Champion Data analysis reveals every elite player at the halfway point of the yearRebecca Williams
HeraldSun
June 4, 2023 Champion Data analysis has the Western Bulldogs coming out on top as the team with the most elite-rated players by position, closely followed by the Magpies and, despite their ladder slide in 2023, the Sydney Swans.
Three clubs, including one inside the top eight, are considered to have only one elite-rated player each, while one club has none.
Champion Data’s analysis of the first 11 rounds is based upon its AFL Player Ratings, which measure how the ball is won, where on the ground the footy is won and what the player does with the ball.
If a player wins the ball in a contest, in a dangerous area on the ground and uses the ball well, they are rated more highly.
The ratings are determined according to each player’s relevant position and then ranked as elite, above average, average, below average or poor.
Players must have played a minimum of six games in 2023, while last year’s ratings were based on a minimum of 11 matches.
So, who are the elite players at your club?
RICHMONDElite players 2023: Dustin Martin (general forward), Nick Vlastuin (general defender), Shai Bolton (mid-forward).
Elite players 2022: Marlion Pickett (wing), Nick Vlastuin (general defender), Shai Bolton (mid-forward), Tom Lynch (key forward).
Above average players 2023: Daniel Rioli (general defender), Liam Baker (general defender), Marlion Pickett (wing), Nathan Broad (key defender), Noah Balta (key defender), Toby Nankervis (ruck).
Richmond had four elite-rated players in 2022 with that number slipping by one this season.
Triple Norm Smith medallist Dustin Martin, Nick Vlastuin and Shai Bolton have all retained their elite status from last year.
The other player from the 2022 elite crew – Marlion Pickett – holds an above average rating in 2023.
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