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.
Analyse the CBAs from round 8 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
Josh Kelly (24 CBAs; 69% attendance) | 105 AFL Fantasy
Kelly finally found his way back into the centre bounce rotation this week – in a big way! The 26-year-old was the leading centre bounce attendee for the GIANTS, amassing 30 disposals, nine score involvements, seven clearances and, most importantly, 105 AFL Fantasy points. Kelly received eight coaches votes for his performance – a good sign that Leon was pleased in Kelly’s return to the inside, after attending an average of just 21.9% of CBAs this season.
Zak Jones (16 CBAs; 84% attendance) | 123 AFL Fantasy
It’s been a slow build-up for Jones in 2021. After returning from a hamstring injury sustained in the pre-season, Jones returned to the Saints lineup in round 2 but played limited time on ground (TOG). In fact, he’s only played over 70% TOG in three of his six matches in 2021; averaging 119.7 AFL Fantasy points in those three games. As with his TOG, Jones’ CBAs have seen a rise in recent weeks. After having an average CBA attendance rate of 48.5% for the season, Jones eclipsed this by 35.5% in round 8 – a promising sign of things to come.
James Harmes (12 CBAs; 55% attendance) | 100 AFL Fantasy
Harmes returned from a broken wrist to be one of the Dees prime movers in the midfield in round 8. After a failed role change in defence last season, the 25-year-old found himself back in the guts and was third behind Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca for CBAs. In just his second game for the season, Harmes racked up 31 disposals, seven tackles and five clearances to ensure Goodwin keeps him well and truly in the engine room. Jack Viney’s return in the coming weeks is a huge concern for Harmes’ heavy midfield attendance and thus ceiling, however, he’ll get a taste of the action – and as a defender eligible player, that’s enough to make him relevant.
Fallers
Jordan De Goey (0 CBAs; -70% round diff) | 106 AFL Fantasy
Another week, another Pie. The CBA shuffle continued again this week, with De Goey moving deep into the goal square to provide a target during Collingwood’s must-win game against the Roos. He was outstanding in the role, gathering 17 disposals and kicking six snags. De Goey owners shouldn’t get too excited – this was North Melbourne… and Aidan Bonar marking him. Far more interesting than JDG, will be the continuing cycle of centre bounce attendees for the remainder of Bucks reign. In round 8 the big winners were Crisp (+89%) and Sidebottom (+32%), with the big losers – aside from De Goey (if we’re calling him a loser despite his six-goal fantasy ton) – were Thomas (-48%), Pendles (-45%) and Daicos (-45%).
Riley Collier-Dawkins (9 CBAs; -40% round diff) | 64 AFL Fantasy
Dusty returned from his KO to slot straight back into the CBA mix – notching 22 CBAs – whilst Pickett, Edwards (pre-injury), Graham and Bolton picked up the slack of their injured skipper. Meanwhile, second gamer RCD suffered the CBA fall. Despite many predicting a rise in CBAs, Collier-Dawkins was one of the casualties of a new-look setup against the rampaging Cats. The CBA dip didn’t hurt the 21-year-old’s scoring clip, notching one extra fantasy point in a varied role. With injuries to Edwards (21 CBAs) and Bolton (19 CBAs), one would assume RCD gets a more prominent inside role again and perhaps even an uptick in TOG. Keeper and salary cap coaches alike will be watching closely to see if he can take full advantage of the opportunity.
Tables
Last Round vs Previous Round
| Player | Club | Pos | AF | TOG% | CBA | CBA% | PRCBA | PRCBA% | CBADif | CBA%Dif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Crisp | CW | B | 126 | 86 | 25 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 89 |
| Callum Mills | SY | B | 133 | 83 | 17 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 77 |
| Josh Kelly | GWS | C | 105 | 84 | 24 | 69 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 52 |
| Archie Perkins | ES | C,F | 60 | 71 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
| David Swallow | GC | C | 130 | 81 | 16 | 84 | 11 | 48 | 5 | 36 |
| Zak Jones | SK | C | 123 | 78 | 16 | 84 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 34 |
| Sam Berry | AD | C | 43 | 80 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 34 |
| Steele Sidebottom | CW | C,F | 70 | 85 | 21 | 75 | 10 | 43 | 11 | 32 |
| Jack Scrimshaw | HW | B | 104 | 80 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
| Marlion Pickett | RI | C | 48 | 76 | 17 | 53 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 30 |
| David Cuningham | CA | F | 62 | 81 | 20 | 61 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 27 |
| Brad Crouch | SK | C | 109 | 82 | 18 | 95 | 22 | 69 | -4 | 26 |
| Jack Graham | RI | C | 71 | 76 | 13 | 41 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 23 |
| Ben Cunnington | NM | C | 76 | 86 | 23 | 82 | 19 | 61 | 4 | 21 |
| Luke Breust | HW | F | 82 | 76 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| Karl Amon | PA | C | 111 | 86 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| Caleb Serong | FR | C | 75 | 72 | 18 | 64 | 16 | 47 | 2 | 17 |
| Brodie Grundy | CW | R | 112 | 86 | 24 | 86 | 16 | 70 | 8 | 16 |
| Zac Bailey | BL | C,F | 89 | 78 | 12 | 43 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 16 |
| Jamaine Jones | WC | F | 74 | 77 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| Mitch Duncan | GE | C | 135 | 81 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| Max Gawn | ME | R | 108 | 84 | 16 | 73 | 18 | 58 | -2 | 15 |
| Adam Treloar | WB | C | 103 | 76 | 21 | 64 | 11 | 50 | 10 | 14 |
| Toby Greene | GWS | F | 108 | 93 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Todd Goldstein | NM | R | 84 | 94 | 23 | 82 | 21 | 68 | 2 | 14 |
| Caleb Graham | GC | B | 33 | 79 | 16 | 84 | 16 | 70 | 0 | 14 |
| Clayton Oliver | ME | C | 102 | 87 | 20 | 91 | 24 | 77 | -4 | 14 |
| Bailey Smith | WB | C | 55 | 80 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
| Scott Lycett | PA | R | 108 | 91 | 20 | 95 | 18 | 82 | 2 | 13 |
| Robbie Gray | PA | F | 72 | 89 | 12 | 57 | 10 | 45 | 2 | 12 |
| Mark Blicavs | GE | B,C | 107 | 88 | 11 | 34 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 11 |
| Tim Kelly | WC | C | 112 | 83 | 23 | 92 | 28 | 82 | -5 | 10 |
| Devon Smith | ES | C | 53 | 78 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Shai Bolton | RI | C,F | 85 | 87 | 19 | 59 | 11 | 50 | 8 | 9 |
| Andrew McGrath | ES | C | 75 | 80 | 26 | 74 | 25 | 66 | 1 | 8 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | WB | C | 131 | 87 | 25 | 76 | 15 | 68 | 10 | 8 |
| Cameron Guthrie | GE | C | 139 | 79 | 28 | 88 | 24 | 80 | 4 | 8 |
| Kysaiah Pickett | ME | F | 56 | 83 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Jack Redden | WC | C | 83 | 83 | 18 | 72 | 22 | 65 | -4 | 7 |
| Reilly O'Brien | AD | R | 73 | 88 | 19 | 90 | 19 | 83 | 0 | 7 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BL | C | 110 | 79 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 6 |
| Sean Darcy | FR | R | 100 | 80 | 23 | 82 | 26 | 76 | -3 | 6 |
| Alex Neal-Bullen | ME | F | 80 | 74 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Rhys Mathieson | BL | C,F | 65 | 74 | 18 | 64 | 13 | 59 | 5 | 5 |
| Nic Naitanui | WC | R | 68 | 67 | 21 | 84 | 27 | 79 | -6 | 5 |
| Jy Simpkin | NM | C | 52 | 82 | 16 | 57 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| Paddy Ryder | SK | R | 71 | 83 | 14 | 74 | 22 | 69 | -8 | 5 |
| Liam Shiels | HW | C | 81 | 78 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| Harry Morrison | HW | B,C | 76 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jeremy Finlayson | GWS | F | 63 | 83 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| Josh Bruce | WB | F | 119 | 83 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Walters | FR | C,F | 47 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Hickey | SY | R | 74 | 80 | 20 | 91 | 26 | 87 | -6 | 4 |
| Deven Robertson | BL | C,F | 36 | 66 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 4 |
| Mitch Lewis | HW | F | 64 | 82 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Sam Menegola | GE | C | 109 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kyle Langford | ES | C,F | 100 | 86 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marc Pittonet | CA | R | 77 | 83 | 28 | 85 | 31 | 82 | -3 | 3 |
| Joe Daniher | BL | F | 86 | 91 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
| Ben McEvoy | HW | B,R | 86 | 81 | 21 | 84 | 26 | 81 | -5 | 3 |
| Oliver Florent | SY | C | 79 | 74 | 7 | 32 | 9 | 30 | -2 | 2 |
| Jack Steele | SK | C | 136 | 87 | 14 | 74 | 23 | 72 | -9 | 2 |
| Elliott Himmelberg | AD | F | 49 | 89 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Melksham | ME | F | 52 | 71 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Taranto | GWS | C | 125 | 82 | 23 | 66 | 15 | 65 | 8 | 1 |
| Christian Petracca | ME | C | 96 | 89 | 18 | 82 | 25 | 81 | -7 | 1 |
| Nick Holman | GC | F | 83 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Hugh Greenwood | GC | C | 85 | 79 | 14 | 74 | 17 | 74 | -3 | 0 |
| Zach Merrett | ES | C | 128 | 79 | 25 | 71 | 27 | 71 | -2 | 0 |
| Brandan Parfitt | GE | C | 76 | 73 | 16 | 50 | 23 | 50 | -7 | 0 |
| Shane Edwards | RI | C | 66 | 64 | 21 | 66 | 13 | 66 | 8 | 0 |
| Lachie Weller | GC | C | 72 | 79 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 22 | -1 | -1 |
| Sam Walsh | CA | C | 85 | 83 | 24 | 73 | 28 | 74 | -4 | -1 |
| Toby Nankervis | RI | R | 68 | 79 | 27 | 84 | 19 | 86 | 8 | -2 |
| Tom Phillips | HW | C,F | 81 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | -2 |
| Jarryd Lyons | BL | C | 121 | 84 | 25 | 89 | 20 | 91 | 5 | -2 |
| Rory Laird | AD | B,C | 100 | 77 | 17 | 81 | 19 | 83 | -2 | -2 |
| Dom Sheed | WC | C | 135 | 86 | 17 | 68 | 24 | 71 | -7 | -3 |
| Oscar McInerney | BL | R | 68 | 77 | 22 | 79 | 18 | 82 | 4 | -3 |
| Levi Casboult | CA | F | 68 | 81 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 18 | -2 | -3 |
| James Worpel | HW | C | 105 | 84 | 18 | 72 | 24 | 75 | -6 | -3 |
| Ed Curnow | CA | C | 96 | 78 | 24 | 73 | 29 | 76 | -5 | -3 |
| Connor Rozee | PA | F | 105 | 82 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -1 | -4 |
| Shane Mumford | GWS | R | 46 | 80 | 29 | 83 | 20 | 87 | 9 | -4 |
| Callum Sinclair | SY | R | 53 | 76 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -2 | -4 |
| Touk Miller | GC | C | 119 | 78 | 15 | 79 | 19 | 83 | -4 | -4 |
| Sam Petrevski-Seton | CA | B | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | -5 |
| Rowan Marshall | SK | R,F | 75 | 80 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 31 | -5 | -5 |
| Ben Keays | AD | C | 91 | 85 | 17 | 81 | 20 | 87 | -3 | -6 |
| Rory Lobb | FR | R,F | 91 | 97 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 24 | -3 | -6 |
| James Jordon | ME | C | 95 | 71 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 42 | -5 | -6 |
| Tom Green | GWS | C | 102 | 76 | 10 | 29 | 8 | 35 | 2 | -6 |
| Tom Liberatore | WB | C | 90 | 74 | 23 | 70 | 17 | 77 | 6 | -7 |
| David Mundy | FR | C | 92 | 81 | 17 | 61 | 23 | 68 | -6 | -7 |
| Darcy Parish | ES | C | 117 | 80 | 27 | 77 | 32 | 84 | -5 | -7 |
| Willem Drew | PA | C | 71 | 73 | 11 | 52 | 13 | 59 | -2 | -7 |
| Tom Powell | NM | C | 58 | 80 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 26 | -3 | -8 |
| Chad Warner | SY | F | 64 | 83 | 10 | 45 | 16 | 53 | -6 | -8 |
| Tarryn Thomas | NM | F | 75 | 79 | 12 | 43 | 16 | 52 | -4 | -9 |
| Tom Mitchell | HW | C | 124 | 82 | 18 | 72 | 26 | 81 | -8 | -9 |
| Jack Bytel | SK | C | 53 | 74 | 9 | 47 | 19 | 59 | -10 | -12 |
| Luke Parker | SY | C | 113 | 81 | 15 | 68 | 24 | 80 | -9 | -12 |
| Patrick Cripps | CA | C | 55 | 85 | 23 | 70 | 31 | 82 | -8 | -12 |
| Charlie Dixon | PA | F | 82 | 92 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -3 | -13 |
| Tom Campbell | NM | R,F | 88 | 67 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 32 | -5 | -14 |
| Joel Selwood | GE | C | 82 | 76 | 22 | 69 | 25 | 83 | -3 | -14 |
| Chris Burgess | GC | B | 54 | 76 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 30 | -4 | -14 |
| Luke Jackson | ME | F | 53 | 70 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 42 | -7 | -15 |
| Nat Fyfe | FR | C | 103 | 89 | 17 | 61 | 26 | 76 | -9 | -15 |
| Ollie Wines | PA | C | 70 | 74 | 15 | 71 | 19 | 86 | -4 | -15 |
| Darcy Cameron | CW | F | 76 | 78 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 30 | -3 | -16 |
| Quinton Narkle | GE | C | 48 | 33 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 47 | -4 | -16 |
| Harry Schoenberg | AD | F | 74 | 87 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 35 | -4 | -16 |
| Peter Wright | ES | F | 49 | 77 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 34 | -7 | -17 |
| Jack Macrae | WB | C | 101 | 84 | 21 | 64 | 18 | 82 | 3 | -18 |
| Jacob Hopper | GWS | C | 73 | 75 | 23 | 66 | 20 | 87 | 3 | -21 |
| Sam Powell-Pepper | PA | C,F | 73 | 71 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 45 | -5 | -21 |
| Kayne Turner | NM | F | 70 | 83 | 16 | 57 | 25 | 81 | -9 | -24 |
| Andrew Gaff | WC | C | 137 | 95 | 7 | 28 | 18 | 53 | -11 | -25 |
| Andrew Brayshaw | FR | C | 83 | 76 | 16 | 57 | 28 | 82 | -12 | -25 |
| Paul Seedsman | AD | C | 99 | 86 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 35 | -6 | -25 |
| James Rowbottom | SY | C | 115 | 63 | 8 | 36 | 19 | 63 | -11 | -27 |
| Noah Anderson | GC | C | 65 | 75 | 7 | 37 | 15 | 65 | -8 | -28 |
| James Cousins | HW | C | 74 | 74 | 7 | 28 | 18 | 56 | -11 | -28 |
| Josh P. Kennedy | SY | C | 97 | 70 | 9 | 41 | 21 | 70 | -12 | -29 |
| Dayne Zorko | BL | C,F | 82 | 83 | 11 | 39 | 15 | 68 | -4 | -29 |
| Callan Ward | GWS | C | 78 | 84 | 20 | 57 | 20 | 87 | 0 | -30 |
| Riley Collier-Dawkins | RI | C | 64 | 63 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 68 | -6 | -40 |
| Josh Daicos | CW | C | 73 | 79 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 70 | -9 | -45 |
| Scott Pendlebury | CW | C | 85 | 82 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 70 | -9 | -45 |
| Jake Stringer | ES | F | 30 | 46 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 79 | -20 | -50 |
| Connor Blakely | FR | C | 45 | 53 | 15 | 54 | ||||
| Esava Ratugolea | GE | R,F | 48 | 74 | 21 | 66 | ||||
| Bailey J. Williams | WC | R,F | 53 | 64 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| Jordon Sweet | WB | R | 65 | 87 | 30 | 91 | ||||
| Brendon Ah Chee | WC | F | 101 | 76 | 6 | 24 | ||||
| Tyler Brown | CW | C | 58 | 80 | 24 | 86 | ||||
| Darcy Fogarty | AD | F | 44 | 75 | 4 | 19 | ||||
| James Harmes | ME | B | 100 | 75 | 12 | 55 | ||||
| Chad Wingard | HW | F | 73 | 76 | 11 | 44 | ||||
| Zac Williams | CA | B | 28 | 79 | 7 | 21 | ||||
| Dustin Martin | RI | C,F | 67 | 88 | 22 | 69 | ||||
| Shaun Higgins | GE | C | 78 | 69 | 12 | 38 | ||||
| Travis Boak | PA | C | 88 | 83 | 15 | 71 | ||||
| Andrew Phillips | ES | R | 89 | 74 | 29 | 83 | ||||
| Rory Sloane | AD | C | 113 | 84 | 11 | 52 | ||||
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NM | C | 65 | 85 | 12 | 43 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Crisp | CW | B | 89 | 89 | 37 | 29.7 | 52 |
| Josh Kelly | GWS | C | 69 | 52 | 21.9 | 28.7 | 47.1 |
| Marlion Pickett | RI | C | 53 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 40 |
| Connor Blakely | FR | C | 54 | 16.8 | 31.5 | 37.2 | |
| Zak Jones | SK | C | 84 | 34 | 48.5 | 57.7 | 35.5 |
| David Swallow | GC | C | 84 | 36 | 54.8 | 63.3 | 29.2 |
| Steele Sidebottom | CW | C,F | 75 | 32 | 49.6 | 68.7 | 25.4 |
| Kayne Turner | NM | F | 57 | -24 | 34.8 | 58 | 22.2 |
| Sean Darcy | FR | R | 82 | 6 | 60.7 | 74 | 21.3 |
| Bailey Smith | WB | C | 27 | 13 | 6.5 | 17.3 | 20.5 |
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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Anonymous
May 12, 2021 at 1:53 pm
Awesome information, thanks ✌️