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Offline Penelope

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Troy Chaplin, A King Of Kicking?
« on: June 14, 2013, 06:57:22 PM »
The AFL site has an article about kicking efficiency within the league.
Using Champion Data, every kick is classified on 5 points
1 Length of kick
2 Direction ( Forward, sideways or backwards)
3 Field position ( eg from defensive 50 to midfield)
4 The amount of pressure applied to the kicker
5 Intended target ( stationary, leading or goal)

A leauge average was calculated and then players were assesed against this average.

Using this criteria, Troy Chaplin lead the defensive rebounding category, at 24% higher than the expected average.

Surprising considering the reputation as a turnover merchant in the backline he had at Port

The only other tiger to feature in the top 6 for their catagory was Jake King as the league's 6th best kick for goal. Another surprise.

Overall Richmonds ranked 12th in the league, using this formula  :'(
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Re: Troy Chaplin, A King Of Kicking?
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2013, 07:38:01 PM »
Yep, according to the stats, overall we kick slightly below the expected hit target rate. From 1842 kicks, we've actually hit the target at 62.8% for kicks that have an expected hit rate of 63.4%.

As an aside, Jake King's goal accuracy is well above average (5th best in the AFL). For the set shots he's had, he is going 11.2% above the expected conversion rate.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-06-14/the-kicking-kings
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Re: Troy Chaplin, A King Of Kicking?
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2013, 09:06:21 PM »
Quote from: al on June 14, 2013, 06:57:22 PM
The AFL site has an article about kicking efficiency within the league.
Using Champion Data, every kick is classified on 5 points
1 Length of kick
2 Direction ( Forward, sideways or backwards)
3 Field position ( eg from defensive 50 to midfield)
4 The amount of pressure applied to the kicker
5 Intended target ( stationary, leading or goal)

A leauge average was calculated and then players were assesed against this average.

Using this criteria, Troy Chaplin lead the defensive rebounding category, at 24% higher than the expected average.

Surprising considering the reputation as a turnover merchant in the backline he had at Port

The only other tiger to feature in the top 6 for their catagory was Jake King as the league's 6th best kick for goal. Another surprise.

Overall Richmonds ranked 12th in the league, using this formula  :'(

These ones sum it up. He doesn't pick out a target but because he bombs it from D50 anywhere he can it registers as effective
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