Just Brad

A quick one today, as I was reminded that a double-header tonight means that a blog is required (by an unwritten law of the Popped Collars and PoppedStats). So here's a couple of very very quick stats about our fearless (and apparently feared) captain, Brad.


Brad has missed the last 3 matches, and after 2 very disappointing performances in those 3 weeks, questions were asked about whether we ever play any good when Brad is away. People seem to think we lose every game that he doesn't play - possibly an exaggeration, but let's see what the stats say about it:

	Win	Loss	% Won
Brad plays	158	70	69.3%
Brad-less	21	16	56.8%

So while it's not as bad as people seem to think, the win-loss ratio is significantly down when the regular captain is away! Clearly he either inspires us, or scares us into playing well - I'll leave that open for discussion.

Fortunately, he is back for today's games, so we should win 1.39 out of 2 games tonight.

Also, because he mentioned it himself, the 3 matches that he has just missed equals the longest absence he has ever had. I'll check out this stat more another time, but I suspect that no other person on the team has ever kept their absences so short over their career!