As the 2024 AFL season heats up with competitive match simulation games beginning on Sunday, followed by the AFL community series, we take a look at the one area your team needs to improve to push for the premiership this season.
In it to win it: Preparations are stepping up for AFL season 2024.Credit: Artwork: Stephen Kiprillis
Stop being roadkill
Only Geelong and West Coast won fewer matches on the road than Adelaide in 2023, with the Crows winning just twice in 12 games.
If they are to push for a finals berth in 2024, they likely need at least four wins away from the cauldron that is Adelaide Oval.
Find a way to win when beaten in scores from turnovers
The Lions came within five points of a premiership, so it’s hard to be too critical in any area. However, this deep-dive statistic supplied by Champion Data will have coach Chris Fagan thinking. Yes, the Lions were the No.1 team in generating scores from stoppages, but in the six games they were outscored from turnovers by at least 10 points, they lost five times, including in the grand final. Can they find a way to minimise this impact?
Straighten up: Blues forward Harry McKay is keen to improve his goal-kicking accuracy this season.Credit: Getty
Build momentum early
The best teams typically bank wins early in the season, allowing their top players to be managed heading into September. Much has been made of the Blues having just four wins in the opening 13 rounds last year, then storming home in a flurry. And here’s a message for Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow - the Blues’ accuracy in front of goal must get better, having ranked 14th at 47.1 per cent last season. McKay’s shot at goal accuracy of 37.7 per cent was the worst of his career, and the third-worst of the top 50 in the AFL for shots at goal.
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As the 2024 AFL season heats up with competitive match simulation games beginning on Sunday, followed by the AFL community series, we take a look at the one area your team needs to improve to push for the premiership this season.
In it to win it: Preparations are stepping up for AFL season 2024.Credit: Artwork: Stephen Kiprillis
Stop being roadkill
Only Geelong and West Coast won fewer matches on the road than Adelaide in 2023, with the........
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