Disposal Efficiency doesn't measure anything useful

[Dyer'ere]

If say Jayden Short marks at CHB on the arc and with his first disposal turns around and drives the ball the wrong way into the eyes of the lone opposition FF in the goalsquare Short has 100% disposal efficiency.

*Oh, sure but that's just an imaginary example.*

Tonight one of the halfwits mentioned the "classy" disposal of Riley Bonner. I think he's improving but from a very low base. As for "classy" disposal that is taking the smilen urea. Are they readin his DE%

In R3 Ess v StK Riley Bonner had 127 AFL Pts. 32 touches. 5 CP of which 4 were GBG. (He's receiving in space. Nobody mans him up because he bungles.) He had 6 SI. Good from HB. Not to say he wasn't terrible.

Riley Bonner's DE was 65.6%. He was largely diabolical. The magnitude of his uselessness, if not the humour, is best measured in his 17 turnovers. 32 touches for 17 turnovers. Lulz that.

I know I'm preaching to the choir but FMD. DE, yeah, nah.

 

[Scully Trengove Martin]

Bonner is not a + player.

He’s a liability defensively and rarely does anything to contribute to his teams attack. Majority of his possessions are sideways or long down the line. He’s the sort of player you can pick up from anywhere and are a dime a dozen. Which highlights what a waste of a pick Andrew McGrath was at #1. Not saying he’s a bad player, but they’ve wasted a number one draft pick on a slightly better version of John Noble.

 

[Dyer'ere]

Bonner is not a + player.

He’s a liability defensively and rarely does anything to contribute to his teams attack. Majority of his possessions are sideways or long down the line. He’s the sort of player you can pick up from anywhere and are a dime a dozen. Which highlights what a waste of a pick Andrew McGrath was at #1. Not saying he’s a bad player, but they’ve wasted a number one draft pick on a slightly better version of John Noble.

Concise and accurate post, STM.

BTW McGrath had 10 turnovers from 30 in that game IIRC.