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14: Priddis - Chas yr - 113, next - 113
13: Ablett - Chas yr - 129, next - 137
12: Cotchin - Chas yr - 116, next - 106
12: Mitchell - Chas yr - 111, next - 104
11: Swan - Chas yr - 122, next - 126
10: Judd - Chas yr - 119, next - 115
09: Ablett - Chas yr - 140, next - 130
08: Cooney - Chas yr - 107, next - 91
07: Bartel - Chas yr - 126, next - 116
06: Goodes - Chas yr - 120, next - 105
05: Cousins - Chas yr - 124, next - 107
14: Priddis - Chas yr - 113, next - 113
13: Ablett - Chas yr - 129, next - 137
12: Cotchin - Chas yr - 116, next - 106
12: Mitchell - Chas yr - 111, next - 104
11: Swan - Chas yr - 122, next - 126
10: Judd - Chas yr - 119, next - 115
09: Ablett - Chas yr - 140, next - 130
08: Cooney - Chas yr - 107, next - 91
07: Bartel - Chas yr - 126, next - 116
06: Goodes - Chas yr - 120, next - 105
05: Cousins - Chas yr - 124, next - 107
I have been doing some research on Andrew Brayshaw (615K) - really like him as a player, works hard both ways all game. Tag issues have been a concern but last year he improved in his ability to deal with it. Scores ranged from a monster 189 v saints to a low of 77. 13 x 100+ scores & 6 scores in the 90s so only 3 sub 90 scores out of 22.
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year
(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.
Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year
(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
Averaged 112 in AF (also 112 in SC), so was pretty ineffective/uncontested. Hard to see him getting any more ball than he already gets, so would need to pick up the effectiveness. As you said, tags are an issue (probably for the AF/SC ratio too)
Mundy out, JOM is pretty like for like in the midfield minutes replacement.
I'll probably consider him more for AF/RDT where 112 already has him as a top 2 MID.
Can he go 120+ SC this year? Personally I say no, but 115 would probably be fine. The tags were frustrating last year!
Mundy out, JOM is pretty like for like in the midfield minutes replacement.
I'll probably consider him more for AF/RDT where 112 already has him as a top 2 MID.
Can he go 120+ SC this year? Personally I say no, but 115 would probably be fine. The tags were frustrating last year!
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I have been doing some research on Andrew Brayshaw (615K) - really like him as a player, works hard both ways all game. Tag issues have been a concern but last year he improved in his ability to deal with it. Scores ranged from a monster 189 v saints to a low of 77. 13 x 100+ scores & 6 scores in the 90s so only 3 sub 90 scores out of 22.
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.
Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year
(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
You pointed out that he is learning to deal with the tags.
A bonus is his durability, with only two games missed that weren't the broken jaw year. One for suspension and the other a one week calf.
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I have been doing some research on Andrew Brayshaw (615K) - really like him as a player, works hard both ways all game. Tag issues have been a concern but last year he improved in his ability to deal with it. Scores ranged from a monster 189 v saints to a low of 77. 13 x 100+ scores & 6 scores in the 90s so only 3 sub 90 scores out of 22.
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.
Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year
(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
Where can his improvement come from? A litany of ways as he's only played 100 games.
I have been doing some research on Andrew Brayshaw (615K) - really like him as a player, works hard both ways all game. Tag issues have been a concern but last year he improved in his ability to deal with it. Scores ranged from a monster 189 v saints to a low of 77. 13 x 100+ scores & 6 scores in the 90s so only 3 sub 90 scores out of 22.
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.
Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year
(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
I recall someone posting that opposition coaches had released a couple of them, and I think some people (naturally) just read the SC scores and concluded that he’d broken them.
I have been doing some research on Andrew Brayshaw (615K) - really like him as a player, works hard both ways all game. Tag issues have been a concern but last year he improved in his ability to deal with it. Scores ranged from a monster 189 v saints to a low of 77. 13 x 100+ scores & 6 scores in the 90s so only 3 sub 90 scores out of 22.
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.
Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
23 years old, about to enter his prime & playing for a team on the rise that has 2 very good rucks feeding it's midfield in Darcy & Jackson.
Freo have a very nice start to the season, can see them winning their first 4 games to set their season up:-
Round 1 v Saints - scored 189 v them last year
(Windhager played that game but obviously didn't tag him) 112 & 122 the previous 2.Round 2 v North - scored 134 v them last year, 112 & 86 previous 2.
Round 3 v WCE - scored 96 v them (Redden run with role/ now retired), 121 & 102 previous 2.
Round 4 v Adelaide - scored 127 v them last year, 117 & 144 previous 2.
Last 13 scores at his home ground Optus Stadium :- 94, 134,104, 95, 96, 189, 93,190, 97, 92, 120, 121 & 112. Average of 118
Thoughts?
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The funny thing with Cripps is, he has twice averaged more than the 111 he went at last year - 117 and 119.
As a Carlton supporter I thought he was Brownlow standard in the first half of the year, then fell away a bit, except for the round 23 schemozzle. Apparently training really well and we should win more games.
Unlike some Chas winners, he doesn't have to maintain a ridiculously high average in the 130's to be a good pick. On the fence a bit here as to whether I pick him.
As a Carlton supporter I thought he was Brownlow standard in the first half of the year, then fell away a bit, except for the round 23 schemozzle. Apparently training really well and we should win more games.
Unlike some Chas winners, he doesn't have to maintain a ridiculously high average in the 130's to be a good pick. On the fence a bit here as to whether I pick him.
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Was initially keen on Parish and/or Merrett as decent POD options but the more I read and listen to about the change in style think we will have less of the handball happy team which helped Parish and Merrett get the disposals up.
As mentioned above by @Eagling think it really helps someone like a Redman, Ridley or even McGrath potentially.
As mentioned above by @Eagling think it really helps someone like a Redman, Ridley or even McGrath potentially.
