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 22 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
Zac Fisher (14 CBAs, 47% attendance) | 80 AFL Fantasy points
Zac Fisher was in amongst Carlton’s midfield make-up on Saturday, recording 14 CBAs in their loss to Port Adelaide. This was a season-high attendance rate, appearing at 47% of Carlton’s centre bounces for the match (his previous best CBA percentage was 44% in Round 18). Patrick Cripps was a notable absentee from Carlton’s side on the weekend, but I still think there is room for Fisher in the midfield going forward. I said on the podcast this week it’s hard to tell what Fisher is capable of, given he’s missed so much footy in the past two years. He’ll retain forward status in 2022 and if he can become a more permanent fixture in Carlton’s midfield, he could be a handy option.
Tanner Bruhn (15 CBAs, 54% attendance) | 43 AFL Fantasy points
Bruhn was injected into GWS’ midfield in Round 22. Whilst he didn’t set the world on fire with his fantasy scoring, we saw an increase of 30% to his CBA numbers from the previous week and a 45% increase on his season average. This game gave us a glimpse of GWS’ future plans for Bruhn which looks to be in the midfield. Whilst his place in the side may look a bit shaky, he did some nice things over the weekend in a big win for the Giants. It must be noted that Toby Greene, Tom Green and Brent Daniels were missing for this match and these guys do play roles in the GWS midfield. Green and Greene should return this week, which may make things difficult for Bruhn in the short term, but this game tells me he might have a future in GWS’ midfield which could lead to some decent fantasy scoring.
Sam Switkowski (13 CBAs, 52% attendance) | 34 AFL Fantasy points
With Andrew Brayshaw and Nat Fyfe both out for Fremantle in the derby, someone had to step into the Fremantle midfield, and that man was Sam Switkowski. He was another player that didn’t score well despite receiving a CBA bump but showed positive signs. Traditionally a small forward, Switkowski was used in the midfield attending 52% of the centre bounces for Fremantle, despite not attending a centre bounce since Round 3. Does this mean there are future plans for Switkowski as a midfielder? It’s too early to tell, but given that he’s listed as a forward he’s now on my radar for 2022.
Fallers
Andrew McGrath (2 CBAs; -41% CBA% avg.) | 53 AFL Fantasy points
McGrath returned for Essendon in Round 22, after not playing a game since Round 12 due to injury. Whilst I’m not too concerned about his fantasy scoring, as many players have been slow after injury this season, I’m more so concerned about his role. He played on a wing in his return against Gold Coast, which apparently was the plan for the game. But when questioned about it in an interview, he said he wasn’t sure what his role would be going forward. Since he got injured earlier in the year, Darcy Parish has established himself in the midfield as a key ball winner for Essendon. However, I do think there’s a place for Andrew McGrath in the midfield going forward, so I wouldn’t get too worried just yet, but there are some concerns after this game.
Finlay Macrae (10 CBAs; -38% CBA diff.) | 54 AFL Fantasy points
Over the previous three weeks, Finlay Macrae was averaging an attendance rate of 62% at Collingwood’s centre bounces. On Saturday, he only attended 10 CBAs for the entire game, which was a -38% drop on the previous week and a -48% decline on his three round average. Adversely, Jamie Elliott saw a 36% bump on his CBA numbers which seemed to affect Macrae’s output. This points to Collingwood opting to use a senior body in Elliott in Macrae’s place to counter the experienced Brisbane midfield after suffering an embarassing loss to Hawthorn the week prior. This isn’t an uncommon thing to happen to young midfielders in the early stages of their careers, but Finlay will need to hold on to his CBA numbers in future if he wants to match the fantasy output of his brother Jack.
Tables
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| Player | Club | Pos | AF | TOG% | CBA | CBA% | PRCBA | PRCBA% | CBADif | CBA%Dif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Dangerfield | GE | C,F | 121 | 76 | 21 | 75 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 67 |
| Zac Fisher | CA | F | 80 | 78 | 14 | 47 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| Jamie Elliott | CW | C,F | 88 | 81 | 14 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 36 |
| Peter Ladhams | PA | R,F | 110 | 77 | 17 | 57 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 35 |
| Zak Butters | PA | F,C | 91 | 79 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30 |
| Tanner Bruhn | GWS | C | 43 | 65 | 15 | 54 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 30 |
| Jack Graham | RI | C,F | 75 | 82 | 21 | 75 | 11 | 46 | 10 | 29 |
| Lachie Ash | GWS | B,C | 69 | 88 | 17 | 61 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 25 |
| Kane Lambert | RI | F | 58 | 75 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| Zac Bailey | BL | C,F | 101 | 83 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| Tom Mitchell | HW | C | 105 | 85 | 15 | 83 | 19 | 61 | -4 | 22 |
| Ben McEvoy | HW | B,R | 73 | 85 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| Sam Walsh | CA | C | 110 | 87 | 23 | 77 | 13 | 57 | 10 | 20 |
| Chad Wingard | HW | F,C | 95 | 77 | 12 | 67 | 15 | 48 | -3 | 19 |
| Liam Shiels | HW | C | 82 | 75 | 8 | 44 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| David Mundy | FR | C | 97 | 73 | 20 | 80 | 18 | 62 | 2 | 18 |
| Harry Schoenberg | AD | F,C | 55 | 62 | 16 | 57 | 7 | 39 | 9 | 18 |
| Matthew Kennedy | CA | C,F | 131 | 72 | 20 | 67 | 12 | 52 | 8 | 15 |
| Matt Rowell | GC | C | 37 | 77 | 14 | 67 | 12 | 52 | 2 | 15 |
| Josh Walker | NM | 75 | 86 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | |
| James Jordon | ME | C | 67 | 73 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Chris Burgess | GC | B,R | 24 | 79 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Esava Ratugolea | GE | R,F | 15 | 72 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| George Hewett | SY | B,C | 91 | 83 | 15 | 56 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 13 |
| Tom Liberatore | WB | C | 111 | 77 | 14 | 78 | 20 | 65 | -6 | 13 |
| Angus Brayshaw | ME | C | 23 | 76 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Caleb Daniel | WB | B | 96 | 81 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Todd Goldstein | NM | R | 91 | 81 | 22 | 81 | 17 | 71 | 5 | 10 |
| Luke Parker | SY | C | 116 | 77 | 18 | 67 | 16 | 57 | 2 | 10 |
| Brandan Parfitt | GE | C,F | 41 | 71 | 14 | 50 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 10 |
| Luke Jackson | ME | F,R | 84 | 69 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 9 |
| Robbie Gray | PA | F | 83 | 78 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| Darcy Parish | ES | C | 111 | 80 | 18 | 86 | 24 | 77 | -6 | 9 |
| Brodie Grundy | CW | R | 72 | 83 | 27 | 82 | 23 | 74 | 4 | 8 |
| Taylor Adams | CW | C | 79 | 77 | 27 | 82 | 23 | 74 | 4 | 8 |
| Touk Miller | GC | C | 82 | 79 | 19 | 90 | 19 | 83 | 0 | 7 |
| Callan Ward | GWS | C | 92 | 85 | 20 | 71 | 16 | 64 | 4 | 7 |
| Bailey Smith | WB | C | 67 | 84 | 7 | 39 | 10 | 32 | -3 | 7 |
| Tom Fullarton | BL | R,F | 39 | 79 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 7 |
| Alex Neal-Bullen | ME | F | 55 | 74 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Shane Edwards | RI | C | 39 | 82 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Jack Redden | WC | C | 115 | 90 | 12 | 48 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 7 |
| Sean Darcy | FR | R,F | 101 | 83 | 18 | 72 | 19 | 66 | -1 | 6 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | WB | C | 99 | 82 | 12 | 67 | 19 | 61 | -7 | 6 |
| Willem Drew | PA | C | 63 | 71 | 22 | 73 | 12 | 67 | 10 | 6 |
| Rory Sloane | AD | C | 120 | 85 | 25 | 89 | 15 | 83 | 10 | 6 |
| Ben Ainsworth | GC | F | 59 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Caleb Serong | FR | C | 117 | 81 | 21 | 84 | 23 | 79 | -2 | 5 |
| Isaac Heeney | SY | F | 73 | 80 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Errol Gulden | SY | C,F | 51 | 75 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan Byrnes | SK | C,F | 53 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Peter Wright | ES | F,R | 51 | 79 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Steele | SK | C | 103 | 79 | 24 | 86 | 23 | 82 | 1 | 4 |
| Ben Keays | AD | C | 114 | 81 | 23 | 82 | 14 | 78 | 9 | 4 |
| Nick Larkey | NM | F | 40 | 81 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Crisp | CW | B,C | 106 | 89 | 12 | 36 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 4 |
| Zac Smith | GC | R | 30 | 76 | 18 | 86 | 19 | 83 | -1 | 3 |
| Brayden Maynard | CW | B | 83 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sebastian Ross | SK | C | 61 | 88 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Hickey | SY | R | 90 | 84 | 24 | 89 | 24 | 86 | 0 | 3 |
| Clayton Oliver | ME | C | 102 | 88 | 25 | 89 | 19 | 86 | 6 | 3 |
| James Harmes | ME | B,C | 70 | 75 | 17 | 61 | 13 | 59 | 4 | 2 |
| Connor Rozee | PA | F | 86 | 87 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Nathan Vardy | WC | R | 27 | 47 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Max Holmes | GE | C,F | 62 | 60 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Stringer | ES | F,C | 98 | 85 | 18 | 86 | 26 | 84 | -8 | 2 |
| Josh P. Kennedy | SY | C | 87 | 77 | 17 | 63 | 17 | 61 | 0 | 2 |
| Riley Thilthorpe | AD | R,F | 64 | 81 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Toby Nankervis | RI | R | 67 | 79 | 19 | 68 | 16 | 67 | 3 | 1 |
| Darcy MacPherson | GC | F | 71 | 82 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Sparrow | ME | C,F | 64 | 69 | 14 | 50 | 11 | 50 | 3 | 0 |
| Callum Coleman-Jones | RI | R,F | 68 | 67 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 33 | 1 | -1 |
| Nic Naitanui | WC | R | 84 | 75 | 21 | 84 | 19 | 86 | 2 | -2 |
| Conor Nash | HW | F | 33 | 79 | 9 | 50 | 16 | 52 | -7 | -2 |
| Tarryn Thomas | NM | F,C | 78 | 72 | 14 | 52 | 13 | 54 | 1 | -2 |
| James Rowbottom | SY | C | 67 | 62 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 25 | -1 | -3 |
| Zach Merrett | ES | C | 85 | 82 | 17 | 81 | 26 | 84 | -9 | -3 |
| Darragh Joyce | SK | B | 30 | 76 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 14 | -1 | -3 |
| Sam Reid | SY | F | 51 | 78 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 14 | -1 | -3 |
| Paddy Dow | CA | C,F | 60 | 72 | 17 | 57 | 14 | 61 | 3 | -4 |
| Travis Boak | PA | C | 112 | 86 | 17 | 57 | 11 | 61 | 6 | -4 |
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NM | C | 88 | 90 | 18 | 67 | 17 | 71 | 1 | -4 |
| Dion Prestia | RI | C | 81 | 86 | 21 | 75 | 19 | 79 | 2 | -4 |
| Sam Draper | ES | R | 56 | 79 | 19 | 90 | 29 | 94 | -10 | -4 |
| Rowan Marshall | SK | R,F | 52 | 88 | 23 | 82 | 24 | 86 | -1 | -4 |
| Noah Anderson | GC | C | 80 | 84 | 8 | 38 | 10 | 43 | -2 | -5 |
| Rhys Stanley | GE | R | 108 | 82 | 22 | 79 | 21 | 84 | 1 | -5 |
| Kysaiah Pickett | ME | F | 71 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -1 | -5 |
| Jy Simpkin | NM | C | 49 | 84 | 20 | 74 | 19 | 79 | 1 | -5 |
| Andrew Gaff | WC | C | 126 | 93 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | -1 | -6 |
| Joel Selwood | GE | C | 99 | 80 | 23 | 82 | 22 | 88 | 1 | -6 |
| Oliver Florent | SY | C | 72 | 83 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 21 | -2 | -6 |
| Jarryd Lyons | BL | C | 139 | 80 | 23 | 70 | 22 | 76 | 1 | -6 |
| Lloyd Meek | FR | R | 35 | 70 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 34 | -3 | -6 |
| Steele Sidebottom | CW | C,F | 84 | 83 | 15 | 45 | 16 | 52 | -1 | -7 |
| Luke Dunstan | SK | C | 67 | 74 | 21 | 75 | 23 | 82 | -2 | -7 |
| Jordan De Goey | CW | F,C | 98 | 83 | 20 | 61 | 21 | 68 | -1 | -7 |
| Oscar McInerney | BL | R | 91 | 77 | 26 | 79 | 25 | 86 | 1 | -7 |
| Darcy Cameron | CW | F | 79 | 88 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 26 | -2 | -8 |
| Adam Treloar | WB | C | 56 | 73 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 19 | -4 | -8 |
| Max Gawn | ME | R | 97 | 78 | 19 | 68 | 17 | 77 | 2 | -9 |
| Brayden Fiorini | GC | C | 104 | 73 | 9 | 43 | 12 | 52 | -3 | -9 |
| Jack Macrae | WB | C | 128 | 82 | 12 | 67 | 24 | 77 | -12 | -10 |
| Karl Amon | PA | C | 106 | 87 | 12 | 40 | 9 | 50 | 3 | -10 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BL | C | 116 | 81 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 28 | -2 | -10 |
| Brad Crouch | SK | C | 104 | 83 | 12 | 43 | 15 | 54 | -3 | -11 |
| Jed Anderson | NM | C | 64 | 78 | 15 | 56 | 16 | 67 | -1 | -11 |
| Trent Cotchin | RI | C | 102 | 71 | 19 | 68 | 19 | 79 | 0 | -11 |
| Cameron Guthrie | GE | C | 131 | 79 | 19 | 68 | 20 | 80 | -1 | -12 |
| Tom De Koning | CA | R,F | 78 | 85 | 25 | 83 | 22 | 96 | 3 | -13 |
| David Swallow | GC | C | 95 | 85 | 11 | 52 | 15 | 65 | -4 | -13 |
| Tom Papley | SY | F | 50 | 93 | 11 | 41 | 15 | 54 | -4 | -13 |
| Ed Curnow | CA | C | 78 | 84 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 30 | -2 | -13 |
| Zach Sproule | GWS | F | 58 | 66 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 32 | -3 | -14 |
| Jaidyn Stephenson | NM | F,C | 78 | 76 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 25 | -3 | -14 |
| Tim English | WB | R,F | 68 | 85 | 12 | 67 | 25 | 81 | -13 | -14 |
| Zak Jones | SK | C | 85 | 77 | 15 | 54 | 19 | 68 | -4 | -14 |
| Adam Cerra | FR | C | 82 | 79 | 17 | 68 | 24 | 83 | -7 | -15 |
| Elliot Yeo | WC | C | 88 | 79 | 20 | 80 | 21 | 95 | -1 | -15 |
| Ollie Wines | PA | C | 119 | 73 | 20 | 67 | 15 | 83 | 5 | -16 |
| Josh Dunkley | WB | C,F | 51 | 86 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 45 | -9 | -17 |
| Dylan Shiel | ES | C | 65 | 84 | 8 | 38 | 17 | 55 | -9 | -17 |
| Dayne Zorko | BL | C,F | 122 | 86 | 16 | 48 | 19 | 66 | -3 | -18 |
| Jonathon Ceglar | HW | R,F | 97 | 79 | 11 | 61 | 25 | 81 | -14 | -20 |
| Shaun Higgins | GE | C,F | 112 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | -5 | -20 |
| Dom Sheed | WC | C | 57 | 85 | 11 | 44 | 14 | 64 | -3 | -20 |
| Christian Petracca | ME | C | 117 | 84 | 18 | 64 | 19 | 86 | -1 | -22 |
| Shai Bolton | RI | C,F | 67 | 80 | 11 | 39 | 15 | 63 | -4 | -24 |
| Jarrod Berry | BL | C | 56 | 65 | 17 | 52 | 23 | 79 | -6 | -27 |
| Rory Laird | AD | B,C | 101 | 76 | 20 | 71 | 18 | 100 | 2 | -29 |
| Finlay Macrae | CW | C,F | 54 | 61 | 10 | 30 | 21 | 68 | -11 | -38 |
| Scott Lycett | PA | R | 59 | 49 | 11 | 37 | 14 | 78 | -3 | -41 |
| Tim Kelly | WC | C | 28 | 39 | 11 | 44 | 19 | 86 | -8 | -42 |
| Jacob Hopper | GWS | C | 96 | 76 | 16 | 57 | ||||
| Luke Shuey | WC | C | 112 | 73 | 19 | 76 | ||||
| Jai Newcombe | HW | C | 111 | 79 | 10 | 56 | ||||
| Kieran Strachan | AD | R,F | 73 | 88 | 26 | 93 | ||||
| Dan Hannebery | SK | C | 54 | 59 | 9 | 32 | ||||
| Will Phillips | NM | C,F | 51 | 64 | 11 | 41 | ||||
| Lewis Young | WB | B | 58 | 89 | 6 | 33 | ||||
| Marc Murphy | CA | C,F | 92 | 85 | 11 | 37 | ||||
| Andrew McGrath | ES | C | 53 | 74 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Bailey Banfield | FR | F | 69 | 78 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| Shane Mumford | GWS | R | 62 | 76 | 23 | 82 | ||||
| Sam Switkowski | FR | F | 34 | 81 | 13 | 52 | ||||
| Oscar Clavarino | SK | B | -2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Mark O'Connor | GE | B,C | 59 | 83 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Lachie Neale | BL | C | 120 | 86 | 27 | 82 | ||||
| Josh Kelly | GWS | C,F | 141 | 82 | 16 | 57 | ||||
| Todd Marshall | PA | F | 56 | 83 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Levi Casboult | CA | F | 80 | 81 | 5 | 17 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachie Ash | GWS | B,C | 61 | 25 | 5.4 | 32.3 | 55.6 | 26.9 |
| Jack Graham | RI | C,F | 75 | 29 | 25.1 | 42.3 | 49.9 | 17.2 |
| George Hewett | SY | B,C | 56 | 13 | 6.6 | 42 | 49.4 | 35.4 |
| Sam Switkowski | FR | F | 52 | 5.4 | 52 | 46.6 | 46.6 | |
| Tanner Bruhn | GWS | C | 54 | 30 | 9 | 28.3 | 45 | 19.3 |
| Tom Papley | SY | F | 41 | -13 | 5.4 | 31.7 | 35.6 | 26.2 |
| Marc Murphy | CA | C,F | 37 | 2.6 | 18.5 | 34.4 | 15.9 | |
| Rowan Marshall | SK | R,F | 82 | -4 | 48.2 | 83 | 33.8 | 34.8 |
| Zac Fisher | CA | F | 47 | 38 | 18.1 | 30 | 28.9 | 11.9 |
| Kane Lambert | RI | F | 32 | 24 | 8.4 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 15.3 |
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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