2010 Rate the Season: #25 Ted Richards

**ugg** · 18th January 2011, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by reigning premier

So he had a better season than Grundy?

Show me where I said Richards had a better season than Grundy. I'm just refuting your statement that Ted is supposedly a 'clanger merchant' - the numbers clearly demonstrate that he has less clangers than his teammates who play in the same or similar positions. Go back and look at past seasons and you will see it's not a one-off either.

But since you bring it up, in the half season that he played in the seniors he had was just as good as Grundy. I don't recall him being beaten convincingly and the main reason I would mark him below Reginald is that he would have lined up against the 2nd or 3rd opposition tall forward as opposed to Grundy taking the main threat.

**RogueSwan** · 18th January 2011, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by reigning premier

Will always be known as "Turnover Ted"...

Only one incident in this thread, you don't even use it in your other two posts.

Originally Posted by reigning premier

Stats are only so people like you look at them and think gees... Teddy's having a good year. Whereas if you knew anything about footy, and actually watched the game, you'd recognise him for the clanger merchant he is.

Originally Posted by reigning premier

...No. But stats aren't everything.

Whereas generalisations and insults are sure to prove your point?

**Primmy** · 18th January 2011, 10:18 PM

Looks like Ted Bear has some defenders on his side, and fairly eloquent ones at that. Never knock that young man. He perhaps is not the greatest player on the list, but he is by noo means the worst. I do believe Goodsey dropped a ball once. Braddy left one behind too. Peb even missed a kick for goal, if my memory serves me right. I could go on, but the argument is not worth the candle. We, the Ted Bear Appreciation Society, have greater numbers and it would seem a bit more common sense.

**Blood** · 18th January 2011, 10:48 PM

I bagged Ted relentlessly in the past and prayed that he would be delisted.

I am man enough to now admit that he is a more than capable footballer - thought he was near faultless last season and, FWIW, was a better neutralizer than Reg of the oppositions key forwards.

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**reigning premier** · 19th January 2011, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by RogueSwan

Only one incident in this thread, you don't even use it in your other two posts.

Whereas generalisations and insults are sure to prove your point?

No. Just a better knowledge of football than you is enough to do that.

**reigning premier** · 19th January 2011, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by ugg

Show me where I said Richards had a better season than Grundy. I'm just refuting your statement that Ted is supposedly a 'clanger merchant' - the numbers clearly demonstrate that he has less clangers than his teammates who play in the same or similar positions. Go back and look at past seasons and you will see it's not a one-off either.

But since you bring it up, in the half season that he played in the seniors he had was just as good as Grundy. I don't recall him being beaten convincingly and the main reason I would mark him below Reginald is that he would have lined up against the 2nd or 3rd opposition tall forward as opposed to Grundy taking the main threat.

Did you bother comparing the volume of possessions that Turnover had Vs Grundy? Did you take into consideration in your wisdom that he was playing against the 3rd or 4th best fwd in comparison to Grundy when you started spruiking stats to demonstrate what a marvel Turnover has been?

I didn't think so.

**ugg** · 19th January 2011, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by reigning premier

Did you bother comparing the volume of possessions that Turnover had Vs Grundy? Did you take into consideration in your wisdom that he was playing against the 3rd or 4th best fwd in comparison to Grundy when you started spruiking stats to demonstrate what a marvel Turnover has been?

I didn't think so.

Okay let's bring that stat into play. Richards averaged 14.3 possessions and 1.0 clangers meaning 7.1% of his touches were clangers. Grundy had 20.3 touches and 2.0 clangers for a percentage of 9.9%. So again Ted comes out on top

As for your second point, if you had bothered to read my post, I did acknowledge that Ted did play on the 2nd or 3rd forwards. In any case, the quality of the forward has little to do with how many turnovers the defender has with the ball in hand.

But RP please do not let facts get in the way of your grudge.

**Big Al** · 19th January 2011, 11:50 AM

Ted did a good job for us last year and I can't think of too many occassions where he made critical errors. He's not in our best 22 but he is a good replacement when the inevitable injuries occur.

**Yuri H** · 19th January 2011, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by Primmy

Looks like Ted Bear has some defenders on his side, and fairly eloquent ones at that. Never knock that young man. He perhaps is not the greatest player on the list, but he is by noo means the worst. I do believe Goodsey dropped a ball once. Braddy left one behind too. Peb even missed a kick for goal, if my memory serves me right. I could go on, but the argument is not worth the candle. We, the Ted Bear Appreciation Society, have greater numbers and it would seem a bit more common sense.

I'll sit on Primmy's bench with this one.

**Plugger46** · 19th January 2011, 01:30 PM

6. Did a really important job when we needed him. Never going to be a gun because he makes poor decisions too often. Handy depth player, as he showed in the back half of the year.

Gets a point deducted for that overrated blog.