Cam Luke

the most contests in the game defensively in one-on-one contests they lose 38 of their one-on-one contests defensively that's a lot the next worst is only 32 it's such a gap so

17th, 16th, 15th, 14th, they're all about 1% apart.

Essendon is 6% worse than the next worst team when it comes to one-on-one losses.

They're second last in the competition for tackles.

They're dead last in the competition for tackles inside forward 50.

So a lot of the key metrics that you look at for pressure and intensity and ferocity in a really ferocious environment on Anzac Day, they just don't stand up, and that's across the board.

So if you don't stand up in those areas across the board,

You're reaching for something that you don't possess on a big, big day in a big, big game, which was yesterday.

There are five... I was having a look this morning at some of their numbers defensively.

Five key categories in terms of defending ball movement.

Some overlap.

So some you can say, well, that's almost the same stat, right?

So stopping chains of ball movement that lead to scores against...

Defending ball movement that starts in your forward 50 but ends up in your D50.

Chains of ball movement that start in your forward 50 and end in scores.

So that's similar, of course.

One ends up in your D50 and one ends up in a score.

Stopping chains that start in your front half of the ground.

You can't stop them getting from your D50 and stopping them from your forward half that go to scores against.

So five key categories.