AFL Rd 6 2023 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs St Kilda

[Gointocarlton]

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".

Macca stats aren't the be all and end all for me but they do tell a bit of a story. We beat the Saints in almost every stat yet lost by 4 goals (or near enough to that). What does that the reveal? We got enough of the footy but were horrible with it at critical junctures of the game. There is enough there for Voss to say in his presser that he was happy with some aspects but...