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Club-by-club: The best debutants of season 2014
Nathan Schmook
afl.com.au
April 30, 2014


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Shaun Hampson: Given ruckman Ivan Maric's injury, Hampson has been a vital recruit for the Tigers, slotting in as the club's No.1 big man. Averaging more than 35 hit-outs a game (No.5 in the AFL), he is carrying a significant load in the ruck and combining well with captain Trent Cotchin. Originally recruited as a second ruckman who can add height to the Tigers' forward line, his value should increase when Maric returns and the pair can rotate in attack.     

Best moment: Against his former club Carlton in round two, Hampson was required to stand up in the crucial final minutes with his team under siege. His ability to influence stoppages with taps to advantage while opponent Robbie Warnock cramped helped the Tigers scrape over the line.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-30/your-clubs-best-debutant

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Re: Club-by-club: The best debutants of season 2014 (afl site)
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2014, 02:23:34 AM »
Schmook is clearly a schmuck....
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Re: Club-by-club: The best debutants of season 2014 (afl site)
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2014, 07:58:23 AM »
That Hampson, who's cleared hampered by injury, has been named our best deb shows how well we are travelling.

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Re: Club-by-club: The best debutants of season 2014 (afl site)
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2014, 08:37:17 AM »
Schmook is clearly a schmuck....
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Re: Club-by-club: The best debutants of season 2014 (afl site)
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2014, 11:52:03 AM »
Matt Thomas has been better for us. He has been good for us in part although I do think he slows our midfield down because he doesn't release the ball fast enough. Hampson on the other hand only gives us a "hit out to advantage" and takes no marks and kicks no goals.

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Re: Club-by-club: The best debutants of season 2014 (afl site)
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2014, 11:54:14 AM »
Matt Thomas has been better for us. He has been good for us in part although I do think he slows our midfield down because he doesn't release the ball fast enough. Hampson on the other hand only gives us a "hit out to advantage" and takes no marks and kicks no goals.
Without Hampson, Thomas wouldn't get the ball.  :shh

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Re: Club-by-club: The best debutants of season 2014 (afl site)
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2014, 12:23:38 PM »
Thomas gets the ball then hands balls to to a stationary target or slaps in on the boot. This is another reason why we have struggled to break away from the packs this year. I would play Miles every day of the week over Thomas if it was my choice. Hampson hits the taps to advantage but that has made us very predictable around stoppages - he isn't switching his tap work but rather going to the same spots. Maric is very clever in how he marshals the troops around contests, creates space and changes up where the maneuvers the ball. Hampson tends to tap it to the same spot and same player. This means good stats but less time and space for the clearance.

Sometimes the whole Moneyball/players recruited using stats doesn't always show the real picture.