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Don The Stat Bonus Episode 7 - Anthony Prochilo

This is the seventh in our series of Bonus Episodes. This episode Ian talks with Bombers fan Anthony Prochilo. Anth is someone we've come across on Twitter and we loved his work doing deep dives into the Essendon stats and what they demonstrate. We talk about where his love of the Bombers comes from, his thoughts about what happened in 2022 and the stats that he's focusing on in 2023. 
You can find Anthony's work on twitter here: https://twitter.com/AnthProc
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Don The Stat 2023 Season Preview

Jono and Ian preview the 2023 Season for the Essendon Football Club. We go through where we think the list is currently at and examine the key features through completing a SWOT Analysis - looking at Essendon's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and threats going in to 2023. 
 
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Don The Stat 2023 St Kilda Practice Match Review

Jono and Ian filter through the aftermath of the St Kilda Practice Match to find some bright spots in an otherwise poor result. We look at the shift in Centre Bounce attendances and a tightening in the ground defence, whilst also examining what could have caused the drop off in Contested Possessions.
 
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Don The Stat 2023 Gold Coast Practice Match with Andrew Walsh

Jono and Ian are joined by Jono's brother Andrew, former Essendon and Western Bulldogs analyst and current Gold Coast resident to discuss the practice match with the Suns. We talk about what we saw that was different from the previous year, what we learned from the game and areas for improvement going into the Practice match against the Saints next week. 
 
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Don The Stat hosts pick their 23 for Round 1

Jono and Ian pay tribute to Dyson Heppell who stood down as captain after 6 years today. We go through some of the media's hottest takes of the week before going in depth on who would feature in each of our sides to take on Hawthorn in Round 1. We go line by line and really break down what we're looking for in the side that will run out on the MCG.
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Don The Stat Bonus Episode 6 - Advanced Analytics with Liam Crowhurst

In the sixth of our series of bonus episodes, Ian chats with Liam Crowhurst, a data scientist who has done a lot of work on some advanced analytics on the AFL. We talk about what xScore is and how it can be used by teams, how intercepts are a key metric for detemining success and what the data says Essendon needs to do better in order to be a premiership contender moving forward. 
You can follow Liam and see his work on Twitter at https://twitter.com/crow_data_sci
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Don The Stat Pre-Season Audience Q&A

Jono and Ian discuss some of the Essendon takes from the media over the previous week before diving into some listener suggested question. We cover Essendon's Stoppage Clearance problem, what the key stats we're focusing on this year and the small-forward conundrum, amongst others. 
Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. You can contact the hosts on twitter or email questions through to donthestat@gmail.com
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Don the Stat Bonus Episode 5 - Greg Martin (Father of Nic)

In our fifth bonus episode, Ian speaks with Greg Martin, father of Nic about Nic's journey to AFL and switching from supporting the Pies to the Dons.
 
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Don The Stat Pre-Season Training Report with Rick Edwards

Jono and Ian are joined by fan favourite training watcher Rick Edwards to break down how the Don's Pre-season is going. We talk about how the new coaches have settled in, who the next potential captain is and go through each of the new draftees to see how they're handling the transition to AFL football. 
 
You can follow Rick on twitter for pictures and videos from Essendon training at https://twitter.com/BomberRicko
 
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Don The Stat Best Essendon Wins Since 1990 Tournament and Reflections

Jono and Ian take a walk down memory lane by looking at the best Essendon wins since 1990. We go over the key moments, the big plays and our personal recollections of 8 famous victories:
North Melbourne 2001
Fremantle 2013
Geelong 1993
Melbourne 2016
West Coast 1993
Collingwood 2009
West Coast 2004
West Coast 2013
These games were determined through the tournament we have been running on Twitter where each day in January Essendon fans have been voting for their best Essendon wins. The tournament will run for the remainder of January, you can follow along at https://twitter.com/Kyptastic1
 
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