Just checking the season stats, and it's interesting to see where we sit and what it means for our game style.
We're ranked the number one team in the AFL for disposals per game, but we're ranked 13th for kicks per game, 16th for marks per game and 17th for clangers per game. That tells me we're seriously over-possessing the ball, which I guess watching our games for the year should have already told me. Going back through the records, only two teams in history have averaged more handballs per game than us, and that's the Bulldogs in 2016 and the Cats from 2008-2010. Take that for what it's worth.
Overall, we did well statistically in:
Disposals (#1)
Handballs (#1)
Goals (#5)
Inside 50s (#4)
Tackles (#3)
Clearances (#4)
Poorly in:
Kicks (#13)
Marks (#16)
Goals Against (#14)
Hitouts (#17)
Clangers (#17)
Rebounds (#12)
Interestingly, there aren't any stats the we were mediocre at: either top of the league or bottom of the league at everything. I know stats don't mean much these days, but I think they reflect where we're at pretty accurately.
We're ranked the number one team in the AFL for disposals per game, but we're ranked 13th for kicks per game, 16th for marks per game and 17th for clangers per game. That tells me we're seriously over-possessing the ball, which I guess watching our games for the year should have already told me. Going back through the records, only two teams in history have averaged more handballs per game than us, and that's the Bulldogs in 2016 and the Cats from 2008-2010. Take that for what it's worth.
Overall, we did well statistically in:
Disposals (#1)
Handballs (#1)
Goals (#5)
Inside 50s (#4)
Tackles (#3)
Clearances (#4)
Poorly in:
Kicks (#13)
Marks (#16)
Goals Against (#14)
Hitouts (#17)
Clangers (#17)
Rebounds (#12)
Interestingly, there aren't any stats the we were mediocre at: either top of the league or bottom of the league at everything. I know stats don't mean much these days, but I think they reflect where we're at pretty accurately.