2021 Round 17: Teams & In Game Discussion

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I am sure you know the answer then , what has been the cause of his dramatic drop off in scores since Round 6 then ?
I am speaking broadly - rather than specific to Gawn vs Darcy - but in this case I don’t think it is a dramatic drop off.

It’s easy to cherry pick stats to suit a narrative. Whenever someone posts an “average of X in his last N starts”, I always think they should be forced to quote the average in the last N+1 rounds as well. You say, Gawn has been poor since round 6, well that’s convenient - he had 147 in round 6.

Sure, he had a shocker against North. But that’s also the only time he’s dropped below the ton this season (8 in a row to today)
He’s averaged 115 since round 5
He’s averaged 117 since round 7

No one’s running for the door on those numbers. The average of 141 for the first 6 rounds was unsustainable. 123 for the season is within a standard deviation of where most expected him I’d say (spoken as someone who didn’t start him).

Jackson is a great up and comer, and will eat into some of the margins (took 40% CBA last out). But Gawn’s class and contested marking will keep him at the upper echelons of the comp in SC terms.
 
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Another poor decision on the rookie front. Eddie Ford debutant last week as sub with no game time. Then he is dropped the next week with 1 game to his name. Not even named amongst the 26 this week.
 
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