Anyone who's been watching Fox Footy this season will know their obsession with The Triangle, the idea that teams who win 2 out of 3 of contested possessions, effective disposal percentage and tackles, win the game 96% of the time.

Looking over these stats - the average of these three KPIs of every winning finalist last year works out to be (with wooden spooner from last year, Gold Coast's in brackets):

* - 158 contested possessions a game (139)
* - 70% disposal efficiency (71)
* - 71 tackles a game (62)

Adjusting the stats for TOG, it would work out to be 7 contested possessions a game and 3 tackles a game per player.

Our stats as a team in these areas so far:

vs. Richmond - 151 contested possessions, 73% efficiency, 64 tackles
vs. Brisbane - 165 contested possessions, 73% efficiency, 65 tackles.

Measuring individual performances over the past two weeks: (adjusted for TOG, rounded to even figures)

Contested possessions:

Best:
1) Marc Murphy - 20 per game
2) Andrew Carrazzo - 19 per game
3) Chris Judd - 18 per game
4) Ed Curnow - 14 per game
5) Mitch Robinson - 9 per game
6) Matt Kreuzer - 9 per game
7) Chris Yarran - 9 per game
Jeremy Laidler - 9 per game
9) Eddie Betts - 9 per game

Worst:
1) Jordan Russell - 1 per game (Kane Lucas with similar game time has 7 if you were wondering..)
2) Dennis Armfield - 4 per game
3) Jeff Garlett - 4 per game
4) Bryce Gibbs - 5 per game
5) Lachlan Henderson - 6 per game
6) Bret Thornton - 6 per game

Amazing work from the top 3, and perhaps a decent way of showing the gap between the bottom 6 and the rest is slowly eroding. Russell aside, all are pretty close to meeting targets here.

Disposal efficiency

Best:

1) Jeff Garlett - 86%
2) Kane Lucas - 83%
3) Bryce Gibbs - 83%
4) Paul Bower - 81%
5) Matthew Kreuzer - 79%

Worst:

1) Shaun Hampson - 61%
2) Bret Thornton - 63%
3) Mitch Robinson - 65%
4) Ed Curnow - 69%
5) Marc Murphy/Eddie Betts - 69%

Almost an inverted showing of the previous readout, showing the need for a happy median here. Thornton's could be justified with most of his possessions being shots on goal, and has been somewhat inaccurate so far this year. Hampson's is surprising.

Tackles

Best:

1) Judd - 12
2) Curnow - 9
3) Kreuzer/Robinson/Scotland/Tuohy - 8
4) Carrazzo/Murphy - 7
5) Hampson/Lucas - 6

Worst:

1) Bower - 2
2) Henderson - 3
3) Laidler - 3

Everyone else meets the KPI here. Outstanding effort. Compare this to 2008, where we averaged 51 tackles a game. Almost like playing with an extra midfielder.

Geelong averaged 151 contested possessions a game, 74% disposal accuracy, and 69 tackles a game last year. We're slightly behind in the latter 2 KRAs so far, if we're talking premiership standard.

Our opponent next week in Collingwood has averaged 147, 72% and 60 in the past two weeks. Well below what we've put up in all three areas. Continue our dominance in the contested ball stakes - we should win comfortably.

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Be interesting to see FoxFooty go with the Pressure Act count instead of tackles. It's not like they don't have the information.

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That's interesting stats.

How did the Pies stack up against the Tigers.?

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Most of the bottom rung in DE makes sense; forwards will always have a poor percentage there due to behinds and kicks short of the goal line.

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I was hoping this thread was about Miranda Kerr

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142, 72% and only 51 tackles.

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Hmmmmmmmmm

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Pretty impressive effort for Lucas. Don't know how much his 3 goals have affected that result, but his skills haven't always been great over the last year or so. So very pleased for/with him.

When I saw the thread title I thought this would be about Tex Winter

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I'm too dumb to fathom most of this thread ... but THIS I get.
Nice one NBH.

Over my head. I think I will stick with HE who kicks the most goals win!!!!

I'm familiar with the word 'remove'...

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Bring back the laurel wreath logo!!!

I like how you gave Jeremy Laidler the cool emoticon.

Hard to read much into this as it is early doors as Ratts would say
Need to see how our numbers stack up against a top team, and I am betting Collingwood will put up a better effort this week

Early Dawes?

Contested possession will be worse for those not playing through the midfield so really to boost those numbers players at either end need to maximise the opportunities they get. The game yesterday is a good example, of how desperate the entire Geelong team gets when the game is tjhere to be won, lead by a hard arse midfield

151 to 123 in the contested possession count.

76% percent(!!) to 71% effective disposal

54 to 48 in the tackle count.

Smashed them.

Carrazzo in the top 5 in the league for highest average contested possessions. Murph and Judd in the top 10.

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What's Essendons stats over the last three weeks?

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Average over the past three weeks:

Contested possessions:

Carlton 156
Essendon* 155

Disposal Efficiency:

Carlton 74%
Essendon* 70%

Tackles:

Carlton 61
Essendon* 65

Could be closer than we expect..

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