How teams move the ball forward, from long-ball share, forward-zone pass share, and long passes from own to opposition half. Pass accuracy alone treats Forge knocking it sideways and York hoofing it forward as the same thing. The directness index pulls them apart. Index is z-scored within each season (mean of the three rate z-scores), so positive = more direct than the league mean for that season. 2020 Island Games rows are flagged. See methods for the full caveats.