — Sicily’s highest score for the year is 127.
Highlighting their consistency, Ryan (78) and Sicily (75) have recorded only one score of less than 80.
Sicily has taken 29 intercept marks in 2019, Ryan has 28.
For total intercept possessions, Ryan, who averages more than any other player in the game, has tallied 103.
Coming in at No. 6 in the competition, Sicily has won possession from an opposition disposal 95 times.
And the similarities don’t end at how they are winning the ball with Ryan and Sicily equally as effective by foot.
Both average 23 disposals per game and rank inside the AFL’s top 10 for effective kicks with Sicily’s 156 just ahead of Ryan’s 150.
While Sicily averages three more rebound 50s, given he pushes further up the ground, Ryan has made 16 less clangers.
But there’s one statistic which should help SuperCoaches make their decision.
While Sicily does play-on when he gets the chance, at Hawthorn, Blake Hardwick is the No. 1 kick-in man this season.
On the other hand, Ryan has taken the fourth-most kick-ins of any player in the competition, let alone at Fremantle, and only Jake Lloyd, Shannon Hurn, Tom Stewart and Caleb Daniel have played on more.
His 71 for the season is 38 more than Sicily’s 2019 tally.