Our tackle count

[PaulP]

As pointed out there are a lot of variables in play here. What i cannot Q having watched all games (all Melb games live) is the intent to tackle & chase and to tackle hard. Many players are skilled in different aspects of our game (speed, height, marking etc) but any player with the right attitude should be able to chase and tackle and I believe we are far better at this of late and it is making a difference.

I very much agree with this - I was (and still am) curious to know whether it can be described and quantified the extent to which it makes a difference.