http://figuringfooty.com/2017/05/18/are ... ing-giant/
The one thing that is letting them down is their splotchy conversion from anywhere further than about 30m out. If they had kicked at AFL average, they would have kicked an extra 44 points over the 8 matches.
St Kilda have defended their "close in, directly in front" corridor well so far. However, their opponents have converted at a much better rate than average given their opportunities. Opposition sides have kicked 42 points more than the average side would be expected to given the types of shot taken and the locations these shots have been taken from. Often in this case you could make the argument that not enough pressure is being put on the goalkicker, leading them to kick straighter than they otherwise would. This breaks down when you consider opposition forwards are considerably outperforming their expectation from set-shots as well as snaps and other open-play shots. Given time this will change.