Statistically speaking...

[SMFC]

So at the half way point of the season, the Bloods sit 7th on 6-5. So many 'what if's?', What if we didn't get off to a sluggish start against the Weagles? What if we had kicked straight against the Crows?

Looking at statistics, we are 5-6 in 1st Qtrs, 6-5 in 2nd Qtrs, 6-5 in 3rd Qtrs and 6-4 in 4th Qtrs (a draw in the last against the Hawks, 2.3 each.).

The Bloods have kicked 38.32 in 1st Qtrs compared to 41.23 to our opponents. In 2nd Qtrs we've kicked 30.27 compared to 28.18. 31.25 to 27.36 in the 3rd Qtrs and 38.31 to 20.22 in the last Qtrs.

What does that suggest? All the Qtrs look line ball apart from the last where it seems the Bloods manage to step up. Also interesting to point out that our opponents have kicked more goals than points in the 1st and 2nd Qtrs but in the 3rd and 4th Qtrs our opponents kicking seems to have dropped away, kicking more points than goals.

I guess it's really hard to draw anything from these sort of statistics. It may be a bit easier to come to a better conclusion looking at games individually.

Interesting to note that previous to the Hawks game, every game we had led at Qtr time in, we've won. On the flip side, every game we have trailed at Qtr time in we've lost. The Hawks game may have broken the trend, but is that stat anything to base our 2nd half of the season on?

 

[Masss#10]

yes and no, we just need to start playing some reasonable footy, and we havnt, its been a bit crappy and we have to stat playing some attractive one on one footy...we should start hitting our straps after the collingwood game

 

[Tuco]

I know one thing: we've played through some really ordinary form, had an unsettled list with injuries, have rarely had a game where all 22 played well, have had a number of senior players struggle to get their groove on, and our key forward is in career worst form and straining like all big forwards are in the comp to muddle through Andy Dick's Brave New Vision for "Touch Aussie Rules"

BUT.....


for all that we're are only 2 games off top spot, and our percentage is the third best in football, which will be a huge factor as we come home in the final rounds.

All things considered, you have to be pretty happy with how things have turned out really.