Charlie Curnow Coleman Medalist 2022

[kruddler]

Both Charlie and BigH missed wide open targets inside F50 from marks outside F50, and both chose poor options more than once, sure that is the oddity for them to be marking up the field, but the wider problem isn't just one for the onballers to consider.

If you want to talk the talk, you have to walk the walk. For example Fev would demand pinpoint disposal, but the odd time he was found marking outside of range, I know it wasn't very often, he would usually find a target inside F50 mostly motivated by the desire to run forward and become a reciprocal recipient! ;D

So they made some bad decisions, so did just about everyone else.

We had 21 more inside 50's than the opposition.
Even without Charlies 7, and Harry's 1, we still had 13 more inside 50's.

Whichever way you wanna slice it, our mids failed to hit targets inside 50.

Have a look through the stat sheet, we basically dominated the game except for a couple stats.
Hitouts (23-43) (Hitouts to advantage though (13-14) we dominate clearances 47-33)
and
R50's. (32-55)
and
Intercept marks (17-23)

Surprising stat was tackles inside forward 50 (15-3).

Put it all together and it showed that our pressure I50 was greater, because the ball was on the ground and in dispute because we couldn't hit a target. They were able to clear it because despite our pressure, the ball was not to our advantage.

By the same token, they didn't need to have the same kind of pressure because they put the ball to their advantage more often and were able to score easier despite less I50's.

The last goal is a classic example of this. Doesn't always have to lead to marks, just to their advantage.