06-13-2024, 09:46 AM
(06-13-2024, 08:31 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Im sure that this stats are all biased based on the midfield roving and their relative opposition. When we played Sydney, we could have had Max Gawn rucking and the result would have been the same.
If you listen to Tom's interview, he goes into a fair bit of detail about the "zones" where he and other rucks endeavour to direct their hitouts. The midfielders work these zones to gather hitouts from either ruck or to tackle the opposition midfielders if they take possession. The ruckmen and other midfielders are engaged with setting blocks, tackling, accepting handpasses, chasing loose balls or attempting smothers. The ability of the ruckman to direct the ball to where his midfielder can take possession is one part of a complex process. When you have two ruckmen focusing on trying to prevent each other hitting the ball to their preferred zones, you get lots of no result contests and several possessions, or half possessions, before the clearance or another stoppage, as happened on Sunday.
We probably would have fared worse with Gawn because he and our midfielders haven't worked and practised together.
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