Inside 50 is an irellevant stat

[Pies4shaw]

With Anthony Rocca, it was "inside 75". With Clokey, it's always been "outside 50s".

[Member 7167]

It is an indicator of the potential opportunities at goal and depending on results can give a good insight into which teams take advantage of these opportunities and those that do not have the fire power. Few stats in the modern game give a great deal of insight in isolation.

[GoWoodsmen]

[AN_Inkling]

^^Mostly bombing. They "won" the midfield battle but struggled to get any separation so they could make solid 50m entries. The Swans had much more space in which to deliver the ball and hence hit more targets.

[Cam]

Inside 50s can also be misleading if the opposition spacing has them clearing and switching through the 50 m arc i guess

[stui magpie]

Inside 50 should be looked at with other stats, such as marks inside 50 and scores from inside 50's.

If a team gets plenty of ball inside 50 but fails to take marks and/or score, it tells you a clear picture that they're getting their hands on the ball in midfield but aren't hitting targets.

So it's not an irrelevant stat, it's an indicator. It tells you something about how you played when you combine it with others.

You can win contested ball and get beaten.

You can win uncontested ball and get beaten.

You can get more total disposals than the opposition and can get beaten.

There's only one statistic that is guaranteed to win you the game, and that's if the sum of your goals and behinds is more points than the opposition, you win.

All of the others are indicators.

[RudeBoy]

[Pies2016]

At club level, they pay more attention to repeated entries inside 50.
This stat helps them see how the defence and mid field has set up in regard to regaining possession for a repeat entry ( or not )

[loki04]

[Jezza]

In tonight's match, the Dogs had 68 inside 50s to the Giants 45 but only won by a goal.

Make of that what you will.

[Raw Hammer]

[Cam]

That Whitfield guy is a gun.

[RudeBoy]

[King Monkey]

I think the OP is looking at it from the wrong angle.
Inside 50's tell a story. A little like the possession stat or territory stat in soccer. Doesn't tell you who won but can suggest how the flow of the game went.

[Pies2016]

Inside 50s as a stat, are less relevant these days because so many clubs choose to set up with an extra in defence. It's very difficult to score with the first entry into your own forward 50. As I said in my earlier post, repeat inside 50s are far more important because it becomes easier to score if the extra man in defence is caught out of position.
It's a little known stat ( repeat inside 50s ) that the Hawks led every year throughout their prime. Obviously it helps that their execution was so much better than anyone else too.