The team and player ratings are out for the new footy video game AFL Evolution 2 and it’s fair to say there are some head scratching decisions among them.
With the game available soon and supposed to be a reflection of the 2020 season, a surprising number of players have either been significantly under or over rated.
For those unfamiliar, a rating in the 90s is usually reserved for the top handful of players, while a rating in the 60s is usually for rookies.
Rory Sloane has been given a 94 overall, higher than Marcus Bontempelli at 92 and Orazio Fantasia at 86 is apparently a better small forward than Charlie Cameron at 85.
Those are a little pedantic of course, but more objectively, it’s very strange to see GWS forward Jeremy Finlayson, who kicked 44 goals last year, listed at a measly 68 – lower than quite a few uncapped rookies.
The game’s developers have revealed that player stats will be monitored and updated regularly, which is good to hear given where some of these sit.
Here’s our quick assessment of players who have been given a ranking that might just be a bit too high:
Hahaha AFL EVO 2, April fools was yesterday! Release the real ratings 😂
— Mitch Robinson (@MitchRobinson05) April 2, 2020
Overs?
Rory Sloane (Adelaide) – 94
Taylor Walker (Adelaide) – 89
Bryce Gibbs (Adelaide) – 85
Lachie Plowman (Carlton) – 84
Jack Crisp (Collingwood) – 90
Orazio Fantasia (Essendon) – 86
Sam Menegola (Geelong) – 85
Hugh Greenwood (Gold Coast) – 84
Sam Jacobs (GWS) – 86
Luke Breust (Hawthorn) – 92
Jake Lever (Melbourne) – 90
Michael Hibberd (Melbourne) – 87
Shaun Atley (North Melbourne) – 86
Jack Watts (Port Adelaide) – 85
Jake Pasini (Port Adelaide) – 79
Jake Carlisle (St Kilda) – 87
Jack Steele (St Kilda) – 87
Jimmy Webster (St Kilda) – 85
Lewis Taylor (Sydney) – 82
Sam Gray (Sydney) – 82
Tom Barrass (West Coast) – 90
Matt Suckling (Western Bulldogs) – 87
And here’s the players who are far too low:
Unders?
Reilly O’Brien (Adelaide) – 73
Charlie Cameron (Brisbane) – 85
Hugh McCluggage (Brisbane) – 82
Lincoln McCarthy (Brisbane) – 74
Michael Gibbons (Carlton) – 69
Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood) – 78
Isaac Quaynor (Collingwood) – 68
Darcy Cameron (Collingwood) – 68
Mason Redman (Essendon) – 72
Gryan Miers (Geelong) – 69
Jordan Clark (Geelong) – 69
Charlie Constable (Geelong) – 68
Brayden Fiorini (Gold Coast) – 76
Darcy Macpherson (Gold Coast) – 73
Matt Rowell (Gold Coast) – 69
Noah Anderson (Gold Coast) – 69
Sam Taylor (GWS) – 70
Jeremy Finlayson (GWS) – 68
Jaeger O’Meara (Hawthorn) – 80
Luke Jackson (Melbourne) – 58 (unclear if this is a glitch/typo)
Cam Zurhaar (North Melbourne) – 74
Tarryn Thomas (North Melbourne) – 69
Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) – 73
Tom Lynch (Richmond) – 85
Marlion Pickett (Richmond) – 72
Sydney Stack (Richmond) – 70
Brad Hill (St Kilda) – 82
Dylan Roberton (St Kilda) – 78
Rowan Marshall (St Kilda) – 65
Tom McCartin (Sydney) – 72
James Rowbottom (Sydney) – 68
Nick Blakey (Sydney) – 67
Brad Sheppard (West Coast) – 82
Liam Ryan (West Coast) – 82
Oscar Allen (West Coast) – 71
Lachie Hunter (Western Bulldogs) – 83
Alex Keath (Western Bulldogs) – 73
Bailey Smith (Western Bulldogs) – 68
Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) – 92
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And the overall team rankings:
Teams overall
Adelaide: 82
Brisbane: 82
Carlton: 82
Collingwood: 85
Essendon: 82
Fremantle: 80
Geelong: 83
Gold Coast: 78
GWS: 83
Hawthorn: 83
Melbourne: 84
North Melbourne: 81
Port Adelaide: 81
Richmond: 83
St Kilda: 81
Sydney: 81
West Coast: 84
Western Bulldogs: 82
See every single player rating here