Huckerby flying up the Actim Index
CHRIS LAKEY Darren Huckerby is the player to watch in the Championship. The flying winger's performances against promotion hopefuls Birmingham and Stoke saw him record the highest score in the Actim Index - the official player ratings of the Coca-Cola Championship.
CHRIS LAKEY
Official statistics say Darren Huckerby is the player to watch in the Championship.
The flying winger's performances against promotion hopefuls Birmingham and Stoke saw him record the highest score in the Actim Index - the official player ratings of the Coca-Cola Championship.
The 30-year-old moved up six places in the rankings, having scored the only goal in both of the Canaries' 1-0 wins against the promotion-chasing sides. Huckerby is now the eighth highest-ranked player in the Championship table with a total Actim Index score of 536.
According to the Actim stats, Huckerby - who has seven goals and eight assists in 33 appearances - has had 3,081 minutes on the pitch, when he has also recorded 36 shots on target, 28 off target, 342 completed passes, 179 crosses, 89 dribbles, 46 tackles won, 11 interceptions, five clearances - and received six yellow cards.
The Canaries' other top performers include defender Jason Shackell and midfielder Dickson Etuhu. Shackell, who has scored three goals in 35 appearances, is currently the seventh highest-ranked defender in the Championship while Etuhu's three goals in 36 appearances helps him to the ranking of 18 for midfielders.
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The Actim Index is calculated using a unique mathematical formula that rates each player's contribution, be it goals, shots, passes, dribbles, tackles, crosses, saves, clearances, blocks, interceptions, time on the pitch or number of points gained by the team with marks deducted for red and yellow cards. Two additional calculations, which take account of player assists and a goalkeeper's clean sheets, have been added for the new season to increase the amount of variables a player is now measured by.
