Round 1 - Blues v Tigers (21 March) Pre-Game

[flyboy77]

I'm not much interested in cliches. Look at the numbers - teams that win flags generally lose only a handful of games and have a % well above 120. The recent Swans and Saints teams are minor exceptions to the rule.

Why do I need to state the obvious ? Defence and attack are both vital. You won't win much if you leak like a sieve, and you won't win much if you can't score above 100 points per game.

You're missing the point entirely. No one has suggested that the CFC team of 16, 17 or 18 was anywhere close to achieving 120%....nor that they were much chop.

But we were able to restrict the opposition to less than 100 pts in 14 or 15 games in 2017. In 2018? 8 or 9 times...

But the 100 point mark is a furphy....even if a desirable benchmark.

Since 2000, 8 teams have won flags scoring less than 100 in the GF - including the mighty offensive units of Geelong and Brisbane....

I think any astute pundit would suggest that defence must be the cornerstone of any successful team (even if kicking goals - as many as possible - remains the aim of the game).