Post by givehimaball on Sept 6, 2014 12:25:55 GMT
Goals Points Total Deadballs Goals Points Total Deadballs
Kerry 1 17 20 2 Clare 1 13 16 2
Kerry 0 24 24 5 Cork 0 12 12 7
Kerry 1 20 23 2 Galway 2 10 16 3
Kerry 1 16 19 2 Mayo 1 16 19 8
Kerry 3 16 25 13 Mayo 3 13 22 7
Total 6 93 111 24 Total 7 64 85 27
Average 1.2 18.6 22.2 4.8 1.4 12.8 17 5.4
Goals Points Total Deadballs Goals Points Total Deadballs
Donegal 1 11 14 2 Derry 0 11 11 6
Donegal 3 16 25 3 Antrim 0 12 12 6
Donegal 0 15 15 6 Monaghan 1 9 12 5
Donegal 1 12 15 6 Armagh 1 11 14 2
Donegal 3 17 26 4 Dublin 0 17 17 2
Total 8 71 95 21 Total 2 60 66 21
Average 1.6 14.2 19 4.2 0.4 12 13.2 4.2
First off a very small sample size - 5 games each.
Kerry's attack averaging a score of 22.2 over the 5 games, Donegal 19 points.
Kerry's defence conceded an average of 17 points, Donegal 13 points.
While Kerry's attack seems to have maintained a pretty return regardless of opposition, Donegal's attacking performance can be broken down into the 2 games against Antrim and Dublin [3-16 and 3-17] and the games against Derry, Monaghan and Armagh [1-11, 0-15 and 1-12] In the easier games, they scored a total of 25 and 26 points whereas against the better defences they scored a total of 14,15 and 15. Basically when they come up against teams with poor defences they have the skills to take advantage of it - against teams with better defences their scoring average drops drastically. The number of goals scored obviously is a key factor here - 6 goals scored in the 2 games against the poor defences compared to 2 in the 3 games against the better defences.
In terms of defence the key thing for me is the total of 2 goals conceded in 5 games by the Donegal defence compared to the 7 in 5 for the Kerry defence.
