Ladies Gaelic Football

ladiesgaelic.ie // 11 STATS ANALYSIS OF TG4 SENIOR FINAL Volume 14 | Issue No 3 | PEIL Autumn Cork had a strong kickout record throughout the Championship. They only lost one kickout in their first game against Tipperary, this stat was repeated against Donegal in semi final. Dublin had a clear strategy for the Cork kickout. Throughout the game they pressed high and squeezed the cork defenders. On numbers alone it doesn't look too bad, Cork still only lost three of their own kickouts. The story however is the pressure they were under coming out of defense. Cork's first kickout provides a good example. Sinéad Aherne kicks a free and the entire Dublin forward unit push up (Picture 1). Cork SCORES 1 st 2 nd 1 st 2 nd Total POSSESSIONS ATTACKS SHOTS SCORES CONVERSION RATE TURNOVERS AGAINST 21 15 7 1-05 86% 12 18 18 15 1-07 47% 9 Total 39 33 22 1-12 59% 21 22 16 10 2-06 80% 12 18 15 9 1-05 67% 9 40 31 19 3-11 74% 21 INSIDE 45 OUTSIDE 45 INSIDE 45 OUTSIDE 45 won lost 1 st 2 nd 1 st 2 nd Total TURNOVER BALL CORK KICK OUTS DUBLIN KICK OUTS CORK SHOT (block/drop short) 1-04 0-01 - - 0-05 0-02 - - Total - 1-09 2-02 0-01 0-03 - - - 1-02 0-03 2-02 0-01 1-05 0-03 MATCH STATS WHERE SCORES CAME FROM 0-03 - 1 st 2 nd 1 st 2 nd Total SHOTS TAKEN SCORES WIDES DROPPED SHORT SAVED BLOCKED 7 6 1 0 0 0 15 7 3 2 1 2 Total 22 13 4 2 1 2 10 8 2 0 0 0 9 6 1 1 0 1 19 14 3 1 0 1 SHOT ANALYSIS First Half won lost Second Half won lost First Half won lost Second Half won lost First Half won lost Second Half won lost First Half won lost Second Half 20 25 30 SHOTS 10 5 2 1 0-08 1-02 0-01 0-01 SCORES SHOTS 9 2 3 1 1-07 2-00 0-02 0-01 1 0-01 8 0 8 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 CORK DUBLIN DUBLIN CORK DUBLIN CORK DUBLIN CORK 50 55 60 eventually get a kickout away but it's pressured. First by Carla Rowe and then by Aherne coming in and doubling up (picture 2). Aherne takes possession and Dublin go straight towards goal. While she kicks a point if she had popped it left to Nicole Owens or right to Carla Rowe Dublin would have created their first goal of opportunity of the game (picture 3). At the other end of the pitch Ciara Trant had options everywhere when she set up to take a kickout. Cork would have known they risked leaving themselves open at the back if they pushed up for the Dublin kickout (see Dublin's third goal coming from one of the few times they forced Trant to go long). The reality was however that sitting back gave Dublin repeated easy possession. SCORES 1 st 2 nd 1 st 2 nd Total POSSESSIONS ATTACKS SHOTS SCORES CONVERSION RATE TURNOVERS AGAINST 21 15 7 1-05 86% 12 18 18 15 1-07 47% 9 Total 39 33 22 1-12 59% 21 22 16 10 2-06 80% 12 18 15 9 1-05 67% 9 40 31 19 3-11 74% 21 INSIDE 45 OUTSIDE 45 INSIDE 45 OUTSIDE 45 won lost 1 st 2 nd 1 st 2 nd Total TURNOVER BALL CORK KICK OUTS DUBLIN KICK OUTS CORK SHOT (block/drop short) 1-04 0-01 - - 0-05 0-02 - - Total - 1-09 2-02 0-01 0-03 - - - 1-02 0-03 2-02 0-01 1-05 0-03 MATCH STATS WHERE SCORES CAME FROM 0-03 - 1 st 2 nd 1 st 2 nd Total SHOTS TAKEN SCORES WIDES DROPPED SHORT SAVED BLOCKED 7 6 1 0 0 0 15 7 3 2 1 2 Total 22 13 4 2 1 2 10 8 2 0 0 0 9 6 1 1 0 1 19 14 3 1 0 1 SHOT ANALYSIS First Half won lost Second Half won lost First Half won lost Second Half won lost First Half won lost Second Half won lost First Half won lost Second Half 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 SHOTS FINN (8f) O'SULLIVAN O'SULLIVAN O'SULLIVAN 10 5 2 1 0-08 1-02 0-01 0-01 SCORERS SCORES SHOTS AHERNE (1-0p 4f) ROWE OWENS McEVOY 9 2 3 1 1-07 2-00 0-02 0-01 SCORERS GOLDRICK 1 0-01 8 0 8 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 CORK DUBLIN DUBLIN CORK DUBLIN CORK DUBLIN CORK 35 40 45 50 55 60 0 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 In many areas this was a very even game but a major difference was Dublin's scoring opportunities. Dublin were very effective at winning their own kickouts but on six separate occasions after Dublin gained primary possession from their kickout, they travelled the length of the field without any meaningful challenge from a Cork player and the attack resulted in a score. A quick solution might have been for Cork to press higher on the Dublin kickout. However, Carla Rowe's second goal came from doing exactly that. Cork commited more players forward, Dublin adapted and kicked long and found openings in the Cork defense. Capitalising on Opposition Errors. Another differenciator between the teams was Dublin's ruthlessness after a Cork wasted chance. Cork showed how adept they were at shooting from outside the scoring zone against the Donegal blanket defence in the semi final but against Dublin it just didn't happen. 5 of the Cork shots remained in play and Dublin scored from 3 of these. Of the other 2, one was saved for a Cork 45 and the other one resulted in another Dublin counter attack that only for a last minute interception would have likely resulted in another Dublin goal. KICKOUTS SCORING OPPORTUNITIES

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