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 18 in our user-friendly table below – featuring advanced analytic tools to better measure the biggest changes to CBA numbers, both long term and week-to-week, and check out my risers and fallers to monitor in AFL Fantasy below.
Risers
Karl Amon (12 CBAs, 57% attendance) | 131 AFL Fantasy points
This guy is quickly becoming one of the most complete AFL Fantasy midfielders in the competition. Karl Amon attended 57% of Port Adelaide’s centre bounces on the weekend, which is +33.2% on his season average of 23.8%. Last week against Melbourne he only managed to attend 5% of centre bounces but still put up a score of 130 AFL Fantasy points. You might be thinking that CBAs are irrelevant for this guy, which is partly true, but it goes to show that Karl Amon is capable of putting up a good fantasy score no matter what role he is playing in Port Adelaide’s midfield.
George Hewett (21 CBAs, 72% attendance) | 95 AFL Fantasy points
Over the past three rounds, George Hewett has seen the biggest bump in CBA numbers out of any player in the AFL. In his past three games, Hewett has attended an average of 51.3% centre bounces for Sydney. After playing primarily in defence for the early parts of the season, he was injected into the midfield in round 15 and has seen a modest bump in fantasy scoring over his last three games. However, it’s hard to tell how secure this role is long term for Hewett. We’ve seen players like Chad Warner and James Rowbottom played in this role earlier in the season, and who know how it will play for the remainder of the season. But seeing as Hewett is listed as a defender, he’s one to keep an eye on.
Zac Fisher (11 CBAs, 44% attendance) | 63 AFL Fantasy points
Fisher returned to Carlton’s senior side this week after injuries hampered him for the past few months. Fisher had not attended a centre bounce for Carlton since round 1 but had a season-high number of 11 CBAs (44% of total CBAs) in the Blues’ match against Collingwood. Whilst he only scored 63 points in this performance, it was encouraging to see him in the centre bounce mix. It also seemed that he was used at the centre bounces when Carlton started getting the upper hand on the game. This should hold him in good stead for the future and I think he can only build from this point onwards. Watch him closely.
Fallers
Steele Sidebottom (0 CBAs; -7% CBA diff) | 69 AFL Fantasy points
I am a little concerned about Steele Sidebottom’s decline in CBAs over the past few weeks. He didn’t attend a single centre bounce on Sunday against Carlton, and his fantasy score reflected that. Over the past three weeks, he has seen his CBA numbers drop by 24.7% on his season average of 31.7%. As a result, his last three game average is a measly 63, which is low for a player of his calibre. However, Callum Brown (who has been getting an increased run in the midfield over the last two rounds) has now been ruled out with a shoulder injury, so he could see an increase in his CBA numbers and fantasy scoring.
James Jordon (2 CBAs; -18% Last Round vs Avg. diff) | 69 AFL Fantasy points
We have noticed a decline in James Jordon’s CBAs over the past few weeks. From round 1 to 10, Jordon attended 34.4% of Melbourne’s centre bounces. Since then, he has only attended 8.8% of centre bounces but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing for Jordon owners. Melbourne’s only debutant for 2021 has been playing more time in defence over previous weeks and whilst his scoring has dipped, he could gain DPP for next season and I’m sure his owners would be happy with that.
Tables
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| Player | Club | Pos | AF | TOG% | CBA | CBA% | PRCBA | PRCBA% | CBADif | CBA%Dif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Amon | PA | C | 131 | 84 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 52 |
| Deven Robertson | BL | C,F | 58 | 57 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| Jeremy Finlayson | GWS | F | 61 | 70 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 41 |
| Matthew Kennedy | CA | C,F | 116 | 79 | 20 | 80 | 8 | 44 | 12 | 36 |
| Liam Baker | RI | B,C | 71 | 85 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| Rory Sloane | AD | C | 73 | 85 | 22 | 85 | 10 | 59 | 12 | 26 |
| Bailey Smith | WB | C | 98 | 81 | 19 | 68 | 9 | 43 | 10 | 25 |
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NM | C | 79 | 86 | 23 | 82 | 12 | 57 | 11 | 25 |
| Josh P. Kennedy | SY | C | 92 | 85 | 25 | 86 | 13 | 62 | 12 | 24 |
| Sam Walsh | CA | C | 155 | 93 | 21 | 84 | 11 | 61 | 10 | 23 |
| Josh Bruce | WB | F | 59 | 85 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| Sam Petrevski-Seton | CA | B | 58 | 74 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| Trent Cotchin | RI | C | 84 | 78 | 29 | 88 | 19 | 70 | 10 | 18 |
| Devon Smith | ES | C,F | 38 | 78 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 17 |
| Tarryn Thomas | NM | F,C | 126 | 73 | 15 | 54 | 8 | 38 | 7 | 16 |
| Darcy Parish | ES | C | 128 | 85 | 24 | 86 | 12 | 71 | 12 | 15 |
| Angus Brayshaw | ME | C | 74 | 84 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Josh Treacy | FR | R,F | 29 | 100 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Tom Green | GWS | C | 72 | 82 | 14 | 48 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 13 |
| Caleb Serong | FR | C | 68 | 72 | 17 | 81 | 18 | 69 | -1 | 12 |
| Jack Silvagni | CA | F | 61 | 85 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Rowan Marshall | SK | R,F | 122 | 77 | 7 | 33 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 10 |
| Touk Miller | GC | C | 110 | 88 | 26 | 93 | 19 | 83 | 7 | 10 |
| Ryan Byrnes | SK | C | 54 | 77 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Darcy Byrne-Jones | PA | B | 61 | 81 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Matt Rowell | GC | C | 53 | 68 | 17 | 61 | 12 | 52 | 5 | 9 |
| Errol Gulden | SY | C,F | 74 | 98 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Jaeger O'Meara | HW | C | 92 | 81 | 22 | 81 | 19 | 73 | 3 | 8 |
| Jordan De Goey | CW | F | 120 | 90 | 13 | 52 | 12 | 44 | 1 | 8 |
| Jack Crisp | CW | B,C | 69 | 89 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Tim English | WB | R,F | 87 | 79 | 22 | 79 | 15 | 71 | 7 | 8 |
| Zach Merrett | ES | C | 104 | 87 | 25 | 89 | 14 | 82 | 11 | 7 |
| David Mundy | FR | C | 38 | 74 | 16 | 76 | 18 | 69 | -2 | 7 |
| James Jordon | ME | C | 69 | 82 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Dayne Zorko | BL | C,F | 105 | 85 | 20 | 61 | 14 | 54 | 6 | 7 |
| Will Phillips | NM | C,F | 52 | 72 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 7 |
| Liam Shiels | HW | C | 84 | 76 | 13 | 48 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 6 |
| Patrick Dangerfield | GE | C,F | 105 | 78 | 14 | 67 | 11 | 61 | 3 | 6 |
| Jack Martin | CA | F | 107 | 81 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Sebastian Ross | SK | C | 85 | 85 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Max Gawn | ME | R | 95 | 83 | 21 | 78 | 16 | 73 | 5 | 5 |
| George Hewett | SY | C,B | 95 | 85 | 21 | 72 | 14 | 67 | 7 | 5 |
| Sam Draper | ES | R | 51 | 81 | 26 | 93 | 15 | 88 | 11 | 5 |
| Sean Darcy | FR | R,F | 103 | 66 | 17 | 81 | 20 | 77 | -3 | 4 |
| Andrew Gaff | WC | C | 114 | 93 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
| Sam Menegola | GE | C | 129 | 82 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Zac Bailey | BL | C,F | 62 | 80 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 4 |
| Curtis Taylor | NM | F | 83 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tristan Xerri | NM | F | 46 | 74 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| Harry Schoenberg | AD | F,C | 113 | 78 | 10 | 38 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 3 |
| Ben McEvoy | HW | B,R | 75 | 85 | 11 | 41 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 3 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | WB | C | 105 | 88 | 22 | 79 | 16 | 76 | 6 | 3 |
| Brent Daniels | GWS | F | 63 | 80 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Oliver Florent | SY | C | 64 | 92 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
| Jy Simpkin | NM | C | 96 | 83 | 25 | 89 | 18 | 86 | 7 | 3 |
| Darcy Cameron | CW | F | 41 | 82 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Blicavs | GE | B,C | 61 | 86 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Amartey | SY | R,F | 40 | 67 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Pendlebury | CW | C,F | 81 | 83 | 20 | 80 | 21 | 78 | -1 | 2 |
| Nat Fyfe | FR | C,F | 64 | 83 | 15 | 71 | 18 | 69 | -3 | 2 |
| Tim Kelly | WC | C | 94 | 81 | 18 | 69 | 14 | 67 | 4 | 2 |
| Luke Parker | SY | C | 117 | 87 | 24 | 83 | 17 | 81 | 7 | 2 |
| Luke Dunstan | SK | C | 95 | 86 | 18 | 86 | 22 | 85 | -4 | 1 |
| Jake Stringer | ES | F | 84 | 81 | 25 | 89 | 15 | 88 | 10 | 1 |
| Elliot Yeo | WC | C | 86 | 77 | 21 | 81 | 17 | 81 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Steele | SK | C | 149 | 86 | 17 | 81 | 21 | 81 | -4 | 0 |
| Paddy Dow | CA | C,F | 46 | 73 | 14 | 56 | 10 | 56 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Crouch | SK | C | 126 | 77 | 16 | 76 | 20 | 77 | -4 | -1 |
| Dom Sheed | WC | C | 56 | 77 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 43 | 2 | -1 |
| Taylor Adams | CW | C | 89 | 75 | 20 | 80 | 22 | 81 | -2 | -1 |
| Clayton Oliver | ME | C | 126 | 88 | 24 | 89 | 20 | 91 | 4 | -2 |
| Brodie Grundy | CW | R | 77 | 80 | 19 | 76 | 21 | 78 | -2 | -2 |
| Lachie Neale | BL | C | 86 | 84 | 26 | 79 | 21 | 81 | 5 | -2 |
| Tom Hickey | SY | R | 96 | 78 | 23 | 79 | 17 | 81 | 6 | -2 |
| Jack Graham | RI | C,F | 97 | 84 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 0 | -3 |
| Callum L. Brown | CW | F | 50 | 72 | 15 | 60 | 17 | 63 | -2 | -3 |
| Brayden Fiorini | GC | C | 109 | 76 | 20 | 71 | 17 | 74 | 3 | -3 |
| Ben Keays | AD | C | 128 | 86 | 22 | 85 | 15 | 88 | 7 | -3 |
| Sam Powell-Pepper | PA | C,F | 66 | 68 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 18 | -1 | -4 |
| Todd Goldstein | NM | R | 88 | 90 | 23 | 82 | 18 | 86 | 5 | -4 |
| Chris Burgess | GC | B,R | 45 | 80 | 22 | 79 | 19 | 83 | 3 | -4 |
| Callan Ward | GWS | C | 85 | 83 | 14 | 48 | 12 | 52 | 2 | -4 |
| Jack Macrae | WB | C | 90 | 79 | 23 | 82 | 18 | 86 | 5 | -4 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BL | C | 107 | 79 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 0 | -5 |
| Nic Naitanui | WC | R | 69 | 68 | 21 | 81 | 18 | 86 | 3 | -5 |
| Jacob Hopper | GWS | C | 104 | 78 | 20 | 69 | 17 | 74 | 3 | -5 |
| Luke Jackson | ME | F | 29 | 76 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 0 | -5 |
| Peter Wright | ES | F,R | 105 | 88 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -5 |
| Joe Daniher | BL | F | 69 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | -5 |
| Archie Perkins | ES | C,F | 43 | 68 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -5 |
| Dustin Martin | RI | C,F | 51 | 62 | 21 | 64 | 19 | 70 | 2 | -6 |
| Adam Cerra | FR | C | 75 | 81 | 6 | 29 | 9 | 35 | -3 | -6 |
| Sam Berry | AD | C,F | 44 | 67 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 0 | -6 |
| Jamie Elliott | CW | C,F | 86 | 84 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 26 | -2 | -6 |
| Tom Mitchell | HW | C | 144 | 85 | 19 | 70 | 20 | 77 | -1 | -7 |
| Jaidyn Stephenson | NM | F,C | 65 | 78 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -1 | -7 |
| Jarryd Lyons | BL | C | 103 | 85 | 24 | 73 | 21 | 81 | 3 | -8 |
| Caleb Daniel | WB | B | 71 | 77 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -1 | -8 |
| Travis Boak | PA | C | 70 | 80 | 16 | 76 | 19 | 86 | -3 | -10 |
| Jack Viney | ME | C | 121 | 78 | 22 | 81 | 20 | 91 | 2 | -10 |
| Paddy Ryder | SK | R | 65 | 76 | 14 | 67 | 20 | 77 | -6 | -10 |
| Andrew Brayshaw | FR | C | 96 | 80 | 9 | 43 | 14 | 54 | -5 | -11 |
| Shai Bolton | RI | C,F | 84 | 82 | 22 | 67 | 21 | 78 | 1 | -11 |
| Tim Taranto | GWS | C | 108 | 77 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 57 | 0 | -12 |
| Reilly O'Brien | AD | R | 88 | 91 | 23 | 88 | 17 | 100 | 6 | -12 |
| Tom De Koning | CA | R | 66 | 81 | 22 | 88 | 18 | 100 | 4 | -12 |
| Rory Laird | AD | B,C | 122 | 77 | 21 | 81 | 16 | 94 | 5 | -13 |
| James Worpel | HW | C | 90 | 79 | 17 | 63 | 20 | 77 | -3 | -14 |
| Ollie Wines | PA | C | 140 | 84 | 16 | 76 | 20 | 91 | -4 | -15 |
| Rory Lobb | FR | R,F | 22 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | -5 | -18 |
| Josh Kelly | GWS | C,F | 86 | 56 | 13 | 45 | 15 | 65 | -2 | -20 |
| Zak Jones | SK | C | 62 | 86 | 7 | 33 | 14 | 54 | -7 | -21 |
| Christian Petracca | ME | C | 90 | 90 | 21 | 78 | 22 | 100 | -1 | -22 |
| Scott Lycett | PA | R | 108 | 73 | 14 | 67 | 20 | 91 | -6 | -24 |
| Willem Drew | PA | C | 56 | 71 | 14 | 67 | 20 | 91 | -6 | -24 |
| Oscar McInerney | BL | R | 50 | 80 | 22 | 67 | 24 | 92 | -2 | -25 |
| Cameron Guthrie | GE | C | 118 | 78 | 11 | 52 | 15 | 83 | -4 | -31 |
| Brandan Parfitt | GE | C,F | 103 | 81 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 56 | -5 | -32 |
| Mabior Chol | RI | R,F | 78 | 56 | 13 | 39 | 20 | 74 | -7 | -35 |
| David Swallow | GC | C | 76 | 79 | 13 | 46 | 19 | 83 | -6 | -37 |
| Rhys Stanley | GE | R | 74 | 73 | 17 | 81 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Jack Bytel | SK | C | 29 | 35 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Connor West | WC | C | 76 | 79 | 8 | 31 | ||||
| Zac Fisher | CA | F | 63 | 83 | 11 | 44 | ||||
| James Cousins | HW | C,F | 76 | 78 | 10 | 37 | ||||
| Matthew Parker | RI | C,F | 68 | 84 | 8 | 24 | ||||
| Zach Sproule | GWS | F | 12 | 23 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Tom Fullarton | BL | R,F | 38 | 80 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| Caleb Graham | GC | B,R | 57 | 78 | 6 | 21 | ||||
| Matt Flynn | GWS | R | 71 | 55 | 16 | 55 | ||||
| James Rowbottom | SY | C | 25 | 46 | 8 | 28 | ||||
| Joel Selwood | GE | C | 81 | 66 | 19 | 90 | ||||
| Luke Shuey | WC | C | 62 | 56 | 14 | 54 | 16 | -2 | ||
| Quinton Narkle | GE | C | 97 | 70 | 12 | 57 | ||||
| Elliott Himmelberg | AD | F | 39 | 82 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| Josh Dunkley | WB | C,F | 83 | 75 | 17 | 61 | ||||
| Stephen Coniglio | GWS | C | 64 | 85 | 11 | 38 | ||||
| Charlie Lazzaro | NM | C,F | 55 | 69 | 8 | 29 | ||||
| Toby Nankervis | RI | R | 102 | 70 | 20 | 61 | ||||
| Ned Reeves | HW | R | 49 | 63 | 16 | 59 | ||||
| Bailey J. Williams | WC | R,F | 35 | 67 | 5 | 19 | ||||
| Noah Anderson | GC | C | 78 | 67 | 8 | 29 | ||||
| Peter Ladhams | PA | R,F | 64 | 80 | 7 | 33 | ||||
| Aaron vandenBerg | ME | C | 58 | 65 | 8 | 30 | ||||
| Kane Lambert | RI | F | 79 | 80 | 3 | 9 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hewett | SY | CB | 72 | 5 | 17.7 | 69 | 54.3 | 51.3 |
| Callum L. Brown | CW | F | 60 | -3 | 12.9 | 61.5 | 47.1 | 48.6 |
| Chris Burgess | GC | B,R | 79 | -4 | 35.6 | 83 | 43.4 | 47.4 |
| Bailey Smith | WB | C | 68 | 25 | 27.2 | 59.7 | 40.8 | 32.5 |
| Matthew Kennedy | CA | C,F | 80 | 36 | 43.9 | 65 | 36.1 | 21.1 |
| Karl Amon | PA | C | 57 | 52 | 23.8 | 33.3 | 33.2 | 9.6 |
| Jeremy Finlayson | GWS | F | 41 | 41 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 32.3 | 5 |
| Zac Fisher | CA | F | 44 | 13.4 | 44 | 30.6 | 30.6 | |
| Tim English | WB | R,F | 79 | 8 | 48.6 | 71.7 | 30.4 | 23.1 |
| Tom De Koning | CA | R | 88 | -12 | 60.8 | 89 | 27.2 | 28.2 |
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
L3R%vsAvg% – Last three rounds average of CBA percentage vs average CBA percentage
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