The Cats didn't finish the home and away season second on the ladder for no reason.

They were very good at denying their opposition entries into attack, and they also generated a stack of inside 50s for themselves.

They used an interesting strategy at clearances, often conceding the first possession to their opposition, then quickly winning the ball back by forcing that possession to miss its target. It was that strategy which enabled Chris Scott's team to concede the fewest scores from an opposition clearance in the competition.