We’ve seen 20 rounds of the A-League this season and witnessed many greatmgoals, saves and the odd fouls. So which player has stood out (for good or bad) over these first 20 rounds?
The often-recorded categories of goals, assists and saves are simple to find.
Daniel McBreen of the Mariners currently has the most goals with 15, followed by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) with 12, and then a three-way tie for third between Besart Berisha, Jeremy Brockie and Alessandro del Piero on 11.
Thomas Broich is currently leading the league with eight assists, followed by Youssouf Hersi on seven. Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix) leads all keepers with 61 saves.
A sign of a good striker, or any attacking player, is their ability to make the most of the chances available – putting the shot on target, or even more so, in the back of the net.
If we look at players who’ve had over 30 shots this season (to narrow it down to true attacking players) the player with the best strike-rate is Besart Berisha, who scores a goal every 3.55 shots.
Other players with enviable strike rates are Daniel McBreen (4.07), Marco Rojas (4.58), Alessandro Del Piero (4.82) and Jeremy Brockie (5.0).
The player with the most shots in the league, Mark Bridge of Western Sydney (63 shots), has a strike-rate of 7.88.
The player with the worst strike-rate (with at least 30 shots) is Aaron Mooy, also of Western Sydney; he’s had 40 shots and is yet to score. As for defenders, Craig Goodwin of Newcastle has 39 shots (from defense!) and three goals.
As for offsides, Wellington’s Jeremy Brockie has been flagged the most times in the league – a crazy 32 times, more than every player for Newcastle combined.
In fact, the top four offenders (Brockie, Marco Rojas, Besart Berisha and Shane Smeltz) account for 19 percent of the league’s total offside calls, and average at least one offside per game.
Jacob Burns of Perth Glory is perhaps the league’s most dangerous man with 46 fouls committed, which is more than two per game.
Other common offenders are Manny Muscat (38 fouls), Rhyan Grant (37) and Emile Heskey (37).
Unsurprisingly, Burns is also equal second in yellow cards received (seven) with Patrick Gerhart and Besart Berisha. Ali Abbas of Sydney FC has been cautioned the most with eight yellow cards.
All statistics are courtesy of footballaustralia.com.au.
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