Demon Defence 3rd best on ladder

[Go Dees Attack 0]

top 8 Afl teams by points against

Stkilda 583

Dogs 612

Demons 624

Collingwood 651

Geelong 664

Sydney 664

Carlton 699

Freemantle 735

Come on Dees we just need to kick goals everything else is brilliant

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[Felix 92]

pretty good considering the position of the MFC on the ladder.

[Red Bull 0]

Just show's you that when the forward line starts clicking we will be a force to be reckoned with.

[Eth 4]

Just show's you that when the forward line starts clicking we will be a force to be reckoned with.

With players like Green, Sylvia, Petterd, Jurrah, Wonna, Watts, it already sounds good

[Sir Why You Little 36,977]

considering the week 1 result, that is an incredible stat.

Well done to our back room Keep up the pressure.

[The Big Ticket 94]

Only conceded over 100 twice, am I right?

[Eth 4]

Only conceded over 100 twice, am I right?

Round 1 - Hawthorn - LOST 61-117

Round 2 - Collingwood - LOST 85-86

Round 3 - Adelaide - WON 57-41

Round 4 - Richmond - WON 133-78

Round 5 - Brisbane - WON 103-53

Round 6 - North - LOST - 78-104

Round 6 - Bulldogs - LOST 66-70

Round 7 - Eagles - LOST 46-75

Then scores against of 86, 78, 75, 70, 53 and 41. Woohoo

[Swampfox 190]

Successful teams build and stabilise the defensive zone first

We are on track towards that goal

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,777]

And not too many 3-5 teams have a percentage over 100!!

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Lovely numbers. I can't see us going out of the top 4 for points against this year either. Good times. We get it in defence, we rebound (unless it's a kick in) beautifully, our midfield is winning more quarters than it's losing... it's just we have no forward line.

A lack of injuries in mid and defence is probably as much a factor as anything. Our forward line gets decimated, and look what happens.

[Clintosaurus 7,838]

I think we are 14th for points scored, but that isn't a huge concern as we will improve in that area. What I do like is that we won't always have to kick a big score to win games.

[Dinosaur Rover 197]

top 8 Afl teams by points against

Stkilda 583

Dogs 612

Demons 624

Collingwood 651

Geelong 664

Sydney 664

Carlton 699

Freemantle 735

Come on Dees we just need to kick goals everything else is brilliant

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It also suggests that our midfield is more competitive.

[mordja 187]

Happy to come from this angle rather than the alternative which is Carlton a couple of years ago, all attack and no defense.

Being miserly in D is the best position to come from, far more consistent.

[titan_uranus 24,974]

It's a great sign to be doing so well in terms of points against. Having a percentage of 100.8% despite being 3-5 and 11th on the ladder is testament to that. We're about 10% clear of any other bottom 8 side, and Port Adelaide, who are 5-3 and in the top 8, are sub-90.

Having said that, we've scored over 100 twice, the remaining scores being 61, 85, 57, 78, 56, 46. Low. So it's patently obvious where the improvement needs to come from. But I'd much rather have it this way around than the other way.

[Go Dees Attack 0]

Demons are still in top six for points against.

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[Chook 15,012]

Demons are still in top six for points against.

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What an ironic username you have.

[Old Gregg 1]

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