Resource 2019 Stats thread + prior year comparisons

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5th for free kicks (21.0), 18th for team/opponent free kick differential (-4.0) (LOL, how can you dominate so many stats but be pinged for so many free kicks?!)

LOL the more things change, the more things stay the same. Umpires over officiating our games as well, as we are 5th most free kicks as well 18th differential. Maybe its that bloody evening after half time bullshit why we end up with so many free kicks in our games.

18th for rebound 50s (34.6), 18th for team/opponent rebound 50 differential (-13.4) (This is due to defending higher up the ground and intercepting the ball before it reaches defensive 50)

This has to be one of the most useless stat. I hadn't really thought about it before this year, but as it stood out like a sore thumb, I looked at the inside 50 differential and saw it was driven by that.

We had the ball 75% of the game in our half of the ground on Good Friday and 71 inside 50's vs 38 so we end up with a poor rebound differential which shows how useless it is by itself. We have dominated inside 50's against Melbourne and Carlton as well.
 

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After last week's game we are 2nd in the league for fewest scoring shots against, but most pleasingly we've actually jumped to 6th (After languishing around the bottom of the league) in minimising opposition scoring shorts per inside 50. We're still 14th for goals conceded per inside 50, meaning when the oppo get through, they mainly goal with their scoring shots (I haven't really studied it, but I assume we are giving up easier shots on goal - thus the high conversion).

As mentioned above, our forward line is still inefficient and this might not be rectified this year, so hopefully the midfield and team press can help us create so many forward entries we just overwhelm the opposition.
 
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