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Yeah I know we do this in pretty much every thread but every now and again there seems to be a flurry of Port chat in the General AFL talk thread.
There's some interesting discussion there but it gets lost in the end. So here's a dedicated Port thread, kind of for discussion that doesn't deserve its own thread ... hmm sounds familiar. And maybe discussion here if robust enough can be hived off to its own thread.
There has been some talk of our season stalling and whether we've really improved so here are a few stats for comparative purposes.
Scoring for
2014: 14.13
2013: 13.12
2012: 11.11
Scoring against
2014: 11.10
2013: 13.11
2012: 14.12
Contested possessions
2014: 142.3 (=7)
2013: 137.4 (13)
2012: 135.7 (15)
Marks I50
2014: 13.2 (2)
2013: 12.9 (=4)
2012: 9.0 (16)
Clearances
2014: 39.9 (=4)
2013: 37.4 (=9)
2012: 37.7 (10)
Centre Clearances
2014: 12.5 (=6)
2013: 12.4 (=13)
2012: 11.7 (15)
Tackles
2014: 71.2 (6)
2013: 66.4 (3)
2012: 59.7 (13)
Last year we won 12 games in the minor round. We're already there now. 2012 we won 5 games.
We've improved in a range of critical team stats across 3 years. As Ken builds the squad he wants we will continue to get better. Last off-season he added pace. A fit Redden would have given us a bigger more flexible and robust forward/ruck structure.
Yes we've had a mid-season stall but as anyone with experience with KPIs will tell you, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is to concentrate on short term results and ignore the big picture.
We've had issues with injuries to key players where we don't have depth, a loss of confidence, young players hitting the wall, bodies that aren't ready yet for the tough winter slog.
Ken is working to a strategic picture and will continue to build and develop this squad. This year might be beyond our reach and Ken has acknowledged that. But he's not done yet.
There's some interesting discussion there but it gets lost in the end. So here's a dedicated Port thread, kind of for discussion that doesn't deserve its own thread ... hmm sounds familiar. And maybe discussion here if robust enough can be hived off to its own thread.
There has been some talk of our season stalling and whether we've really improved so here are a few stats for comparative purposes.
Scoring for
2014: 14.13
2013: 13.12
2012: 11.11
Scoring against
2014: 11.10
2013: 13.11
2012: 14.12
Contested possessions
2014: 142.3 (=7)
2013: 137.4 (13)
2012: 135.7 (15)
Marks I50
2014: 13.2 (2)
2013: 12.9 (=4)
2012: 9.0 (16)
Clearances
2014: 39.9 (=4)
2013: 37.4 (=9)
2012: 37.7 (10)
Centre Clearances
2014: 12.5 (=6)
2013: 12.4 (=13)
2012: 11.7 (15)
Tackles
2014: 71.2 (6)
2013: 66.4 (3)
2012: 59.7 (13)
Last year we won 12 games in the minor round. We're already there now. 2012 we won 5 games.
We've improved in a range of critical team stats across 3 years. As Ken builds the squad he wants we will continue to get better. Last off-season he added pace. A fit Redden would have given us a bigger more flexible and robust forward/ruck structure.
Yes we've had a mid-season stall but as anyone with experience with KPIs will tell you, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is to concentrate on short term results and ignore the big picture.
We've had issues with injuries to key players where we don't have depth, a loss of confidence, young players hitting the wall, bodies that aren't ready yet for the tough winter slog.
Ken is working to a strategic picture and will continue to build and develop this squad. This year might be beyond our reach and Ken has acknowledged that. But he's not done yet.
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