04-25-2015, 10:30 AM
(04-25-2015, 10:18 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Playing on a smaller ground means less space to kick too and more handballs result. There was always going to be more handballs especially since the numbers of stoppages skyrocketed as well.
Different ground + Different conditions = Different style of play.
Doubt you'll see the same handball:kick ratio next week back on the 'G.
Persuasive, but well off the mark.
For a start, we had around the same total kicks as in our three previous games but our handpassing increased by about 30%.
St Kilda must not have realised that the ground was smaller because they had their lowest number of handpasses for the season.
If Malthouse goes back to the kick at all costs approach, we'll cop an absolute flogging next week.
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