ryan2000 wrote:
As you know, Jimmy Bartel is gonna go close to back-to-back Brownlow Medals. Might have some competition from the likes of Ablett and Harvey, but he has backed up a brilliant 07' season with a stellar 08' season.
Now.............
Let's compare a few stats with our Marc Murphy.
BARTEL
323 dissposals / 73 clearances / 85 inside50's / 19 goals
MURPHY
321 Dissposals / 75 clearances / 116 inside 50's / 14 goals
Now, i'm not saying that Murphy is gonna take out the Brownlow or anything, but the way he is developing is a credit to him, to Ratten, and the coaching staff.
Agree that Murph is developing well given that you're comparing the stats of a 24yr old who has played 129 games to a 21yr old who's played 56 games. I've included some other stats that add to the above.
BARTEL
266 Handballs (Total Disposals 589), 121 marks (12 contested), 107 tackles, 73.54% disposal efficiency (DE). 1% 48
MURPHY
185 Handballs (Total Disposals 506), 130 marks, (1 contested) 56 tackles, 70.17% (DE). 1% 16
Overall I think Jimmy plays a more physical game. He invites the body contact and loves taking the spectacular mark backing into packs. He really thrives on the tough stuff. Given that he is a bigger unit than Murphy (187cm v 179cm & 86kgs v 75kgs) that's understandable.
I guess if one thing stands out it's the difference in tackles which may suggest that Murph could work more on his defensive side of the game. Although if you compare his tackle stats to Thornton who has 16 you'd have to say Murph is a tackling machine!