u23 team of the season

[grazorblade]

Will update this semi regularly and base it off fotmob rating rather than my naked eye. Others can jump in if you think someones fotmob rating is telling porkies and someone else is better

cutoff year: 2002. Birth year and rating in brackets

Best after round 2

--------------------------------------------------------Beach (2003,7.08)--------------------------------------------------
-Kealey Adamson (2003, 7.39)-Jones(2003,7.12)--Kikianis-(2005,7.05)-Bos(2004,7.13)-----
-----------------------------------------Teague-(2002,7.40)---Valadon(2003,7.25)-----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------Alagich (2004,7.26)-------------------------------------------------------
---------------Adams (2002,7.14)----------------Botic (2002,7.36)-----Jed Drew (2003,7.56)----------------

Will be interesting to watch, last season the best 11 had a rating of 7.02, a couple years before it was 6.8 and 6.6 for arnie's olyroos iirc

just one change with adams replacing pearman who had his first low rating of the season.

 

[Bowden]

debut for shaw. New numbers

2002 -16
2003 - 19
2004 - 26
2005 - 19
2006 - 14
2007 - 6
2008 - 2

My favourite post of the week

 

[grazorblade]

Jupiler league for comparison

2002 35
2003 18
2004 20
2005 8
2006
2007 2
2008

 

[grazorblade]

ereste divisie

2002 38
2003 31
2004 45
2005 29
2006 12
2007 1
2008 2

 

[AUFC_Fan]

debut for shaw. New numbers

2002 -16
2003 - 19
2004 - 26
2005 - 19
2006 - 14
2007 - 6
2008 - 2

Dunno if you recorded it (apologies if you have) but Talladira made his debut as well.

 

[grazorblade]

Dunno if you recorded it (apologies if you have) but Talladira made his debut as well.

good catch!

New numbers
2002 -16
2003 - 19
2004 - 26
2005 - 19
2006 - 15
2007 - 6
2008 - 2

 

[AUFC_Fan]

france being the only big 5 league in the list shows why their national team is so good

I think it’s more of a reflection on the financial state of Ligue 1. The collapsed broadcast deal with Mediapro have been disastrous for a number of French clubs.

 

[Bowden]

We could have our first 2009 debutant this weekend - Macarthur have listed Henrique Oliveira in their squad.

 

[grazorblade]

We could have our first 2009 debutant this weekend - Macarthur have listed Henrique Oliveira in their squad.

what's the youngest debutant in our history?

 

[Bowden]

what's the youngest debutant in our history?

Teeboy Kamara at Adelaide from memory. He was 15 as well I believe.

 

[grazorblade]

Season debuts for di pizio and caputo

both really caught my eye. New numbers are

2002 -16
2003 - 19
2004 - 26
2005 - 20
2006 - 16
2007 - 6
2008 - 2

 

[grazorblade]

by the way, don't look now but eames is the first u17 to play regularly and have a fotmob average over 7 (irankunda was 6.8)

 

[Quicky]

Very cool thread. I'd love to see best XI's based on personal opinion rather than FotMob scores.

 

[grazorblade]

Very cool thread. I'd love to see best XI's based on personal opinion rather than FotMob scores.

Be happy to see that too. I'll probably make one at the end of the year

 

[West Adelaide Hellas]

The league is full of quality young talent. Really exciting times..

 

[grazorblade]

New update. How much each player improved or got worse from last year

Adams (2002, 6.32--> 7.17)
Bonetig (2002, 6.59-->6.71)
Botic (2002, 6.82--> 7.40)
Courtney Perkins (2002, 7.05-->6.83)
Jelacic (2002,6.94-->6.93)
Kurcharski (2002, 6.70-->6.49)
Natta (2002 6.57-->6.63)
Ostler (2002,6.43-->6.59)
Sapsford (2002,6.69-->7.01)
Steele (2002,6.40-->6.87)
Teague (2002, 7.11-->7.34)
Wood (2002, 6.36-->6.59)
Alagich (2003, 6.88-->7.29)
Drew (2003,6.74-->7.56)
Dukuly (2003, 5.97-->6.88)
Grimaldi (2003,6.90-->6.44)
Hammond (2003,6.84-->6.47)
C Hollman (2003, 6.76-->6.82)
Jones (2003, 6.57-->7.08)
Paull (2003, 6.53-->6.94)
Pantazopolous (2003,6.26-->6.84)
Priestman (2003,6.90-->7.01)
Reec (2003,6.43-->6.03)
Simmons (2003, 6.84-->6.23)
Valadon (2003, 6.50-->7.22)
Anasmo (2004,6.30-->6.43)
N Blair (2004 6.28-->6.11)
Bernando (2004, 7.03-->6.75)
Bozonovski (2004,6.48-->6.98)
Cox (2004,6.20-->6.28)
Goodwin (2004,6.35-->6.90)
Madanha (2004,6.87-->6.24)
Matthews (2004, 7.00-->6.88)
Majekodoumi (2004,6.15-->4.82)
Rawlins (2004,6.71-->6.88)
Scicluna (2004, 6.60-->7.55)
Shamoon (2004,6.60-->6.89)
Taylor (2004,7.10-->6.90)
Vidic (2004,6.40-->5.95)
Vidmar (2004,6.72-->6.60)
Bodalato (2005,6.80-->6.64)
Caputo (2005, 6.58-->6.22)
Jovanovic (2005,6.55-->6,69)
Kikianis (2005,6.28-->7.05)
Lavale (2005, 5.70-->5.90)
Lisollajski (2005,6.43-->6.51)
Mazzeo (2005,6.50-->6.70)
Najdovski (2005,6.29-->6.15)
Waddingham (2005,6.70-->6.66)
Yull (2005,6.41-->6.69)
Amanatidis (2006,6.50-->6.48)
De Jesus (2006,6.70-->6.34)
Di Pizio (2006,6.70-->6.10)
Lebib (2006,6.06-->6.14)
Ngo (2006,6.30-->6.05)

32 out of 55 players improved their score compared to last year and average player improved by 0.1. Of course, some players improved by a lot more than that

I know fotmov scores aren't gospel measure of a players quality, but it does highlight how unpredictable development is

 

[Bowden]

Henrique Oliveira named on the bench!!

 

[Bowden]

Unused sub

 

[grazorblade]

Debut's for crawford and Tatu, new numbers
2002 -16
2003 - 19
2004 - 26
2005 - 20
2006 - 17
2007 - 6
2008 - 3

 

[grazorblade]

List of players at least average for the league (6.87 or over)

Adams (2002, 7.14)
Botic (2002, 7.35)
Jelacic (2002,6.92)
Sapsford (2002,7.01)
Steele (2002,6.87)
Teague (2002, 7.36)
Adamson (2003,7.34)
Alagich (2003, 7.26)
Beach (2003,7.11)
Drew (2003,7.56)
Jones (2003, 7.12)
Paull (2003, 6.94)
Priestman (2003,7.01)
Valadon (2003, 7.26)
Bos (2004,7.08)
Bozonovski (2004,6.97)
Goodwin (2004,6.88)
Matthews (2004, 6.88)
Piol (2004,6.87)
Rawlins (2004,6.87)
Scicluna (2004, 7.55)
Segecic (2004,7.05)
Shaw (2004, 6.91)
Taylor (2004,6.99)
Kikianis (2005,7.05)
Pearman (2006,6.98)
Leonard (2007, 6.87)
Wong (2007, 7.03)
Eames (2008, 7.00)

Numbers from each year
2002: 6
2003: 8
2004: 10
2005: 1
2006: 1
2007: 2
2008: 1

So not just the quantity improving, but the quality as the best players skew younger. It is an achievement just to play senior football regularly at all if you are born 2005 or later, but it is worth keeping an eye on the players that are not just playing but making an impact. Kikianis, Eames, Leonard, Wong and Pearman in particular