CBAs – Centre Bounce Attendances – are 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.
Analyse the CBAs from round 2 in the user-friendly table below and check out my five risers and fallers to monitor in AFL Fantasy.
Risers
Zac Williams (20 CBAs; 61% attendance) | 63 AFL Fantasy
Zilliams’ Blues debut was received fairly poorly by the fantasy community; 63 AFL Fantasy points will do that. However, despite the modest first game numbers, the new number six should still make the former, longer sleeved number six proud in the long-run. Williams had a team-high 10 clearances (Cripps and Walsh were equal second-best with five apiece), 14 contested possessions and finished third for metres gained. If we cast our memories back to 2019 – when Z-Dubs was at G-Dubs – Williams was a prolific scorer in his small window of opportunity as a midfielder. In four games with 12 or more CBAs late in the 2019 season, he averaged 113 AFL Fantasy points.
Mark O’Connor (22 CBAs; 85% attendance) | 73 AFL Fantasy
Cameron Ling, Ryan Crowley, Matt de Boer… Mark O’Connor?? The 24-year-old Irishman was unleashed in the guts as a run-with tagger to shut down the reigning Brownlow Medalist, Lachie Neale – to astonishing success. Neale had 3 disposals to half-time and finished with just 51 AFL Fantasy points as he felt the full brunt of the MO’C lock. Taggers were used more across the round, with O’Connor joined by Shaun Burgoyne (Dusty), Matt de Boer (Mundy), and Jackson Nelson (Bontempelli) in the top 10 biggest CBA movers in round 2. O’Connor isn’t here because he’s a super tempting fantasy option, but if you’re coming up against him – or other potential pesky taggers – keep it in mind for your captaincy options going forward.
Chad Warner (17 CBAs; 53% attendance) | 81 AFL Fantasy
A great pick in both your keeper and Classic sides in 2021, Warner has exploded on the scene as a forward-eligible midfield option. The Keeper League community is perhaps not surprised by Warner’s fantasy output – he averaged 107.1 AFL Fantasy points in WAFL Colts – but the sudden trust, game time and CBAs provided by BoJack is a huge surprise. Perhaps the only coach that thought playing a future Brownlow Medalist in the NEAFL was a good idea, this old Horse has learned some new tricks and is entrusting his youngsters with significant roles. The 19-year-old was dealt a healthy hand of midfield time against Adelaide and appears set to dip his toes into CBA waters throughout 2021.
Fallers
Josh Dunkley (14 CBAs; -23% round dif) | 117 AFL Fantasy
An under the radar CBA slider, given his monstrous round 2 fantasy score, was Josh Dunkley’s drop at the hands of his best mate, Adam Treloar. Dunkley attended 23% fewer centre bounces than round 1, while Treloar jumped up 18%. Perhaps the scariest stat, however, is that when the game was on the line in the final quarter, Dunkley attended the opening centre bounce and was not sighted in the centre square again. Treloar, on the other hand, attended eight of a possible eight centre bounces in the crucial fourth quarter. The concern for Dunkley owners? Treloar only recorded nine total CBAs for the game. Could this be the changing of the guard we flagged on the POD POD? The hottest fire take would be to sell Dunkley now before the mid-time dwindles*. The reality is, we don’t know if the Dogs can continue this manic fantasy-friendly, dominant disposal game style for the season; but while they do, Dunkley’s slight midfield dip might not matter.
*Please Note: I wouldn’t do that – it is the “hottest fire take”.
Hunter Clark (9 CBAs; -35% round dif) | 63 AFL Fantasy
The resurgence of Seb Ross (16 CBAs), the return of Zak Jones (8 CBAs), and the impending return of Brad Crouch this week may spell an end to Clark’s early inside midfield role of 2021. After 24 disposals, six clearances and 91 AFL Fantasy points in round 1, Clark moved down the pecking order in both CBAs and time on ground (a low 72% TOG) in round 2. With co-captain Jack Steele and ‘Diet Coke Zorko’ (Jade Gresham) firmly entrenched in the engine room, Clark will have to fight among the remaining midfielders for a taste of midfield magic.
| Player | Club | Pos | AF | TOG% | CBA | CBA% | CBA Dif | CBA% Dif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark O'Connor | GE | B | 73 | 85 | 22 | 85 | 22 | 85 |
| Shaun Burgoyne | HW | F | 59 | 84 | 16 | 76 | 16 | 76 |
| Trent Cotchin | RI | C | 97 | 75 | 16 | 76 | 16 | 76 |
| Jed Anderson | NM | C | 127 | 76 | 14 | 64 | 14 | 64 |
| Jack Viney | ME | C | 63 | 66 | 16 | 62 | 16 | 62 |
| Zac Williams | CA | B | 63 | 77 | 20 | 61 | 20 | 61 |
| Matt de Boer | GWS | C | 80 | 83 | 11 | 52 | 9 | 45 |
| Mitch Robinson | BL | C | 41 | 81 | 14 | 54 | 10 | 43 |
| Jackson Nelson | WC | B | 52 | 83 | 13 | 41 | 13 | 41 |
| James Aish | FR | C | 66 | 70 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 38 |
| Paul Hunter | SK | R | 54 | 75 | 22 | 85 | 8 | 33 |
| Sebastian Ross | SK | C | 101 | 82 | 16 | 62 | 8 | 32 |
| Zak Jones | SK | C | 58 | 66 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 31 |
| Chad Warner | SY | F | 81 | 81 | 17 | 53 | 9 | 31 |
| Steele Sidebottom | CW | C,F | 80 | 82 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 30 |
| Sean Darcy | FR | R | 69 | 81 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 29 |
| Peter Wright | ES | F | 43 | 86 | 12 | 39 | 9 | 29 |
| Charlie Constable | GE | C | 73 | 55 | 10 | 38 | 7 | 28 |
| Rhys Stanley | GE | R | 109 | 79 | 25 | 96 | 3 | 25 |
| Andrew Brayshaw | FR | C | 127 | 85 | 17 | 81 | 4 | 24 |
| Dustin Martin | RI | C,F | 100 | 82 | 18 | 86 | -1 | 23 |
| Dayne Zorko | BL | C,F | 76 | 82 | 13 | 50 | 3 | 22 |
| Travis Boak | PA | C | 96 | 75 | 22 | 71 | 7 | 21 |
| Matt Flynn | GWS | R | 72 | 79 | 20 | 95 | 0 | 21 |
| Tim Taranto | GWS | C | 86 | 79 | 12 | 57 | 2 | 20 |
| Peter Ladhams | PA | R,F | 70 | 90 | 13 | 42 | 6 | 19 |
| Adam Treloar | WB | C | 76 | 77 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 18 |
| Jack Martin | CA | F | 78 | 72 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 18 |
| Lincoln McCarthy | BL | F | 51 | 79 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 17 |
| Todd Goldstein | NM | R | 71 | 92 | 22 | 100 | -3 | 17 |
| Dion Prestia | RI | C | 101 | 83 | 18 | 86 | -3 | 16 |
| Brent Daniels | GWS | F | 40 | 67 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| Cameron Zurhaar | NM | F | 55 | 80 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| Callum Mills | SY | B | 85 | 84 | 24 | 75 | 2 | 14 |
| Willem Drew | PA | C | 66 | 71 | 25 | 81 | 5 | 14 |
| Rory Laird | AD | B,C | 97 | 77 | 29 | 91 | 5 | 14 |
| Andrew McGrath | ES | C | 82 | 89 | 19 | 61 | 5 | 14 |
| Tom Fullarton | BL | R,F | 33 | 72 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 13 |
| Josh Daicos | CW | C | 74 | 71 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| David Swallow | GC | C | 93 | 70 | 9 | 41 | 2 | 12 |
| Sam Walsh | CA | C | 87 | 89 | 27 | 82 | 6 | 12 |
| Will Brodie | GC | C,F | 58 | 76 | 11 | 50 | 2 | 12 |
| Harry Schoenberg | AD | F | 65 | 77 | 11 | 34 | 4 | 11 |
| Nathan Jones | ME | C,F | 60 | 70 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 |
| Josh P. Kennedy | SY | C | 104 | 81 | 22 | 69 | 1 | 11 |
| Christian Petracca | ME | C | 124 | 88 | 21 | 81 | 5 | 11 |
| Darcy Parish | ES | C | 51 | 84 | 15 | 48 | 4 | 11 |
| Noah Balta | RI | B | 63 | 82 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| Devon Smith | ES | C | 60 | 84 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| Joel Selwood | GE | C | 104 | 75 | 21 | 81 | -1 | 10 |
| Hugh Greenwood | GC | C | 89 | 74 | 15 | 68 | 1 | 10 |
| Jade Gresham | SK | C | 107 | 75 | 15 | 58 | 2 | 10 |
| Jack Crisp | CW | B | 117 | 91 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 10 |
| Noah Anderson | GC | C | 120 | 87 | 14 | 64 | 1 | 10 |
| Jack Sinclair | SK | C | 78 | 89 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 8 |
| Nic Naitanui | WC | R | 97 | 72 | 29 | 91 | 9 | 8 |
| Kyle Langford | ES | C,F | 65 | 73 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| Mason Cox | CW | F | 63 | 87 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | WB | C | 117 | 88 | 25 | 78 | 10 | 7 |
| Oliver Florent | SY | C | 72 | 77 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 6 |
| Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | ES | F | 70 | 79 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Sam Day | GC | F | 40 | 45 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| Levi Casboult | CA | F | 30 | 79 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| Toby Greene | GWS | F | 99 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Daniel Howe | HW | B,C | 91 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| James Worpel | HW | C | 52 | 71 | 10 | 48 | -3 | 5 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BL | C | 78 | 81 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Bayley Fritsch | ME | F | 57 | 89 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Joe Daniher | BL | F | 81 | 94 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Reilly O'Brien | AD | R | 48 | 89 | 29 | 91 | 2 | 4 |
| Zak Butters | PA | F | 119 | 79 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim English | WB | R | 63 | 80 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| Isaac Heeney | SY | F | 82 | 86 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Andrew McPherson | AD | B | 26 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Justin McInerney | SY | C | 74 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Phillips | HW | C,F | 84 | 80 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Taylor Adams | CW | C | 121 | 75 | 26 | 79 | 10 | 3 |
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NM | C | 83 | 79 | 16 | 73 | -5 | 3 |
| Jack Macrae | WB | C | 113 | 88 | 27 | 84 | 10 | 3 |
| Brandan Parfitt | GE | C | 71 | 65 | 8 | 31 | -1 | 2 |
| Zac Bailey | BL | C,F | 70 | 77 | 10 | 38 | -3 | 2 |
| Karl Amon | PA | C | 89 | 79 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Hickey | SY | R | 57 | 87 | 28 | 88 | -3 | 2 |
| Jonathon Ceglar | HW | R | 65 | 74 | 8 | 38 | -3 | 1 |
| Jack Buckley | GWS | B,C | 25 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Keays | AD | C | 94 | 83 | 22 | 69 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Coniglio | GWS | C | 92 | 83 | 15 | 71 | -4 | 1 |
| Max Gawn | ME | R | 108 | 94 | 23 | 88 | 3 | 1 |
| Clayton Oliver | ME | C | 130 | 91 | 24 | 92 | 3 | 1 |
| Caleb Serong | FR | C | 77 | 72 | 13 | 62 | -1 | 1 |
| Luke Jackson | ME | F | 53 | 80 | 3 | 12 | 0 | -1 |
| Ben McEvoy | HW | B,R | 47 | 79 | 13 | 62 | -6 | -1 |
| Lachie Weller | GC | C | 107 | 73 | 8 | 36 | -1 | -2 |
| Liam Duggan | WC | B | 98 | 85 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -2 |
| Nick Blakey | SY | C,F | 41 | 78 | 3 | 9 | -1 | -2 |
| Dom Sheed | WC | C | 92 | 87 | 30 | 94 | 7 | -2 |
| Jacob Hopper | GWS | C | 54 | 83 | 12 | 57 | -4 | -2 |
| Stefan Martin | WB | R | 30 | 77 | 25 | 78 | 8 | -3 |
| Cameron Guthrie | GE | C | 117 | 73 | 17 | 65 | -4 | -3 |
| Adam Cerra | FR | C | 98 | 70 | 13 | 62 | -2 | -3 |
| Paddy Dow | CA | C,F | 44 | 73 | 12 | 36 | 0 | -4 |
| Billy Frampton | AD | F | 36 | 80 | 3 | 9 | -1 | -4 |
| Tim Kelly | WC | C | 108 | 82 | 28 | 88 | 6 | -4 |
| Jack Redden | WC | C | 78 | 92 | 13 | 41 | 2 | -5 |
| Andrew Gaff | WC | C | 60 | 91 | 5 | 16 | 0 | -5 |
| Sam Reid | SY | F | 43 | 87 | 3 | 9 | -2 | -5 |
| Kysaiah Pickett | ME | F | 70 | 77 | 3 | 12 | -1 | -5 |
| Rory Sloane | AD | C | 87 | 78 | 22 | 69 | -1 | -5 |
| Marc Pittonet | CA | R | 63 | 86 | 27 | 82 | 1 | -5 |
| David Mundy | FR | C | 121 | 80 | 11 | 52 | -2 | -5 |
| Tom Liberatore | WB | C | 92 | 78 | 21 | 66 | 6 | -5 |
| Tarryn Thomas | NM | F | 59 | 79 | 6 | 27 | -4 | -6 |
| Brodie Grundy | CW | R | 122 | 89 | 29 | 88 | 9 | -7 |
| Scott Pendlebury | CW | C | 107 | 85 | 18 | 55 | 5 | -7 |
| Jarryd Lyons | BL | C | 99 | 79 | 14 | 54 | -8 | -7 |
| Josh Kelly | GWS | C | 90 | 87 | 6 | 29 | -4 | -8 |
| Robbie Gray | PA | F | 51 | 84 | 10 | 32 | -2 | -8 |
| Nathan Vardy | WC | R | 25 | 50 | 3 | 9 | -1 | -8 |
| Tom Powell | NM | C | 55 | 72 | 4 | 18 | -4 | -9 |
| Tom Sparrow | ME | C | 61 | 65 | 2 | 8 | -2 | -9 |
| Ollie Wines | PA | C | 113 | 71 | 19 | 61 | -2 | -9 |
| Charlie Cameron | BL | F | 41 | 87 | 4 | 15 | -5 | -10 |
| Jy Simpkin | NM | C | 84 | 79 | 17 | 77 | -9 | -10 |
| Brayden Sier | CW | C | 51 | 62 | 17 | 52 | 4 | -10 |
| Toby Nankervis | RI | R | 51 | 72 | 14 | 67 | -9 | -10 |
| Sam Berry | AD | C | 67 | 64 | 11 | 34 | -3 | -11 |
| Will Setterfield | CA | C | 35 | 80 | 3 | 9 | -3 | -11 |
| Touk Miller | GC | C | 130 | 84 | 12 | 55 | -4 | -12 |
| Alex Neal-Bullen | ME | F | 91 | 76 | 1 | 4 | -3 | -13 |
| Jaidyn Stephenson | NM | F | 51 | 84 | 4 | 18 | -6 | -15 |
| Luke Breust | HW | F | 48 | 84 | 1 | 5 | -5 | -15 |
| Jaeger O'Meara | HW | C | 74 | 86 | 13 | 62 | -10 | -15 |
| Zach Merrett | ES | C | 102 | 89 | 20 | 65 | -4 | -15 |
| Jamie Elliott | CW | C,F | 39 | 28 | 1 | 3 | -3 | -16 |
| Jack Steele | SK | C | 109 | 81 | 19 | 73 | -5 | -16 |
| Oscar McInerney | BL | R | 43 | 72 | 16 | 62 | -12 | -16 |
| Dylan Shiel | ES | C | 54 | 64 | 19 | 61 | -4 | -16 |
| Jack Graham | RI | C | 52 | 82 | 4 | 19 | -7 | -18 |
| Jye Caldwell | ES | C,F | 49 | 42 | 11 | 35 | -5 | -18 |
| Jarrod Witts | GC | R | 110 | 75 | 16 | 73 | -6 | -19 |
| Scott Lycett | PA | R | 99 | 75 | 18 | 58 | -5 | -19 |
| Patrick Cripps | CA | C | 79 | 87 | 19 | 58 | -4 | -19 |
| James Jordon | ME | C | 105 | 65 | 6 | 23 | -4 | -20 |
| Shai Bolton | RI | C,F | 66 | 76 | 7 | 33 | -9 | -20 |
| Tom Mitchell | HW | C | 111 | 85 | 12 | 57 | -11 | -20 |
| Jack Bytel | SK | C | 18 | 20 | 6 | 23 | -6 | -21 |
| Mark Blicavs | GE | B,C | 71 | 94 | 1 | 4 | -7 | -22 |
| Xavier O'Neill | WC | C,F | 42 | 70 | 5 | 16 | -4 | -22 |
| Luke Parker | SY | C | 98 | 78 | 19 | 59 | -10 | -22 |
| Jordan De Goey | CW | F | 90 | 88 | 5 | 15 | -3 | -23 |
| Josh Dunkley | WB | C,F | 117 | 81 | 14 | 44 | 0 | -23 |
| Lloyd Meek | FR | R | 55 | 78 | 15 | 71 | -7 | -25 |
| Lachie Neale | BL | C | 51 | 88 | 14 | 54 | -15 | -27 |
| Dom Tyson | NM | C | 47 | 79 | 2 | 9 | -9 | -28 |
| Sam Draper | ES | R | 30 | 65 | 19 | 61 | -8 | -29 |
| Liam Shiels | HW | C | 79 | 79 | 8 | 38 | -13 | -32 |
| Shaun McKernan | SK | F | 37 | 85 | 4 | 15 | -9 | -33 |
| Ed Curnow | CA | C | 78 | 76 | 12 | 36 | -9 | -34 |
| Hunter Clark | SK | B | 63 | 72 | 9 | 35 | -10 | -35 |
| Callan Ward | GWS | C | 55 | 68 | 3 | 14 | -11 | -38 |
| Nat Fyfe | FR | C | 77 | 63 | 1 | 5 | -12 | -52 |
Key:
AF = Score from round 2
TOG% = Time on Ground Percentage
CBA = Centre Bounce Attendances
CBA% = Centre Bounce Attendance Percentage
CBA Dif = Centre Bounce Attendances Differential (from Round 2)
CBA% Dif = Centre Bounce Attendance Percentage Differential (from Round 2)
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