Football Related Random Thread - PART 2

[briztoon]

We were wondering why Ryan didn't play on the weekend and thought he was injured.

Even better, he had a baby girl, how adorable for Ryan and his wife, Emi - what gorgeous pics - Ryan Lester Welcomes Baby Girl

Congratulations to the Lester's

FYI we were told on the weekend in the Hawks thread by our friendly club insider.

 

[McIvor]

FYI we were told on the weekend in the Hawks thread by our friendly club insider.

Thanks, I should have read through the match thread, I struggle trying to read and watch the game with my family all at the same time and they look a long read lol

No doubt lots of great contributions I'd expect especially when we are winning.

 

[Gadzorks]

Just listening to last week's roar deal. Interesting point - we aren't playing against teams in our echelon, in context of how little our 8/1 record was.

Looking at that from a different angle - playing teams that don't challenge us, means we don't get to practice the intensity we need. Like had been discussed here -we do what's needed and can't get intensity much above that.

Makes me really pleased we have the harder run of games about to happen, and Melbourne late in the season is going to important as a conditioning for finals.

 

[JasRulz63]

Makes me really pleased we have the harder run of games about to happen, and Melbourne late in the season is going to important as a conditioning for finals.

Felt the case last year where we faced 5 bottom 10 teams heading into finals, then coming up against Melbourne in the QF.

 

[Gadzorks]

Lol Mike Whiting last week's roar deal.

Hawks are dangerous because they can score quickly. If you turn the ball over they can move the ball quickly and that's when your defence can be caught out.

Big lead on Sydney and Essendon and faded out in the last quarter. They are dangerous especially in Tassie.

Can't take this team lightly - like Collingwood. We have to be switched on for the entire game.

How good was that - almost exactly how the game played out. Journo in peak condition.

 

[mattsmob]

Lol Mike Whiting last week's roar deal.

Hawks are dangerous because they can score quickly. If you turn the ball over they can move the ball quickly and that's when your defence can be caught out.

Big lead on Sydney and Essendon and faded out in the last quarter. They are dangerous especially in Tassie.

Can't take this team lightly - like Collingwood. We have to be switched on for the entire game.

How good was that - almost exactly how the game played out. Journo in peak condition.

Then on the other hand Dom talking about if we won that game it would be the best start to the season for either Fitzroy or Brisbane since 1914.

I do really enjoy the podcast each week, good mix of being a fan with a bit of inside knowledge and good reviews/previews of games, good hearing from players without a heap of mics in their face as well.

 

[dlanod]

No doubt lots of great contributions I'd expect especially when we are winning.

You'd think that...

 

[MSB ROYS]

 

[MSB ROYS]

 

[MSB ROYS]

 

[Mr Ripper]

Me eating a pie at 0:35

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

Rip

 

[KissKiss]

Me eating a pie at 0:35

I was hoping you were the jumping guy in the hat in the shot around 20-40 sec period

 

[briztoon]

I like reading sports analytics, even though I genuinely struggle to understand most of it (I’ve always struggled with maths/science).

Hope there are posters here who can understand and explain where we sit, in the following graphs.

 

[Tom14]

Was curious so looked back a few years and we are the highest scoring team after 11 rounds since Melbourne in 2018 (1186 for them and 1174 for us). Obviously 2020 doesn't count, so that is really only a comment on 2019/2021.

Went a year back to 2017 and the Crows had scored 1315 after 11 rounds, averaging about 120 per game - ridiculous.

 

[dlanod]

Went a year back to 2017 and the Crows had scored 1315 after 11 rounds, averaging about 120 per game - ridiculous.

I had a memory that they'd played and shellacked us and that a few of those might have resulted in a misleading stat, but nope. Sure, they flogged us and Fremantle and Gold Coast in that stint but they'd also flogged the teams that would finish 3rd (76 points), 4th (56), 5th (17) and 7th (65) in that period.

 

[Tom14]

I had a memory that they'd played and shellacked us and that a few of those might have resulted in a misleading stat, but nope. Sure, they flogged us and Fremantle and Gold Coast in that stint but they'd also flogged the teams that would finish 3rd (76 points), 4th (56), 5th (17) and 7th (65) in that period.

Got even more curious and they were in the 1200s in 2016, and no one crossed the 1200 barrier in 2014 or 15. Basically that crows team are the only ones to have crossed the 1200 mark after 11 rounds in the last nine years.

Brutal grand final loss really given it lead into the camp and 5 totally lost years.

 

[dlanod]

Speaking of which...

 

[KissKiss]

I like reading sports analytics, even though I genuinely struggle to understand most of it (I’ve always struggled with maths/science).

Hope there are posters here who can understand and explain where we sit, in the following graphs.

Top right is the square you want to be on in each of those graphs - means you are ahead of the curve both offensively and defensively. Top left is good at defence bad at offence, bottom left means you are bad at everything, bottom right means good offence but bad defence.

In the first one it talks about when you win or concede the ball (from a clearance, intercept or kick-in) how well do you do off that play (ie do you score or concede compared to the AFL average). So in the first one Freo is great at defence but scoring is below average. Richmond/dogs/hawks is the opposite they score well, but defend them poorly. We are in the good territory but Melbourne is slightly better on defence, Geelong slightly better offence.

The second graph is about receiving the ball from intercept and how well you attack or defend an intercept. Again we are in the good territory but slightly behind the best.

The third graphs is about clearances and how well you do once you win/loss a clearance. Surprisingly this puts us as ok at defending clearances but underperforming when we win one.

Of course this is all about that individual chain of events. We often win a clearance/contest and go to the wings/pockets to try and neutralise it. We then try and score off the ground/ballup/throw-in which are separate chains of play. We play a high number of clearances per game so the ratio of clearances to score is low. A team like the dogs try and handle the ball a lot. They keep it moving and as such probably have less clearances than us. So their ratio of clearances to score would be higher than us.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Speaking of which...

When I was a kid, Carlton put on 19 centuries in a row. Sad sack defence fetishists have cruelled this sport.

 

[Tom14]

When I was a kid, Carlton put on 19 centuries in a row. Sad sack defence fetishists have cruelled this sport.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Really wish one of our blokes would pick Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again as their “goal” song. Would get some wonderful crowd involvement.

 

[dlanod]

Really wish one of our blokes would pick Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again as their “goal” song. Would get some wonderful crowd involvement.

Someone get Harris on to it, maybe the club will roll the dice if they think the player's never going to kick one.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Really wish one of our blokes would pick Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again as their “goal” song. Would get some wonderful crowd involvement.

No way...

 

[MSB ROYS]

No way...

No way get...