Our tackle count

[madbluboy]

Last year we were clear bottom of the tackling ladder averaging 56.6 per game and after the first 4 games not much had changed.


Rd 1: 51
Rd 2: 62
Rd 3: 53
Rd 4: 57

Avg: 55.75

Something did change though after round 4. Our intensity has gone up and we have reaped the rewards.


Rd 5: 77
Rd 6: 67
Rd 7: 73
Rd 8: 70

Avg: 71.75

[PaulP]

Averaged out per quarter :

R1-4 : 13.9 tackles
R5-8 : 17.9 tackles

Can 4 extra tackles per quarter really make a big difference ? I guess they must.

[shadesy]

Interesting to hear Beveridge say that Liberatore tackle count was amazing as they don't consider themselves a high tackling team as they are a high possession team.
So tackle counts can show intensity and effort but should be tempered with the style that you play.

If you are controlling the ball and hitting the scoreboard, then your tackle count wont be as high.

However you have to say on this occasion the correlation between our tackle count and wins is strong.

[madbluboy]

Interesting to hear Beveridge say that Liberatore tackle count was amazing as they don't consider themselves a high tackling team as they are a high possession team.
So tackle counts can show intensity and effort but should be tempered with the style that you play.

If you are controlling the ball and hitting the scoreboard, then your tackle count wont be as high.

However you have to say on this occasion the correlation between our tackle count and wins is strong.

I was going to make mention of this but didn't want to want to complicate things. GWS have the worst tackle count this year but they have been thrashing everyone so it's a bit different to when we were getting smashed and still having a low tackle count.

One thing I have noticed is our tackles are actually sticking better lately so not only are our numbers up but the quality is better too. Port fans complained about the free kick difference but a lot of those free kicks were holding the ball.

[PaulP]

It's still only an extra tackle every 5 minutes per quarter. I know you need to factor in % of time in possession for both teams, % of time ball is in dispute etc. I can't quite make a connection between this and our victories. Clearly a lot more to it iMO.

[madbluboy]

It's still only an extra tackle every 5 minutes per quarter. I know you need to factor in % of time in possession for both teams, % of time ball is in dispute etc. I can't quite make a connection between this and our victories. Clearly a lot more to it iMO.

16 tackles a game is huge, I'm not sure why you're dividing it into quarters and then 5 minute segments to try make it seem insignificant?

[LP]

It's still only an extra tackle every 5 minutes per quarter. I know you need to factor in % of time in possession for both teams, % of time ball is in dispute etc. I can't quite make a connection between this and our victories. Clearly a lot more to it iMO.

I think you are missing how many initiated attacks on the ball carrier will happen for every effective tackle statistic. I read it as a clear indication of pressure and intent when we do not have the ball.

An extra 10 or 20 effective tackles probably means an extra 50 to 100 pressure acts. Given how we set up, I suspect a good portion of those happen inside our F50 which lets us lock the ball in our forward zone.

[madbluboy]

Just to give an insight into the evolution of our game our tackle count in our famous 99 prelim was only 27!

[Gointocarlton]

Just to give an insight into the evolution of our game our tackle count in our famous 99 prelim was only 27!

Or 26 plus 1 very important one ;D

[LP]

We should have that "one tackle" running continuously in a GIF on the front page of the site just to remind the CheatsFC trolls what they are in for!