The rise.... and RISE of Marc Pittonet

[kruddler]

So, injury-prone Phillips had a better game against English than Pittonet did.  Perhaps we should have kept Flip  :-\

Of course, I think that casting Flip adrift was a no-brainer and Pittonet is a much better long term option.  However, Flip's performance tonight highlights how far Pittonet has to go before he can be considered a genuine AFL first ruck, despite alleged hitouts to advantage.

One mans opinion....and not shared by others it seems. I didn't see the game so i cannot comment.

I was curious to lookup the ruck stats.
Phillips - 50 contests, 28 hitouts, 4 to advantage - CA% = 8%
English - 53 contests, 16 hitouts, 7 to advantage - CA% = 13%

This highlights what i've been saying about hitouts meaning nothing. It crapouts to advantage, and specifically, contests to advantage.
In the traditional sense, English got 'smashed' in hitouts.
In reality, he was more effective in the ruck contests than Phillips was.
Phillips may have got his hand to the ball more, but if its just dropped into a pile of players, what good does it do?