Wednesday, February 18, 2015

2015 Season Preview

SUPERFOOTY

Collingwood’s attack on paper reads well, but nagging injuries and poor kicking limited the Magpies’ potential last season. The Pies’ attack ranked 15th in the league last year, averaging 80 points a game, despite ranking seventh for marks inside-50 according to Champion Data’s 2015 AFL Prospectus. The Magpies operated at just 46 per cent accuracy (17th in the league) and 23 per cent (14th) for turning inside-50s into goals. Cloke was the worst offender, operating at 46 per cent accuracy for his 39.30 season and missing altogether 15 times, the most of any player. In contrast, Elliott kicked 33.11 in 17 games — a 75 per cent strike rate. Reid is “headliners” worthy when fit and firing while the likes of Blair, White, Thomas and Fasolo play bit-part roles. Kennedy promises a lot at VFL level but is yet to put that to practice on the main stage, restricted to just eight senior appearances last year.

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