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 16 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
Callum Brown (17 CBAs, 63% attendance) | 82 AFL Fantasy points
When I turned on my TV to watch this game on Sunday, I was delighted to see Callum Brown line up at the first centre bounce. After playing 11 games straight earlier in the season, Brown had recently found himself out of favour and used as the sub on numerous occasions. He was dropped back to the VFL prior to last week where he played predominantly in the midfield, scoring 97 AFL Fantasy points. He was injected back into the senior side against Richmond in Round 17 and played a similar role, resulting in a handy fantasy score of 82. Listed as a forward, he has to be added to the watch list for the remainder of the season. With a caretaker coach at the helm, he should be given opportunities over the final few rounds to prove his mettle as a midfielder. Hopefully, he makes his mark and the fantasy scores follow.
Tom De Koning (18 CBAs, 100% attendance) | 91 AFL Fantasy points
It’s widely assumed that Tom De Koning will be the number one ruckman for Carlton in the near future, but we hadn’t really seen him ruck solo before Round 17. He was given an opportunity last week against a lesser ruck opponent in Geelong on Saturday afternoon after Levi Casboult was a late withdrawal from the side. He grabbed the opportunity with both hands, putting up a very handy score of 91 on the back of 10 kicks, 5 handballs, 6 marks and 14 hit outs. With both Casboult and Pittonet out injured, De Koning will be provided with ample opportunity to make his mark as a fantasy scorer as he carries the ruck load for Carlton over the next few rounds.
Jack Viney (20 CBAs, 91% attendance) | 81 AFL Fantasy points
Jack Viney played his third game after returning from a toe injury that had sidelined him since Round 6. Whilst he didn’t set the world on fire with his score against Port Adelaide, there are positive signs for the ex-skipper moving forward. He attended 91% of CBAs against Port Adelaide which is a +19.3% positive differential when compared to his last three games. Whilst he only scored 81 points, he has improved his scoring every week since returning from injury and with his CBA numbers rising, I don’t think he’s too far away from a good score. Hopefully, he has a good run leading into the finals to make his fantasy owners happy.
Fallers
Jack Crisp (0 CBAs; -23% CBA diff) | 118 AFL Fantasy points
Prior to Round 17, Jack Crisp had attended 50% of the centre bounces for Collingwood in 2021. On Sunday, he did not attend a single centre bounce. Despite this fact, he managed to put up his third-best score of the season. Over the past three rounds, Crisp has only attended 28.7% of Collingwood’s centre bounces (which is a -18.4% differential when compared to his season average). The drop in CBAs obviously coincides with the return of Taylor Adams, and Callum Brown moving into the midfield last week would not have done him any favours. Again, it did not affect his scoring on Sunday, but we have seen his numbers dip when lacking midfield opportunities in the past. Whilst I’m not too concerned just yet, there are a few alarm bells here.
James Harmes (4 CBAs; -27% CBA diff) | 62 AFL Fantasy points
James Harmes saw his lowest CBA attendance numbers since returning from injury in Round 8. Since his return, Harmes had attended 62.4% of Melbourne’s centre bounces but only attended 18% on the weekend. The return of Jack Viney has hurt Harmes, as his CBA percentage has dipped to 33.3% with Viney in the team as opposed to an average of 69.5% without Viney. So it’s clear that Viney is having an impact on Harmes’ CBA numbers, and unfortunately, this is also having a negative effect on his fantasy scoring. He had his equal lowest fantasy score for the season (62 points) last Thursday, despite averaging 82.6 for the season. If this trend in CBA numbers is to continue, we may see his scoring dry up altogether.
Tables
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| Player | Club | Pos | AF | TOG% | CBA | CBA% | PRCBA | PRCBA% | CBADif | CBA%Dif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Viney | ME | C | 81 | 89 | 20 | 91 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 41 |
| Ed Curnow | CA | C | 84 | 90 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| Sam Walsh | CA | C | 132 | 86 | 11 | 61 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 32 |
| Cameron Guthrie | GE | C | 101 | 79 | 15 | 83 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 31 |
| Willem Drew | PA | C | 87 | 88 | 20 | 91 | 15 | 63 | 5 | 28 |
| Shane Mumford | GWS | R | 91 | 78 | 22 | 96 | 14 | 70 | 8 | 26 |
| David Swallow | GC | C | 122 | 82 | 19 | 83 | 13 | 57 | 6 | 26 |
| Ben McEvoy | HW | B,R | 61 | 83 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 21 |
| Todd Goldstein | NM | R | 97 | 88 | 18 | 86 | 20 | 65 | -2 | 21 |
| Shai Bolton | RI | C,F | 90 | 85 | 21 | 78 | 13 | 57 | 8 | 21 |
| Tom De Koning | CA | R | 91 | 77 | 18 | 100 | 19 | 79 | -1 | 21 |
| Christian Petracca | ME | C | 153 | 91 | 22 | 100 | 16 | 80 | 6 | 20 |
| Thomson Dow | RI | C | 37 | 63 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| Caleb Daniel | WB | B | 99 | 72 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| Conor Nash | HW | F | 61 | 79 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| Kyle Langford | ES | C,F | 70 | 62 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| Toby Greene | GWS | F | 95 | 98 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| Rory Laird | AD | B,C | 116 | 82 | 16 | 94 | 23 | 79 | -7 | 15 |
| Caleb Serong | FR | C | 100 | 73 | 18 | 69 | 13 | 54 | 5 | 15 |
| Sam Berry | AD | C,F | 17 | 71 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Jack Graham | RI | C,F | 72 | 84 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Nic Naitanui | WC | R | 98 | 70 | 18 | 86 | 18 | 72 | 0 | 14 |
| Reilly O'Brien | AD | R | 71 | 96 | 17 | 100 | 25 | 86 | -8 | 14 |
| Oscar Allen | WC | F | 55 | 78 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Max Gawn | ME | R | 108 | 87 | 16 | 73 | 12 | 60 | 4 | 13 |
| Dayne Zorko | BL | C,F | 97 | 82 | 14 | 54 | 12 | 41 | 2 | 13 |
| Marlion Pickett | RI | C | 58 | 78 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
| Jy Simpkin | NM | C | 118 | 81 | 18 | 86 | 23 | 74 | -5 | 12 |
| Ollie Wines | PA | C | 105 | 87 | 20 | 91 | 19 | 79 | 1 | 12 |
| Devon Smith | ES | C,F | 56 | 83 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Clayton Oliver | ME | C | 98 | 90 | 20 | 91 | 16 | 80 | 4 | 11 |
| Sam Powell-Pepper | PA | C,F | 58 | 66 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Rory Lobb | FR | R,F | 99 | 93 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| Tom Mitchell | HW | C | 117 | 82 | 20 | 77 | 16 | 67 | 4 | 10 |
| James Worpel | HW | C | 63 | 85 | 20 | 77 | 16 | 67 | 4 | 10 |
| Mabior Chol | RI | R,F | 52 | 76 | 20 | 74 | 15 | 65 | 5 | 9 |
| Elliot Yeo | WC | C | 69 | 81 | 17 | 81 | 18 | 72 | -1 | 9 |
| Ben Keays | AD | C | 92 | 81 | 15 | 88 | 23 | 79 | -8 | 9 |
| Aliir Aliir | PA | B | 49 | 83 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Luke Shuey | WC | C | 76 | 71 | 16 | 76 | 17 | 68 | -1 | 8 |
| Charlie Cameron | BL | F | 16 | 92 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Liam Baker | RI | B,C | 78 | 83 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Max Holmes | GE | C,F | 49 | 73 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Tarryn Thomas | NM | F,C | 88 | 74 | 8 | 38 | 10 | 32 | -2 | 6 |
| Tim English | WB | R,F | 127 | 83 | 15 | 71 | 20 | 65 | -5 | 6 |
| Josh P. Kennedy | SY | C | 65 | 70 | 13 | 62 | 14 | 56 | -1 | 6 |
| Sam Menegola | GE | C | 80 | 88 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Peter Wright | ES | F,R | 76 | 77 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Trent Cotchin | RI | C | 51 | 70 | 19 | 70 | 15 | 65 | 4 | 5 |
| Brodie Grundy | CW | R | 139 | 80 | 21 | 78 | 16 | 73 | 5 | 5 |
| Tom Papley | SY | F | 76 | 88 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Liberatore | WB | C | 74 | 80 | 16 | 76 | 22 | 71 | -6 | 5 |
| Taylor Adams | CW | C | 131 | 79 | 22 | 81 | 17 | 77 | 5 | 4 |
| Sam Day | GC | F | 82 | 74 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| Daniel Howe | HW | B,C | 59 | 83 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brent Daniels | GWS | F | 74 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Walters | FR | C,F | 72 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Liam Shiels | HW | C | 80 | 76 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 4 |
| Andrew Brayshaw | FR | C | 114 | 81 | 14 | 54 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 4 |
| Jamie Elliott | CW | C,F | 100 | 83 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| Jake Stringer | ES | F | 99 | 83 | 15 | 88 | 23 | 85 | -8 | 3 |
| Joel Amartey | SY | R,F | 38 | 76 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Macrae | WB | C | 99 | 84 | 18 | 86 | 26 | 84 | -8 | 2 |
| Alec Waterman | ES | F | 74 | 80 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jarryd Lyons | BL | C | 84 | 80 | 21 | 81 | 23 | 79 | -2 | 2 |
| Tim Taranto | GWS | C | 99 | 82 | 13 | 57 | 11 | 55 | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Cunnington | NM | C | 113 | 85 | 16 | 76 | 23 | 74 | -7 | 2 |
| Jack Martin | CA | F | 47 | 82 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Harry Schoenberg | AD | F,C | 83 | 85 | 6 | 35 | 10 | 34 | -4 | 1 |
| Luke Parker | SY | C | 96 | 79 | 17 | 81 | 20 | 80 | -3 | 1 |
| Joe Daniher | BL | F | 48 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Brayden Fiorini | GC | C | 113 | 70 | 17 | 74 | 17 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Breust | HW | F | 43 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Phillips | NM | C,F | 40 | 63 | 6 | 29 | 9 | 29 | -3 | 0 |
| Brandan Parfitt | GE | C,F | 77 | 61 | 10 | 56 | 15 | 56 | -5 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | SK | R | 67 | 74 | 20 | 77 | 17 | 77 | 3 | 0 |
| Rowan Marshall | SK | R,F | 79 | 71 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscar McInerney | BL | R | 74 | 92 | 24 | 92 | 27 | 93 | -3 | -1 |
| Sebastian Ross | SK | C | 87 | 89 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 |
| George Hewett | SY | C,B | 51 | 71 | 14 | 67 | 17 | 68 | -3 | -1 |
| Callum Mills | SY | B,C | 116 | 80 | 14 | 67 | 17 | 68 | -3 | -1 |
| Jordan De Goey | CW | F | 117 | 88 | 12 | 44 | 10 | 45 | 2 | -1 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | WB | C | 94 | 83 | 16 | 76 | 24 | 77 | -8 | -1 |
| Jacob Hopper | GWS | C | 133 | 83 | 17 | 74 | 15 | 75 | 2 | -1 |
| Luke Dunstan | SK | C | 100 | 89 | 22 | 85 | 19 | 86 | 3 | -1 |
| Mark Blicavs | GE | B,C | 35 | 82 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 19 | -2 | -2 |
| David Mundy | FR | C | 107 | 63 | 18 | 69 | 17 | 71 | 1 | -2 |
| Oliver Florent | SY | C | 70 | 81 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 16 | -1 | -2 |
| Lewis Young | WB | B | 51 | 82 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 32 | -4 | -3 |
| Tom Hickey | SY | R | 101 | 83 | 17 | 81 | 21 | 84 | -4 | -3 |
| Errol Gulden | SY | C,F | 58 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -1 | -3 |
| Callan Ward | GWS | C | 75 | 74 | 12 | 52 | 11 | 55 | 1 | -3 |
| Chris Burgess | GC | B,R | 123 | 82 | 19 | 83 | 20 | 87 | -1 | -4 |
| Touk Miller | GC | C | 155 | 88 | 19 | 83 | 20 | 87 | -1 | -4 |
| Darcy Cameron | CW | F | 81 | 82 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 0 | -5 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BL | C | 103 | 84 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 28 | -2 | -5 |
| Sam Draper | ES | R | 58 | 74 | 15 | 88 | 25 | 93 | -10 | -5 |
| Matt Rowell | GC | C | 57 | 73 | 12 | 52 | 13 | 57 | -1 | -5 |
| Tom Green | GWS | C | 83 | 72 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 40 | 0 | -5 |
| Jaidyn Stephenson | NM | F,C | 150 | 86 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 19 | -3 | -5 |
| Tim Kelly | WC | C | 106 | 80 | 14 | 67 | 18 | 72 | -4 | -5 |
| Jaeger O'Meara | HW | C | 52 | 75 | 19 | 73 | 19 | 79 | 0 | -6 |
| Nat Fyfe | FR | C,F | 108 | 86 | 18 | 69 | 18 | 75 | 0 | -6 |
| Travis Boak | PA | C | 93 | 80 | 19 | 86 | 22 | 92 | -3 | -6 |
| Zach Merrett | ES | C | 115 | 85 | 14 | 82 | 24 | 89 | -10 | -7 |
| Archie Perkins | ES | C,F | 91 | 73 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 19 | -3 | -7 |
| Steele Sidebottom | CW | C,F | 73 | 87 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -1 | -7 |
| Riley Collier-Dawkins | RI | C | 59 | 60 | 11 | 41 | 11 | 48 | 0 | -7 |
| Paul Seedsman | AD | C | 113 | 75 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -3 | -8 |
| Scott Lycett | PA | R | 82 | 81 | 20 | 91 | 24 | 100 | -4 | -9 |
| Rhys Stanley | GE | R | 72 | 66 | 13 | 72 | 22 | 81 | -9 | -9 |
| Brad Crouch | SK | C | 76 | 80 | 20 | 77 | 19 | 86 | 1 | -9 |
| Jack Steele | SK | C | 138 | 88 | 21 | 81 | 20 | 91 | 1 | -10 |
| Patrick Cripps | CA | C | 51 | 85 | 14 | 78 | 21 | 88 | -7 | -10 |
| Josh Kelly | GWS | C,F | 112 | 81 | 15 | 65 | 15 | 75 | 0 | -10 |
| Sean Darcy | FR | R,F | 122 | 85 | 20 | 77 | 21 | 88 | -1 | -11 |
| Sam Petrevski-Seton | CA | B | 73 | 73 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -3 | -11 |
| Zac Bailey | BL | C,F | 46 | 87 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 34 | -4 | -11 |
| Luke Jackson | ME | F | 36 | 67 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 40 | -2 | -13 |
| Dustin Martin | RI | C,F | 66 | 94 | 19 | 70 | 19 | 83 | 0 | -13 |
| Patrick Dangerfield | GE | C,F | 80 | 77 | 11 | 61 | 20 | 74 | -9 | -13 |
| Dom Sheed | WC | C | 86 | 82 | 9 | 43 | 14 | 56 | -5 | -13 |
| Scott Pendlebury | CW | C,F | 85 | 78 | 21 | 78 | 20 | 91 | 1 | -13 |
| Adam Cerra | FR | C | 82 | 75 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 50 | -3 | -15 |
| Sam Flanders | GC | F | 53 | 72 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | -4 | -17 |
| Rory Sloane | AD | C | 71 | 89 | 10 | 59 | 23 | 79 | -13 | -20 |
| Jonathon Ceglar | HW | R,F | 77 | 77 | 16 | 62 | 20 | 83 | -4 | -21 |
| Tristan Xerri | NM | F | 42 | 65 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 35 | -8 | -21 |
| Rhys Mathieson | BL | C,F | 21 | 47 | 8 | 31 | 15 | 52 | -7 | -21 |
| Darcy Parish | ES | C | 68 | 85 | 12 | 71 | 25 | 93 | -13 | -22 |
| Paddy Dow | CA | C,F | 58 | 80 | 10 | 56 | 19 | 79 | -9 | -23 |
| Bailey Smith | WB | C | 107 | 82 | 9 | 43 | 21 | 68 | -12 | -25 |
| Matthew Kennedy | CA | C,F | 74 | 72 | 8 | 44 | 17 | 71 | -9 | -27 |
| James Harmes | ME | B,C | 62 | 69 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 45 | -5 | -27 |
| Karl Amon | PA | C | 130 | 87 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 38 | -8 | -33 |
| Esava Ratugolea | GE | R,F | 45 | 80 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NM | C | 86 | 78 | 12 | 57 | 22 | -10 | ||
| Andrew Gaff | WC | C | 84 | 88 | 4 | 19 | ||||
| Zak Butters | PA | F,C | 48 | 50 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Zak Jones | SK | C | 77 | 62 | 14 | 54 | ||||
| Brendon Ah Chee | WC | F | 58 | 72 | 3 | 14 | ||||
| Mark O'Connor | GE | B,C | 47 | 80 | 15 | 83 | ||||
| Lachie Neale | BL | C | 116 | 82 | 21 | 81 | ||||
| Callum L. Brown | CW | F | 82 | 64 | 17 | 63 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum L. Brown | CW | F | 63 | 9.2 | 33 | 53.8 | 23.8 | |
| George Hewett | SY | CB | 67 | -1 | 13.8 | 63 | 53.2 | 49.2 |
| Chris Burgess | GC | B,R | 83 | -4 | 32.2 | 85 | 50.8 | 52.8 |
| Tom De Koning | CA | R | 100 | 21 | 56.9 | 87.7 | 43.1 | 30.8 |
| Willem Drew | PA | C | 91 | 28 | 58.1 | 72 | 32.9 | 13.9 |
| Shai Bolton | RI | C,F | 78 | 21 | 49.2 | 58.3 | 28.8 | 9.1 |
| David Swallow | GC | C | 83 | 26 | 55.2 | 70 | 27.8 | 14.8 |
| Jake Stringer | ES | F | 88 | 3 | 61.7 | 85.7 | 26.3 | 24 |
| Tim English | WB | R,F | 71 | 6 | 46.1 | 77.3 | 24.9 | 31.2 |
| Jack Viney | ME | C | 91 | 41 | 67.6 | 71.7 | 23.4 | 4 |
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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