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[chammond]

RWO' match preview. . .

Check out the analysis of the upcoming game against Essendon . . . and see if you agree with our conclusions

[floppinab]

If Peverill is their Kirk then Laycock may well be their Goodes in the way he is playing ruck.

It's him and Lovett that I'm most worried about this Saturday.

Speaking of Lovett, anybody catch that snippet of the presser for this match where Roos was chatting up Lovett on who he's been playing on, etc. etc. then Sheedy walks in and booms "Stop trying to recruit my players". Funny!!!!!

[NMWBloods]

Some interesting stats I found that I didn't include:

Tackles Per Game                           Sydney 3rd Essendon 7th

Least Opponent Kicks Per Game            Sydney 4th Essendon 9th

Least Opponent Handballs Per Game       Sydney 1st Essendon 13th

Least Opponent Disposals Per Game              Sydney 1st Essendon 11th

Least Opponent Marks Per Game                     Sydney 1st Essendon 9th

Team to Opponent Handballs Per Game Diff.  Sydney 2nd Essendon 14th

Kicks Per Game                              Sydney 16th Essendon 1st

Disposals Per Game                    Sydney 13th Essendon 9th

Marks Per Game                        Sydney 16th Essendon 2nd

Points Scored Per Game                    Sydney 15th Essendon 14th

Least Opponent Tackles Per Game          Sydney 15th Essendon 6th

Least Opponent Hitouts Per Game           Sydney 16th Essendon 15th

Team to Opponent Kicks Per Game Diff.       Sydney 13th Essendon 5th

Team to Opponent Marks Per Game Diff.      Sydney 12th Essendon 4th

Team to Opponent Points Scored Per Game Diff.  Sydney 14th Essendon 15th

Team to Opponent Hitouts Per Game Diff.      Sydney 13th Essendon 16th

[ugg]

What do the "Least Opponent" stats actually mean?

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by ugg
What do the "Least Opponent" stats actually mean?

I think it means "at least the opponents will mark it (or kick it) if we don't".

[chammond]

Originally posted by Go Swannies
I think it means "at least the opponents will mark it (or kick it) if we don't".

[liz]

Least Opponent Tackles Per Game

Sydney 15th Essendon 6th

Does this mean that we are tackled more by opponents than any other team, bar one?

If so, it either means we're very slow or lends credence to the suggestion that part of the reason for the congested nature of our games is that our opposition tries to apply pressure to us, realising that is the way to stop our Plan A.

[hird_god]

A few corrections:
- Firstly our defence is one of our strongest points this year, don't worry what any of the stats say given how **** our midfield is the backline has been doing a superb job.
- Spot on on the midfield lacking depth, however, whilst McVeigh makes a good small defender he makes an awful defensive midfielder. When he plays in the midfield he is, or at least is best when making the play and this is where he should (IMO) be used.
- Mark Johnson is best used as a small forward with occasional runs in the midfield, he is rarely asked to do a defensive job - only when the team is missing players or against a freo.

Apart from that a decent effort.

[Barry Schneider]

Hello again hird_god.

How do you see the matchups?
Fletcher on Hall
Bradley on Vogels
Zantuck/McPhee on O'Keefe

Will McPhee play as third man up on Hall or will he play further up the field?
Who will take O'Loughlin?
The midfield is interesting.Will Kirk play on Johnson while Peverill tries to play on Kirk or will Peverill take J Bolton and Ablett take Johnson.I always get matchups wrong so I am just saying these things to get something started.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by liz
Does this mean that we are tackled more by opponents than any other team, bar one?

If so, it either means we're very slow or lends credence to the suggestion that part of the reason for the congested nature of our games is that our opposition tries to apply pressure to us, realising that is the way to stop our Plan A.

It also means we give the bal lto players who are hot, do not Shepherd, and do talk, to players with the ball, (ala McV the other week against the Dees).

[snajik]

My wife reckons that Damien Peverill looks like the kind of guy who should be operating a ride at a carnival in some country town.

[Wazza]

Originally posted by Barry Schneider
Hello again hird_god.

How do you see the matchups?
Fletcher on Hall
Bradley on Vogels
Zantuck/McPhee on O'Keefe

Will McPhee play as third man up on Hall or will he play further up the field?
Who will take O'Loughlin?
The midfield is interesting.Will Kirk play on Johnson while Peverill tries to play on Kirk or will Peverill take J Bolton and Ablett take Johnson.I always get matchups wrong so I am just saying these things to get something started.

Sheedy may run McPhee off MOL, I think every opposition coach would look at MOL and say heres where we create our running play out of the backline.

Cheers

waz

[Barry Schneider]

Originally posted by Wazza
Sheedy may run McPhee off MOL, I think every opposition coach would look at MOL and say heres where we create our running play out of the backline.

Cheers

waz

That would be a win for us as Mick plays out of the goalsquare.
McPhee is damaging because he marks at half back and also sets up the attacks from there.Being back in the goalsquare would impact his effectiveness.Just my opinion

[Wazza]

Originally posted by Barry Schneider
That would be a win for us as Mick plays out of the goalsquare.
McPhee is damaging because he marks at half back and also sets up the attacks from there.Being back in the goalsquare would impact his effectiveness.Just my opinion

I take your point unless McPhee runs the ball out of 50 or runs off MOL up the field. Will be interesting who Essendon use on him.

Cheers

Waz

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by liz
Does this mean that we are tackled more by opponents than any other team, bar one?

Yes.