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It's part of it, but not the whole story. Geelong were very effective at blocking our midfielders without a great deal of intention in going for the ball themselves. It took the contest from a 4 v 4 to a 3 v 3 or 2 v 2. One of Geelong's players that always went for the ball was Dangerfield and in an even contest he will win most of the them.
This one, I think is more on the coaches.Comment
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For me I guess I agree with Ludwig and a little with AG, organic growth currently seems to be the best bet and have the flexibility that if the right person comes along we have a crack.
This year I would love us to focus on a couple of talls and 1 midfielder.
As for Francis IF Melican wants out I’d be keen to have him board to help cover.
Just my 2 centsComment
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Sydney Swans delist Rising Star winner Lewis Taylor, Irish defender Barry O'Connor
I'm sad that BOC wasn't able to fulfill his dream. But not surprising that he's been let go, I guess.Comment
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But do we blame the rucks? So many of the ruck contests are inconclusive. It's very rare for a ruckman to tap the ball
straight into the arms of one of his mids. Mills/Parker/Rowy/Warner are no slouches and yet we seem to lose the centre
bounces clearances a lot more times than we win them. Are our guys being creatively blocked by opposition teams on
a consistent basis? If that's the case, we should be awake up to it.
As a supporter/viewer, man it's frustrating to watch happen time and time again. Even if we could win 50% of them,
I'd be okay with that. Be really interesting to see of CB stats over the whole season.Comment
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I think this is the most recent update on record (11/09/22):
'[Naismith] is out of contract at the end of this season and an unrestricted free agent and says he has an eye on returning to AFL level as soon as possible next year.'
'Cautious approach' for Swans big man after third reco - 'Cautious approach' for Swans big man Sam Naismith after third recoComment
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We can't compare the raw numbers in absolute terms as different teams will have a different number of centre bounces per game. We can use a proportionate scale of how many centre clearances v how many opposition centre clearances. The numbers looks like below
There doesn't appear to be any direct correlation between being good at centre clearances and being successful. The premiers are 2nd, but the other 3 prelim finalists are 9th, 15th, and 16th respectively. Even in the Grand Final, we were credited with winning the centre clearances 14-13. A better stat would be clearances leading to a score (inside 50 perhaps), or centre clearances where possession was kept after the clearing kick/handball but these don't appear to be publicly available.
Having said all that, I still think it is an area we can improve in for next year.Comment
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Forgot about our inactive list. If he gets a new deal he would be on the senior list. Just checking at how many senior delistings we need. Assuming we draft three and we have three retirements at present. Paddy has apparently been moved to the senior list but not Fox so someone will need to let go for him and the same for Sam if we keep him. Can all change of course with trading but I don't see any of our contracted players leaving or Lloyd or Cunningham who have contracts in front of them. Not looking good for those in the waiting room.Comment
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