- Oct 17, 2011
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So due to COVID providing a lot of extra free time, over the last couple weeks I have been re-watching our games & how score chains are started both for & Against us.
Basically for all of our Scores For I have traced them back to when, where & how we have gained possession, while for Scores Against I have traced them back to when, where, & how the opposition gained possession & assigned a +1 point to the Hawks player for our scores & -1 point to the Hawks player who started the opposition score chain.
I have broken down the way of gaining possession into 7 different categories. These are explained below:
Interception/Turnover - I have judged these as when a clean possession is gathered at the start of a scoring chain from an opposition disposal (alternatively from our disposal for a turnover). I have included contested marks in this situation that are taken directly from an opponents kick.
Free kick For/Against - I have categorised these as any free kick paid for or against at the start of a scoring chain (not including tackles resulting in holding the ball as that is its own category).
Tackles For/Against - These are defined by a tackle where possession is lost due to the tackle directly. This can be through a spillage that is collected by the tackling team or a freekick paid to the tackler.
Clearance For/Against - First disposal from a scoring chain from a stoppage. In the against side of things I have noted who was on the player at the particular stoppage & rewarded them an against (-1) point. If the player that won the clearance didn't have an opponent in the immediate vicinity (5-10m area) then no player was punished the -1 point.
End to End - If a score chain is started from a kick in without the opposing team gaining possession before the team scores. (Nobody gets a -1 point here)
Crumb For/Against - When a kick from one team goes to a contest that is then crumbed by the opposing team to start a scoring chain. Crumb For is a +1 point & against is -1 point (Although similarly to the clearances if no player is near then no -1 point is awarded)
I have also logged info of where For/Against score chains are started but still compiling that so will update the thread when done & see if there are any particular patterns there.
So basically here is my list of our current players & their total score chains started for & Against. Obviously this doesn't take into account that defenders are more likely to start a scoring chain against and forward/mids would be more likely to start a scoring chain for but I was interested to see.
Think this shows just how crucial Breust is to our team when he has the highest total of scoring chains starting from him despite missing 4 games. Also surprising that Frost is the start to 9 of our score chains for the year & Puopolo actually has a huge amount of score chains started for how many games he has played.
Basically for all of our Scores For I have traced them back to when, where & how we have gained possession, while for Scores Against I have traced them back to when, where, & how the opposition gained possession & assigned a +1 point to the Hawks player for our scores & -1 point to the Hawks player who started the opposition score chain.
I have broken down the way of gaining possession into 7 different categories. These are explained below:
Interception/Turnover - I have judged these as when a clean possession is gathered at the start of a scoring chain from an opposition disposal (alternatively from our disposal for a turnover). I have included contested marks in this situation that are taken directly from an opponents kick.
Free kick For/Against - I have categorised these as any free kick paid for or against at the start of a scoring chain (not including tackles resulting in holding the ball as that is its own category).
Tackles For/Against - These are defined by a tackle where possession is lost due to the tackle directly. This can be through a spillage that is collected by the tackling team or a freekick paid to the tackler.
Clearance For/Against - First disposal from a scoring chain from a stoppage. In the against side of things I have noted who was on the player at the particular stoppage & rewarded them an against (-1) point. If the player that won the clearance didn't have an opponent in the immediate vicinity (5-10m area) then no player was punished the -1 point.
End to End - If a score chain is started from a kick in without the opposing team gaining possession before the team scores. (Nobody gets a -1 point here)
Crumb For/Against - When a kick from one team goes to a contest that is then crumbed by the opposing team to start a scoring chain. Crumb For is a +1 point & against is -1 point (Although similarly to the clearances if no player is near then no -1 point is awarded)
I have also logged info of where For/Against score chains are started but still compiling that so will update the thread when done & see if there are any particular patterns there.
So basically here is my list of our current players & their total score chains started for & Against. Obviously this doesn't take into account that defenders are more likely to start a scoring chain against and forward/mids would be more likely to start a scoring chain for but I was interested to see.
Think this shows just how crucial Breust is to our team when he has the highest total of scoring chains starting from him despite missing 4 games. Also surprising that Frost is the start to 9 of our score chains for the year & Puopolo actually has a huge amount of score chains started for how many games he has played.