Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman

[bulldogtragic]

Both excellent athletes and both natural smaller forward taken high in the draft which is good to see.

Just being a bit picky here BT, but you should bold the lower number in clangers and turnovers to show who's leading those fields.

For you, anything.

[bulldogtragic]

After this Round: Cody vs Rising Star Class (There’s 67 Rising Star players - I.e. Cody vs 66 others)

Totals (remember Cody has only 4 Games, so he’s going against most players who have 10-12 Games to rack up much more stats. Still having played 1/2 to 1/3 less games of his rising star class though, is output his huge):

Ranked 7th among rising stars in Total Goals
Ranked 10th among rising stars in Total Tackles Inside 50
Ranked 11th among rising stars in Total Marks Inside 50
Ranked 14th among rising stars in Total Contested Marks
Ranked 15th among rising stars in Total Goal Assists

Already in the top 10% to 22% on five crucial metrics, despite only playing 4 of 12 games.


Averages for Cody vs the other 66 Rising Star Players:

Ranked 1st among rising stars in Goals Per Game
Ranked 1st among rising stars in Score Involvements Per Game
Ranked 2nd among rising stars in Tackles Inside 50 Per Game — 1st B. McCreery, Collingwood
Ranked 2nd among rising stars in Goal Assists Per Game — 1st E. Gulden, Sydney
Ranked 4th among rising stars in Marks Inside 50 Per Game — 1-3 M. Georgiades, Port, J. Koschitzke & T. Brockman, Hawthorn
Ranked 4th among rising stars in Supercoach Score Per Game — 1-3 T. Green, GWS, E. Gulden, Sydney, L. Scholl, Crows
Ranked 8th among rising stars in Inside 50s Per Game
Ranked 9th among rising stars in Contested Marks Per Game
Ranked 14th among rising stars in Tackles Per Game
Ranked 16th among rising stars in Kicks Per Game


And it’s how his doing it. From the boundary, snaps, over his head, on the run, plus pressure, pressure, pressure. May he never play VFL again. What a four week stint versus Port in Port, Saints, Dees & Freo in Freo. This is the data that shows he makes us a better team with him in it.

#ILoveCody

[Vred]

Starting to really, really love this kid. Lot of people are starting to call him a Toby Greene type, if we can have that (Without the attitude) I'll take that in our team any day of the week.

[comrade]

I'm very relieved.

[Topdog]

Most pleasing is the opposition he has done it against. We have played 3 very tough games in his 4 and he has kicked at least 1 in every game.

[The bulldog tragician]

Starting to really, really love this kid. Lot of people are starting to call him a Toby Greene type, if we can have that (Without the attitude) I'll take that in our team any day of the week.

No, no! Cody can be cheeky, annoying, and a pest...but Greene is a nasty thug doing much of his grubby work in ways that are cowardly. I don’t want to see that comparison at all.

[Twodogs]

I may have missed it but is there a stat for pressure acts BT?


Please and thank you.

[bulldogtragic]

I may have missed it but is there a stat for pressure acts BT?


Please and thank you.

I can’t find a full comparison for this stat. But this weekend Weightman had 21 & Pickett had 22.

Cody does everything Pickett does, but has a vastly superior marking game on top.

[Topdog]

I can’t find a full comparison for this stat. But this weekend Weightman had 21 & Pickett had 22.

Cody does everything Pickett does, but has a vastly superior marking game on top.

18 a game for Cody (14, 11, 26 & 22)

21.6 a game for Pickett - classified as elite on the AFL app. His lowest for the year is 16 which is crazy good!

No easy way to compare it, have to literally open both player profiles and click on the specific stat.

[bulldogtragic]

Gerard Healy today again mentioned Melbourne recruiters were worried if they missed securing Weightman, that it was a tough call. Healy said both clubs would be thrilled. He’s right. Amazing that two players from different states were both the players wanted and so far, their output is near identical, if not a little favouring Cody in some more crucial areas:

Weightman vs Pickett

2021 Stats in Averages


9.0 Kicks 7.9
3.0 Handballs 4.6
12 Disposals 12.5
3.9 Marks 2.4
2.0 Goals 1.4
1.1 Behinds 1.3
63.6% Goal Accuracy 51.2%
2.1 Tackles 3.3
2.9 Inside 50s 2.5
0.9 Goal Assists 0.5
5.3 Contested Possessions 6.4
6.6 Uncontested Possessions 6.1
7.6 Eff, Disposals 7.6
63.3% Disp. Eff. % 60.8%
2.0 Clangers 2.5
0.9 Cont. Marks 0.1
2.3 Marks I50 1.2
0.5 Rebound 50s 0.2
75.0 TOG % 76.8
6.4 Score Involve. 5.4
233.4 Metres Gained 225.7
2.9 Turnovers 2.3
1.6 Intercepts 1.6
1.4. Tackles I50 1.5
74.4 Supercoach 68.3

Cody has him covered so far this year in all the stats that matter. Time for hype train to leave.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

He's really blossoming, and is going to be a very tricky match up for opposition coaches. He's a key forward in a small man's body, BUT probably the thing that's enabled him to fit into our forward line is his willingness to add defensive pressure and crumbing work to his arsenal.

[bulldogtragic]

After this Round: Cody vs Rising Star Class (There’s 67 Rising Star players - I.e. Cody vs 66 others)

Totals (remember Cody has only 7 Games, so he’s going against most players who have 12-15 Games to rack up much more stats. Still having played 1/2 games of his rising star class though, is output his huge):

7 Games:

Ranked 13th comp wide Marks Inside 50
Ranked 14th comp wide Tackles Inside 50
Ranked 17th comp wide Goals Per Game

Ranked 4th among rising stars for Total Marks I50
Ranked 5th among rising stars for Total Goals
Ranked 7th among rising stars for Total Goals Assist
Ranked 10th among rising stars for Total Contested Marks



Already in the top 10% to 22% on five crucial metrics, despite only playing 7 of 15 games.


Averages for Cody vs the other 66 Rising Star Players:

Ranked 1st among rising stars in Goals Per Game
Ranked 1st among rising stars in Score Involvements Per Game
Ranked 1st among rising stars in Marks Inside 50 Per Game
Ranked 2nd among rising stars in Tackles Inside 50 Per Game — 1st B. McCreery, Collingwood
Ranked 2nd among rising stars in Goal Assists Per Game — 1st E. Gulden, Sydney
Ranked 5th among rising stars in Supercoach Score Per Game — 1-3 T. Green, GWS, E. Gulden, Sydney, L. Scholl, Crows
Ranked 8th among rising stars in Inside 50s Per Game
Ranked 10th among rising stars in Contested Marks Per Game


Contender for GOTY at Port Adelaide over his head. Contender for MOTY tonight. Sam Power needs to sign him up before his price goes through the roof.

[jeemak]

He's good the lad. Really like him and think that it's great having a versatile small to medium forward who can genuinely play the role in the side for the first time since Dickson.

Look out for when he's four or five preseasons into his career, he'll be getting up and down the ground and absolutely burning players off.

[EasternWest]

After this Round: Cody vs Rising Star Class (There’s 67 Rising Star players - I.e. Cody vs 66 others)

Totals (remember Cody has only 7 Games, so he’s going against most players who have 12-15 Games to rack up much more stats. Still having played 1/2 games of his rising star class though, is output his huge):

7 Games:

Ranked 13th comp wide Marks Inside 50
Ranked 14th comp wide Tackles Inside 50
Ranked 17th comp wide Goals Per Game

Ranked 4th among rising stars for Total Marks I50
Ranked 5th among rising stars for Total Goals
Ranked 7th among rising stars for Total Goals Assist
Ranked 10th among rising stars for Total Contested Marks



Already in the top 10% to 22% on five crucial metrics, despite only playing 7 of 15 games.


Averages for Cody vs the other 66 Rising Star Players:

Ranked 1st among rising stars in Goals Per Game
Ranked 1st among rising stars in Score Involvements Per Game
Ranked 1st among rising stars in Marks Inside 50 Per Game
Ranked 2nd among rising stars in Tackles Inside 50 Per Game — 1st B. McCreery, Collingwood
Ranked 2nd among rising stars in Goal Assists Per Game — 1st E. Gulden, Sydney
Ranked 5th among rising stars in Supercoach Score Per Game — 1-3 T. Green, GWS, E. Gulden, Sydney, L. Scholl, Crows
Ranked 8th among rising stars in Inside 50s Per Game
Ranked 10th among rising stars in Contested Marks Per Game


Contender for GOTY at Port Adelaide over his head. Contender for MOTY tonight. Sam Power needs to sign him up before his price goes through the roof.

Remember when we was a wasted selection and nobody wanted him?

Me neither, let's not look back through this thread.

[bulldogtragic]

Remember when we was a wasted selection and nobody wanted him?

Me neither, let's not look back through this thread.

I’ve been avoiding it. I don’t know what he did last year. I was happy we got him and happy he’s delivering. I did see the Pickett stuff mentioned way too often and decided to point out the jet we have from time to time.

I know the Rising Star is a made up nonsense. But Cody is #1 in three key stats and #2 in two key stats. That gives cover for them to pick him. Add to that GOTY & MOTY contenders, a highlights reel to sell interest in the game, the public has been exposed to him on prime time and be the best unpaid happy ambassador the AFEL could hope to get. There is a self interest for the AFEL that can’t be denied.