Our alleged scoring prowess is significantly skewed by our high scores against s**t sides (GWS x2, St Kilda x2 and Brisbane). I don't care what our stats say because one only needs to watch us live to see it, our forward entries and ball movement into the F50 are woeful. The over-reliance on winning contested ball, lack of spread/run from the contest and our insistence on constantly bombing it long to forwards standing next to each other is the cause of our mediocrity. It's precisely the reason our club is able to dominate long periods of the game without that dominance translating on the scoreboard.
Again, that contested possession stat is useless too. Yeah, we win the ball a whole heap in the packs, but we consistently get smashed by sides who spread harder, run fast, flick it around with speed, lower the eyes and hit hard leading forwards compared to when we do get it vs. good sides, we'll over-handball, slow it down, kick sideways then we'll finally bomb it long to a crowded forward line. How many times this year did we see 3-4 Adelaide players vs. 1-2 opposition players go stacks on for the contested ball, the outnumbered opposition get the footy, flick it out to their team mates and suddenly they have 4-5 options on the outside while we've got 4 blokes stuffed and picking themselves up off the ground?
