Posts by Hadyn Green
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the International Jihad on Slow Over Rates
I don't get it. Aren't they all slow? :)
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That someone else's funny, or did you come up with it all by yourself?
No, not my own. It actually came from Reebok (I'll pop it in quote marks). Who knew PR folk were funny?
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The stats also show that Mealamu was only player not to record a tackle.
And our new work-horses are Read, Messam and Thompson (I know, duh)
Oh and we can estimate what McCaw would've done if he was on the field all game (sort of, it's based on the performance of his "lesser mortal" teammates):
5 tackles
2 assists (rounded)
And first 3 to the breakdown 41 times! -
Awesome, DATA!
What's clear to see in Tracey's numbers (after playing with the numbers in excel for a few minutes) is that we had a much more productive second half. For example we made 45 tackles in the first half and 59 in the second. From informal observation this often seems to be the case with the All Blacks (especially against second tier nations) as fitness prevails and quality subs become important.
I also created a variable called "Total Tackle Incidents" (TTI). It's a very basic proxy and is just a sum of "tackles made" + "assisted tackles" + "first 3 to breakdown".
1st 3 is a weird stat, because I assume it's both offensive and defensive, and is just a good proxy for "attempts to secure the ball".
Also if you take it that only the first three players to the breakdown are effective in gaining possession then it can be considered to be a similar stat to "tackles" or "line breaks" as it become a unit of work on the field. (I have further quantised it as a rate per 15 men on the field, but I'm still figuring out how that works)
So with that in mind...in the first half we had 121 TTI and in the second half we had 226 TTI (almost double!). This mainly comes from our reserves like McCaw and Filipo who came on with an amazing work-rate. Also players like Toeava, Tuitavake and Boric making more tackles.
Interestingly our assisted tackles drops considerably in the second half, especially in the forwards.
This may also be due to Scotland's greater possession in the second half where they were camped on our line.
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you respect your opponent
You can still respect your opponent by saying, in a loud and raucous, voice how much you would really rather that he did not make the kick. Afterwards, if he makes the kick, you applaud politely, if he misses you keep quiet (unless the miss causes your team to win, in which case cheering is in order).
Get thee to the Tui stand
Truly a fate worse than death
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Yeah, I was called by HoS reporters on Friday and asked to offer comment on alternative scenarios for the election result.
Russell, what did you have to say about the alternate reality that saw a sweeping victory to United Future?
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The famous Italy v. West Germany 4-3 game from Mexico 1970 would be an "Italy +1" result, then? Not the same ring to it at all.
Yeah I suppose it wouldn't be as good in football where there are heaps of 1-0 victories (though apparently the most common is 2-1)
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You don't really play to win at all, do you?
No I don't, I yell to win. And the best thing I can do, after an opposition score, is save my throat (possibly soothe it with a sip of beer) for more shouting later
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Points are irrelevant. Just whether or not you win is the important factor.
I've often thought that if you're trailing any points you score should be subtracted from your opponents score. Hence every final result would be a points differential... yeah I'm weird
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Adam Thompson -- so fast to the breakdown, so useless once he gets there. But he does seem to be improving a bit. If he can improve his effectiveness in that respect, he'll be a useful player.
Totally agree. He's like a spaniel running about and being exciting and grabbing things but not really getting much done. Or if he does it's by sheer providence