CBAs – Centre Bounce Attendances – is a statistic that measures the number of times a player is present at a centre bounce at the beginning of a quarter or following a goal. A player that has a high attendance rate at CBAs is around the footy more and (in some cases) in a more fantasy-friendly midfield role.
Analyze the CBAs from round 15 in our user-friendly table below – featuring advanced analytic tools to better measure the biggest changes, both seasonally and week-to-week – and check out my five risers and fallers to monitor in AFL Fantasy.
Risers
Bailey Smith (17 CBAs; 74% attendance) | 127 AFL Fantasy
Feast or famine – it’s the Bevo way! After attending zero centre bounces in the past two weeks, Bazlenka played his natural position as an inside midfielder against the Eagles and went full Rhys Mathieson (Beast Mode)! After being the third-highest centre bounce attendee for the Dogs in 2020, Smith fell down the pecking order in 2021 following the arrival of Treloar, and the re-integration of Dunkley into the midfield mix. When those two went down, logic told us that the former pick seven of the renowned ‘Super Draft’ would shift back into a fantasy-friendly, inside role.
Alas, Bevo.
However, after testing out big-bodied midfielder, Caleb Daniel, on the inside over the past couple of weeks, Bevo handed the reigns over to Baz. Smith has to retain the role following 31 disposals, five marks, five tackles, two snags and 127 AFL Fantasy points, in a dominant display. All aboard!
Tom De Koning (21 CBAs; 84% attendance) | 55 AFL Fantasy
If you’re in need of a 10+ year ruck solution in your keeper league, TDK is your man! An injury to Mark Pittonet has thrown the 21-year-old back in the deep end in an exciting glimpse into the future for Blues fans. While his round 15 score was underwhelming, De Koning broke even with experienced ruckman, Reilly O’Brien for hitouts, and will only build in the role going forward. At just 52% owned in Ultimate Footy, De Koning presents a great stash option for the remainder of the season – with some potential to pop on the field if he builds form, given the role. Don’t delay, honour the TDK!
Will Phillips (9 CBAs; 41% attendance) | 62 AFL Fantasy
Will Phillips truthers – which includes me and likely the entire North Melbourne fan base – were overjoyed to see David Noble ‘Free Willy’ on the weekend. Building form in the VFL following a slow start at AFL-level (not surprising considering he missed the entire 2020 NAB season due to the pandemic, along with an early-year knee injury), Phillips showed convincingly that he was ready for another crack at the top level with two explosive outings in the reserves. The 19-year-old notched two straight games (split across a few weeks due to the COVID-impacted VFL season) with 30+ disposals while laying seven and eight tackles respectively, and 114 AFL Fantasy points in both. Noble rewarded Phillips’ strong form with a solid run in the guts in the AFL, hitting career-high centre bounce attendance numbers in round 15 while collecting 12 disposals, four marks, and four tackles in just 65 per cent time on ground.
Fallers
Andrew Gaff (2 CBAs; -53% round diff) | 71 AFL Fantasy
The midfielders were back in full force for West Coast in round 15. Their mojo, however, was not. The Eagles were smashed by the Dogs formidable midfield, despite the returns of Luke Shuey and Tim Kelly. Their returns allowed Andrew Gaff to return to his natural outside role, but it didn’t help his putrid form, as the home team struggled to move the footy and provide the uncontested buffet of cheap possessions that seagulls love to feast on. Gaff finished with 16 disposals for the third time this season, his score somewhat saved in this game by his seven marks, as the Eagles chipped the ball around helplessly in an effort to stem the bleeding. Gaff has to be a buy-low in drafts and keeper leagues given his scoring history, and the hope that a return to normalcy for the Eagles midfield in the coming weeks can boost his scoring.
Tom Mitchell (15 CBAs; -20% round diff) | 139 AFL Fantasy
I had to double-check that Mitchell wasn’t a late out this week when he wasn’t present at the opening centre bounce. Perhaps a ploy to avoid the De Boer tag at the opening tip? Or, maybe, the latest in Clarko’s recent history of genius tactics: like Sicily the forward, McEvoy the key back, and Kyle Hartigan, the “AFL player”. Regardless, Mitchell’s absence at the centre bounce was not a complete role change; he did receive a reasonable amount of CBAs – and scored incredibly well! However, Mitchell’s CBA usage drop this season has perhaps gone under the radar thanks to his uncanny scoring ability wherever he plays. Traditionally the number one centre bounce attendee during his time at Hawthorn (when healthy), Mitchell sat equal third in the pecking order last week, behind O’Meara and Worpel, and right beside Duke Newcombe. After recording a 75 per cent CBA rate in 2020, it was reasonable to think that in 2021 – a solid two years after his brutal leg injury – Mitchell would return to the huge inside midfield usage, huge time on ground player reminiscent of his ridiculous piggish, goatish, heyday.
Tables
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| Player | Club | Pos | AF | TOG% | CBA | CBA% | PRCBA | PRCBA% | CBADif | CBA%Dif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Smith | WB | C | 127 | 88 | 17 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 74 |
| Mark O'Connor | GE | B,C | 60 | 71 | 15 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 68 |
| Karl Amon | PA | C | 70 | 81 | 18 | 69 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 54 |
| Tom De Koning | CA | R | 55 | 82 | 21 | 84 | 10 | 36 | 11 | 48 |
| Scott Lycett | PA | R | 103 | 86 | 22 | 85 | 11 | 55 | 11 | 30 |
| Hugh Greenwood | GC | C | 93 | 76 | 13 | 59 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 29 |
| Sam Day | GC | F | 49 | 81 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Ollie Wines | PA | C | 96 | 80 | 21 | 81 | 11 | 55 | 10 | 26 |
| Matt Rowell | GC | C | 57 | 82 | 17 | 77 | 11 | 55 | 6 | 22 |
| Ed Curnow | CA | C | 69 | 83 | 16 | 64 | 12 | 43 | 4 | 21 |
| Jaidyn Stephenson | NM | F,C | 99 | 83 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NM | C | 85 | 82 | 12 | 55 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 18 |
| Toby Greene | GWS | F | 68 | 89 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| Jack Silvagni | CA | F | 45 | 75 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| Tim English | WB | R,F | 95 | 86 | 22 | 96 | 21 | 81 | 1 | 15 |
| Charlie Dixon | PA | F | 80 | 88 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Josh Kelly | GWS | C,F | 97 | 79 | 18 | 64 | 14 | 50 | 4 | 14 |
| Chad Wingard | HW | F,C | 51 | 53 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| Jaeger O'Meara | HW | C | 80 | 81 | 23 | 82 | 19 | 70 | 4 | 12 |
| Tristan Xerri | NM | F | 37 | 93 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
| Luke Breust | HW | F | 40 | 83 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Jeremy Finlayson | GWS | F | 56 | 84 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Sam Walsh | CA | C | 123 | 92 | 13 | 52 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 9 |
| Deven Robertson | BL | C,F | 67 | 63 | 9 | 41 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 9 |
| Jarryd Lyons | BL | C | 91 | 80 | 17 | 77 | 13 | 68 | 4 | 9 |
| Izak Rankine | GC | F | 30 | 80 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 |
| Lachie Neale | BL | C | 106 | 89 | 21 | 95 | 17 | 89 | 4 | 6 |
| Luke Dahlhaus | GE | F | 26 | 73 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Devon Smith | ES | C,F | 69 | 76 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Matthew Kennedy | CA | C,F | 93 | 76 | 12 | 48 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Liberatore | WB | C | 73 | 74 | 18 | 78 | 19 | 73 | -1 | 5 |
| Sam Menegola | GE | C | 58 | 87 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Daniel Howe | HW | B,C | 111 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Zac Bailey | BL | C,F | 72 | 86 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 4 |
| Shaun Burgoyne | HW | F,B | 26 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kieren Briggs | GWS | B,F | 60 | 66 | 12 | 43 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 4 |
| Brandan Parfitt | GE | C,F | 91 | 73 | 11 | 50 | 12 | 46 | -1 | 4 |
| Ben McEvoy | HW | B,R | 101 | 89 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| Sam Flanders | GC | F | 82 | 76 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacob Hopper | GWS | C | 74 | 80 | 20 | 71 | 19 | 68 | 1 | 3 |
| Sam Draper | ES | R | 39 | 77 | 18 | 95 | 25 | 93 | -7 | 2 |
| Darcy Parish | ES | C | 115 | 87 | 18 | 95 | 25 | 93 | -7 | 2 |
| Oscar McInerney | BL | R | 115 | 86 | 19 | 86 | 16 | 84 | 3 | 2 |
| Patrick Dangerfield | GE | C,F | 94 | 83 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 31 | -1 | 1 |
| Zach Merrett | ES | C | 153 | 86 | 17 | 89 | 24 | 89 | -7 | 0 |
| Matt de Boer | GWS | C | 37 | 78 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Langford | ES | C,F | 114 | 85 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 26 | -2 | 0 |
| Jake Stringer | ES | F | 97 | 84 | 16 | 84 | 23 | 85 | -7 | -1 |
| Esava Ratugolea | GE | R,F | 31 | 74 | 15 | 68 | 18 | 69 | -3 | -1 |
| Sam Powell-Pepper | PA | C,F | 63 | 68 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 1 | -1 |
| Jy Simpkin | NM | C | 110 | 82 | 18 | 82 | 16 | 84 | 2 | -2 |
| Jai Newcombe | HW | C | 64 | 74 | 15 | 54 | 15 | 56 | 0 | -2 |
| Peter Wright | ES | F,R | 56 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -1 | -2 |
| Joe Daniher | BL | F | 86 | 92 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 0 | -2 |
| Jonathon Ceglar | HW | R,F | 82 | 76 | 21 | 75 | 21 | 78 | 0 | -3 |
| Tim Taranto | GWS | C | 95 | 83 | 19 | 68 | 20 | 71 | -1 | -3 |
| Joel Selwood | GE | C | 49 | 71 | 16 | 73 | 20 | 77 | -4 | -4 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | WB | C | 135 | 84 | 19 | 83 | 23 | 88 | -4 | -5 |
| Patrick Cripps | CA | C | 60 | 85 | 21 | 84 | 25 | 89 | -4 | -5 |
| Dan Houston | PA | B,C | 97 | 85 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -1 | -6 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BL | C | 66 | 84 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 26 | -1 | -8 |
| Cameron Guthrie | GE | C | 112 | 75 | 15 | 68 | 20 | 77 | -5 | -9 |
| Callan Ward | GWS | C | 88 | 75 | 15 | 54 | 18 | 64 | -3 | -10 |
| Noah Anderson | GC | C | 49 | 59 | 10 | 45 | 11 | 55 | -1 | -10 |
| Todd Goldstein | NM | R | 119 | 87 | 16 | 73 | 16 | 84 | 0 | -11 |
| Ben Cunnington | NM | C | 112 | 80 | 15 | 68 | 15 | 79 | 0 | -11 |
| Touk Miller | GC | C | 112 | 83 | 16 | 73 | 17 | 85 | -1 | -12 |
| Jack Martin | CA | F | 68 | 81 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -4 | -13 |
| Paddy Dow | CA | C,F | 77 | 76 | 10 | 40 | 15 | 54 | -5 | -14 |
| Matt Flynn | GWS | R | 63 | 73 | 13 | 46 | 17 | 61 | -4 | -15 |
| Josh Bruce | WB | F | 35 | 87 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | -4 | -15 |
| Jack Macrae | WB | C | 111 | 80 | 15 | 65 | 21 | 81 | -6 | -16 |
| Willem Drew | PA | C | 84 | 69 | 16 | 62 | 16 | 80 | 0 | -18 |
| Tom Mitchell | HW | C | 139 | 82 | 15 | 54 | 20 | 74 | -5 | -20 |
| Connor Rozee | PA | F | 54 | 87 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | -4 | -21 |
| Mark Blicavs | GE | B,C | 78 | 78 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 54 | -7 | -22 |
| Zac Smith | GC | R | 72 | 72 | 16 | 73 | 19 | 95 | -3 | -22 |
| Tarryn Thomas | NM | F,C | 59 | 73 | 8 | 36 | 12 | 63 | -4 | -27 |
| Travis Boak | PA | C | 119 | 84 | 16 | 62 | 18 | 90 | -2 | -28 |
| Taylor Adams | CW | C | 116 | 85 | 26 | 87 | ||||
| Luke Edwards | WC | C | 32 | 80 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Rory Laird | AD | B,C | 115 | 82 | 21 | 84 | ||||
| Max Gawn | ME | R | 97 | 95 | 15 | 79 | ||||
| Jack Viney | ME | C | 73 | 74 | 14 | 74 | ||||
| Clayton Oliver | ME | C | 93 | 87 | 15 | 79 | ||||
| Luke Dunstan | SK | C | 99 | 87 | 12 | 80 | ||||
| Brodie Grundy | CW | R | 118 | 79 | 25 | 83 | ||||
| Brad Crouch | SK | C | 104 | 76 | 10 | 67 | ||||
| Dustin Martin | RI | C,F | 88 | 91 | 11 | 73 | ||||
| Tim Kelly | WC | C | 36 | 84 | 12 | 52 | ||||
| Rowan Marshall | SK | R,F | 43 | 65 | 7 | 47 | ||||
| Luke Parker | SY | C | 108 | 90 | 19 | 73 | ||||
| Scott Pendlebury | CW | C,F | 85 | 79 | 27 | 90 | ||||
| Andrew Brayshaw | FR | C | 92 | 71 | 18 | 60 | ||||
| Andrew Gaff | WC | C | 71 | 83 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Jack Crisp | CW | B,C | 110 | 79 | 19 | 63 | ||||
| Jack Steele | SK | C | 114 | 85 | 13 | 87 | ||||
| Reilly O'Brien | AD | R | 93 | 93 | 25 | 100 | ||||
| Dom Sheed | WC | C | 74 | 84 | 11 | 48 | ||||
| Callum Mills | SY | B,C | 111 | 81 | 22 | 85 | ||||
| Dayne Zorko | BL | C,F | 142 | 78 | 7 | 32 | ||||
| Josh P. Kennedy | SY | C | 58 | 72 | 10 | 38 | ||||
| Christian Petracca | ME | C | 113 | 91 | 17 | 89 | ||||
| Sean Darcy | FR | R,F | 64 | 83 | 28 | 93 | ||||
| Sam Petrevski-Seton | CA | B | 64 | 79 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| James Harmes | ME | B,C | 82 | 77 | 7 | 37 | ||||
| Tom Hickey | SY | R | 66 | 79 | 21 | 81 | ||||
| Justin McInerney | SY | C | 75 | 90 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Jamie Elliott | CW | C,F | 54 | 86 | 9 | 30 | ||||
| Rory Lobb | FR | R,F | 87 | 100 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| James Rowbottom | SY | C | 79 | 60 | 6 | 23 | ||||
| Oscar Allen | WC | F | 60 | 83 | 5 | 22 | ||||
| George Hewett | SY | CB | 58 | 85 | 14 | 54 | ||||
| Shane Edwards | RI | C | 61 | 93 | 4 | 27 | ||||
| Will Phillips | NM | C,F | 62 | 65 | 9 | 41 | ||||
| James Jordon | ME | C | 92 | 62 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| Joel Amartey | SY | R,F | 39 | 67 | 5 | 19 | ||||
| Ryan Byrnes | SK | C | 68 | 76 | 9 | 60 | ||||
| Samson Ryan | RI | R | -2 | 55 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Luke Jackson | ME | F | 53 | 75 | 4 | 21 | ||||
| Harry Schoenberg | AD | F,C | 46 | 69 | 13 | 52 | ||||
| Callum L. Brown | CW | F | 43 | 63 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Darcy Cameron | CW | F | 84 | 71 | 5 | 17 | ||||
| Mabior Chol | RI | R,F | 55 | 66 | 6 | 40 | ||||
| Callum Coleman-Jones | RI | R,F | 56 | 89 | 8 | 53 | ||||
| Trent Cotchin | RI | C | 72 | 72 | 11 | 73 | ||||
| David Mundy | FR | C | 97 | 75 | 21 | 70 | ||||
| Caleb Serong | FR | C | 42 | 73 | 24 | 80 | ||||
| Ben Keays | AD | C | 115 | 90 | 17 | 68 | ||||
| Nic Naitanui | WC | R | 99 | 73 | 18 | 78 | ||||
| Dion Prestia | RI | C | 67 | 79 | 10 | 67 | ||||
| Elliot Yeo | WC | C | 60 | 76 | 15 | 65 | ||||
| Michael Walters | FR | C,F | 44 | 79 | 6 | 20 | ||||
| James Worpel | HW | C | 76 | 80 | 20 | 71 | ||||
| Luke Shuey | WC | C | 68 | 62 | 13 | 57 | ||||
| Adam Cerra | FR | C | 56 | 80 | 21 | 70 | ||||
| Paddy Ryder | SK | R | 89 | 66 | 8 | 53 | ||||
| Josh Daicos | CW | C,F | 63 | 81 | 8 | 27 | ||||
| Angus Brayshaw | ME | C | 89 | 84 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Oliver Florent | SY | C | 43 | 68 | 6 | 23 | ||||
| Jack Redden | WC | C | 105 | 84 | 15 | 65 | ||||
| Ben Ainsworth | GC | F | 69 | 74 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Rory Sloane | AD | C | 71 | 84 | 21 | 84 | ||||
| Shai Bolton | RI | C,F | 50 | 69 | 6 | 40 | ||||
| Sebastian Ross | SK | C | 83 | 83 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Jack Graham | RI | C,F | 85 | 85 | 3 | 20 | ||||
| Paul Seedsman | AD | C | 85 | 77 | 3 | 12 |
Key:
AF – AFL Fantasy points scored last round
TOG% – Percentage of Time On Ground last round
CBA – Centre Bounce Attendances
CBA% – Centre Bounce Attendance Percentage
PRCBA – Previous Round Centre Bounce Attendances
PRCBA% – Previous Round Centre Bounce Attendance Percentage
CBADif – CBA Differential of Last Round vs Previous Round
CBA%Dif – CBA% Differential of Last Round vs Previous Round
Advanced CBA Stats
| Player | Club | Pos | LR% | LR%vPR% | Avg% | L3Avg% | LR%vAvg% | L3R%vAvg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Shiels | HW | C | 70 | -70 | 30.1 | 30 | 39.9 | -0.1 |
| Caleb Daniel | WB | B | 46 | -46 | 6.6 | 23 | 39.4 | 16.4 |
| Tim English | WB | R,F | 81 | 15 | 41.7 | 88.5 | 39.3 | 46.8 |
| Mark Blicavs | GE | B,C | 54 | -22 | 24.6 | 42.3 | 29.4 | 17.7 |
| Jake Stringer | ES | F | 85 | -1 | 56.7 | 84.5 | 28.3 | 27.8 |
| Jonathon Ceglar | HW | R,F | 78 | -3 | 51.4 | 76.3 | 26.6 | 24.9 |
| Tarryn Thomas | NM | F,C | 63 | -27 | 37.9 | 50.3 | 25.1 | 12.5 |
| Willem Drew | PA | C | 80 | -18 | 55.4 | 63 | 24.6 | 7.6 |
| Paddy Dow | CA | C,F | 54 | -14 | 35.1 | 47 | 18.9 | 11.9 |
| Darcy Parish | ES | C | 93 | 2 | 76.9 | 94 | 16.1 | 17.1 |
Key:
LR% – Percentage of CBAs last round
LR%vsPR% – Percentage of CBAs last round versus percentage of CBAs previous round
Avg% – Average of CBA percentage
L3Avg% – Average of CBA percentage over the past three rounds
LR%vsAvg% – Last round CBA percentage vs average CBA percentage
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