hawkman
Hall of Famer
The goal kicking has been terrible in this round at 46%, every year in the last decade it has been at 52 or 53%. If it improves to around the average it is lift of around 8 or 9 points a game
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Certainly started the rot. The new roles have well and truly entrenched it.No that happened years ago, when the interchange exploded and became a rotation
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Night games at this time of year are always greasy.Both night games have been slippery and most have team have looked rusty. Need a bigger sample size.
Agree wholeheartedly.High scoring doesn't mean good football. I've seen my team score 100 and lose by 7-8 goals. 2006, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018 Grand finals weren't shootouts.
Jakovich vs Carey wasn't exciting because Carey kicked 10 each time, it was exciting because they'd engage in 10+ contests and after each game you could score the match up like a boxing match.
The whole reason we have a square in the middle is to start after each goal with 4 on 4 to win the ball. The 50m arcs were just for show. Modern coaching has seen repeat stoppages turned in to 20-30 around the ball and kick ins turn into a defensive zone of 18 in the forward half. The rule changes are designed to push the game away from this.
Remembering that goals equal ads.I don't think attacking has to mean high scoring. Compare it to soccer. A game can be free flowing and attacking and end 0-0. Or you can park the bus and turn it into a grind.
You are right that the AFL are the ones who keep referring to scoring averages.
Yeah the goal to "improve the game" should be to try and encourage coaches to adopt attacking gameplans rather than force it, so to speak. Now I don't know the best way for that to happen, but given how hyped the new rules were the goal from coaches looks clearly "how do I defend under these" rather than "how does this improve our attack".When will people realise that the rules were never the issue, the issue is the player’ skill level has dropped over time because there has been more of a focus on gameplan and intense pressure, meaning players are more fatigued and therefore skill errors are made more often than not.
Find it funny that all these rule changes were designed to create a more ‘open’ game and higher scoring, but coaches ‘want pressure’ and plenty of tackles, that’s why the games are scrappy.
This aged wellOP just wait till we play the Suns tomorrow. We'll show you some attacking footy.
This aged well
*Attacking football is now known as Ross Lyon FootballAttacking football is know known as Freo football
*Attacking football is now known as Ross Lyon Football
Was at the ground yesterday. Despite my team playing like rubbish, and despite the low score, it was actually a much more watchable style of football. I'd actually rather an attractive low-scoring match than a constant rolling maul broken by lots of goals.
Completely different match, day, conditions, team and skill level of opposition.Yeah I mean, at least we weren't 4.10 half way through the third quarter.