After 10 rounds,Teddy is best. Jermaine Isaako the worst.
The Ranking system is based on the "Effective Actions" average and is calculated using: (Total positives) minus (errors) divided by (games played).
Our very own King Gutho is 4th on the list and is No.2 with average metres run. Impressive is the 5th placed Dufty. Tommy Turbo suprisingly is ranked 12th!!!
Look forward to your comments as it took me over an hour to put it all together.
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I might be imagining it, but I don't think Ponga has had the impach he had in 2019, he definitely gets a lot more pressure put on him but as an all round fullback I'd have him lower down the list, I'm probably bias.
I think teams are working out how to defend him. Players don't confront him one on one anymore. It happens to every player. Ponga has also seemed to be squashed to one side of the field recently. He's probably also one of those fullbacks who still has plenty to learn about doing the hard stuff.
You’re not imagining it
Really?
I thought Ponga was average last year but is one reason the Knights are a force this year and he has improved considerably..
Ponga likes to skip across trying to find a lazy inside defender , if he does ,the big step comes out and he slices through.
If he doesn't he forces the pass or opts late to kick which for him are lower percentage plays he's not yet experienced enough to make the right decision , whether that's quick hands or the short or long pass and he's reluctant to take the hit.
Ponga hates the collision, as his speed slows later in his career he'll get hammered, at the moment he's elusive but he avoids contact as much as he can often dishing the ball when he's cornered or forced to do the hard hit up from a kick.
i know the kid gets hit high a lot but paying a player that much money who clearly doesn't enjoy the collision part of the sport is destined to not end well.
Going forward he lacks the courage of a Thurston or Foran to play late at the line so he needs to play a more traditional fullback roll similar to Gutho if he wants to earn his money.
I reckon his career will finish similar to Darious, I've got a lot of misgivings about Ponga . A lot of people won't agree and Ponga will do a lot of damage to teams in insignificant games but his game won't hold up against good defences in high quality important matches and his salary says it most definitely should.
I like your analysis Parra Fan. I
be good to add some weighting - tries and try assists should be much more heavily weighted than tackle breaks as they are much more positive towards a team winning (would you prefer your FB got 10 tries or 10 tackle busts a game, because right now they're weighted evenly).
Agreed. A fullback's very reason to be there is to create scoring opportunities and to prevent the opposing side from scoring. In fact you could add try saving tackles and I reckon Gutho might move up the list even further.
lattrel Mitchell with 1 linebreak 78 runs.. That's horrible
If ever I have seen a completely dicked up rating system this has to be it.
Doesn't even qualify as a pathetic joke.
Can someone please xplain to me how Dylan Edwards is ahead of Gutho?
Bet you can't .