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Dees and Clearance Stats - Wow!

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Dees No 2 !!!!!!

We are a long way behind the Dogs and low in total clearances but centre clearance difference (ie: against your opponent on the day) - we are way up there!

Anyone that has questioned Jamar and Beamers (and Jnr and Jordy and Trengove's) ability to clear the pill should take note.

According to the AFL website:

In 2010 there is one clear standout when looking at clearance differences.

The majority of the competition is reasonably close - Brisbane is ranked 16th with a -5 difference, Fremantle ranked second with +1.9.

The team ranked first? The Western Bulldogs, with an incredible +9.2 average clearance difference.

Moving towards finals, which have often been won and lost at stoppages, this figure is an ominous sign for any opponent. Nine more opportunities to score from a clearance per match is a telling statistic.

An interesting figure from Melbourne’s perspective comes from centre bounce clearances.

Ranked 10th in total centre bounce clearances, the Dees are actually +20 in differences for the year, leaving them behind only the Bulldogs (+52, amazingly) overall.

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    Possibly.

    And Scott West came from...

    Oh, oh! I know this one. Bulldogs, right?

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