Nic Naitanui and Harry Himmelberg fight for first use of the ball. Picture: AFL Photos

ONE OF the most sought after statistics by AFL Fantasy coaches is centre bounce attendances (CBAs).

Following CBAs gives an insight into who is among the preferred midfield group for each club. For Fantasy coaches, this gives a peek into the roles of a range of players. Usually midfielders are the higher point scorers and targeting those spending time on the ball can help with boosting the scores.

The round 13 CBAs, thanks to Champion Data, are below. 

Gold Coast Suns v Carlton

Centre bounces: 15

Gold Coast Suns

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Jarrod Witts

54

81%

13

Hugh Greenwood

72

79%

12

Touk Miller

74

78%

11

David Swallow

76

79%

8

Lachie Weller

46

82%

7

Noah Anderson

25

83%

6

Sam Day

23

78%

2

Sean Lemmens

37

69%

1

 

Carlton

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Patrick Cripps

95

87%

14

Ed Curnow

95

81%

14

Tom De Koning

47

75%

10

Will Setterfield

92

81%

9

Marc Murphy

90

83%

7

Marc Pittonet

29

69%

5

Jack Martin

90

74%

1

 

Western Bulldogs v Melbourne

Centre bounces: 23

Western Bulldogs

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Marcus Bontempelli

101

80%

19

Jack Macrae

104

80%

17

Bailey Smith

76

76%

17

Tom Liberatore

65

80%

14

Josh Bruce

38

87%

12

Tim English

33

84%

11

Josh Dunkley

77

79%

2

 

Melbourne

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Jack Viney

85

86%

21

Christian Petracca

73

92%

19

Braydon Preuss

60

77%

17

Angus Brayshaw

79

79%

14

Clayton Oliver

82

83%

14

Tom McDonald

62

89%

6

Tom Sparrow

18

36%

1

 

Port Adelaide v Hawthorn

Centre bounces: 21

Port Adelaide

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Scott Lycett

73

81%

17

Tom Rockliff

100

82%

15

Ollie Wines

81

67%

14

Travis Boak

119

76%

13

Sam Powell-Pepper

87

77%

11

Robbie Gray

66

88%

7

Justin Westhoff

48

81%

4

Zak Butters

60

76%

3

 

Hawthorn

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Ben McEvoy

84

76%

19

James Worpel

99

84%

17

Tom Mitchell

108

91%

16

James Cousins

53

71%

10

Liam Shiels

58

74%

6

Chad Wingard

54

81%

5

Luke Breust

59

86%

5

Daniel Howe

40

81%

3

Tim O'Brien

30

83%

2

Shaun Burgoyne

56

82%

1

 

Essendon v Richmond

Centre bounces: 24

Essendon

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Dylan Shiel

61

83%

20

Andrew McGrath

63

83%

18

Zach Merrett

125

81%

16

Sam Draper

79

77%

15

Darcy Parish

59

87%

12

Tom Bellchambers

15

76%

9

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

46

91%

5

Devon Smith

84

88%

1

 

Richmond

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Shai Bolton

96

90%

21

Dustin Martin

105

87%

20

Trent Cotchin

51

69%

18

Ivan Soldo

83

73%

18

Jack Graham

61

75%

11

Mabior Chol

33

65%

6

Kane Lambert

78

86%

2

 

Fremantle v Sydney Swans

Centre bounces: 13

Fremantle

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Sean Darcy

40

82%

10

Caleb Serong

75

73%

9

Nat Fyfe

55

78%

9

Andrew Brayshaw

97

79%

9

David Mundy

81

70%

8

Connor Blakely

37

54%

4

Rory Lobb

47

93%

3

 

Sydney Swans

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Callum Sinclair

68

88%

13

Luke Parker

65

86%

13

James Rowbottom

79

82%

7

Tom Papley

48

87%

7

Josh P. Kennedy

65

65%

5

Oliver Florent

62

85%

4

Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats

Centre bounces: 17

Adelaide Crows

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Matt Crouch

122

81%

15

Rory Sloane

66

83%

14

Reilly O'Brien

77

86%

14

Rory Laird

105

82%

12

Myles Poholke

46

71%

8

Elliott Himmelberg

37

78%

3

Ben Keays

68

88%

1

Harry Schoenberg

43

83%

1

 

Geelong Cats

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Patrick Dangerfield

86

75%

16

Rhys Stanley

77

80%

13

Jack Steven

110

69%

11

Cameron Guthrie

120

72%

8

Brandan Parfitt

77

75%

7

Esava Ratugolea

45

67%

4

Tom Atkins

51

74%

4

Mitch Duncan

108

88%

3

Luke Dahlhaus

52

78%

2

 

Brisbane Lions v St Kilda

Centre bounces: 17

Brisbane Lions

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Lachie Neale

71

92%

14

Jarryd Lyons

41

72%

12

Oscar McInerney

50

75%

11

Dayne Zorko

81

85%

11

Tom Fullarton

40

67%

6

Cam Rayner

41

81%

5

Lincoln McCarthy

52

75%

4

Jarrod Berry

79

81%

3

Hugh McCluggage

64

86%

2

 

St Kilda

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Zak Jones

74

85%

15

Jack Steele

110

86%

14

Paddy Ryder

46

68%

14

Sebastian Ross

46

79%

12

Jack Bytel

40

57%

10

Rowan Marshall

79

81%

3

 

West Coast Eagles v GWS Giants

Centre bounces: 20

West Coast Eagles

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Nic Naitanui

87

78%

18

Dom Sheed

67

82%

17

Luke Shuey

54

74%

15

Tim Kelly

55

83%

15

Andrew Gaff

84

100%

8

Xavier O'Neill

46

61%

5

Oscar Allen

37

68%

2

 

GWS Giants

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Shane Mumford

52

82%

18

Stephen Coniglio

52

85%

16

Jacob Hopper

68

72%

16

Tim Taranto

58

82%

10

Josh Kelly

97

90%

8

Jye Caldwell

52

64%

5

Toby Greene

71

86%

5

Harry Himmelberg

55

87%

2

 

Collingwood v North Melbourne

Centre bounces: 19

Collingwood

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Brodie Grundy

71

80%

18

Taylor Adams

107

82%

16

Scott Pendlebury

99

82%

14

Jamie Elliott

50

80%

11

Steele Sidebottom

89

89%

10

Levi Greenwood

54

68%

6

Darcy Cameron

39

79%

1

 

North Melbourne

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

Todd Goldstein

58

86%

17

Trent Dumont

82

77%

17

Luke Davies-Uniacke

66

73%

14

Jed Anderson

113

70%

13

Jy Simpkin

63

79%

12

Tristan Xerri

27

80%

2

Paul Ahern

34

63%

1

 

 

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