Quote Originally Posted by The bulldog tragician View Post
I think in one of the analyses (David king?) it was shown that stat is inflated by our performances against bottom teams and doesn’t look so good if you measure against teams in 8. I think we all know in our hearts that against better teams we rarely clear it with the same ease or inflict as much damage so quickly and comprehensively as Melb and Geelong do.
There is also a difference in the type of clearance as well. The type of clearance we get with a Sweet tap to advantage and an English smash and grab under pressure are completely different outcomes although we get the same stat. We also beat up on the weaker mid fields as you said. When the going gets tough we struggle and it shows where we are at. Probably to late to turn it around this year but plenty to work with if they make the approriate changes and get a good mid field coach in.