If he kicked 5 goals and had 5 disposals and 3 marks - is that good? I would have thought so.
If he kicks no goals but has 20 disposals and 8 marks is that good? I would have thought so too.
It just shows that if you don't contribute in one area then you must in another.
not sure i agree you need to consistently contribute in all areas. take vickery ave 2 goals a game last yr its about where you want your 2nd kpf to be. yet vickery copped plenty of criticism simply because most other areas were not where they should be.does kicking a few cheap goals save your game?? not imo.
lets see griffiths kicks 5 of which 3 are sodas he makes little contribution in any other area imo hes had a poor game. they are not there just to kick goals.
your second scenario would mean a good game especially if 3 or 4 of those disposals result in team mates scoring. continually hitting packs and good work rate presenting etc chasing tackling have to be a part of a tall fwds game all the time. yep there will be games when they dont kick a goal and dont get much ball but these things means they contribute in a way.
riewoldt in the wider footy community isnt rtaed elite despite kicking 60 odd goals a yr for what 4 or 5 yrs in a row. hes not rated because a lot of games if you took the goals away he would be a spectator. imo there are some areas of jacks game that really need to improve.
our talls will have plenty of days where they wont kick goals, that wont matter if they have rounded games and contribute in areas they really should contribute in.
for me to call griffiths a good footballer the following needs to become the norm.
5 - 6 marks a game minimum. a 200cm bloke who is reliant at marking the ball for ben this has to happen.
15 disposals a game. not a big ask from a bloke who plays high fwd and is released into the ruck. he needs to be more involved and he needs to become a constant reliable source to goal.its an area that he has to improve a fair bit.
1 - 2 c/m a game. stats would suggest this a big ask but imo its not, not for the second stringer who has the lesser key defenders on him. and hes got a bit of freedom and good runs at the ball when in the ruck.
2 goals a game he needs to boot around 40 - 45 a yr. id expect this from any kpf.
2 marks inside 50 a game. to give himself a chance at 2 goals a game this will have to happen.
h/o dependent on the time he spends in the ruck and the opponent. no reason why he cant take h/o in the 50m arc either a good way of easing the load on ivan.
1% and tackles. hes actually pretty close to where he needs to be. he does tackle, reckon he could hit a few more packs than he does, and he needs to block shepherd knock on the ball and present a bit more but not to bad to date. they are small things but are things that keep him in the game and making a contribution even if he doesnt get the ball.
he needs to do all this and more consistently. he has a long way to go in many of those areas.
