07-04-2016, 05:03 AM
(07-04-2016, 04:18 AM)LP link Wrote:Further you have toi know what a "Clearance" is defined as before you can understand the stats;
For example if Kreuzer or Phillips tap the ball clear of the pack is that a clearance?
What if our ruck taps the ball to the advantage of Gibbs or Cripps and they handball it to Sidebottom, who gets the clearance stat?
It's fraught with danger to rely on these stats too much, because the line of clearance is subjective.
On Saturday night we were clearly beaten in the midfield, possibly our worst effort in several weeks, just go back and watch the number of clear taps from Kreuzer or Phillips that went straight to Collingwood players.
Yes, I would agree - I also read somewhere that the different data collection agencies may define it differently.
In your first example (Krooz / Phillips) IMO this should count as a clearance.
In the ruck to Cripps to Sidebttom example, IMO this should count as a clearance to us, then a turnover, but i have no idea if this is the way they are interpreted.
As I stated earlier, Bolts made 2 references to CHF, making it clear to me that this is where he feels it really unravels. He made mention of the positive differential in the clearance, CP, and I50 stats, so at a guess they may not be so much of an issue for him.