(Dan) Houston, the AFL has a problem that only a red card can fix. The Brisbane Lions also have a problem, and it’s more than Joe Daniher missing a late shot on goal against the Magpies.
“Take your chances when you are playing good teams away. You have got to take your chances. History suggests you have got to do that.”No one means to miss goals. But in a season as tight as 2024, set-shot accuracy will determine the result in a final.Lions’ spearhead Joe Daniher’s miss with less than seven minutes remaining against Collingwood was vital, but it is unfair for him to carry the blame for defeat.
Their set-shot accuracy is just above 60 per cent, while the Giants have made their most of their opportunities with set-shot accuracy above 67 per cent. Port Adelaide has been the most inaccurate team this season. Coleman Medal leader Jesse Hogan has kicked 67.23 this season compared to Daniher’s 45.40. What a bonus.Now the double chance looks lost in a season that had Lions coach Chris Fagan contemplating his future before the resurrection.
All teams except the Western Bulldogs, including each of the top four teams, have lost at least three matches in a row at some stage this season. If he escapes with a four-match ban, his slim hopes of playing in a grand final will rest on Port Adelaide – presently second on the ladder – losing in the first week of the finals but being good enough to bounce back and advance to the decider. But it would be no surprise to see the tribunal hand down a five-match penalty to finish his season as a reminder that the duty of care is high when opponents find themselves contesting an aerial ball from a spoil.
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