He had 11 effective possessions to 15 & 14. You may have noticed that a lot of the time there were no targets to kick to so they just had to kick it forward into space. At least they get the ball & can win it contested. What were Russell's possessions- 20m sideways uncontested kicks and a miss from directly in front?
And Hoops and Scotland are our most experienced midfielders.....roundabouts and swings that argument.