Thinking about 2018

[Ricochet]

Who will gain fwd status next year apart from Robbie Gray?

Sidey, Boak, Jack

Sidey would be a lock if that was the case. Don't think I'd bother with the other 2

Fingers crossed Sidey does

[Money Shot]

Depending on who gets forward status, Smith will be a lock for me assuming forwards are the same as this year.

[kilbluff1985]

Depending on who gets forward status, Smith will be a lock for me assuming forwards are the same as this year.

is fairly injury prone though

[_wato]

Laird, Doc, Hibberd/Howe
Danger, Dusty, Fyfe, Beams, Cripps
NN Gawn
Gray, Sidey, Dev, Greene

[crowls]

Back:   Doc, Laird
Mid:  Danger, Beams,  ?? on Oliver, Fyfe, Titch, Bont
Ruck:   NicNat  +1 of Gawn, SMartin or Ryder
Fwd;  Gray,    ret will be DPPs   Bont likely to M/F


No over 30's, No JOM (at this stage  ::) )

[DCAK]

Back:   Doc, Laird
Mid:  Danger, Beams,  ?? on Oliver, Fyfe, Titch, Bont
Ruck:   NicNat  +1 of Gawn, SMartin or Ryder
Fwd;  Gray,    ret will be DPPs   Bont likely to M/F


No over 30's, No JOM (at this stage  ::) )

I highly doubt Bont will gain Mid/Fwd status, here is his 2017 season heatmap;

[GoLions]

Back:   Doc, Laird
Mid:  Danger, Beams,  ?? on Oliver, Fyfe, Titch, Bont
Ruck:   NicNat  +1 of Gawn, SMartin or Ryder
Fwd;  Gray,    ret will be DPPs   Bont likely to M/F


No over 30's, No JOM (at this stage  ::) )

I highly doubt Bont will gain Mid/Fwd status, here is his 2017 season heatmap;

Is that 100% time spent forward? ;)

[Bill Manspeaker]

get a Jack Billings up ya

[DCAK]

Photobucket is confounding me!  Here is Bont's heatmap;

[Ricochet]

Heatmaps don't really mean much

[DCAK]

Heatmaps don't really mean much

It means that statistically Bont spent most of his playing time in the midfield, which is why he is listed as a midfielder.  IMO there is little chance of him gaining DPP status.  Yes he did score 20 goals for the year, but that doesn't make him a forward, it makes him a goal scoring midfielder.  I could be wrong though! ; )

[Ricochet]

Heatmaps don't really mean much

It means that statistically Bont spent most of his playing time in the midfield, which is why he is listed as a midfielder.  IMO there is little chance of him gaining DPP status.  Yes he did score 20 goals for the year, but that doesn't make him a forward, it makes him a goal scoring midfielder.  I could be wrong though! ; )

Not quite.

Heatmaps show where are player gains possessions. Positions are determined from where a player starts in relation to the ball, not where they win the footy.

For example, a player could be a high half fwd who starts slightly fwd of each stoppage. He pushes up the ground and receives all of his ball in the middle of the ground. He'd could have a similar heatmap to the Bont above, but be a FWD.

I'm not saying Bont won't be a mid only but, since he starts inside a lot, merely pointing out that heatmaps are misleading

[Peter]

Sidey mid - fwd? Interesting call

[DCAK]

Sidey mid - fwd? Interesting call

I'll just leave this here;

[kilbluff1985]

obv doesn't guarantee he gets it next year but in af he got it during the year which is why many think he is a chance