Our low tackling stats

[Chuck17]

Grigg how many tackles?

About 10 actually











in the last three years

[Gigantor]

10 grigg tackles equals one jakey king stare at the opposition

[one-eyed]

Paul Roos got stuck into us about our weak/poor tackling on On the Couch last night - "Richmond need to tackle; they won't improve until they tackle". He then showed, as an example, footage of a terrible attempt by Jacko to tackle (Bomber player cruised past him as a result).

[Penelope]

one important factor is numbers at the contest. when you are are outnumbered at the contest the opposition can play a sort of keepings off until they find an out, thus few tackles will be laid, when they have possession. when you have possession their extra men at the contest just about always ensure a tackle will be laid.

Low tackle count is not the illness, but a symptom.

[Tigeritis™©®]

one important factor is numbers at the contest. when you are are outnumbered at the contest the opposition can play a sort of keepings off until they find an out, thus few tackles will be laid, when they have possession. when you have possession their extra men at the contest just about always ensure a tackle will be laid.

Low tackle count is not the illness, but a symptom.

Very true Al.
You also need a kill or be killed mentality, a fierce desire to help your team mate and a willingness to run.
Maybe it's just that they're not fit enough.
Or maybe its just all mental.

[one-eyed]

TACKLE LIKE YOU MEAN IT
Jon Ralph
From: Herald Sun
May 28, 2013 11:00PM

HOW many IT boffins and assistant coaches and forward scouts have combined put thousands of hours into strategy at North Melbourne and Richmond?

Yet isn't it encouraging that both teams are struggling in their own ways because they won't tackle enough?

It is footy's oldest fundamental, and yet by design both teams seem keen to play game styles that avoid it.

Richmond tries to play keepings off, and North Melbourne just tries to put the afterburners on from minute one.

Great to see both coaches aren't lemmings following the rest, but no game plan thrives unless you throw in some old-fashioned G-and-D as well.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/key-forwards-on-kevin-sheedys-hit-list-to-lure-to-gws/story-fnelctok-1226652498700#mm-breached

[Golfprotiger]

We only had 50 tackles yesterday again!

Anyone else believe we are not tackling as much on purpose?

Frees up players more run?

[tigs2011]

We only had 50 tackles yesterday again!

Anyone else believe we are not tackling as much on purpose?

Frees up players more run?

They didn't have the ball. 

[Willy]

When it's a demolition like that game was tackling stats are pretty much useless. Our pressure and intensity was good from about mid-way through the first quarter.
When it's a close, contested game or we are losing, that's when tackling stats are telling.

[Ruanaidh]

When it's a demolition like that game was tackling stats are pretty much useless. Our pressure and intensity was good from about mid-way through the first quarter.
When it's a close, contested game or we are losing, that's when tackling stats are telling.

Yeah spot-on. When playing against quality sides tackling pressure and zone defence makes a real difference.

[tony_montana]

X2

Regardless, the pressure at the saints was relentless and high intensity.

[Chuck17]

Yippee our tackling numbers are up

[Tigeritis™©®]

TACKLE LIKE YOU MEAN IT
Jon Ralph
From: Herald Sun
May 28, 2013 11:00PM

HOW many IT boffins and assistant coaches and forward scouts have combined put thousands of hours into strategy at North Melbourne and Richmond?

Yet isn't it encouraging that both teams are struggling in their own ways because they won't tackle enough?

It is footy's oldest fundamental, and yet by design both teams seem keen to play game styles that avoid it.

Richmond tries to play keepings off, and North Melbourne just tries to put the afterburners on from minute one.

Great to see both coaches aren't lemmings following the rest, but no game plan thrives unless you throw in some old-fashioned G-and-D as well.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/key-forwards-on-kevin-sheedys-hit-list-to-lure-to-gws/story-fnelctok-1226652498700#mm-breached

Looks like the running game beats the possession game.

[TigerTimeII]

tackling stats mean BS.. second to the ball usually have more tackles.. if u have the ball in possession longer less tackles

they are stats as overrated as inside 50.. we won the inside 50 today yet lost by 10 goals

[TigerLand]

tackling stats mean BS.. second to the ball usually have more tackles.. if u have the ball in possession longer less tackles

they are stats as overrated as inside 50.. we won the inside 50 today yet lost by 10 goals

All stats generally show you an indication of the game.

Without looking at the stats we lost the game because we didn't run anywhere near as hard as North. They had numbers to the ball for 4 qtrs. They had Hansen unmarked the whole game and plucked and spoiled all day.

Shows you that winning the I50 and losing the game by 10 goals shows our delivery was disgusting or that had an extra man or 2 back who was defending easily. Which was 100% the case.

We also lost uncontsted marks and possessions by nearly double, which indicates that we didn't run as hard as North which was 100% the case.

We lost the game based on the fact we didn't work as hard as North and they had a set up in the back line which dominated our forwards with an extra man and they ran in huge numbers rebounding and attacking the space over the top. Destroyed us.

Pathetic effort on field and even more pathetic in coaches box not making a move to even up the numbers in our forward half.