The rise.... and RISE of Marc Pittonet

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Someone, maybe Northern blue? Has pointed out that the hitout to advantage stat is about if it reaches the target. Not if the player gets it.
That is, if the player fumbles, is bumped off the ball or $h!t5 a brick in the process.
By the same token, if a ruck hits it to a 50-50, and cripps dominates Nd gets the ball and clearance, it's still not a hitout to advantage.

It's a pure stat.

The ball has to reach the intended target.  That relies on the ruckman directing the ball accurately and the intended target moving to where the ball is hit.  If the intended target slips, is blocked, is too slow, misjudges the ball’s trajectory, or is beaten to the ball, the ruckman’s efforts are in vain and it’s not a hitout to advantage. 

Alternatively, a ruckman can hit the ball randomly and his midfielder picks the flight and gets to the ball.  That’s a hitout to advantage due solely to the midfielder’s skill/effort/luck.