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Did someone say Malceski and statistics 
So here is a quick summary of his career. The bars are averages per game for each year. The horizontal black line is average per game for the entire career. The 2-letter abbreviations: you can guess what they mean (KI = kicks and so on) or visit a player page and hover over the words "Abbreviations key".
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Ignore 2015 obviously, we've only had 3 rounds. Clearly despite his age and medical record there's no indication from the stats that Malceski is in the twilight of his career. For most indicators he is at or above his career average in recent years and some even show a steady increase: disposals, uncontested possessions, one percenters. You can also see how he shifted from a more forward position over time. This backs up the suggestion that his issue with the Swans was more about contract length (wanted 3 years) than fading ability.
He is indeed up there for rebound 50s (RB), leading the table in 2013 and 2014. For your interest, the most RBs for the last 10 years:
I should probably save it for another thread, but these charts are very informative. Players like Hannebery show year-on-year improvement in many areas. For players who are in the twilight years, the chart makes it very obvious.
So here is a quick summary of his career. The bars are averages per game for each year. The horizontal black line is average per game for the entire career. The 2-letter abbreviations: you can guess what they mean (KI = kicks and so on) or visit a player page and hover over the words "Abbreviations key".
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Ignore 2015 obviously, we've only had 3 rounds. Clearly despite his age and medical record there's no indication from the stats that Malceski is in the twilight of his career. For most indicators he is at or above his career average in recent years and some even show a steady increase: disposals, uncontested possessions, one percenters. You can also see how he shifted from a more forward position over time. This backs up the suggestion that his issue with the Swans was more about contract length (wanted 3 years) than fading ability.
He is indeed up there for rebound 50s (RB), leading the table in 2013 and 2014. For your interest, the most RBs for the last 10 years:
I should probably save it for another thread, but these charts are very informative. Players like Hannebery show year-on-year improvement in many areas. For players who are in the twilight years, the chart makes it very obvious.
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