Metres Gained - is there a more useless stat

[CTCT]

What is the point of this horrible stat. What does it mean. What does it relate to.

Any ideas?

 

[van peebles]

What is the point of this horrible stat. What does it mean. What does it relate to.

Any ideas?

Was brought in to give teams that dont lay a tackle something to hang their hat on.

 

[schnoods]

Im no rocket surgeon, but im sure it has something to do with gaining metres.

Mind you there are a few people who would prefer to gain a few inches*.




NDS*

 

[Chaisa]

It means how many metres they make during the game. In layman's terms it's a good sign IMO of how effective a possession is. There's a huge difference between getting the pill and passing it off to the nearest teamate ASAP and running 30 metres and kicking it to the forward line.

 

[El Dubya]

Great stat, I don't understand what the issue is.

 

[schnoods]

It means how many metres they make during the game. In layman's terms it's a good sign IMO of how effective a possession is. There's a huge difference between getting the pill and passing it off to the nearest teamate ASAP and running 30 metres and kicking it to the forward line.

It is a bit misleading when a player keeps bombing the ball long and Watts is sitting back and intercepting it instead of passing sideways to a safe option.

But yeah, overusing the footy is worse than moving it forward.

 

[Mighty P]

I like the stat too, makes sense to gauge the advantage each player gives in terms of territory gained/lost.

 

[Good_Old]

One of the better stats........

 

[Good_Old]

It is a bit misleading when a player keeps bombing the ball long and Watts is sitting back and intercepting it instead of passing sideways to a safe option.

But yeah, overusing the footy is worse than moving it forward.

If anything disposal efficiency needs to be redefined.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Didn't Guthrie have a game last year where all he gained was a couple of metres?

 

[Maybenextyear]

So if a kicks goes forward 50 meters and hits the opposition on the chest it is still 50m gained?

Dumb stat.

 

[Maybenextyear]

If anything disposal efficiency needs to be redefined.

Yep that is probably the most important stat in the game.

 

[van peebles]

Didn't Guthrie have a game last year where all he gained was a couple of metres?

NO

 

[True North]

I like the stat as long as turning it over counts as zero if you keep directly to an uncontested opponent.

 

[Bennett.]

How many more American type stats do you think we will end up getting?

 

[Kram]

DE is the most useless.

 

[schnoods]

If anything disposal efficiency needs to be redefined.

Yep, but for instance having 9 sideways handballs and then shanking the one kick a player actually takes (a clanger) and still having 90 percent efficiency.

Its hard to have enough stats to tell the complete game on paper.

 

[bombersfan4000]

Im sure its a stat that they have pinched of the bumsniffers

 

[Red mist]

Great stat, I don't understand what the issue is.

How's your stats for the Warriors?

 

[El Dubya]

Didn't Guthrie have a game last year where all he gained was a couple of metres?

Not sure what you're talking about, nothing concerning here, move along.

 

[El Dubya]

How's your stats for the Warriors?

Leading the comp in frees for.

 

[El Dubya]

So if a kicks goes forward 50 meters and hits the opposition on the chest it is still 50m gained?

Dumb stat.

It isn't perfect, but no one stat tells the complete story.

 

[Red mist]

Leading the comp in frees for.

. Think there's more. I may be wrong.

 

[royals1922]

I reckon it is the lack of metres gained per possession that counts. From recollection Smeldts had 20 possessions and gained 30 metres in the game.

 

[hawkman]

Didn't Guthrie have a game last year where all he gained was a couple of metres?

Yep the round 22 game against us he gained less than a metre per possession. Got the name Crabthrie because of it