SA Footy

Thanks again to Phil H.

These are rankings, if you actually want to know what the actual stat is (ie how many handballs per game) ask and I shall supply, similarly if you want any stat explained.

Central
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 1st
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 1st
Accuracy Ranking 1st
Kicks pg 1st
Handballs pg 9th
Possessions 2nd
Marks 1st
Frees For 6th
Frees Against 5th
Scoring Shots 1st
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 1st

Eagles
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 5th
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 6th
Accuracy Ranking 4th
Kicks pg =5th
Handballs pg 7th
Possessions 8th
Marks 8th
Frees For 2nd
Frees Against 6th
Scoring Shots 4th
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 4th

Glenelg
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 4th
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 4th
Accuracy Ranking 3rd
Kicks pg 8th
Handballs pg 5th
Possessions 9th
Marks 6th
Frees For 1st
Frees Against 2nd
Scoring Shots 3rd
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 2nd

North
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 3rd
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 2nd
Accuracy Ranking 6th
Kicks pg 3rd
Handballs pg 6th
Possessions 4th
Marks 3rd
Frees For 3rd
Frees Against 1st
Scoring Shots 2nd
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 3rd

Norwood
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 7th
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 7th
Accuracy Ranking 8th
Kicks pg 7th
Handballs pg 2nd
Possessions 3rd
Marks 9th
Frees For 8th
Frees Against 9th
Scoring Shots 7th
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 7th

Port
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 6th
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 5th
Accuracy Ranking 9th
Kicks pg 2nd
Handballs pg 8th
Possessions 5th
Marks 2nd
Frees For =4th
Frees Against 8th
Scoring Shots 6th
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 6th

South
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 8th
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 8th
Accuracy Ranking 7th
Kicks pg 4th
Handballs pg 1st
Possessions 1st
Marks 5th
Frees For =4th
Frees Against 7th
Scoring Shots 8th
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 8th

Sturt
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 2nd
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 3rd
Accuracy Ranking 2nd
Kicks pg =5th
Handballs pg 3rd
Possessions 6th
Marks 7th
Frees For 7th
Frees Against 3rd
Scoring Shots 6th
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 5th

West
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 9th
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 9th
Accuracy Ranking 5th
Kicks pg 9th
Handballs pg 4th
Possessions 7th
Marks 4th
Frees For 9th
Frees Against 4th
Scoring Shots 9th
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 9th

Wedgie wrote:
Glenelg
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 4th
Defence Ranking (Points Scored Against) 4th
Accuracy Ranking [b]3rd[/b]
Kicks pg 8th
Handballs pg 5th
Possessions 9th
Marks 6th
Frees For 1st
Frees Against 2nd
Scoring Shots 3rd
Ball efficiency (possessions per scoring shot) 2nd

WTF!!!!

Teams ability to score is very close to the current premiership table

Central
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 1st
Ladder position 1st

Sturt
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 2nd
Ladder position 2nd

North
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 3rd
Ladder position 3rd

Glenelg
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 4th
Ladder position 5th

Eagles
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 5th
Ladder position 4th

Port
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 6th
Ladder position 6th

Norwood
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 7th
Ladder position 7th

South
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 8th
Ladder position 8th

West
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 9th
Ladder position 9th

interesting to see south have more diposals than any other team this year.

I think the most interesting stat to come out of that is that Central lead the stats in almost all categories but rank last in handballs. This could illustrate one of two things:

1. The value of a direct kicking game, rather than running handball.
2. The fact that other teams do not put Central under enough pressure, allowing enough time for players to kick and not to have to handball under pressure.

Thoughts??

Cheers

Norwood needs a lesson from Glenelg on how to get on the best side of the umpires.

bulldogproud wrote:I think the most interesting stat to come out of that is that Central lead the stats in almost all categories but rank last in handballs. This could illustrate one of two things:

1. The value of a direct kicking game, rather than running handball.
2. The fact that other teams do not put Central under enough pressure, allowing enough time for players to kick and not to have to handball under pressure.

Thoughts??

Cheers

The telling stat is that the dogs rank no 1 in marks also. They have the ability to go direct and pin-point a forward and/or are able to take contested grabs. Hence the confidence to go long with the kick.

Hard to believe.

South get the most possessions. We just have no idea what to do when we get it!!!

I've thought from looking at these stats from the last few years that the premiership contenders are often the best defence and ball efficiency. Followed by attack. Not sure any of the other stats are relevant.

From memory South had the most handballs and may have had the most possies last year too.

Ian wrote:Teams ability to score is very close to the current premiership table

Central
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 1st
Ladder position 1st

Sturt
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 2nd
Ladder position 2nd

North
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 3rd
Ladder position 3rd

Glenelg
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 4th
Ladder position 5th

Eagles
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 5th
Ladder position 4th

Port
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 6th
Ladder position 6th

Norwood
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 7th
Ladder position 7th

South
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 8th
Ladder position 8th

West
Attack Ranking (Points Scored) 9th
Ladder position 9th

But the teams line up almost identically with their ladder position if ranked by defence also!

Yeah its a bit of a no brainer the the teams that score the most points or have the least points kicked against them will be at the top of the table.
A much more interesting stat is how 4 of the top 5 sides have the lowest amount of handballs per game.
Shows the importance of kicking the bloody thing IMHO.

Wedgie wrote:Yeah its a bit of a no brainer the the teams that score the most points or have the least points kicked against them will be at the top of the table.
A much more interesting stat is how 4 of the top 5 sides have the lowest amount of handballs per game.
Shows the importance of kicking the bloody thing IMHO.

Could be why the games called "Football"

Dogs have hte fewest number of rushed behinds. Is this an indication they don't kick long to the goal line from 50, but pop it up to 20-25m out instead? Could this be a by product of the accuracy in refusing lower percentage shots when not required?

Grahaml wrote:Dogs have hte fewest number of rushed behinds. Is this an indication they don't kick long to the goal line from 50, but pop it up to 20-25m out instead? Could this be a by product of the accuracy in refusing lower percentage shots when not required?

Could be, definately a sign of the best organised forward line in the SANFL IMHO.

HeartBeatsTrue wrote:
The telling stat is that the dogs rank no 1 in marks also. They have the ability to go direct and pin-point a forward and/or are able to take contested grabs. Hence the confidence to go long with the kick.

Mmmm, but Port are ranked 2nd in both these stats, but are sitting 6th (or 7th?).

I think our gameplan is ranked 11th though... behind the other 8 SANFL clubs and also Freo and Kaurna Eagles...

Wedgie wrote:

Grahaml wrote:Dogs have hte fewest number of rushed behinds. Is this an indication they don't kick long to the goal line from 50, but pop it up to 20-25m out instead? Could this be a by product of the accuracy in refusing lower percentage shots when not required?

Could be, definately a sign of the best organised forward line in the SANFL IMHO.

This is where we have improved this year. We have had the best defence for a long time now but have improved our attack. I suspect it is due to a better midfield delivering the ball better.