The secret to success
by: Paul Gough
Sportal
Champion Data's Glenn Luff told Sportal on Thursday it was not how many clearances a team wins that is important but how many they win compared to the opposition and how many scores they generate from these clearances compared to the opposition.
The Kangaroos, have won 32 more clearances than their opposition this year - the best record of any team. Next comes the Eagles with 31, Carlton with 30, Sydney with 27 and Port with 24, with the Cats also up by 10 compared to their opposition.
But when it comes to setting up scores from a clearance, Geelong has scored an amazing 107 points more than the opposition from clearances this year - the equivalent of just under 18 goals. The Eagles are next with 90 points. The Kangaroos sitting in fifth place with 55 points more than their opposition.
And in case footy fans are wondering if there is also a direct correlation between poor performances at the clearances and team performance - you bet there is.
Of the two teams yet to win a game this season - Melbourne and Richmond - the Tigers are last when it comes to scores from clearances compared to the opposition - at minus 144 points - while Melbourne is 11th at minus nine points with both clubs also in the bottom five with it comes to the amount of clearances won compared to the opposition.
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