AFL Rd 13 2024 Post Game Celebrations - Carlton vs Essendon

[kruddler]

And that’s where the hitout to advantage statistic has little meaning. It’s the ruck-midfield combination that negates opposition hitouts and produces clearances that counts.

It doesn't have little meaning, it backs up what you are saying. If all goes to plan, we get the hitout to advantage.
If it all goes to plan for the opposition, they do

It goes hand in hand with clearances.

Where it bares little resemblance is in hitouts themselves. They can go anywhere to anyone, including directly to the opposition. That is meaningless.

Also backs up what I've been saying a out backup rucks. The hitouts they get are irrelevant, it's the end result that matters (ie clearance) and nullifying the opposition's ability to get a clearance.