(04-12-2022, 01:17 PM)DJC link Wrote:In fact, he used the ball pretty well all game and 75% of his disposals were effective. Compare that with Weitering - 50%, Williams - 72%, Newman - 75%, Docherty - 83%, Saad - 78%, Young - 82% and Plowman - 89%.
What concerns me more about Boyd is his inability to impact contests; he's not particularly fast, he's not tall and doesn't outmark opponents, and he's not strong enough to outbody any but the smallest opposition players. He did show some footy smarts but, if he's going to get a regular game, his disposal efficiency has to be well into the 80% mark.
There are a few you will offend here with that kind of talk, I'm sure LP will be one of them.
So I'll try a short version.
Effective disposal stat's are not accurate. Best way to be effective is to kick long to a contest and you will be at 100%. It bares little resemblance to how good a player is using the ball
Add to the fact he had the least amount of contested possessions on the ground, thus under the least amount of pressure.