FIVE DAYS after winning the Anzac Day Medal in Essendon's big win over Collingwood, Joe Daniher has recorded the lowest-scoring game of his career according to Schick AFL Player Ratings.
He finished the loss to Melbourne with a negative score of -1.1, brought about largely by his wayward effort in front of goal. Daniher booted 0.6 and one out on the full in the first half, finishing with 1.6 for the game.
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He ranked as the poorest performer in the match. For the sake of comparison, if he booted 4.4, he would have been rated the ninth-best player in the game.
In contrast, Daniher scored 10.8 against the Magpies, booting 3.4 and earning nine of a possible 10 votes from John Worsfold and Nathan Buckley.
To the main break against Melbourne, the Bomber had scored -7.1, which was the second-worst opening half recorded since Player Ratings began in 2010. Former Richmond forward Brad Miller (-7.7) holds the unwanted mark of the worst first half ever, against Port Adelaide in round 10, 2011.
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Under the Player Ratings formula, those who kick behinds are generally penalised because unless their shot is incredibly difficult, they are expected to have slotted the goal. Daniher's inability to capitalise on so many gettable opportunities hurt his team.
The 23-year-old, who has led the Bombers' goalkicking the past three years, at least accumulated 17 disposals and 13 marks to go with his 1.6 in front of goal.
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Inaccuracy has been a constant problem for the left-footer. Since 2013, he is the third-worst converter among the 50 players who have taken the most shots at goal. That stat takes into account the difficulty of the attempt.
Only Collingwood's Chris Mayne and Port Adelaide's Robbie Gray have been worse.
Worst goalkicking ratings since 2013
1. Chris Mayne (Collingwood): -6.3 per cent
2. Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide): -6.2 per cent
3. Joe Daniher (Essendon): -5.5 per cent
4. Levi Casboult (Carlton): -5.4 per cent
5. Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs): -5.4 per cent
