The effort the Saints put into closing down their opposition on the ball was consistently high throughout the game.
When looking at the GVL data pressure statistics it’s clear to see that the away side’s drive was not what let it down.
Pressure Statistics: Kyabram vs. Benalla
Overall Pressure:
Kyabram - 71
Benalla - 100
Pressure Acts:
Kyabram - 23
Benalla - 38
Chases:
Kyabram - 3
Benalla - 11
Tackles:
Kyabram - 42
Benalla - 51
Effective Tackles:
Kyabram - 31
Benalla - 21
In terms of overall pressure, Benalla had the better of the Bombers to the tune of 29 points.
Even in the final quarter where Kyabram was ruthless in terms of scoring, Benalla placed more overall pressure on its opponents with the differential being four points.
The Saints were able to close down the Bombers and reduce their decision-making time effectively through pressure acts and accumulated 15 more than the home team.
This high-pressure playing style was also reflected in the away side’s chasing and tackle data as Benalla came out on top in both areas with eight and nine more actions respectively.
What has to be considered despite Benalla’s positive pressure statistics against Kyabram is that the home side regularly was out-performed in terms of pressure.
On average this season Kyabram has an average of 110.2 overall pressure points a game with its opponents averaging 114.8 against them.
The Bombers are a team that thrive under pressure and prefer quality over quantity, case and point being their effective tackles where they had 10 more than the Saints despite the away side having more tackles in general .
Benalla should not be disheartened by the loss as an upward trend in pressure statistics would surely see results against a lesser side.
