04-25-2023, 08:37 AM
(04-25-2023, 02:28 AM)Macca37 link Wrote:I don't understand the fixation with statistics. If they are an accurate reflection of the game then we should have won.
Football statistics don't show whether a disposal by hand or foot was effective or whether it caused a turnover resulting in a goal; whether the ball was kicked sideways or backwards to no effect; whether a ruck tap was to our advantage etc, etc.
Until there is ever a meaningful breakdown of the statistics I regard them as being covered by the saying "lies, damn lies and statistics".
Stats work better when they are combined with other stats.