Is the Eagles’ record at the MCG really that bad?
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Comparing GWS to new teams of the past
How do the 2016 Giants compare to new clubs of the past?
The effect of lineup changes
Do teams that make more changes to their lineup tend to lose?
Teams that get smashed in inside 50s usually lose
The Eagles managed to win despite getting 29 fewer inside 50s. That’s extremely rare.
Bulldogs still in front on frees, but the gap’s closing
The Bulldogs are still in front on free kicks, but the Eagles are closing the gap
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How much will Nic Nat’s absence hurt the Eagles?
This year, West Coast are dominating the league in average hit outs per game. The Eagles have managed to rack up 52.8 hit outs each game in 2016, compared to a league average of 40. Melbourne are the league’s second-placed team for hit outs, thanks to the amply-bearded Max Gawn, but even they lag behind the Eagles by nearly 6 hit outs per game. West Coast’s ruck dominance will almost definitely wane a little over the next couple of months, as Nic Naitanui spends 6-8 weeks on the sidelines recovering from Achilles surgery. But how much can we expect the Eagles’ performance to slide? This is a difficult question to answer, as quantifying the contribution of any one player to a team’s performance is messy and inexact. But we can try to get a feel for how the Eagles might perform without Nic Nat by comparing the team’s performance in games with and without him over the past few years. When we
The Eagles’ worst quarters of all time
The Eagles didn’t manage to record a score in their final quarter against Adelaide in Round 12, notching up their first scoreless quarter at home in the club’s history. The Crows scored 41 points in the final term, so the score differential for the Eagles was -41. That doesn’t manage to crack the top 20 worst ever quarters for the Eagles, measured by score differential. Measured by score differential, the fourth quarter against the Crows was only the Eagles’ 37th worst quarter ever. There, Eagles fans, that’s not so bad! Although it was the eighth worst final quarter in the club’s history, but we won’t mention that.
The Eagles just had their first scoreless quarter at home ever
The Eagles just failed to score in a quarter at home for the first time ever.
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