The Great Ruck Debate.

[Lods]

You can get cohesion on the training track though. You want to put that into practice in games, being the #1 target in VFL would get more practice than 3rd banana in the 1's.
I've done a million different analysis of these, a lot of it will be littered through these threads. Some of it you can still find the stats and work through the logic of it, some of it are really only relevant at the time.
For instance, pressure ratings are very difficult to find. However, in the moment there is often graphs, stats, trends and discussions around them which can be found highlighting these exact things. I'm sure you could try and find a lot of the analysis from trawling through old footy shows and pre-shows if you had the time.

In terms of opposition and talent you are up against, that is easier to check. I actually did a recent analysis for LP (which he ignored)
All of your debates above are coming from the 'now' whereas i am summarising from the 'then'.

Thats the thing, its a moving goal post.

Maybe Jack improves? Maybe TDK goes backwards? Maybe we recruit a better 3rd tall forward option or repurpose someone we already have?
What any of that will do to our team balance depends on what our team balance is at the time.

Again, i'm not playing any favourites. If Jack doesn't play again. So be it. If TDK plays the next 200 games straight, so be it.
Whatever is best for the team is best for me.

It's funny because I often feel you're looking at the 'now' rather than the possibilities of what might be. ;D
Stats certainly are a measure of the 'past'...as soon as they occur.

Just on those two games you mention

No rucks yep
But at the time we played them we were beginning our charge.
The other sides were going backwards or not progressing.

Rnd 16 v Hawthorn
Hawthorn were 16th
They stayed 16th

Rnd 17 v Freo
Freo were 11th.
They fell to 14th were they stayed until the end of the year.

So the quality of the opposition matters.