Re: Team selection disection
Reply #42 –
Why is it when someone says the word 'average' people lose their crap.
The simple definition of the word means that on any given list, half of the blokes are below average in terms of kicking ability.
Yes, GIbbs kicking from stoppages was pretty bad....as is most people. Gibbs kicking around the ground is elite.
So by extension, If Gibbs is an elite kick, but struggles around stoppages, what do you think an average kick like Cripps would be like from stoppages?
There is a reason he doesn't kick much, especially from stoppages....he's playing the %'s.
If you've got some time, compare the kick to handball ratio of the 2 players and see why one prefers to kick and the other prefers to handball.
Sorry Kruddler, but that’s not what average means. Half of the list will be below the mean but the average could be above or below the mean.
Cripps and Gibbs both execute many of their disposals under more pressure than many other players and that results in a disposal efficiency of 68.7% and 69.8% respectively. The difference is not statistically significant but I’d argue that, as Gibbs gets more uncontested possessions, his disposal efficiency should be better.
I like Gibbs as a player and was sorry to see him go. However, one thing that irked me was his tendency to fluff kicks when under minimal pressure; the missed goal against Hawthorn for example.