07-18-2022, 01:41 AM
Quote:by EB1
I thought Cameron and Hawkins contributed to other goals as well which was the difference.
Geelong are playing a different game style now, I even saw Hawkins in the back pocket, the reliance on Dangerfield, Selwood etc is now over and more of their players are playing in a non traditional way and taking on more responsibility rather than relying on a couple of stars to ignite the rest..
I posted these stats in another thread pre-game last week.
Quote:Score involvements
Curnow 7.4
McKay 6.4
Cameron 7.8
Hawkins 8.2
The difference here is probably in some part due to the fact that Geelong are producing a few more scoring opportunities.
Goal Assists
Curnow 0.4
McKay 0.3
Cameron 0.8
Hawkins 1.2
I put some of the difference down to the fact that Geelong have had more scoring opportunities, but the real takeaway is that Cameron and Hawkins are a big influence in those scoring opportunities
The real strength of the Geelong forwards is their contribution to other goals.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/798737/nine-...how-to-win
Quote:5. There's more to goals than kicking them
The 'goalkicking gunfight at the 'G' may have seemed an anticlimax with eight goals spread between Jeremy Cameron, Tom Hawkins, Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay, but it's the hidden statistics that show the difference between the pairs. The Cats duo combined for 20 score involvements, making sure goals were being kicked no matter whose boot the ball came off, while the two Blues totalled just nine. So far this season Hawkins and Cameron have totalled 33 goal assists compared to Curnow and McKay's 10. As good as the Carlton combo is, their Geelong counterparts know how to share the spoils up forward just a little bit better. - Howard Kimber