Guess The Comparison?

[Johnny Member]

2017 Stats for Season 2017
12 Games 12
54 Career Games 75
11.6 Kicks Per Game 11.4
10.4 Handballs Per Game 11.9
22.0 Disposals Per Game 23.3
5.0 Marks Per Game 3.9
1.1 Goals Per Game 1.1
1.4 Behinds Per Game 1.2
3.3 Tackles Per Game 7.0
0 Hitouts Per Game 0.2
4.2 Inside 50s Per Game 4.2
0.6 Goal Assists Per Game 0.6
0.7 Frees For Per Game 1.2
0.3 Frees Against Per Game 1.7
7.7 Contested Possessions Per Game 12.1
14.5 Uncontested Possessions Per Game 12.0
15.2 Effective Disposals Per Game 16.2
69.1% Disposal Efficiency % Per Game 69.5%
2.4 Clangers Per Game 3.4
0.3 Contested Marks Per Game 1.0
1.2 Marks Inside 50 Per Game 1.1
1.5 Clearances Per Game 3.5
1.2 Rebound 50s Per Game 1.2
0.9 One Percenters Per Game 2.2
0.5 Bounces Per Game 0.2
83.1 Time On Ground % Per Game 87.0


Guess whose stats these are?

I'll give you a hint....the one on the left is a Saint...

[Johnny Member]

To summarise, the one on the right has about 50% more experience.

The one on the left takes more marks and has more uncontested possessions.

The one on the right has more tackles and clearances, and more contested possessions.

The one on the right has played about 5% more game time.


Pretty even really.

[satchmo]

Billings v Bont?

[Johnny Member]

Billings v Bont?

BINGO!

[satchmo]

I think that Jack has a lot of improvement in him as well. We need to hang on to this kid.

[SuperDuper]

good call... not a lot in it... Bont slioghtly ahead due to clearances and contested possessions Imo but not a lot in it at all and I like, for example, the positive frees for that Billings has, while Bont is in negative territory. Under rated stat IMO

[meher baba]

They're both great players: I have never regretted that we took Billings over Bont.

And, despite the certainty shown by some in the media and on this forum, IMO the jury's still out on Paddy vs Petracca until the end of 2018. If, by then, Paddy hasn't made it at least to automatic AFL selection (I'm not asking for a Coleman Medal at this point) and Petracca is still tearing it up, I think it might be reasonable for Saints fans to throw a few tomatoes.