DBTS, the most obvious stat is the one that says we have a very low goals converted to inside 50's. We get enough inside 50's to beat the top sides, but because our game plan against "top 4 " sides involves putting 5 of our 6 forwards behind the ball, we can not convert those inside 50's.
Our midfield is good enough to win the ball without having 5 forwards getting in their way. How many times do we see our midfield run into teammates against good sides. Get the forwards back where they belong, and let Fyfe, Neale, Mikey and co play 1 on 1 and we will beat most sides in the comp. (if not all of them.) The reason why the Hawks and Geelong look so skillful is because their mids have space to move into when they get the ball. Our players look just as skillful with space to play the game.