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Kane Cornes has given his thoughts on the rankings.

Champion Data provides explanation for surprising 'elite' rankings By 2021-02-05T12:00+11:00 Mason Cox and Zac Fisher’s inclusions among the ‘elite’ players of the competition in Champion Data’s annual rankings raised eyebrows around the league. Champion Data’s Daniel Hoyne has explained just how the rankings work. “These are just based purely on the 2020 season so it compares position against position, so the top 10 per cent of players in each position get categorised in the elite bracket,” Hoyne told SEN’s Captain’s Run. “The top 11 to 35 per cent get categorised in t...

The AFL side who has implemented the most unique game style in recent seasons By 2021-02-05T12:56+11:00 Champion Data analyst Daniel Hoyne says Adam Simpson’s premiership-winning West Coast side is a clear standout in recent seasons purely because of the unique game style they were playing at the time. On the back of Richmond’s breakthrough flag in 2017, several sides in the competition attempted to copy their trademark pressure-focused game plan to varying degrees of success. When asked on SEN’s The Captain’s Run to name the side which has stood out by playing a unique...

  The Bombers are among four teams to have just the one elite ranking on their list for 2021, down from two in 2019. Ridley was a standout for the Bombers in 2020, winning the club's best-and-fairest award after emerging as one of the game's elite defenders - all with just 26 games to his name. Before last season, Ridley had played only nine senior games for the Bombers. Dylan Shiel and Zach Merrett were the Bombers' two elite players in 2019, but were rated above average last year. After finishing 13th last year and losing key players at the trade table, the Bombers needed to enliven ...

“I’m not sure how this has worked..."