Some Idiot
Brownlow Medallist
- Mar 17, 2009
- 10,295
- 8,169
- AFL Club
- Western Bulldogs
Would've been career best numbers in a bunch of stats on the weekend, hopefully he can springboard from that into some more consistency.
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A very good summary I think Dan. He does the hard, bloody minded stuff that few people observe because they're following the ball.. seemingly he loves that stuff.Like the summary, DW, but I really don't think there is much of a mystery here.
Vandermeer is a tremendous off-the-ball player - we can see this in his GPS and pressure stats and also live. His on-the-ball work fluctuates between eye-wateringly disgusting and good.
Coaches think the off-the-ball work compensates for the limitations with ball in hand. Fans almost exclusively see (and appreciate/understand) Vandermeer's work with ball in hand so have a disproportionate view of the weighting of his strengths and weaknesses.
Who is right? Dunno, but I too find him hard to watch sometimes.
I imagine that he plays the role that Hunter once did.Like the summary, DW, but I really don't think there is much of a mystery here.
Vandermeer is a tremendous off-the-ball player - we can see this in his GPS and pressure stats and also live. His on-the-ball work fluctuates between eye-wateringly disgusting and good.
Coaches think the off-the-ball work compensates for the limitations with ball in hand. Fans almost exclusively see (and appreciate/understand) Vandermeer's work with ball in hand so have a disproportionate view of the weighting of his strengths and weaknesses.
Who is right? Dunno, but I too find him hard to watch sometimes.
Look at the tracker stats for last nights game, St Kilda dominated most of the stats especially the repeat sprints and yet they realistically could have lost by 100+ without a few junk time goals.If you're "ok" you can still forge an AFL career by being elite at "something".
Every week VDM seems to lead the "repeat sprints" game wide (if not comp wide) and it seems to be something coaches value more than everyone else.
VDM leads the "run around alot and fast like a chicken and have little effect on the game" stat.If you're "ok" you can still forge an AFL career by being elite at "something".
Every week VDM seems to lead the "repeat sprints" game wide (if not comp wide) and it seems to be something coaches value more than everyone else.
I can picture his 300th game celebration eventVDM leads the "run around alot and fast like a chicken and have little effect on the game" stat.
He's all Australian standard at that