Changes for R7 vs Gold Coast Guns

[dejavoodoo44]

Nice fact checking!

This chart took longer to make than I'd hoped - and may not be 100% accurate - but I believe there were 9 games last season with an average age less than the Tigers game this year, with 7 of those less than 24 years average.

Take away last season and the team is indeed the lowest average age since around 1997, so perhaps whoever supplied the data missed 2019 by mistake.

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No, I can see why that chart took a while to make. Which makes me slightly hesitant to ask, but since I know that you love your stats: do you think that you could do a version where each of our grand finals are green dots? Just to see if they fall into some sort goldilocks zone. Assuming that there's a goldilocks zone. And assuming that each data point is a game.

And it's interesting from that chart, just how much experience we lost in 90/91, but the average age in our grand final year of 96, wasn't that much more than 92.

[giant]

The Swans tweeted it earlier before the press conference, so I suspect Horse was fed the wrong info.

And all of that doesn't take into account that we lost our most experienced player (and our captain) in the opening 10 mins.

[Sandrevan]

Pretty bleak news on the injury front now that JPK and Heeney have gone down. I thought Clarke worked really hard against Richmond so i'm happy for him to keep his spot. Also happy for Warner, Stodart and Stevens to retain their spots. Not sure about Sam Gray.

Outs: Kennedy, Heeney, Gray
Ins: McInerney, Aliir, Sinclair (if fit), Reid (if fit), McCartin (if fit) ????

[neilfws]

And all of that doesn't take into account that we lost our most experienced player (and our captain) in the opening 10 mins.

Yes, that event alone lowered the average team age from 24.1 years to 23.8 !

Couple of thoughts on age. First, games played is probably a better metric. There's a relationship between the two of course, but some young players play more games than others, some old players have played less than expected.

Relative age/experience compared with the opposition would be an interesting study too. Quite tricky to compile the data for that, but I know some of the stats experts online have done it.

[neilfws]

do you think that you could do a version where each of our grand finals are green dots? Just to see if they fall into some sort goldilocks zone. Assuming that there's a goldilocks zone. And assuming that each data point is a game.

Sure - or rather, red dots with everything else grey. Just from 1990 onwards this time.

So 4 in the mid-range, 2 a little older. As I mentioned in the other post, maybe games played and/or experience relative to the opposition would be more informative than just age.

[dejavoodoo44]

Sure - or rather, red dots with everything else grey. Just from 1990 onwards this time.

So 4 in the mid-range, 2 a little older. As I mentioned in the other post, maybe games played and/or experience relative to the opposition would be more informative than just age.

Ta. Perhaps you could say very tentatively that it's hard to make a GF with a very young side.

[Nico]

To me Stoddart looks more like a midfielder than a back. Too short to play back. Put him into the fray to see how he goes. Keeps his spot.

[i'm-uninformed2]

You're confusing the Bailey's

Nope. Of the ones mentioned there, Zac Bailey is going to be the best and easily so.

I agree re Bailey Smith being a gun, but of that group around the pick for Ling, Zac Bailey will be the winner. In fact, I reckon of Brisbane’s young group under 22, he will be the best besides McLuggage.

I hope we get to see Ling and he goes well. I was just reflecting on the group in the mix for that pick.

[Ralph Dawg]

Someone posted a thought bubble about playing Blakey in defence. I don't mind the idea. Many of his attributes lend themselves well in defence, in particular his accurate field kicking. The big thing is that it makes him more accountable then playing in the forward line and hopefully he would get his hands on the ball more. Perhaps he plays back, Dawson forward and Mills on ball? It's not like we have too much to lose in this bizarre season!

[Auntie.Gerald]

Pocket profile: Chad Warner

poohing my pants lol

keep this fella in this week

bit of toby greene about him dont you think ?

[wolftone57]

We should get back a few tall players

Out: Kennedy (inj), Stoddart (omitted), Gray (omitted), Warner (omitted)

In: Taylor, McInerney, Aliir, Brand

Any word on what happened with Aliir? If Aliir's not on and Reid is, that's fair play or if Reid is fit I'd play him in front of either McInerney or Taylor.

Hope Heeney isn't injured...

Blakey's second half saved him and I'm very happy to say that Hayward played well.

Why would you omit Warner? He did little wrong under the circumstances.

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[longmile]

Why would you omit Warner? He did little wrong under the circumstances.

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Agreed. Later in the thread I revise my changes.

However AA, McInerney and L.Taylor really should come back into the side as well. Excited to have some talls back with Reid and Sinclair

[Mark26]

Agreed. Later in the thread I revise my changes.

However AA, McInerney and L.Taylor really should come back into the side as well. Excited to have some talls back with Reid and Sinclair

Horse said last night on the Inside the Bloods zoom meeting re our injured talls: McCartin and Sinkers are a chance; they just need to get through training today. Reid is unlikely given his history of injuries. They want him to come back and have every chance of staying back.

[bloodspirit]

I would really expect McCartin to be back. I can understand how cautious they have been given his brother's history with concussion and his family would be understandably concerned. I expected from the moment I saw it that he would miss the following round and possibly the next. But I think it has already been three rounds missed and the idea of him missing a fourth is eyebrow raising.

I wonder if he played in the last scratch match. If he didn't, then maybe they might want to give him one to regain form and confidence but possibly that can be achieved simply through training. Fortunately I think he was a pretty fit player.

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Anyone able to swing by training? They'll be there now.

[AB Swannie]

Is it safe to assume that there is no debutant this week? Normally there’d be an early announcement.