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gold1 said:Richmond v Collingwood. Richmond 193 Kicks,196 Handballs, Football?
Thanks for the stats,but at this rate it will not be long before they handball back into play after a point,and handball for goal.LeeToRainesToRoach said:In the mid-1960's, the percentage of handballs/total disposals was approximately 17% or 1/6. Years for which complete stats are available demonstrate a growing reliance on handball.
Year HB%
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1986 33.3
1987 34.1
1988 32.3
1989 32.6
1990 34.7
1991 35.7
1992 35.3
1993 35.9
1994 37.2
1995 36.1
1996 36.4
1997 35.1
1998 35.9
1999 35.4
2000 35.6
2001 36.2
2002 37.4
2003 36.7
2004 37.2
2005 38.0
2006 38.9
2007 41.5
2008 43.6
Of the past five premiers, only Sydney has not had a handball ratio which significantly exceeded the competition average. Probably has had an influence on our gameplan.