He averaged 1.5 a game last season, while averaging 29 disposals, 6.7 clearances, 16 contested possessions and four tackles.Still, when he is fit and firing – idle speculation time: Sydney is going to be extraordinarily cautious with Franklin this year so they can get another two or three years of play out of him from 2020 – there is no player in the game who you’d rather have with the ball in hand.Marcus Bontempelli. Having entered the top ten all time goal kickers, and leaped over Leigh Matthews into eighth spot, in 2018, Franklin needs nine goals to pass Matthew Lloyd and reach seventh on the all time list.He makes the Sherrin sing, which is some feat given footballs don’t have a mouth or brain. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Media/Getty Images)He ended up fourth in last year’s Brownlow Medal count on a votes per game basis, conservative management of a few niggling injuries costing him seven games last year (not that he was eligible for the Medal anyway, after a suspension).That’s precisely what Kelly is going to do in 2019 – sorry North – because he knows in his 26-year-old season he’s going to be one of the best handful of guys in the league, and he will command that same seven-year deal the ‘Roos have been putting under his nose for the past few years.Like a lot of other players we place in these lofty heights, Martin apparently had a “down year” last year.
Next part, is we want to create the data to plot, to do this we want reproduce the plot that has the average number of centre clearances won on the x axis and the average number of stoppage clearances won on the y axis. If he had a down year I’d have loved to see what would constitute an improvement.Riewoldt’s strength is equal parts his nous and his work rate, personified in his performance in a losing preliminary final (where I would’ve rated him best on ground). Supercoach Price: $542,600 Supercoach Profile. Bontempelli’s worth isn’t captured on the stats sheet, because he does things with the ball that don’t earn him anything more than an effective kick or handball.He needs ten games to reach the 300 milestone and 15 more wins to become the 25th player to 200 wins.Dustin Martin of the Tigers celebrates on the final siren (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists.This year we’ll get to see Riewoldt go to work with a genuinely threatening partner at centre half forward – I think you play Riewoldt as the deepest threat given Tom Lynch’s mobility – which might see his measured output dip a little.
If injury was not a thing, he’d be my number one).Buddy Franklin. Jack Macrae (142) is a year older and could do it at the same age, while fellow 1994 baby Lachie Hunter (129) is not without a shot. Height: 193cm Weight: 93kg Position: Midfield Last Drafted: Round 1, Pick #4 2013 National Draft by Western Bulldogs.
Cherish it while we still have it, because it’s clear the end is coming within the next few years.It caps a stunning half decade for the Richmond champion, who has shed his former petulant reputation to become one of the most respected players in the competition.Although there’s plenty of intrigue in 2019’s top ten.The panel likely went the way it did because of Grundy’s raw output.