We've got 1 in the Top 50, 6 (including Grigg) in the Top 100.Staff writer
From: Herald Sun
May 22, 2011 9:30AM
THIS year Champion Data - the AFL's official stats company - has employed two extra statisticians at each match to chart what it calls "the Hit Rate" - the percentage of kicks that hit targets based on the degree of difficulty of the kick.
Each kick is graded by five characteristics - distance, direction, intent, target zone and pressure. There are more than 500 different types of kicks measured.
A player then has a plus or minus rating.
Port Adelaide's Matthew Broadbent was the 100th ranked player after Round 8 (50 kicks to qualify).
Broadbent had 59 kicks after Round 8, not including kicks off the ground and quick kicks out of packs with no intended target which are purely for distance.
The Expected Rate of those 59 kicks was 61.6 per cent. But Broadbent's Hit Rate was 62.7 per cent, giving him a Rating of +1.1.
Melbourne forward Liam Jurrah led the competition with a Rating of +17.1.
Below is the top 100 after Round 8.
A higher Expected Rate means a player attempts easier kicks. A lower figure means he often tries the impossible.
The higher the Rating, the better the kicker is performing.
K: Kicks. E: Expected rate (%). HR: Hit rate (%). R: Rating.
Rank Player K E HR R
100. Matthew Broadbent (Port Adel) 59 61.6% 62.7% +1.1
99. Colin Sylvia (Melb) 74 55.6% 56.8% +1.2
98. Nicholas Duigan (Carl) 57 74.1% 75.4% +1.3
97. Brett Deledio (Rich) 87 63.0% 64.4% +1.4
96. Chris Yarran (Carl) 68 66.2% 67.6% +1.5
95. Jordan Russell (Carl) 63 68.1% 69.8% +1.7
94. Marc Murphy (Carl) 90 62.7% 64.4% +1.7
93. Brady Rawlings (NM) 64 74.8% 76.6% +1.7
92. Ryan Griffen (W Dogs) 78 50.8% 52.6% +1.8
91. Jimmy Bartel (Geel) 87 62.4% 64.4% +2.0
90. Richard Douglas (Adel) 67 63.6% 65.7% +2.0
89. Mitch Robinson (Carl) 67 65.1% 67.2% +2.0
88. Colin Garland (Melb) 49 73.4% 75.5% +2.1
87. Tom Rockliff (Bris Lions) 90 56.6% 58.9% +2.3
86. Liam Shiels (Haw) 64 66.4% 68.8% +2.4
85. Cale Hooker (Ess) 67 70.7% 73.1% +2.4
84. Scott Pendlebury (C'wood) 86 61.5% 64.0% +2.4
83. Ben Reid (C'wood) 59 65.3% 67.8% +2.5
82. Josh Gibson (Haw) 59 72.1% 74.6% +2.5
81. Nathan Grima (NM) 55 73.8% 76.4% +2.6
80. Kyle Hardingham (Ess) 77 68.7% 71.4% +2.8
79. Matthew Pavlich (Frem) 80 50.9% 53.8% +2.9
78. Michael Firrito (NM) 49 64.5% 67.3% +2.9
77. Nick Dal Santo (St K) 79 59.1% 62.0% +2.9
76. Shaun Grigg (Rich) 102 65.7% 68.6% +2.9
75. Ben Johnson (C'wood) 71 59.0% 62.0% +2.9
74. Andrew Embley (WC) 69 60.6% 63.8% +3.1
73. Lance Franklin (Haw) 78 48.0% 51.3% +3.3
72. Dean Cox (WC) 78 68.4% 71.8% +3.4
71. Jarrod Harbrow (GC) 81 70.7% 74.1% +3.4
70. Andrew Walker (Carl) 53 51.3% 54.7% +3.5
69. Brent Stanton (Ess) 88 64.6% 68.2% +3.6
68. Ashley McGrath (Bris Lions) 61 70.2% 73.8% +3.6
67. Kane Cornes (Port Adel) 61 73.4% 77.0% +3.6
66. Stewart Crameri (Ess) 66 58.3% 62.1% +3.8
65. Matt Suckling (Haw) 89 65.8% 69.7% +3.9
64. Luke Shuey (WC) 64 53.9% 57.8% +3.9
63. Chris Judd (Carl) 67 60.2% 64.2% +4.0
62. Trent Cotchin (Rich) 96 60.5% 64.6% +4.0
61. Chris Newman (Rich) 105 69.3% 73.3% +4.1
60. Nathan Jones (Melb) 72 61.1% 65.3% +4.2
59. Jarrad McVeigh (Syd) 68 58.9% 63.2% +4.3
58. Brandon Matera (GC) 61 48.0% 52.5% +4.5
57. Patrick Dangerfield (Adel) 59 51.5% 55.9% +4.5
56. Josh Hill (W Dogs) 71 66.0% 70.4% +4.5
55. Jordan Lewis (Haw) 68 58.6% 63.2% +4.6
54. Bret Thornton (Carl) 49 72.8% 77.6% +4.8
53. Chance Bateman (Haw) 67 59.4% 64.2% +4.8
52. Sam Fisher (St K) 85 70.5% 75.3% +4.8
51. Nathan Foley (Rich) 56 57.6% 62.5% +4.9
50. Tom Logan (Port Adel) 51 73.5% 78.4% +4.9
49. Dustin Fletcher (Ess) 70 77.8% 82.9% +5.0
48. David Zaharakis (Ess) 72 56.1% 61.1% +5.0
47. Graham Johncock (Adel) 88 71.1% 76.1% +5.0
46. Aaron Davey (Melb) 87 63.9% 69.0% +5.0
45. Paul Duffield (Frem) 75 65.6% 70.7% +5.1
44. David Mundy (Frem) 86 61.2% 66.3% +5.1
43. Luke Tapscott (Melb) 76 68.5% 73.7% +5.1
42. Dale Thomas (C'wood) 85 60.7% 65.9% +5.2
41. Jack Ziebell (NM) 50 64.8% 70.0% +5.2
40. Sam Mitchell (Haw) 79 64.3% 69.6% +5.4
39. Bryce Gibbs (Carl) 91 66.0% 71.4% +5.4
38. Shane Savage (Haw) 59 60.6% 66.1% +5.5
37. Brent Moloney (Melb) 60 57.9% 63.3% +5.5
36. Mark McVeigh (Ess) 90 62.2% 67.8% +5.6
35. Rohan Bail (Melb) 61 55.0% 60.7% +5.6
34. Corey Enright (Geel) 88 72.8% 78.4% +5.7
33. Matthew Jaensch (Adel) 60 62.6% 68.3% +5.7
32. Edward Curnow (Carl) 53 66.0% 71.7% +5.7
31. Nathan Bock (GC) 60 82.5% 88.3% +5.8
30. Matthew Boyd (W Dogs) 86 59.3% 65.1% +5.8
29. Jarryd Roughead (Haw) 54 53.4% 59.3% +5.9
28. Luke Ball (C'wood) 64 59.6% 65.6% +6.0
27. Sam Butler (WC) 55 68.4% 74.5% +6.2
26. Jobe Watson (Ess) 99 56.5% 62.6% +6.2
25. Harry O'Brien (C'wood) 57 65.7% 71.9% +6.2
24. Daniel Rich (Bris Lions) 71 52.8% 59.2% +6.3
23. Michael Hurley (Ess) 59 54.4% 61.0% +6.6
22. Scott McMahon (NM) 71 72.2% 78.9% +6.6
21. Robert Murphy (W Dogs) 112 64.8% 71.4% +6.7
20. Scott Thompson (Adel) 68 60.9% 67.6% +6.8
19. Brad Sewell (Haw) 51 63.8% 70.6% +6.8
18. Grant Birchall (Haw) 80 67.0% 73.8% +6.8
17. Lindsay Gilbee (W Dogs) 50 57.2% 64.0% +6.8
16. Stephen Gilham (Haw) 49 78.7% 85.7% +7.0
15. Daniel Wells (NM) 92 61.3% 68.5% +7.1
14. Rick Ladson (Haw) 50 62.8% 70.0% +7.2
13. Brent Reilly (Adel) 61 66.1% 73.8% +7.7
12. Matthew Scarlett (Geel) 67 72.7% 80.6% +7.9
11. Shannon Hurn (WC) 70 68.7% 77.1% +8.4
10. Andrejs Everitt (Syd) 53 59.5% 67.9% +8.4
9. Jack Riewoldt (Rich) 50 61.5% 70.0% +8.5
8. Josh Kennedy (WC) 62 58.5% 67.7% +9.2
7. Kade Simpson (Carl) 72 65.4% 75.0% +9.6
6. Paul Chapman (Geel) 69 67.1% 76.8% +9.7
5. Brent Harvey (NM) 80 61.3% 71.3% +10.0
4. Heath Shaw (C'wood) 114 65.0% 75.4% +10.4
3. Steele Sidebottom (C'wood) 77 63.3% 74.0% +10.7
2. Brendon Goddard (St K) 64 67.0% 79.7% +12.7
1. Liam Jurrah (Melb) 51 51.6% 68.6% +17.1
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