(07-27-2022, 05:34 AM)LP link Wrote:I have noticed some highlights, but I'm not star struck by the kid at all. Motlop is a work in progress, excluding one game that is different from all the others he has played, he is someway off being a 24x7 footballer we need to be a serious threat, but no doubt he has shown he is capable, he has shown that he has another level and some tricks.
I'll maintain that if someone like Cottrell, LoB or Owies worked as little or as intermittently as Motlop, and scored as little as Motlop, most fans would be all over them. Some people will read that as bagging Motlop, for me it's just realistic about where his progress is at!
With the exception of Owies LP, that's comparing apples with pomegranites. Sticking with Owies, he's in his third season and is a mature 25 year old who has played high level sport as an adult since 2016. Motlop is nearly 19 and, by his own admission, didn't know what had hit him during his first Carlton training session. Bearing that in mind, their stats for this season are:
Owies Motlop
13 Games 8
6.1 Kicks 4.9
3.4 Handballs 3.8
9.5 Disposals 8.6
2.8 Marks 2.5
0.8 Goals 0.9
0.6 Behinds 0.6
3.8 Tackles 2.4
1.8 Inside 50s 1.8
0.7 Goal Assists 0
1.0 Frees For 0.1
0.6 Frees Against 1.0
4.2 Contested Possessions 3.0
5.2 Uncontested Possessions 5.5
7.0 Effective Disposals 6.0
73.7% Disposal Efficiency % 69.8%
1.4 Clangers 1.9
0.3 Contested Marks 0.1
0.8 Marks Inside 50 0.6
0.2 Clearances 0
0.2 Rebound 50s 0.1
0.8 One Percenters 0.1
0.1 Bounces 0.4
76.0 Time On Ground % 68.9
0 Centre Clearances 0
0.2 Stoppage Clearances 0
4.4 Score Involvements 3.1
146.2 Metres Gained 123.5
1.6 Turnovers 2.4
1.3 Intercepts 0.2
2.0 Tackles Inside 50 1.5
Not a great deal of difference, considering they're both still learning the caper and Owies has a head start.
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