Re: 2018 Rd 17: Post Game whatever : Carlton vs Hawthorn
Reply #178 –
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Other answers :
- coaches play follow the leader and just copy each other
- as per Nathan Buckley's comments last season (earlier this season?) his possession don't usually hurt
- Hawthorn has more damaging players than him, and you can't tag everybody
- all of the above
Yep
These days they look at metres gained and score involvements.
There is another factor. Teams that are man oriented tend to get hurt, because opposition teams can push them into situations they don't like being.
i.e. Tag Mitchell, he simply extracts himself from a position of influence, and out to no mans land where his opponent (Ed) follows him. As a result, you end up with Isaac Smith going into that hole instead and being just as damaging.
I have a different theory on why they don't tag him. I think that Hawthorn end up in a worse overall team performance when he gets more of it.