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Metcalfe - had a very good game on the ball, with 100% pass conversion rate, in terms of team possession, but broke up few attacks. Not sure if he struggles at DM these days because he is unfamiliar with DM?
Compared to O'Neill who caused 3 turnovers and made 3 intercepts from good reading of play and astute positioning, Metcalfe only made 1 intercept in his 45 mins.
In 1v1s Metcalfe was dribbled around on 1 occasion and won 2 tackles.
O'Neill has been dribbled around on 2 occasions and has lost 1 heading duel, but won 4 tackles later in the half.
Over the entire game, O'Neill executed 33 passes at 92 %, with 1 killer pass, he played 64% of those passes under close marking pressure.
Metcalfe played 83% under close marking pressure in his 12 passes by half time.
CBs had a much easier time on the ball with low percentage of passes made under close marking pressure.
Herrington 28%,
Circati 25%,
Rowles 22%,
all had a lot more easy ball.
At half time, Rowles (plus 6) and Circati (plus 4) wetre the only Aussies with big plus margins in 1v1s.
Statistically, at this stage, Rowles has been the best all round player. Circati has done very well in nearly everything, but has played some awful straight balls to team-mates under pressure. He also lost a key heading duel that resulted in the Cur goal.
* I caution fans to stop evaluating players in terms of good and bad. There are so many aspects. Some players have had good games on the ball, but poor off it, and the reverse. There is so much grey in evaluating players, as they do some things better than others.
* The second one is appraising players passing forwards. Sometimes a player can receive the ball under no marking pressure and play forwards to a teammate in space who has made some excellent runs, shaking a marker.
Other times a player passes backwards, or diagonally backwards under close marking pressure from multiple players, which is far harder to achieve than the easier forwards pass.
Compared to O'Neill who caused 3 turnovers and made 3 intercepts from good reading of play and astute positioning, Metcalfe only made 1 intercept in his 45 mins.
In 1v1s Metcalfe was dribbled around on 1 occasion and won 2 tackles.
O'Neill has been dribbled around on 2 occasions and has lost 1 heading duel, but won 4 tackles later in the half.
Over the entire game, O'Neill executed 33 passes at 92 %, with 1 killer pass, he played 64% of those passes under close marking pressure.
Metcalfe played 83% under close marking pressure in his 12 passes by half time.
CBs had a much easier time on the ball with low percentage of passes made under close marking pressure.
Herrington 28%,
Circati 25%,
Rowles 22%,
all had a lot more easy ball.
At half time, Rowles (plus 6) and Circati (plus 4) wetre the only Aussies with big plus margins in 1v1s.
Statistically, at this stage, Rowles has been the best all round player. Circati has done very well in nearly everything, but has played some awful straight balls to team-mates under pressure. He also lost a key heading duel that resulted in the Cur goal.
* I caution fans to stop evaluating players in terms of good and bad. There are so many aspects. Some players have had good games on the ball, but poor off it, and the reverse. There is so much grey in evaluating players, as they do some things better than others.
* The second one is appraising players passing forwards. Sometimes a player can receive the ball under no marking pressure and play forwards to a teammate in space who has made some excellent runs, shaking a marker.
Other times a player passes backwards, or diagonally backwards under close marking pressure from multiple players, which is far harder to achieve than the easier forwards pass.