Richmond has 3 elite & 6 above average players: Champion Data (H-Sun)

[one-eyed]

CHAMPION DATA 2017 LIST ANALYSIS

CLUB           ELITE  ABOVE AVERAGE  TOTAL

W. Bulldogs     6        13           19
GWS Giants     6        11           17
West Coast     6         8           14
Adelaide          4        10           14
Sydney           6         7           13
St Kilda           1        11           12
Collingwood     2        10           12
Port Adelaide   3         7           10
Melbourne       2         8           10
Hawthorn        5         5           10
Geelong          5         4            9
Fremantle       3         6            9
Richmond        3         6            9
Gold Coast      3         5            8
North Melb.     1         6            7
Essendon        0         7            7
Carlton            2         3            5
Brisbane          0         3            3

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/champion-data-rates-western-bulldogs-list-as-best-in-the-afl-brisbane-lions-rated-worst/news-story/c6115c8844bbead594c93703ade7a068

[WilliamPowell]

Hmmm

3 elite?

Martin, Rance, Reiwoldt 

Or does the 3 include Cotchin?

I'm blocked from the article because ofthe paywall

Will be picking up the hardcopy HUN shortly, hopefully the atricle is actually in the paper

[Jonesracing82]

save your $$$ if you want to see the names, we barely get a mention in the article itself

[Raoul Duke]

I'm blocked from the article because ofthe paywall

What browser do you use Willy?
I use Google Chrome browser which has a HS paywall bypass extension,works a treat!
 

[the claw]

Hmm i count 3 elite players 2 very good players and the rest a mish mash of average below average and juniors.
We could move on half the list and not lose a great deal.
We all know the lack of B and C graders is what kills us.

[Chuck17]

I wonder if Rance is in that 3

[Diocletian]

Rance is all three...like the holy trinity....

[Gracie]

Last time these came out that l remember Edwards was one of our elite.

If they are counting players as it stands now then Caddy was rated by them as elite for his hff role at Geelong.

[Chuck17]

According to a few of his fans on here Hampson will be in the 6 above average

[YellowandBlackBlood]

According to a few of his fans on here Hampson will be in the 6 above average

Elite!

[the claw]

Last time these came out that l remember Edwards was one of our elite.

If they are counting players as it stands now then Caddy was rated by them as elite for his hff role at Geelong.

You mean the bloke who never ever puts his body on the line. Sheesh poor old Brandon Ellis cops it from all quarters and rightly so but this bloke continually escapes criticism.

[tdy]

It wouldn't surprise me if jack was only above average. He was being played out of position all year up the ground and his stats would reflect that. Cotch hasn't been great for a while,  captaincy does not suit him and we need a hard body to block for him. Myles doesn't cut it there.

[WilliamPowell]

Article says that with Deledio going to GWS, they now have another elite player

So in 2016 we had 4 

[Diocletian]

It wouldn't surprise me if jack was only above average. He was being played out of position all year up the ground and his stats would reflect that. Cotch hasn't been great for a while,  captaincy does not suit him and we need a hard body to block for him. Myles doesn't cut it there.

Barlow.

[mightytiges]

Last year, Champion Data had:

4 Elite: Jack, Rance, Lids & Titch.

8 Above Avg (included Cotch, Dusty, Ivan, Miles).

So no surprise we fell away badly when have your stars/reliable players have shocking seasons or are injured.


Going on the above, Lids (GWS) & Titch (shocker) fall out of the elite category with Dusty going up into it.

3 Elite: Jack, Rance, Dusty.

The above average category isn't obvious though. Cotch would still be in there statistically. Hard to think of anyone else deserving  .