Jake Riccardi was arguably one of GWS' best players against Fremantle on Saturday.
The Giants kept their finals hopes alive with a 38-point win over the Dockers, with Riccardi scoring 4 goals in just his second game and taking 9 marks.
Many saw Riccardi's performance as highly influential, however Champion Data didn't see it in the same light, ranking Riccardi as the lowest rated player on the ground.
SEN host and media personality Andy Maher tweeted about how little sense these rankings made.
"If you watched this game with your eyes and used your brain to assess it, you’ll never guess who the stats gurus rated the 44th best player in the game," Maher tweeted.
"You’d be amazed how often ‘experts’ use this stuff to form their opinions."
If you watched this game with your eyes and used your brain to assess it, you’ll never guess who the stats gurus rated the 44th best player in the game. You’d be amazed how often ‘experts’ use this stuff to form their opinions. pic.twitter.com/NVEjdbMnn2
— Andy Maher (@AndyMaherDFA) August 29, 2020
Riccardi was recruited from Werribee in the VFL after being overlooked in the last two drafts.
Below is Riccardi's player rankings for the game.
A summary of Jake Riccardi's score. pic.twitter.com/Mue0UUkg7T
— AFL Player Ratings (@AFLPlayerRating) August 29, 2020
