He scored 178 last year v North before throwing in that 41 on the weekend 
His CBA's & hitout numbers are very similar to previous years, the 2 big drop areas are his Hitout to Advantage numbers & his Disposal Efficiency.
HTO's down from 33.3 to 22.7 (HTO worth 5 points) so almost 11 down from last year which is close to 55 less points. To me there seems to be a connection issue with his midfield for there to be such a drop off or opposing teams have worked out his preferred hitting areas & targets. O'Meara replacing Mundy in the midfield mix from last year, Serong & Brayshaw still the main 2 guys :-
Here are last year's numbers as a comparison :-
Interesting that Brodie's numbers well down on the weekend compared to week 1 & all of last year.
Darcy's disposal efficiency has dropped from 67% from last year to 58% which is hurting his scoring also.
So from the limited data over 2 rounds it looks like it is a form issue (which is strange considering he looked so good in the 2 preseason games v Ade & Port) & Freo have some issues with how their midfield is functioning/ not working well.
Question now is do we we back Darcy/Freo to turn it around or jump off now before he drops in price? BE of 182/ a projected score of 87 sees him drop 43K.
Big opportunity this week v WCE with Williams likely leading the ruck again (Simmo mentioned today that NN is unlikely).
My issue is Cameron looked excellent v Port (yes I know Lycett is very average) & is projected to rise 40K/ has DP which will be very handy later on (potential pair with Gawn later in the season)
Cameron had 68% CBAs on the weekend :-
So he is still the clear main ruck at the pies which was a concern before the start of the year (I was worried 50/50 split with Cox) but it seems the same as last year except for round 19 (not sure why for that round) :-
Here are Cameron's scores from round 7 to 16 when Grundy went down & he became the main ruck :-
He did start to look tired towards the end of the season as first time being the main man at AFL level so no surprise (maybe that's why the pies when more with Cox in round 19) but we can see when he is the main man he scores very well.
The other factor for me is I am looking to free some cash up with so many good targets this week.Very important week before the first price changes, there is every chance Darcy scores well this week v WCE but I think Cameron will also score well also this week (108 v Richmond/Nank last year) at 100K cheaper than Darcy.
Some risk involved for sure but the above is my thought process, why I am still leaning towards making that trade.
His CBA's & hitout numbers are very similar to previous years, the 2 big drop areas are his Hitout to Advantage numbers & his Disposal Efficiency.
HTO's down from 33.3 to 22.7 (HTO worth 5 points) so almost 11 down from last year which is close to 55 less points. To me there seems to be a connection issue with his midfield for there to be such a drop off or opposing teams have worked out his preferred hitting areas & targets. O'Meara replacing Mundy in the midfield mix from last year, Serong & Brayshaw still the main 2 guys :-
Here are last year's numbers as a comparison :-
Interesting that Brodie's numbers well down on the weekend compared to week 1 & all of last year.
Darcy's disposal efficiency has dropped from 67% from last year to 58% which is hurting his scoring also.
So from the limited data over 2 rounds it looks like it is a form issue (which is strange considering he looked so good in the 2 preseason games v Ade & Port) & Freo have some issues with how their midfield is functioning/ not working well.
Question now is do we we back Darcy/Freo to turn it around or jump off now before he drops in price? BE of 182/ a projected score of 87 sees him drop 43K.
Big opportunity this week v WCE with Williams likely leading the ruck again (Simmo mentioned today that NN is unlikely).
My issue is Cameron looked excellent v Port (yes I know Lycett is very average) & is projected to rise 40K/ has DP which will be very handy later on (potential pair with Gawn later in the season)
Cameron had 68% CBAs on the weekend :-
So he is still the clear main ruck at the pies which was a concern before the start of the year (I was worried 50/50 split with Cox) but it seems the same as last year except for round 19 (not sure why for that round) :-
Here are Cameron's scores from round 7 to 16 when Grundy went down & he became the main ruck :-
He did start to look tired towards the end of the season as first time being the main man at AFL level so no surprise (maybe that's why the pies when more with Cox in round 19) but we can see when he is the main man he scores very well.
The other factor for me is I am looking to free some cash up with so many good targets this week.Very important week before the first price changes, there is every chance Darcy scores well this week v WCE but I think Cameron will also score well also this week (108 v Richmond/Nank last year) at 100K cheaper than Darcy.
Some risk involved for sure but the above is my thought process, why I am still leaning towards making that trade.
