Official AFL player rankings....

[ossie85]

Anyone else find these rankings odd?

Particularly:

http://www.afl.com.au/afl/stats/player-ratings/overall-standings#position/forward

How could Travis Cloke be ranked the 22nd best forward in the competition? How can Tom Hawkins be so high after his injury plagued year?

[Ziplock]

oh yeah, it's absolutely shocking lol.

[specky92]

http://www.afl.com.au/stats/player-ratings/ratings-explained



Basically it's based on the last 40 games of the player but only in the last 2 years and it takes into account effectiveness, location of disposals, amount of pressure the player was under and distance gained towards goal/away from opposition goal.

[ossie85]

http://www.afl.com.au/stats/player-ratings/ratings-explained



Basically it's based on the last 40 games of the player but only in the last 2 years and it takes into account effectiveness, location of disposals, amount of pressure the player was under and distance gained towards goal/away from opposition goal.

Well, over the last two years:

Travis Cloke has scored 127 goals, 347 marks (incl. more contested than anybody else in the league), 653 disposals compaerd to Hawkins 110 goals, 233 marks, 483 disposals.

[BB67th]

This ratings system is stupid. It only rewards players who get metres and run the ball down the field, the finisher doesn't get many points. A stay at home forward like Cloke gets nothing. Same with key backs, because they don't get position, they get a crap ranking.

[specky92]

Long goals under pressure are ridiculous

[Master Q]

More importantly how is Dangerfield two and Rioli ninth #overratedplayers

[stew42]

And how the HELL is Hanners 92?

[Vinny]

Haha just ignore them dude, they are stupid. Injured players are in the Top 10.

[Noz]

How about that bloke at number 53 and 5th in the forwards list i think his name is Chad Wingard, I heard he can play a little.

[PowerBug]

I love how Shannon Hurns ranking has increased as the year has gone on. When they were first released he was 40ish, hasn't really played since, now is 27th. ;D

oi ossie, Schulz and Hoff > Cloke :P hahaha

[LF]

I love how Shannon Hurns ranking has increased as the year has gone on. When they were first released he was 40ish, hasn't really played since, now is 27th. ;D

oi ossie, Schulz and Hoff > Cloke :P hahaha

Hurn is so good he doesn`t even need to play a game of footy just his presence is enough

[Mr.Craig]

In a year where the AFL ruined a perfectly good website, this was one of their lamest "innovations".