(05-21-2023, 10:43 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:One last thing, we focus alot on the negatives but by crikey we do alot right also.
Disposals +22
I50s 51 each
DE +2.1%
I50 Eff 43.1% each
HOs 31 each
Clearances +8
Centre Clearance -4 (Ill guess they were all in the first qtr)
Stoppage clearances +12
TO +3 (thought is was more)
Marks -14
Tackles 57 each
1%s +4
Often the stats seem meaningless, but they tell a story, we weren't obliterated by the best team in the comp.
A lot of it just comes down to the skill execution.
The effort is there.
Horne-Francis picks up the ball with one grab in the wet the other night and gives it off for a goal
Our blokes watch as it it goes between their legs and dribbles over the boundary line.
Jus two moments that stick with you, but are indicative of the different skill level we're playing at present.
Just watching our disposals, and why stats can sometimes tell a false story....
Watch the replay and pay attention to the number of time our players have to stretch and reach for passes.
It's only a fraction of a second, an instant, but it's enough to slow the player rather than taking it cleanly at speed.
That's an effective disposal.
But it's one that slows the receiving players momentum while he gathers to play on, often resulting with them being caught or turning the ball over.