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

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

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    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

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

    Well done to our back room Keep up the pressure.

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    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

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    Successful teams build and stabilise the defensive zone first

    We are on track towards that goal

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    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.

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    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.

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    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

    Go Dees Attack

    It also suggests that our midfield is more competitive.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Demons are still in top six for points against.

    Go Dees Attack

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    Demons are still in top six for points against.

    Go Dees Attack

    What an ironic username you have.

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