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Stats that the top teams dominate

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I am less and less a fan of stats, paticularly under the Wallace game plan but its always useful to look at the stats that top teams do better than the bottom teams. Here is my crude analysis of what the top teams do more than their opponents in 2009 (or less in the case of errors). RFC ranking in brackets

STATS THAT MATTER IN ORDER
1 Errors (10th) we suck but not the worst
2 Kicks (5th) as we know all at the wrong end of the ground
3 Bounces (8th)
4 Disposals (3rd) ditto
5 Tackles (15th) we suck period

STATS THAT DON'T MATTER IN ORDER
15 Hitouts (11th)
14 First possessions (5th)
13 Contested possessions (12th)
12 Clearances (3rd) we do good, but it seems its better to have the last posession before a centre bounce rather than the first after one. LOL
11 Handballs (2nd) only Geelong better but its largely irrelevant, why was this obvious to everyone other that TW

STATS IN THE MIDDLE
6 Uncontested posessions (2nd) A better indicator than CP's but not if its all in the back 50. Gameplan!!!!
7 Marks (4th)
8 1% (12th)
9 Long kicks (12th)
10 Contested marks (5th)

For what its worth Brisbane and Richmond are the odd teams. Brisbane does nothing better than its opponents other than Errors and Bounces. RFC outstats its opponents in a lot of areas but we all know its at the wrong end of the ground.
 
Turns out its not that hard if you get the game plan right. Here is the comparsion of stats v opponents for first 11 games under wallace and the WC game.


STATS THAT MATTER IN ORDER
1 Errors Season +2 West Coast -3 So if you play on and kick the ball quickly the players make less errors duh
2 Kicks Season +8 West Coast +22 More kicks than handballs for the first time in living memory
3 Bounces Season -2 West Coast +4 We have some quick young players and used it to our advantage for a change
4 Disposals Season +37 West Coast +14 Still better and at the right end of the ground for a change
5 Tackles Season -12 West Coast -1 Well bless my cotton socks it can be done.

STATS THAT DON'T MATTER IN ORDER
15 Hitouts Season -6 West Coast -18 Beaten but id doesn't seem to matter that much
14 First possessions Season +4 West Coast +15
13 Contested pos Season -2 West Coast +7
12 Clearances Season+4 West Coast +9
11 Handballs Season +28 West Coast -10 Be still my beating heart

STATS IN THE MIDDLE
6 Uncontested pos Season +40 West Coast -1 Bad for the dream team but good for us
7 Marks Season +8 West Coast +27
8 1% Season -3 West Coast +14
9 Long kicks Season -2 West Coast -0
10 Contested marks Season -1 West Coast +3
 
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