Position Defender Discussion

[Herbie66]

Connor Blakely @ $411,500

What are peoples thoughts?

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Interesting

Does he play wing with Hill & Langdon leaving ?

Not sure if that helps or hinders his scoring though ?

 

[Santoz]

Hi @Connoisseur,

I and many others no doubt appreciate your contribution to threads across the site with the data you're able to provide. If you find the time, could you please look at Brodie Smith for me and possibly include information on contested possessions.

Cheers,

Santoz

 

[Ratzondix]

Interesting

Does he play wing with Hill & Langdon ?

Not sure if that helps or hinders his scoring though ?

Langdon is at Melbourne now. Blakely wouldn’t play wing anyway I wouldn’t think.

 

[Connoisseur]

Hi @Connoisseur,

I and many others no doubt appreciate your contribution to threads across the site with the data you're able to provide. If you find the time, could you please look at Brodie Smith for me and possibly include information on contested possessions.

Cheers,

Santoz

B Smith:






Wins: 86.64 from 25 (9/25 below 100, 20/25 below 100, 1/25 120+)
2017: 85.33 from 12
2019: 88.6 from 10

Losses: 81.44 from 18 (8/18 below 80, 15/18 below 100, 1/18 120+)
2017: 67 from 6
2019: 88.67 from 12

Pre Bye: 80.28 from 25 (11/25 below 80, 21/25 below 100)
2017: 75 from 12
2019: 85.15 from 13

Post Bye: 92.21 from 19 (5/19 below 80, 14/19 below 100, 3/19 120+)
2017: 90.9 from 10
2019: 93.67 from 9

2019 Contested Possessions Avg: 7
SC avg when contested possessions equal/exceed 7: 95.92 from 13 (2/13 below 80, 9/13 below 100, 1/13 120+)
SC avg when contested possessions below 7: 78.11 from 9 (5/9 below 80, 8/9 below 100)

 

[Courtesans]

Crisp? Started him last year.

 

[Santoz]

B Smith:
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Wins: 86.64 from 25 (9/25 below 100, 20/25 below 100, 1/25 120+)
2017: 85.33 from 12
2019: 88.6 from 10

Losses: 81.44 from 18 (8/18 below 80, 15/18 below 100, 1/18 120+)
2017: 67 from 6
2019: 88.67 from 12

Pre Bye: 80.28 from 25 (11/25 below 80, 21/25 below 100)
2017: 75 from 12
2019: 85.15 from 13

Post Bye: 92.21 from 19 (5/19 below 80, 14/19 below 100, 3/19 120+)
2017: 90.9 from 10
2019: 93.67 from 9

2019 Contested Possessions Avg: 7
SC avg when contested possessions equal/exceed 7: 95.92 from 13 (2/13 below 80, 9/13 below 100, 1/13 120+)
SC avg when contested possessions below 7: 78.11 from 9 (5/9 below 80, 8/9 below 100)

Thanks heaps for this. Heard he may have a more profound midfield role this year and was looking at how his contested footy stats relate to his scoring. Cheers.

 

[donkz]

Paul Ahern $ 337,800.00 D/M

92 , 108 , 80 in his last 3 games ?

There was some talk of Ahern playing across half back in a distributor role in 2020, have half an eye on him in the Marsh series. He may have played that role for the last few games last year, maybe a North fan can confirm or deny.

 

[Herbie66]

I wonder how Ebert's return affects the whole Port mid setup including Houston.

Ebert missed the last 5 games , seemed to be playing more forward when he played earlier in the season , but from memory Rockliff played more forward when Ebert was missing , Boak & Gray rotating.

Boak , Wines , Rockliff + SPP , Gray , Houston , Rozee , Ebert etc all running through there

I remember @Rowsus writing a article on the Port mids years ago and the only ones that went over 105+ were Gray & Wingard.

 

[THCLT]

I've moved the associated B Acres posts to the Forward Discussion thread.

 

[Tex]

I wonder how Ebert's return affects the whole Port mid setup including Houston.

Ebert missed the last 5 games , seemed to be playing more forward when he played earlier in the season , but from memory Rockliff played more forward when Ebert was missing , Boak & Gray rotating.

Boak , Wines , Rockliff + SPP , Gray , Houston , Rozee , Ebert etc all running through there

I remember @Rowsus writing a article on the Port mids years ago and the only ones that went over 105+ were Gray & Wingard.

Ebert will be playing forward

 

[Herbie66]

Ebert will be playing forward

correct , like I mentioned

so Rocky goes back into the midfield and they shuffle all the magnets around

 

[Ironhawk]

correct , like I mentioned

so Rocky goes back into the midfield and they shuffle all the magnets around

Rocky playing as a mid hey? Tempting...

 

[Herbie66]

Rocky playing as a mid hey? Tempting...

definitely an option if you play AFL Fantasy with 2 trades a week.

Port's midfield rotations might be a lot deeper than people think if they are jumping on Houston.

Ebert affects the whole makeup of the team , but just a observation from watching them every week for the past 4 years or so.

 

[Ironhawk]

definitely an option if you play AFL Fantasy with 2 trades a week.

Port's midfield rotations might be a lot deeper than people think if they are jumping on Houston.

Ebert affects the whole makeup of the team , but just a observation from watching them every week for the past 4 years or so.

Don't worry, Rocky made my "never again" list last season. Well, at least my "not any time soon" list. I think he may have made that multiple times now...

Good value, until he gets injured.

 

[Leroy]

Ebert will be playing forward

Port's midfield rotations might be a lot deeper than people think if they are jumping on Houston.

Ebert affects the whole makeup of the team , but just a observation from watching them every week for the past 4 years or so.

When Ebert was out last year Boak went full time mid and went nuts. Boak is 31... Ebert is 29 - presumably Boak goes back to half forward and Ebert plays full time mid with Wines and a rotation of SPP/Rockliff and the young guys?

 

[Leroy]

When Ebert was out last year Boak went full time mid and went nuts. Boak is 31... Ebert is 29 - presumably Boak goes back to half forward and Ebert plays full time mid with Wines and a rotation of SPP/Rockliff and the young guys?

If Ebert plays midfield he could be a pretty good POD as a forward... tempting!

 

[BigRuss]

Ebert will be playing forward

In the SANFL hopefully.

 

[Herbie66]

When Ebert was out last year Boak went full time mid and went nuts. Boak is 31... Ebert is 29 - presumably Boak goes back to half forward and Ebert plays full time mid with Wines and a rotation of SPP/Rockliff and the young guys?

Boak was full time mids from Round 1 last year.

Ebert played as a forward.

 

[Leroy]

When Ebert was out last year Boak went full time mid and went nuts. Boak is 31... Ebert is 29 - presumably Boak goes back to half forward and Ebert plays full time mid with Wines and a rotation of SPP/Rockliff and the young guys?

Boak was full time mids from Round 1 last year.

Ebert played as a forward.

Whoops got my wires crossed. It was Wines missing through pre-season and the start that pushed Boak into the mids wasn't it?

 

[Tex]

Ebert will play 80% forward.