With the introduction of new rules for the 2019 season taking advantage of scoring opportunities will be at a premium, the 6-6-6 starting positions at centre bounces will require defenders to be fully responsible for forward opponents as opposed to having an extra player or two to assist last season.
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The new kick in rule is sure to add a new layer moving the ball from defence to the forward line, inexperienced teams & those that are structurally poor may struggle to restrict scoring in 2019.
Power Rankings: February, 2019
POINTS PER INSIDE 50 FOR
Below are the final numbers for the 2018 H&A season, Geelong were ranked No.1 scoring 1.73 Points Per Inside 50 (PPI50 FOR).
Five of the bottom six teams on the 2018 AFL Ladder were ranked at the bottom, Gold Coast were ranked 18th scoring 1.27 Points Per Inside 50.
PPI50 FOR: An insight in to a teams forward line efficiency success rate once the ball enters their forward 50 metre arc.
POINTS PER INSIDE 50 AGA
Sydney conceded a relatively high amount of Inside 50s last season but came out ranked No.1 conceding 1.36 Points Per Inside 50 (PPI50 AGA), the Swans conceded 55.4 Inside 50s in the 2018 H&A season (Rank 15).
Carlton were ranked 18th conceding 1.87 Points Per Inside 50, St Kilda were marginally better ranked 17th conceding 1.80 Points Per Inside 50.
PPI50 AGA: An insight in to a teams defensive capabilities success rate once the ball enters their opponents forward 50 metre arc.
Bet Lab: 2019 Least Wins
