2024 AFL Silly Season

[am Bays]

Worked pretty bloody well for Geelong and Tom Hawkins...

Ask any footy groupie, an extra two inches makes all the difference!

[tigerpie]

Worked pretty bloody well for Geelong and Tom Hawkins...

Hasn't been in the team for a while so maybe that's a reason they are back winning.

[wenchbarwer]

Offensively maybe but when you add the defensive side of his game, not sure he fits Collingwood's forward half pressure game compared to all the others you've highlighted,

So, because it's a slow day, I did some digging. I compared Stringer's output to McCreery, Mihocek, Hoskin-Elliot & Schultz. I think he could replace any of these players in the Collingwood line up, easily.

I looked at stats I thought were relevent to a general forward. Goals, points, disposals, inside 50s, tackles (apparently it's essential ), goal assists and one percenters. All stats came from AFL Tables.

Now, I had to look at a per game basis, because old fat & slow Jakey played the most games, 23 out of 23. McCreery had 17, Mihocek 11, HE had 20 and Schultz also had 20.

So, the Package's numbers were (per game in brackets):
Goals - 42 (1.8 )
Points - 23 (1.1)
Possessions - 291 (12.7)
I50s - 74 (3.2)
Tackles - 58 (2.5)
Goal assists - 13 (0.6)
One percenters - 27(1.2)

Fairly handy return, also finished 13th in the Coleman.

So, to the contenders, I'll bold where their output was higher:
Spud McCreery (17 games)
Goals - 10 (0.6)
Points - 10 (0.6)
Possessions - 173 (10.2)
I50s - 45 (2.6)
Tackles - 84 (4.9)
Goal assists - 8 (0.5)
One percenters - 13 (0.8 )

Jacky Boy Mihocek (11 games)
Goals - 19 (1.7)
Points - 13 (1.2)
Possessions - 114 (10.2)
I50s - 28 (2.5)
Tackles - 29 (2.6)
Goal assists - 3 (0.3)
One percenters - 11 (1.0)

Skinny Will HE (20 games)
Goals - 17 (0.9)
Points - 13 (0.7)
Possessions - 250 (12.5)
I50s - 37 (1.9)
Tackles - 26(1.3)
Goal assists - 14 (0.7)
One percenters - 37 (1.9)

Tubsy Schultz (20 games)
Goals - 24 (1.2)
Points - 21 (1.1)
Possessions - 243 (12.2)
I50s - 41 (2.1)
Tackles - 76 (3.8 )
Goal assists - 4 (0.2)
One percenters - 23 (1.2)

Interesting reading, I think

[mighty_tiger_79]

Yep, they all apply forward pressure where Stringer, once ball is 5m away heading outwards he conserves his energy and heads back to goals.

[wenchbarwer]

Yep, they all apply forward pressure where Stringer, once ball is 5m away heading outwards he conserves his energy and heads back to goals.

Ah yes, pressure acts. Thanks to the AFL website, we can see Stringer averages 14.2 per game. More than Mihocek (9.1) & Hoskin-Elliot (10.7), but less than Schultz (16.8 ) & McCreery (18.1).

[Booney]

What's their ability to locate KFC's like?

[wenchbarwer]

What's their ability to locate KFC's like?

I'm waiting for the Colonel to get back to me

[DOC]

Nice Zinger

[wenchbarwer]

Nice Zinger

It's original, not very hot or spicy

[Brodlach]

He’s got a chip on his shoulder

[daysofourlives]

Slobbo reporting Dusty in talks with SUns

I thought AFL rules said that once you retire you cant pop up at another club the following year?

[wenchbarwer]

Slobbo reporting Dusty in talks with SUns

I thought AFL rules said that once you retire you cant pop up at another club the following year?

Him and Damo have been banging on about it for ages. I just can't understand why the Suns would want him, he looks past it.

[am Bays]

Slobbo reporting Dusty in talks with SUns

I thought AFL rules said that once you retire you cant pop up at another club the following year?

Chad Cornes to GWS in 2011?

[wenchbarwer]

Slobbo reporting Dusty in talks with SUns

I thought AFL rules said that once you retire you cant pop up at another club the following year?

Chad Cornes to GWS in 2011?

Mal Michael to the Bombers

[amber_fluid]

Slobbo reporting Dusty in talks with SUns

I thought AFL rules said that once you retire you cant pop up at another club the following year?

Chad Cornes to GWS in 2011?

Mal Michael to the Bombers

Wasn’t Luke Hodge to Brisbane the same?

[Armchair expert]

Serious if any of Martin Cunningham or Marchbank are on the list next year I'm buying a Port membership

Crisis averted!

[Brodlach]

Jack Martin had a fall from grace, that really didn’t work out for Carlton

Cannot see him being picked up by another team

Edit, didn’t realise he is 29 too

[daysofourlives]

Slobbo reporting Dusty in talks with SUns

I thought AFL rules said that once you retire you cant pop up at another club the following year?

Chad Cornes to GWS in 2011?

Mal Michael to the Bombers

The loophole got closed

[Jim05]

Slobbo reporting Dusty in talks with SUns

I thought AFL rules said that once you retire you cant pop up at another club the following year?

Chad Cornes to GWS in 2011?

Mal Michael to the Bombers

The loophole got closed

That loophole was before closed before FA started.
What Dusty is doing now is fine I believe

[Jim05]

Jack Martin had a fall from grace, that really didn’t work out for Carlton

Cannot see him being picked up by another team

Edit, didn’t realise he is 29 too

Apparently done a medical at Freo
They haven’t learnt