- Feb 22, 2016
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I did a quick 'key stat'... us vs opponent differential between this year and last to see if there has been improvement and this is an overview. This is the differential between us and our opponent for each game, not just a direct comparison between our numbers, if that makes sense. It was quick so a few calculations might be slightly off.
Comparison of last year and this year at the same stage -
On 2017 we are currently...
Score -15
Contested possession +3
Clearences +16
Inside 50 +46
Disposals +21
Time in possesion +19%
(Just to be clear - if you take our inside 50 for example - if you compare the differential in our first 5 games this year, we are 46 entries better off, in comparison to our opponents numbers, than we were this time last year, it doesent mean we have 46 more entries than our opponents this year)
For interests sake, if we remove the tigers game (amazingly we go back in one stat and the only big change is score, it was an incredibly close stat line for a 93 point loss).. then we have this..
Score +79
Contested possession +15
Clearences +13
Inside 50 +60
Disposals +34
Time in possesion +25%
There is improvement there, inside 50s are a huge indicator.. 46 more times (in comparison to oppo v us) we have put the ball in a position to score in 5 weeks, 60 if you remove the Tigers debacle and we have had an increase of 19% in the amount of time we have possesion of the ball on last year. Things got really ugly at times over the next 6-8 weeks last year, so if we maintain these performances we are on track for marked improvement year on year, we just need those intermitant wins for that 'emotional nurishment'.. the best bit is, our kids are leading this improvement..
Comparison of last year and this year at the same stage -
On 2017 we are currently...
Score -15
Contested possession +3
Clearences +16
Inside 50 +46
Disposals +21
Time in possesion +19%
(Just to be clear - if you take our inside 50 for example - if you compare the differential in our first 5 games this year, we are 46 entries better off, in comparison to our opponents numbers, than we were this time last year, it doesent mean we have 46 more entries than our opponents this year)
For interests sake, if we remove the tigers game (amazingly we go back in one stat and the only big change is score, it was an incredibly close stat line for a 93 point loss).. then we have this..
Score +79
Contested possession +15
Clearences +13
Inside 50 +60
Disposals +34
Time in possesion +25%
There is improvement there, inside 50s are a huge indicator.. 46 more times (in comparison to oppo v us) we have put the ball in a position to score in 5 weeks, 60 if you remove the Tigers debacle and we have had an increase of 19% in the amount of time we have possesion of the ball on last year. Things got really ugly at times over the next 6-8 weeks last year, so if we maintain these performances we are on track for marked improvement year on year, we just need those intermitant wins for that 'emotional nurishment'.. the best bit is, our kids are leading this improvement..
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